May 4th
During last night’s Champions League semi-final I sent an SMS to Tom, who graciously updates this site when I can’t, which said ‘It just shows how loathsome Chelsea are when we’re sitting here cheering for Liverpool.’
Did anyone else wonder how much those 6 minutes of injury time cost Roman Abramovich? And how hilarious was it to see John Terry crying like a big crybaby? Some people might say it’s because he cares so very deeply about each game he plays. I say it’s because he’s a big crybaby.
Have you stopped crying yet, Crybaby, you big old crying crybaby? Waaaaaaah. Waaaaaaaah.
Anyway, well done to Liverpool. I’m happy for my mug smashing brother and delighted Liverpool will be too tired to defend as we batter them 4-0 on Sunday.
Away from the hilarity of last night Gilberto Silva says he loves doing the dirty work in midfield and leaves the flashy stuff to the more skilful players. He says “My whole career I’ve played around players with outrageous ball skills such as Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry. I’m not one of those players. I’m happy to leave the fancy flicks to them. My strengths are more mental than physical. I see things before they happen and I do the right thing at the right time.”
The Sun is reporting we’re close to selling José to Real Madrid for £10m which would mean Michael Owen’s arrival at Highbury. There is, literally, not a jot about this in the Spanish press. They also report that Sol Campbell fears he won’t win his place back for the FA Cup final. It’s certainly a possibility considering how well the defence are playing right now. A lot of credit has gone to Philippe Senderos but he’s quick to point out it’s a team effort, saying “The team has been doing well. We have to keep it going now to the end of the season and just look forward.”
According to the boss Sol is being completely professional and knows he’s got to bide his time and take his chance when it comes. “Philippe Senderos is playing well and it is difficult when players are on such a run to push them out. No one is guaranteed a starting place but Sol is ready to play. He has behaved magnificently and that’s a credit to him.”
Arseblog would like to wish a happy18th birthday to our favourite Catalan person (apart from the man in my local bar who brings me beer) – Feliç aniversari, Cesc! Talking to AS he says “This team is like a family. It’s not easy to arrive in a new country at 16 years of age but with everyone’s help I have learned and grown up.”
And that’s about it. Mrs Blogs is off jet-setting again later so I’m going to be stuck here with the child and the pets and the cold, cold beer and the pizzas and the sitting around in my underwear in the warm weather. *sigh*
