If you wore a suit to one football match, it would be Arsenal v United
Apologies for the lack of a Villa report…
I only caught fleeting glimpses of the live action so didn’t and don’t feel qualified to go into it too deeply.
But I did feel…
Some of the pessimism seemed a little over the top. By my reckoning Villa is no easy place to go, particularly less than a month since we’d tonked them at our place. By my reckoning, Almunia made one decent but not unbelievable save and a cross got fortunately deflected onto the head of Stewart Downing and while he might have scored, it was a lot less easy than some reports would have you believe.
And going forward…
We may not have exactly pummelled their goal but we created two clear cut chances where we struck woodwork and that’s hardly to be sniffed at. You’re not going to have 20 shots at Villa Park.
What about Sol?
Sol Campbell will undoubtedly get done for pace more often nowadays. But Sol Campbell got done in a one-on-one while in his pomp when he was sent off on the first day of the Invincibles season against Everton. His addition looks a good one to me thus far.
What about other transfers?
I think a striker would be great before the window slams shut. But equally just as bringing in an Arshavin (is it already a year?) can boost the place, I imagine bringing in dross can serve to depress the players already there. So I understand how it’s a tough one for Arsene.
That “appalling insult”…
When I heard Martin O’Neill had accused Arsene of an “appalling insult” I’ll admit a small part of me wondered what he’d said now, in the way one might with an increasingly eccentric grandpa.
And then I read what he’d said. “Appalling insult” – seriously, get over yourself O’Neill. It’s becoming a bit of a sport in this country to take UNBEBLIEVABLE offence at anything Arsenal do. It’s like the players and managers have piggy backed onto the “Same old Arsenal” line that the fans trot out regardless of whether we’re the foulers or the fouled.
First we had the most ridiculous response from Bolton to Gallas’ tackle. I know people thought Owen Coyle only changed his mind to keep sweet on Wilshere, but I’d also like to think he realised how absurd he sounded. The funny thing is that he’s now painted Kevin Davies and Paul Robinson as right squealers by changing his mind.
But back to O’Neill. “Appalling insult”. Really? And whoever the hell Villa’s James Collins is, you can get over yourself too. Honestly, pathetic.
This weekend’s game…
Features two players bang on form. United will try to smother Cesc. It’s a crying shame Diaby won’t be fit to give them something else to worry about. For them, it’s all about Rooney. And it could be him v Sol.
It feels like a long time since they tussled in late 2004. Unlike nowadays where internet pressure has forced greater candour, those were days when pundits brushed English players diving gently under the carpet. The Guardian finds itself suitably mealy mouthed today, referring to that incident as:
“On that autumn day the crucial first goal had gone United’s way when Wayne Rooney hurled himself to the ground over Campbell’s challenge in the 73rd minute, winning a penalty converted by Ruud van Nistelrooy and earning the wrath of Wenger, who later accused him of diving.”
I can’t help feeling: “Wayne Rooney’s dive for a penalty brought an inglorious end to the longest unbeaten run in English football” is both more accurate and shorter.
Anyway, as you might have gathered, I’m still not over it.
Remember…
We won’t win the league in this of four games. We just need to avoid losing it. Coming off the Liverpool game a few points off is fine: of the top seven sides, I think only Liverpool and Spurs and us and Villa have played twice. There are a lot more points to be dropped.
And that…
Is about your lot for now. I can’t wait for Sunday. Us v them is a fixture unlike any other. If you were ever going to wear a suit to a football match, us v United would be it. I’ll try to update before Sunday.
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