april 16th
There wasn’t much good news yesterday when it came to injuries. Sol Campbell was not considered fit enough to start or get a place on the bench, which wasn’t entirely unexpected, but Thierry Henry being ruled out with a groin injury was a bit of a surprise. He was due to have a scan yesterday and we should know more about the extent of his injury later but an absence of a couple of weeks, meaning he misses the Chelsea game, may be on the cards.
In his absence José Antonio Reyes will play up front today with the boss challenging him to put in a performance that we all hope he’s capable of while team-mate Lauren has said he’s got to get used to the physical side of the game in England. Lauren says “He has to get used to that. He’s a man. He’s still young and he’s a talented player. We saw that earlier this season. He had a bad time in the winter. He needs to be a little bit more focused and be professional and express his personality.”
I don’t think I could disagree with any of that. The boss speaks about Ashley Cole (it would have been interesting to see if he’d have played if Clichy was fit), Chelsea, UEFA and more. “I respect what Chelsea are doing on the pitch but I expect them to behave and respect the rules off the pitch, like everyone else.”
Other than that not much else going on. Time to get the coffee on, have some breakfast and get the match on. Till later.
