So yesterday Cesc spoke about things at the club and was, in general, very positive about many things. He thinks the future is bright, that Arsenal can challenge for the league and he talked about how we’ll cope with the loss of Thierry Henry. He also said that one day he’d like to be Arsenal captain.
Now, as much as I respect the little Catalan, we have to do everything in our power to stop this happening. Not that we’re trying to deprive Cesc of a great honour but look at the last two captains. Patrick Vieira, made captain when Tony Adams retired, did all his ‘presenting’ to Real Madrid and then got flogged to Juventus. Thierry Henry, made captain when Vieira was sold, spent the first year flirting with Barcelona then left the next. I’m not the only one who sees a pattern here, am I? If we make Cesc captain we might as well put a ‘for sale’ sign on him. I say make Gallas captain at once. We could be shot of him by the end of the week if things go well.
Honestly, you have to wonder did Tony put a curse on the armband before he left:
Oh, captain’s armband
I curse thee like a sailor curses giant squid
whomever shall wear it
shall become a mental flid
In an effort to make things clear about his transfer business Arsene spoke about the signings on Eduardo and Sagna. Unfortunately things are now as clear as mud. He needed a player who could play left back because two right sided defenders are off the ACN? Odd. I do get the feeling that the shopping is not over but that we’re trying to offload Reyes and Freddie before making any moves. Or, trying to offload Freddie and Reyes, without a huge amount of success at the moment. Perhaps the reason he’s waiting is that he’s not going to buy someone unless he can sell first so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.
Aston Villa are after Justin Hoyte according to an in-depth article in today’s Mirror. They’re willing to pay somewhere in the region of £2.5m, apparently.
And that’s it. It’s all bit dull at the moment.
There’s a match in Austria tonight so hopefully we’ll get to see the new boys, a bit more news, and possibly some juicy quotes.
