december 4th
Morning chums, a brief round-up this Saturday before we get back to winning ways against Birmingham. 24-0 is my prediction.
The big story this morning is that Jens Lehmann will be missing from the side for the first time since he joined the club. Reports suggest that Spaniard Manuel Almunia will take over in goal despite his clanger at Old Trafford the other night. Maybe our current weakness at set pieces has something to do with it, so it’ll be interesting to see how he gets on and how Jens responds. We’ve also invited Norwegian keeper Knut (heh) Borch to the club to have a look at him.
Arsenal have offered Edu a deal which ‘shows we want to keep him’, according to Arsene Wenger. He’s also reminded the player that before he came to Arsenal he was unknown and that the club waited patiently for him while he bought sorted out his passport. If he does leave it’s likely we’ll buy somebody straight away, perhaps a mystery player (probably Marco Né from Beveren but the Mirror mentions Javier Mascherano from River Plate who we were linked with in the summer) but the boss has ruled out a move for Emmanuel Petit who he says is training with the club and nothing more.
In an incredible pot/kettle/black situation Alex Ferguson has accused Arsenal of lacking grace in defeat. Mediawatch on football365 says it all really. Robert Pires says José Mourinho is well known in Portugal for being provocactive and stirring things up. Hmmm, so he’s a sexy cook then.
Right, I’m off to do some shopping before the game. 54-0 to the Arsenal. You know it. Also, if you’re going to the game today please be aware there’s likely to be a plethora of Arseblog readers there. Be afraid, and EWAers have a good day. And night. Enjoy the 73-0 win.
