We overreacted against Chelsea. I came out and apologised. But, for me, all the rest that happened afterwards was not right. And as the manager responsible for the Club I feel I am entitled to say that when [things are] not right. In this case the Club has been treated with disrespect and we deserve much better than that. I don’t accept it.
A passionate Arsene Wenger yesterday referring to Adebayor’s red card and subsequent three match ban. Some people think perhaps he should let it lie but Arsene is obviously feeling this injustice very acutely. Personally, I think if he can prove that the FA have fucked it up then he should go for it. You can watch him in yesterday’s press conference here – the link is midway through the article – and it’s very rare to see him quite so incandescent with anger.
Add to the Adebayor incident the fact that Arsenal do receive more yellow cards per foul than any other team – as illustrated by Goodplaya -Â and his goat has been well and truly gotten. Labelling the aftermath of the brawl and the subsequent bans handed out as ‘Sky Sports News justice’ shows exactly what he thinks of the whole thing. He says he wants the truth and the strength of his language and insistence that he can explain his position means he’ll be getting a chance to tell the FA, up close and personal, exactly what he’s thinking.
Leaving all that aside, because Arsene says it all much better than I ever could, we have injury worries again ahead of today’s game against Reading. According to the manager we have only got 14 fit players. Injuries and suspensions sees us without Toure, Adebayor, Eboue, Henry, Rosicky, Flamini, Hoyte and van Persie. We do have Djourou and Diaby back though and hopefully Jeremie Aliadiere will have recovered from a cold/stomach bug to start later on.
Thierry Henry is rated as only 50-50 for the game against PSV and the manager has admitted that a painkilling injection to allow him to play the first leg might not have been the best idea.
Anyway, on to today’s game – three points would be a healthy tonic after the last few results. I’ve always liked the way the team has responded to disappointments, can they do it again?
Let’s hope so. Enjoy your Saturday.
