march 13th
08.56 – To anybody out there named Julius, with a best friend or colleague named Brutus, you might want to watch your back today.
Freddie Ljungberg says Arsenal need to develop a killer instinct in Europe. He says “Sometimes we have a problem in killing teams off. There’s no question about it.” Speaking about the game in Spain next week, he says “It’s a dodgy situation but all we can do is try to get a good result in Valencia.”
Many people have said that this is the season for Arsenal to win the Champions League. Pundits, players and even Arsene Wenger has indicated that this time around, it’s a priority in the season, rather than a bonus on top of a good league campaign. Thierry Henry thinks slightly differently though. He says “Failure in the 2003 Champions League will not break the team up. We’ll just try our luck again the following years. In football, as in life, you have got to learn before you can reach the top.”
Very philosophical Thierry, but very true as well. However, before you think he’s written off our chances, he goes on to say “…winning the Champions League makes us dream. That would be a first for the club. It would be our way to write a page of history for the club.”
UEFA are set to probe Martin Keown’s role in Franceso Totti’s sending off on Tuesday night. Roma boss Fabio Capello labelled Keown a ‘fantastic actor’, after the Italian seemed to make minimal contact with the Arsenal defender. Having seen it again, you can quite clearly see Totti look around to see where Keown is before jumping for the ball and swinging his elbow back. Hey, if you can go to jail for attempted murder, there’s no reason why you can’t get sent off for an attempted elbow. Didn’t Roy Keane get sent off for an attempted punch on Alan Shearer? Tough titties Totti. Still, proving that not all Romans are cunnys, midfielder Damiano Tomassi believes Arsenal can win the Champions League.
Come on Celtic tonight – there are pretty close ties between the Liverpool and Celtic fans, but once again Houllier has heaped shame on the Anfield club by spying on Celtic with the help of arch-rivals Rangers. Boooooo.
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