march 5th
08.59 – Fergie’s at it again. He’s trying to wind up the Arsenal players, and management, and fans by claiming “There is an air of over-confidence with them. In football, that sort of thing will come back and kick you in the teeth – I think over- confidence shows a failure in people.”
There is a big difference between confident in your own ability, and over-confidence. What sort of a culture would Arsene Wenger be breeding amongst his players if they weren’t confident with an 8 point gap with 9 games to go? I haven’t heard any Arsenal player bragging about how the league is won. I haven’t heard Arsene Wenger say anything like that either. In fact, after the Charlton game, he said “There’s still a long way to go – nine games, including some difficult games – so we wanted to extend our lead today and we did that.”
Most Arsenal fans would be confident too – me included, but not over-confident. Certainly not to the extent where they’d go bragging and boasting. We know a lot can happen in the final few games – but then there are always some fans who will goad and taunt opposition fans with silly stuff. You know, like those Man Utd fans who were convinced their team was going to win the treble…sorry, the Quadruple.
Anyway, with regards to Ferguson, he tries this every season, and so far is has failed to work even once. His ‘mind games’ might have some effect on simple folk like the Keegans of this world, but not Arsene Wenger, and not Arsenal. I think trying the same shite every year shows a failure in people.
Thierry Henry says Arsenal’s confidence comes from a winning mentality. He says “When you are a winner, you always want to win.” He also talks about playing alongside Franny Jeffers. “It is easy to play with Franny because you know where he is going to be – at the back post or alone somewhere because he has the know-how to move around in the box.” With Bergkamp struggling with a calf injury, it’s good to see the pecking order has changed a little bit. Jeffers now appears to be the number 3, with Wiltord’s role more geared towards playing wide.
Kanu scored twice last night in his charity match to raise money for his heart foundation. I’ve no idea what the attendance was. Did anyone go?
Finally for today, and seeing as how the World Cup is currently on, I’ve been playing this cricket game. My best so far, 158 for 6. Arseblog would just like to point out that instead of playing this game, you should be working at your jobs. Working hard. Not playing games. Thanks.
