september 30th
09.14 – Ahead of tonight’s game against Locomotiv Moscow, Arsene Wenger has hailed Robert Pires as ‘one of the greatest players I have ever worked with‘, and has backed the floppy haired genius top come good after a couple of games on the bench. “Sometimes when you have a rest for a few games, though, you can come back sharp again.I think he will bounce back very quickly.”
Thierry Henry knows the importance of this game to Arsenal, especially as we haven’t been able to click into a groove in terms of the football we’re playing. “We need to learn how to be strong in the important moments. Last season in Europe, when we didn’t look like scoring, we didn’t. When we looked like we were going to concede a goal, we did.”
Great quote from Kolo Toure “I am not frightened of facing anyone because I am a good defender. I can’t be Ronaldo but I can be a Sol Campbell, I’m definite about that.” Despite some confusion over Thierry Henry’s background, Lee Dixon writes some good stuff in the Telegraph about our man from the Ivory Coast.
Because of injury we’re going to see some of our youth players on the bench tonight. Jeremie Aliadiere, David Bentley and Justin Hoyte will all make the bench tonight. There were some whispers that Bentley could start the game, but I don’t see that happening. Arsene Wenger said “We’ve brought everyone we have left and we will have a few new faces on the bench. I have great faith in the young players.”
Giovanni van Bronckhorst says he wants to stay with Barcelona longer than the year long loan. Erm…ok then. Bye Gio.
Ahead of starting a new job tomorrow, I have to go get a haircut today, so I can look mean, thuggish and intimidating. Or just less like a wooly haired cunt. Later.
