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Arseblog: Wednesday 30th April 2003

april 30th

09.09 – Hmmm, where to start today.

Robert Pires I suppose. In today’s Sun he talks about Patrick Vieira’s injury and how a club like Arsenal should not have to play an injured player for 2 months. Pires says “Pat has taken risks with his knee for nearly two months for the good of the team. That is a magnificent thing for him to have done. But it is something a club like Arsenal should be able to avoid.”

True enough, and I think if it had been any other player, they wouldn’t have played as much. But this is the captain, the leader, Henry’s goals aside he’s the most important player in the team. A player who makes tackles, Robert.

Bob then goes on to say “I want to stay but I would like to know the club’s ambitions for next season and the following ones. That’s because what we have done in the Champions League and during the end of the season shows we need reinforcements.”

Again, true enough to a point, but I seriously have to question the timing of these remarks. It may be a tall order to win the Championship now, but keep going until the very end for fucks sake. Then say what you have to say. To be honest, it wouldn’t surprise me if the club didn’t offer Pires a new contract. He’s been talking about wanting to stay for ages now, and so far there has been no movement from the club to hand him a new deal. There were rumours last week about Valencia as well. We’ll see. In the meantime though, keep yer trap shut and play football.

Thierry Henry expresses an opinion that many an Arsenal fan will share. He says “Against Bolton we conceded two goals in 10 minutes, that’s the story of our season – we do not know how to hold a lead. If Manchester win the title we will have given them a present.” I would beg to differ, there’s a difference between not knowing how to hold a lead, and not being capable of holding a lead. What’s required is a better and more organised defence. George Graham is doing bugger all these days – let him lose with the back 4.

Anyway, the summer will no doubt be the usual frenzy of transfer speculation, made up rumours, second-hand information and plain lies…and that’s just on Arseblog. The tabloids will be 10 times worse. And it’s starting already – according to the Guardian, Arsenal will bring in £4m Freddie Kanoute from West Ham, a move which will spell the end for Dennis Bergkamp and Nwanko Kanu’s Arsenal careers. A source close to Kanoute said “He is going to Arsenal.

Thomas Sorenson to Leeds. Paul Robinson to Arsenal. All sorted. Provided Leeds don’t get relegated. Then it will simply be Robinson to Arsenal. Who cares about Sorenson?

Finally, fingers crossed we don’t pick up any injuries in tonight’s ridiculous international friendly matches. Stupid cunting international football. Ban it now.

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