april 30th
More on Thierry’s injury from yesterday’s regular Friday press conference. The boss rates his chances of playing in the final at 30-70 at the moment and has said if things don’t improve he’ll send him on his holidays so he can rest up and get proper rest before the new season. Freddie will also miss Monday’s game against West Brom and next weekend’s game against Liverpool with his hip injury.
And speaking of Liverpool AW was happy to talk about Liverpool winning the Champions League and not getting into the competition next season. He says “If a championship gives access to the Champions League, you have to respect the championship. The Champions League is a complete cup competition now. I don’t know why suddenly everyone wants to change the rules.”
That’s why second place in the league is so important, according to AW. He says “When you finish second you can say ‘we are in the Champions League. When you are third you cannot.”
Chelsea can win the league today if they beat Bolton at the Reebok stadium. Having resigned myself to them being champions for quite a while now, and having rooted for Liverpool midweek, I just don’t have it in me to wish anything approaching good luck to Bolton today. Que sera, sera and all that.
And that’s about it. Saturdays without Arsenal are strangely empty.
