march 7th
09.04 – Seeing as how I gave up smoking back in October, and seeing as how I have done nothing to make myself fitter, and seeing as how the weather is getting quite nice here now, I figured yesterday would be a good time to go for a run. So, I went down to the beach, and I ran. Grand. However, this morning my body feels as if it has been put through a washing magle of some kind. Even my hair (what’s left of it) hurts. Stupid getting fit.
Sol Campbell says Arsenal are not cocky. He says “We are not an arrogant bunch, far from it, and that is quite special.” Not cocky…and modest too. Marc Viduka has warned the Gunners that last minute complacency could cost them the title. However, he thinks Arsenal have the edge in the race for the championship and says “They have certainly upped their game over the past couple of seasons whereas United seem to have more bad patches than they had before.”
Mario Melchiot says Chelsea have to kill Arsenal to win the game tomorrow. Even though he kind of looks like the Predator, I don’t think he means shooting the Arsenal players through the chest with his space-age weaoponary after chasing them through a jungle. I could be wrong though. I often am. It does look as if AW is going to ‘rest’ players for the game against Chelsea, with one eye on the game against Roma. This means we could see Cygan at the back…*gulp*…while Henry and Bergkamp could be on the bench. Franny Jeffers will continue up front, with Sylvain Wiltord most likely to start alongside him.
Arsenal are interested in young Scottish striker Lee Miller, according to The Scotsman. However, with Henry, Wiltord, Jeffers, Aliaidiere, Kanu and a soon to sign a new deal Dennis Bergkamp all ahead of any new signings, it’s hard to see why we’d need somebody…unless they were something very special.
Craig Bellamy is saying “For goodness sake Mr. Durso, I can’t say I agree with your decisions, but as you are the referee and sole arbitrator I shall accept your judgement, however flawed it might be, with the good grace and manners for which I am renowned”. Except he’s not. FA charge ahoy…heh.
Oh, and nice to see our favourite boggly-eyed Frenchman has decided his squad needs strengthening. Is he going to give Liverpool width by buying a winger? Nope. Is he going to get a half-decent striker to play alongside Michael Owen? Nope. First name on his shopping list is Steve Finnan, a right back. To add to Carragher, Babbel, and Dr.Zaius. Mwa ha ha. Exciting times ahead at Anfield, then.
