A quick one this Saturday morning ahead of today’s game against Sheffield United.
We’ll start with team news and Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie are both fit and are named in the squad. Otherwise there are no surprises. I’d imagine we’ll revert to a 4-4-2 with one of Hleb or Ljungberg dropping to the bench.
While everyone else is talking about his 10 years in charge Arsene Wenger isn’t bothered at all saying he’s only interested in the next match. He also says he has no memorabilia in his house and he gives away all his medals to various members of his family. He also said he might end up in Africa after his career has finished, saying:
I bless the rains down in Africa. Gonna take some time to do the things we never had.
While our boss is far too humble to shout what really is a great achievement from the rooftops it’s up to others to give him the praise he deserves. Funnily enough it’s today’s opponent, Neil Warnock, a man truly gifted at winding people up the wrong way who has this to say:
Out of all the managers, he’s improved us all as managers and players. I’m not into a lot of the foreigners, but when you look at the top end – with Wenger, Mourinho and Benitez – they are quality. We can all learn from them, and from Arsene in particular. He brought in things like dieticians and nutritionists and all of that stuff and extended players’ careers by five or six years. The whole scenario has changed and it’s all down to Wenger.
Nice words, that doesn’t stop me hoping we knock a hatful past his team today though.
The boss also spoke about the BBC Panorama programme about bungs in football saying he’s done 150 transfers and never been offered a bung. I suppose after Gorgeous George the last club any agent would try and do that to is Arsenal.
And that’s it. Sadly I’m not going to be able to make it into the Celtic infested pit that is Frazers today. Sorry, chaps. Another time.
Let’s hope we get this home hoodoo behind us and pick up three points at the Grove for the first time.
