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LONDON -- Bob Bradleys debut as an English Premier League manager brought mixed emotions for the former U.S. coach.Arsenal beat Swansea 3-2 in a thrilling game Saturday at Emirates Stadium, handing Bradley a loss as he became the first American to manage in the league.Its a proud moment to walk out there today, for sure, the 58-year-old Bradley said. That was an exciting game, but it didnt finish the way we wanted.The scale of the task facing Bradley became clearer in a woeful defensive showing from his team. Twice in seven first-half minutes, Swansea created its own downfall, failing to clear the ball. England winger Theo Walcott scored both times from inside the 6-yard box.Mesut Ozils stunning second-half volley ultimately secured a sixth consecutive league victory for Arsenal. Perhaps Bradley could take consolation from the fight his side showed, getting goals from Gylfi Sigurdsson and Borja Baston.Were disappointed, but the feeling among the players is that if we can take the starting points we saw today and keep going, 30 more times, theres a chance to become a really good team, Bradley said.Swanseas fourth consecutive league defeat added up to its worst start to a season in any division with just four points from its eight games.Arsenal, meanwhile, moved even on points with league leader Manchester City, trailing Pep Guardiolas club on goal difference.I thought we played in patches some fantastic football, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. But at 2-0 and 3-1 we lost our focus.Arsenals in-form trio of Alexis Sanchez, Ozil, and Walcott continued to produce the sort of passing and movement that opposing defenses have struggled to cope with. Arsenal made its early territorial dominance pay in the 26th minute as Sanchezs looping pass found Hector Bellerin on the right of the box. He headed down the ball for Walcott to poke home -- only after Jordi Amat and Lukasz Fabianski wasted opportunities to clear.Seven minutes later, Walcott was celebrating his fifth league goal after Jack Cork was guilty of failing to clear Santi Cazorlas corner kick.Arsenal was seemingly on its way to a comfortable victory until carelessness from Granit Xhaka gifted the ball on the edge of his box to Sigurdsson, who expertly found the top corner with a curling left-footed shot in first-half stoppage time.Arsenal appeared to have put away the visitors when Ozil found the top corner with a sublime volley from Sanchezs cross to the back post.But Swansea, inspired by Gambia winger Modou Barrow, was not resigned to defeat. Barrow repeatedly burst past Nacho Monreal, and made his dominance over the Arsenal left back count in the 66th, when he centered for substitute Baston to pull Swansea back into the game.The Barrow show continued as, four minutes later, he was hacked down by Xhaka, who was shown a straight red card by referee Jonathan Moss, completing a highly forgettable afternoon for the midfielder.In a sign of what he expects from his players, Bradley insisted there was more to come from Barrow.I think hes just scratching the surface, Bradley said. I was pleased that what I saw today was positive, but I already told him that Im not going to be easier on him next week.With a man advantage and its confidence boosted, Swansea wasted two fine opportunities to equalize. First, Barrow headed Wayne Routledges cross straight at keeper Petr Cech, and Sigurdsson failed to convert his cross.Theres another debut ahead for Bradley in the next round, his first EPL home match at the Liberty Stadium against Watford on Oct. 22.I know that next weeks game will be a very different kind of game, Bradley said. And of course at home therell be more pressure given the tough stretch the team has gone through.Wholesale Soccer Jerseys China . The veteran safety was a starter for the Bengals from 2008-2012. He totaled 41 tackles and three interceptions while starting all but four of the 13 games he played last season. Cheap Football Jerseys Free Shipping . Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. Tinsley, a 10-year veteran, spent the last two seasons in Utah, where the point guard averaged 3. http://www.cheapfootballjerseyschina.com/ . PAUL, Minn. Wholesale Football Jerseys Sale . 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The teams, and a few thousand fans, waited nearly four hours from the 7:05 scheduled start time before an announcement was made shortly before 11 p.Favourite son Ken Thornett was honoured at the Eels first game at Parramatta Stadium in 1986 and will now be fondly remembered at their last before the ground is redeveloped.An inaugural inductee into the Eels Hall of Fame, Thornett died on Tuesday aged 78.Nicknamed The Mayor of Parramatta, he played 130 games for the Eels between 1962 and 1971 and made the fullback position his own.The club are now preparing to pay tribute to him in round 25, their final outing at the ground where the Ken Thornett Grandstand has stood since their first match there 30 years ago.Ken had an enormous impact on our club and it is with great sadness that we hear of his passing today, Eels interim chairman Max Donnelly said on Wednesday.Along with his brother Dick, Ken made the Eels a competitive force during his time, becoming one of the most feared fullbacks in the 1960s and instilling a professionalism that was the forerunner for our success in the 1970s and 80s.Born into a sporting family, Thornetts older brother John captained the Wallabies 16 times, while his younger brother Dick represented Australia in league, union and water polo.But few sports stars attracted the kind of cult following Ken did.Already established as a championship winner with Leeds in English rugby league, Thornett joined the Eels mid-season in 1961, inspiring the team to their first finals appearance.Parramatta, seemingly on track for the seventh straight wooden spoon, won six of the seven matches Thornett played in his first seasson and drew the other.ddddddddddddowever they lost their last five on his return to England and bowed out of the finals without scoring a point.He returned to take them to the next three finals series, twice within a game of the decider.He played the first of his 12 Tests for the Kangaroos in 1963, scoring a match-winning try on debut as Australia went on to claim the Ashes for the first time in 50 years.Despite this, he remained just as popular in England, after he helped Leeds to their first title in 1961.Remembered as an elegant runner of the ball with a powerful fend, he also became enshrined in sporting folklore when it was claimed he played his final two seasons in England without making a handling error in 1965 and 1966.He was a dangerous attacking player and safe under pressure. It is said English bookies gave up giving odds on when he would drop a ball, the Rhinos said in a statement.He was named in the official list of Australias 100 greatest players on the games centenary in 2008 and the Eels annual players player award is named in his honour.NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg paid tribute to him on Wednesday.Ken Thornett is a name which has been revered and will continue to be revered, Greenberg said.He will always be part of a very special group the 100 greatest players in the first 100 years of Rugby League in this country. He will be missed. ' ' '