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Arseblog: Tuesday 11th March 2003

march 11th

09.01 – Tonight is the big one. Victory against Roma could see us through to the quarter finals of the Champions League. A moment of truth for Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal team. We may have to do it the hard way though, with both Martin Keown and Sol Campbell both struggling with injuries.

That would mean a central defensive partnership of Pascal Cygan and Igors Stepanovs. Regular readers will know that even the thoughts of such a partnership scares the shite out of me, and with the greatest respect to both players, if they line up tonight, we’re fucked. However, Sol is reasonably confident he can pass the fitness test. Fingers crossed. We will have to seriously improve on our home form in Europe this season, we’ve won just 1 out of the last 6 at home.

I really hope they can go all the way in Europe this season, but I’m not sure they will. They haven’t been hurt enough. In the Premiership, finishing runner-up to Man Utd so many times really hurt. You could see that in the way the team performed in the league last season. In Europe, there doesn’t seem to be the same motivation, and some of the performances have been a bit insipid. Anyway, we’ll see tonight, and of course I’m working so I won’t be able to see or listen to the game. I might get back in time for the last 1/2 hour. Gah.

Congratulations to Robert Pires, who won Barclaycard Player of the Month for February. After being out for such a long time, his form is once agains outstanding and he fully deserves the award. According the Opta stats people, he’s the most frequent scorer in the Premiership with a goal every 119 minutes. His season only started at the end of October, but there are only 8 players with more goals than Le Bobster. Supoib. Keep it up you floppy haired genius.

The FA Cup draw was made yesterday, and if we get through the replay with Chelsea, it’ll be Sheffield United. Mouthy Blades manager Neil Warnock has already been saying he hopes Chelsea win, and that if Arsenal get through AW will play his reserves so his team will have a ‘great chance’. I enjoyed his little tete-a-tete with Hoofier, I have to say, but I am fully prepared and ready to swtich into full hatred mode if he opens his fat gob to anything bad about us.

Right, time to break out the lucky charms folks, I don’t mean the foul tasting breakfast cereal.

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