march 24th
So JFH reckons Arsenal are ‘arrogant’. Can somebody please arrange an open top drive through Dallas for that cunt? A crispy new £5 for each person that takes their position on the grassy knoll.
Arsene Wenger has dismissed Hasselbaink’s rantings and insisted Arsenal are far from arrogant. He says “I don’t feel we are ‘arrogant’. I feel that to go unbeaten for 29 league games, you need confidence in your play but also humility. It’s about respect for the game and the effort it takes. If you think that you can walk on water, then you will quickly sink.”
He’s also singled out Damien Duff as Chelsea’s main danger ahead of tonight’s game at their hotel and leisure complex. He’s a tricky player and Lauren and Ljungberg on the right are going to have plenty of work to do keeping him in check. Tonight’s expected line-up is the same as the one that started against Bolton with Freddie in for Gilberto on the right hand side. The boss has also expressed his hope that Spanish ref, Don Quixote Almodovar, will let the game flow. Spanish refs are notoriously card happy and you can see a dozen yellows and a couple of reds in a La Liga game where there hasn’t been one bad challenge. As some of the tackles tonight are going to be pretty meaty, we could end up with a 7 a side by the end of the night.
Jens Lehmann has praised the team spirit at Arsenal and he says this is a major factor in our success so far this season. The combustible German says “When we were down in the Champions League in October with just one point, it was our team spirit which kept us alive. Everyone just thinks about the team.”
Edu, along with Kolo our most improved player this season, wants a new contract at the club. I really like the Vieira – Edu partnership in central midfield, it allows Vieira to be more…erm…Vieira. I like Gilberto fine too, but there’s just something about Edu and Vieira together. Edu’s creativity and underrated defensive ability gives us more from the centre of the park, whereas Gilberto is more of a spoiler and happy to let others do the passing. Let’s hope it’s another magic game from the slick-haired Brazilian tonight, another goal like the one against Celta would do for a start.
Right, well I’m going to miss the first half of the game as I’ll be teaching, but it’ll be a rush home for a beer and the second. More later.
