May 7th
Quick Saturday round-up for you.
Edu has confirmed that he’ll be leaving Arsenal this summer. He’s particularly tempted by the Juventus interest. Arsene Wenger say he respects Edu’s decision and won’t be angry with him. It’s a shame to see him go as he’s a very good player and very likeable chap but he’s never going to get as much first team football as he wants with Cesc coming up behind him – in a very footballing way I should add. The boss reiterated his desire to hold on to our top players and apart from Edu doesn’t see anyone else leaving. Not until Paddy starts his annual flirtation with Madrid anyway. And speaking of which there’s an exclusive interview in tomorrow’s Observer with our captain. A snippet in which he talks about last summer, “In fact, it was a great position to be in – to stay at Arsenal or join Madrid! What made the whole thing so painful and difficult was that there were a lot of people involved … there was more pressure coming from outside than from the two clubs themselves.”
There’s that apology we’ve all been waiting for. Oh….
Thierry Henry has a week to prove his fitness in order to play in the cup final. From being at 30-70 his chances of playing are now 40-60, which is an improvement of 10 thingies. Meanwhile Freddie Ljungberg had a bit taken out of his groin but hasn’t started back in training yet. Which bit we just don’t know.
The Mail stirs up the David Beckham story saying talks have already taken place between Arsenal and Beckscorp® PLC. Sven hints that Sol Campbell might have slipped down the England pecking order after his troubled season. You just wonder, as professional as he is, how long Sol will be prepared to sit on the bench.
And that’s about your lot. We’re playing tomorrow, obviously. My few hours of being on Liverpool’s side are well and truly over and I want my brother to suffer tomorrow. Oh yes. There will be texts as Senderos scores his fourth of the game. Football for me later. We need to build on our 6-1 win last week. I’m hoping for a 14-0. Till tomorrow, Arsefans.
