Morning All,
Well today see's us playing the Chavs, and in all honesty the portents and premonitions are just about as bad as when Caesar walked to the Senate with an old woman crying out to hi to beware the Ides of March. We are facing one of our title rivals who appear to once again be returning to full strength and although I don't want to appear to be all doom and gloom I've certainly had better feelings before approaching matches.
First off let's look at the matter of Cesc.
"When he comes on, his hamstring is in his head."
That's what Wenger has said about, the now fit again, Cesc. Not exactly inspiring words to reassure us all about our Captain. To summarise a long statement from Arsene. Fabregas is fit again and looking sharp in training, however it appears that the worry about picking up another injury is the biggest block to Cesc. WORRY ABOUT AN INJURY???? The ****** played in and set-up the winning goal in the World Cup final whilst still dealing with a leg crocked by Puyol. Don't get me wrong, I love Cesc, but what the hell is wrong with the boy? Has he finally given up on us? Has he decided that he wants his move to Barca above all else and no longer has the heart to play through the pain for club as he did for country? If a player isn't there mentally then there's no point putting him on the pitch, no matter what his talent level is. If we start the match with a captain, nay a talisman, who is more focused on whether he'll pick up an injury or not than the match at hand, it bodes ill indeed.
Next up is the fact that we may be turning to Diaby to add muscle to our midfield for the match. Don't make me laugh, if we're turning to Abou to add muscle then we may as well ask Theo and Arshavin to be our aerial attack. Plagued by injury and always showing more talent on the training pitch than on matchday, Diaby is another one who's potential has never developed. Had he been English, not French, he'd been quietly sold a la Pennet and Bentley, a long time ago.
Martin Keown has come out saying something that all of us have known for a while, namely that Arshavin's defending and misplaced passes on the edge of our own box cause many a heart-ache for Arsenal. I'm too exasperated to continue with this as it's all been gone over before but Andrey has to learn that in the position he's been asked to play he needs to perform better defensively. 'Nuff said.
And the final ill omen before the match is that Chamakh is apparently suffering from exhaustion. The lad's done fantastically since the start of the season, especially with our other main strikers out for most of that period. Guess it's now put up or shut up time for the Danish self-trumpeter Bendter. Get out there and show your half as good as you think you are son!
Well that's enough for now, though the odds may seem against us, lets go and beat the Chavs! Be Champions!
The Afterthought.
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