It was only just over a year ago that the Arsenal fans came to Anfield on the opening day of the 2010/2011 season. That day they spent most of the game singing “still got Cesc Fabregas”, “USA...USA” in reference to Liverpool’s perilous situation on and off the pitch and “Thursday nights, Channel Five”. What a difference a year can make. If Arsene Wenger thinks the whole world is against him already, just wait till Thursday if things go pear shaped in Udinese. I’ve said it before that I like Arsene Wenger but it’s hard to have too much sympathy with his current plight because it’s largely self inflicted. Arsenal’s centre is as soft as a crème egg and it’s all down to Wenger. Cesc Fabregas was one step away from the Nou Camp for years, Wenger knew it, I knew it, you knew it, random man in Outer Mongolia knew it, but Wenger’s wallet remains covered in cobwebs.
If Wenger wants to know the consequence of not replacing a midfielder as influencial as Fabregas he should look at how Liverpool went from 2nd to 7th in one season, two words, Xabi Alonso. Depressing times for Arsenal and that’s before they learnt that the referee for their trip to Old Trafford on Sunday will be Manchester United’s twelfth man, Howard Webb!
Following this weekend’s games I propose a showdown of sorts between Aaron Lennon and Theo Walcott. It can be an experiment to find out once and for all which of them is biggest pile of utter nothingness. I can’t imagine how frustrating it must be watching either of them get themselves into dangerous positions before they remember they have the brain of a gerbil and cross the ball to Joe Bloggs in Row J. The pair of them have got about as much end product as a broken production line. Ingurlish football is in safe hands when they future is this pair of pacey lumps of shite and the likes of Harry Redknapp and Roy Hodgson being touted as the next manager. Diabolical.
We’ve now had two rounds of Premier League fixtures and esteemed pundit Mark Lawrenson has managed to predict NO correct scores. I however, have now managed to predict three correct scorelines. And he gets paid for this? Jesus Christ.
Lawrenson Me
Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool
Aston Villa 2-0 Blackburn Aston Villa 1-1 Blackburn
Bolton 1-2 Man City Bolton 0-2 Man City
Chelsea 2-0 West Brom Chelsea 5-0 West Brom
Everton 2-0 QPR Everton 1-0 QPR
Man Utd 2-1 Tottenham Man United 4-0 Tottenham
Norwich 2-1 Stoke Norwich 1-1 Stoke
Sunderland 1-1 Newcastle Sunderland 2-0 Newcastle
Swansea 2-1 Wigan Swansea 0-1 Wigan
Wolves 2-1 Fulham Wolves 2-0 Fulham
After two rounds the score is Mark Lawrenson 10 – 15 Me. Surprise, surprise. Mark Lawrenson knows fuck all about football.
Philippe Senderos provided us with a chilling insight into what it is like playing against Joey Barton last night. He really is a disgusting animal............
