june 23rd
Freddie goes through the 1/4 finals as well as Sweden and Denmark played out a not at all fixed 2-2 draw last night. That means that Italy join Spain as one of the big names knocked out of the tournament. The only Arsenal interest in tonight’s games is to see Igors cripple Ruud. Should be a larf.
Robert Pires wants to change the way France are playing so they can create more for the strikers. Teams are sitting back against France and not leaving any room for the pace of Henry/Trezeguet etc. Le Bob says “Maybe we should play in a more defensive manner. We should leave the playmaking to our opponents and try to hit them with swift counter-attacks.”
Meanwhile Thierry Henry is happy that France boss Santini has shown faith in him, saying “I was annoyed by people saying I didn’t get on with David Trezeguet. People were saying I didn’t want to help him and was only interested in playing for myself. happy the coach trusted me and I gave all I could for the team. And we got the rewards. I’m happier for the team than myself and I hope people realise that.”
Is it worth pointing out that both Thierry’s goals came when Trezeguet had been replaced by Saha?
Ashley Cole isn’t worried about facing Christiano Ronaldo in England’s 1/4 final. He says “Last season they gave him the ball in the first 10 minutes, he did his tricks and I slipped over a few times. After that, though, I gave him a hard tackle and he was gone, to be honest.”
Not a lot else happening, to be honest.
