February 18th
No Arsenal game today so it’s a bit slow. A quick Saturday round-up for you though.
After having some quotes taken out of context yesterday Cesc was quick to put the record straight about Thierry Henry saying “Further to a story in a newspaper today, I would like to stress that I have never said that it would be ‘spectacular’ or ‘incredible’ if Thierry Henry would join Barcelona. Thierry is our leader and we are so proud of having him as our Captain at Arsenal.”
He also spoke about the upcoming Real Madrid game and how his friends in Barcelona have been urging him on. He says “When they talk to me on MSN Messenger they are just saying, ‘Come on, beat them, beat them’. They are going mad about it.”
Jonathan Woodgate says Real Madrid will ‘destroy’ Arsenal. With the injury news not good yesterday we’re going to have to work hard to ensure that doesn’t happen. Having had both Ashley Cole and Gael Clichy on the point of being fit again it seems both of them have had setbacks and will miss the Madrid game. Robin van Persie is also out with his broken toe. According to Arsene Wenger the only one who has a ‘small chance’ of making it is José Antonio Reyes. We’ll also be without Emmanuel Adebayor who is not eligible to play in the Champions League this season.
We’re certainly going to be up against it. Even with a full squad of players in form it’s a big challenge. Without so many players and with our form as patchy as anyone has ever seen it it’s going to mean every single player has to turn up on the night. No wimps. Still, I’m looking forward to it as I’m going to Madrid to see it. Being Irish, being 2’3″ and dressed all in green I could be the Lucky Charm the team needs.
My team has a cup game this weekend after winning our first cup game of the season 6-1 last Saturday. Enjoy your weekend.
