november 5th
Lies-in are good, even if it’s just a bit more than an hour. It all counts.
Responding to Moaninho’s half-arsed offer of an apology Arsene Wenger was forthright in his reply. He said “I will still give my opinion about Chelsea if I want to. Nothing will stop me doing that. We are not in a dictatorship.”
And he’s right too. We’re beginning to see the real Mourinho now and the boss expressed his amazement that Chelsea had compiled a 120 page dossier on Arsenal and the manager’s comments. The more you read about it the more it smack of paranoia on a massive scale.
Anyway, the whole thing has been great copy all week but we have more important thing to focus on today such as Sunderland at home.
AW took some time off from talking about Mourinho and Chelsea to talk about Robin van Persie who looks set to start today’s game. He said “He is making huge progress at the moment. He is a kind of guy who can play centre-forward and knows enough football to play a little deeper. At the moment, I see him more in front as the first striker. I bought him not to put him on the bench, but to develop him and bring him into the side.”
And Robin is happy to bide his time, saying “If the boss puts me on for the whole game I’m happy with that. If he plays me for 15 minutes I’m happy with that. I know he has faith in me, trusts me and that’s the main thing.”
Refreshing attitude from a player who is fast becoming a big favourite with Arsenal fans after not really convincing some on his arrival. I’ve said it before but I think he’s got incredible potential and given the games certainly has 20 goals a season in him.
And that’s about it. Big match in my league today. We’re playing the Chelsea/Man United equivalent. Wish us luck! Till tomorrow.
