Happy Friday to you and we’ll start with the early team news ahead of tomorrow’s game against Bolton.
We’ve got no new injuries from the Kiev game, despite the Ukrainians trying to obliterate Theo Walcott. I suspect Bolton too will attempt to terminate him but Theo’s strong enough to cope. In fact, displaying heretofore unknown masochistic tendencies, he says:
It’s a nice feeling when a defender is scared of you straight away. I got kicked a few times in Kiev but I got up and got on with it. I just love playing for this club and for my country.
However, we’re without Abou Diaby, Mikael Silvestere and, unfortunately, Samir Nasri who hasn’t recovered from his little knock. Nasri and Sylvester are expected back for the Hull game whereas Diaby will be out for another couple of weeks. And by weeks we mean months. And by months we mean dog months. His retirement party should be fun though!
Bolton is going to be a tough game, our third away game in a week, so let’s hope the travel doesn’t catch up with us. Last season’s game at the Reebok was somewhat incredible. Pure despair in the first half, utter joy in the second. I’d settle for mild joy all the way through this time and I will have the one-eyed cat at the ready should he be required, don’t worry about that.
Going back to Theo and it’s rare to hear Alex Ferguson talk sense but he does so when he compares the rise of Walcott to that of Ryan Giggs. Giggs might be a hairy scabby goal scoring cunthound but he is a tremendous professional and if Theo has a career as good as that then I think Arsenal fans will be more than happy.
There’s another story this morning about Arsene Wenger sharing dinners and glasses of wine with Demento but it’s making me a little queasy thinking about it. Did they have two straws and eat spaghetti like Lady and the Tramp? Bleurgh.
Granny Toure says both Arsene Wenger and his brother Kolo told him to join Arsenal this summer. He’s happy in Barcelona though despite not getting a game after the arrival of that bloke Keita from Sevilla. Could be a January target?
Emmanuel Adebayor backs William Gallas as captain.
Right so, onto this week’s Arsecast. In this episode I chat to the man from East Lower about the Blackburn and Kiev games, Alex Song’s hair and more. There’s a player history, some Talkshite radio, Eboue and more.
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