january 5th
09.45 – It’s a busy week this week, so it is. No sooner do we get rid of Leeds in the FA Cup than we play Everton on Wednesday night. At Goodison Park. Where we lost our unbeaten record last season and a rotund, fluffy faced young striker scored a cracking winner.
Anyway, hopefully the lads will be able to continue the form of Elland Road and take some revenge for a defeat that sparked the worst sequences of results for years. We can hope that Jens Lehmann has his kicking boots on, but Arsene Wenger isn’t holding too much against his keeper for yesterday’s blooper. “It’s the kind of mistake which you have to accept from your keeper. You want distribution from the back and that starts with the goalkeeper. We responded well and the best way to help him was by scoring goals. “
Arsenal could become the first team to reach four consecutive FA Cup finals, but the boss isn’t bothered about those kind of records. He says “I’ve been asked what my priorities are for this month, but it’s very difficult to choose. We simply want to win our games and we want to show we are a good side, and the best way to do that is to win those games.”
Despite stories in yesterday’s papers saying how much he’d like to play for Arsenal, Aston Villa striker Juan Pablo Angel will be going nowhere. According to the player. And his manager. So there. But could we be in the market for somebody despite the protestations of the manager? We’ll see ;o)
Ok, it’s more or less back to work here this week. Which is a pain. I was really enjoying all the drinking. I don’t suppose there’s any real reason why work should get in the way of that though.
