april 13th
Funnily enough there appears to be little new news at this stage of the morning. We’ve got more of the Senderos starting in the FA Cup semi-final but then we told you about that yesterday. Who he starts with will be interesting. Will it be Kolo or will Sol make his long-awaited return from injury? It would be interesting to see Sol and Philippe together though. Both of them play that left-sided position so you’d have to imagine it will be the more junior player who’ll move across. Anyway, no doubt we’ll know more later on in the week about the likely team.
Dennis Bergkamp is still waiting for Arsenal to offer a new deal. According to his agent, Rob Jansen, “There is no news. There has been no contact and Dennis and I are still waiting.”
While I think most of us would, for sentimental reasons, like the last game at Highbury to be a Bergkamp testimonial, I think we have to be realistic about his future at the club. He’s been a fantastic servant and a wonderful player but his influence and contribution has been lessening each year. I think at the end of this season it’s probably time for Arsenal, and Dennis, to say ‘Thank you and goodnight.’
Thierry Henry has spoken about how much he admires Adriano of Inter Milan. He could certainly fill the gap if Dennis was to retire.
What about Inter Milan and AC last night? Obviously the game is going to be awarded to AC but will Inter get a ban from next season’s competition? Imagine if Liverpool fans did something like that during tonight’s game against Juventus. You can be quite sure UEFA couldn’t ban ALL English clubs quick enough. Time for them to get tough. Which, of course, they won’t.
And there you have it. Nothing more to see here.
