Well, it’s a miserable morning here. Grey, raining, cold. I wish winter would be over so we could get some summer weather back, which in Ireland is grey, raining and … erm … ah, crap.
It’s still really quiet with the only real story being further developments regarding Lassana Diarra. Apparently he’s undergone a medical at Portsmouth and we’re now just waiting for his £5.5m transfer to be officially announced. Apparently in an interview with the French press Diarra explained he wanted to move in order to play regularly so he won’t miss out on a place in the French squad for Euro2008.
Honestly, what a short sighted little fool he is. A good player he might be but he most definitely lacks character. I’ve said it before but it bears repeating – any player that doesn’t have the fight to try and win a place at Arsenal and gives up after just 4 months is not somebody you can count on 100% on the pitch either. Good riddance, I say.
Update: Official confirmation. I am disappointed that we wished him good luck though, the silly little cunt.
It’s a shame he is such a spineless little turd though. We may, come the summer, find ourselves in a position where we need a midfielder or two. Despite Arsene’s comments earlier in the week I’m told we’re no nearer a new deal with Mathieu Flamini and Gilberto’s long term future at the club is under doubt. Should those two leave then we’d find ourselves very light in that department and in need of a signing. There are good players coming up through the ranks, Mark Randall in particular is very highly thought of, but you’d have to imagine we’d need a bit more experience. Anyway, fingers crossed for Flamini and we can look at it again in the summer.
Bacary Sagna, who has impressed pretty much everyone this season, speaks about the character of the team, saying:
Before the start of the season, everyone was speaking about our team, and it being young. We wanted to show them we can play better and better, even if we are younger. We have shown how mentally strong we are and that we can win even if we are losing. Also, have you noticed how strange Diarra’s head is? It made some of the younger players, Theo Walcott in particular, have terrible nightmares.
Definitely the signing of the season, in my book. Another right back, Kerea Gilbert, still thinks he can make it at Arsenal but given the fact his loan spells have always ended with him falling out with the managers at the loan clubs you have to think he’s got some kind of problem. And I don’t think he’s a better option than Hoyte anyway.
Newcastle beat Stoke last night in the FA Cup so that sets up two games with the Tsunami and their new/old messiah, Kelvin Koogan. It seems a strange appointment to me, especially as Keegan himself said in December he had no interest in managing again and nothing could bring him back into the game. Still, his teams try and play football at least, and whatever happens around him it’s generally quite entertaining. Or sometimes wonderfully entertaining. Love it.
And that’s as much as there is. More, with an Arsecast (probably), tomorrow.
