february 6th
08.59 – Oh man, the life of a professional footballer at Arsenal is a good one. Robert Pires talks about how each player is designated a ‘Father’ and a ‘Son’ whose job it is to make sure the player’s kit is laid out properly, both on matchdays and for training. They probably hold an umbrella over them as they’re walking out to their cars on rainy days. They’re the equivalent of the Secret Service, ready to take a bullet to protect their player. Fantastic.
Bob says when he was at Metz he had certain superstitions, such as using the same towel or underpants – ah yes, the lucky y-fronts, we all have those – but now it’s impossible. He says “…how can you stick to ‘lucky clothes’ if you have spanking new kit for every match?!”
Dennis Bergkamp wants Arsenal to make history, and win back to back titles. “All our exceptional performances this season will count for nothing if we don’t win any trophies. Nobody will talk about a great team in years to come if we do not win anything.” True words, and let’s face it, this Arsenal team is probably the best any of us are ever likely to see in our lives. There is such talent right throughout the squad, if they don’t make this era the Arsenal era, they never will.
United have a…er….massive game against Citeh at the weekend. They’ll be keen to avenge the 3-1 defeat from earlier in the season. I’m just hoping old Nic can do us a favour and keep up his great scoring record against them. We’ve got Newcastle on Sunday, live on TV an’ all. Sweet. They have such a good record at home, and Bobby Hundreds has done such a good job, it’ll be a tough game. Keep Shearer quiet though, and we have enough up front to cause their defence a few problems.
Houllier and Liverpool’s season is well and truly over now. Knocked out of the FA cup by Crystal Palace, at Anfield. And not just that, Palace’s first goal was scored by former Arsenal youngster Julian Gray. And not just that either, the decisive own-goal came from Stephan Henchoz, who you might remember took on the role of goalkeeper and made one of the finest saves the FA Cup final has ever seen in 2001. And not only that, little Mickey Owen continued his cracking form by missing a hatful of chances.
What goes around, comes around, you miserable scouse fuckers, and the shit has hit you right between the eyes. I just couldn’t be happier. Houllier’s shamefully vehement defence of Steven Gerrard’s leg-breaker this week really just shows how desperate things are at Anfield. All we can hope for now is that they manage to actually play well for their game against Man Utd later in the season. Maybe they can make the UEFA cup….heh.
