march 6th
08.59 – Arsene Wenger has responded to Alex Ferguson’s claims that Arsenal are arrogant and over-confident. He says “I just say what I believe. Do people want me to say we cannot win the title when I know we can. I speak the truth as I see it, so why lie?”
It’s well known that the press men love Wenger’s pre-match press conferences every week. He’s an intelligent, articulate man who knows football and will always give an honest answer to the questions he’s asked. He’ll also provide fantastic soundbites if he’s quizzed on non-Arsenal stuff as well. He won’t dress up his answer in cliché or avoid the issue – he’ll give his honest opinion. Sometimes it sounds a bit off, but you have to give the man credit for it. Anyway, this article in The Sun has more, and includes some of Ferguson’s boastful claims over the years. Who was it that said this yesterday? “We have never got into that here because the bragging game is a dangerous one. You can end up feeling quite sheepish.” Quite.
So, last night United kept up the pressure on Arsenal with a 2-1 win over Leeds, although Roy Keane could be out for 3 weeks after pulling a hamstring. Newcastle are more or less out of the title race after losing 1-0 to ‘Boro, but they could still have a big part to play in deciding the destination of the league title. They still have to entertain Man Utd at St James’ Park, and given their home form, it wouldn’t be beyond them to take something from that game.
Ashley Cole hopes to come back sooner than expected from his hernia surgery. He could be back for the game against Villa on April 5th, and that would be just in time for the 1/4 finals of the Champions League….if we qualify.
It’s Chelsea in the FA Cup on Saturday, and what better time to have a London derby than at 5.15pm, when everyone has spent the day quaffing yards of ale and slamming shots of Absinthe? Should make for a cracking atmosphere anyway. Anybody know if Tim Lovejoy is doing the Fanzone commentary on Sky Sports? Or is it on the BBC?
Finally for today, hahahahaha. Talk about bargain basement stuff. Oh, and this is even funnier.
