Arsenal Kills Slavia

Arsenal 7 - Slavia Prague 0. Ouch. I wish this one had been on TV, that's for sure. The highlights were awesome. Gunners slicing through the Slavia midfield and backline like hot knives through a very soft butter. This was apparently the largest margin of victory ever in the CL.

Afterwards, the Slavia Prague coach changed the defense's nickname to Old Rugs to commemorate and how badly and repeatedly they were beaten by the Gunners. He also indicated that the team would be considering giving up football after this match, perhaps taking up golf or table tennis.

Hey, this weekend's Liverpool-Arsenal match is on TV. Clash of the 2 unbeaten clubs. This is going to be an awesome match to watch.

The Professor says more to come from this squad. Me likey. The football I've seen so far has almost made me want to run away to England.

"Two months ago I was 'crazy' not to buy players and we were not even rated in
(England's) top seven," said Wenger.

Ok, Arsene. I'm sorry about what I said earlier about the squad. Let up already. You are the master and I am a lowly know-nothing fan.

Young Gunner Theo Walcott has been playing brilliantly of late. Two goals last night! One, he deemed a "Thierry Henry finish," and seeing the highlight, I have to agree. It certainly looks like Theo studied Thierry's game. Good for us! The Professor, of course, tips Theo for England. If the Lions weren't such a mess, I'd agree. However, I'm not certain McClaren would know what to do with Theo. Then again, it may just be England. Look at Sven Goran-Erikkson. Turns out behind the appearance of imbecility while coaching Englad, the dude is a freakin' football genius. Man City are a real football club! And SGE may be Manager of the Year (not! It's going to be Wenger).

Everything rosy for Arsenal? No. There's Jens Lehmann - someone let him off his leash and a reporter found him.

"But I think - and this is directed towards my dear coach - that you should
not humiliate players for too long. I am an Arsenal player and I will not
just fade away quietly."

"I am convinced I will soon be playing again. Almunia hasn't shown that he can
win us matches just yet. I have been through this situation once and know how
the other keeper is situated mentally. I can't imagine he will handle this.

Calling out his coach and his teammate. What's the German word for bitch? I think Lehmann is a talented goalie, but the asterisk has always been his temperament. Add another asterisk for lack of class. Yes, he's a better keeper than Almunia, but with words like this it makes it harder to put the German back in charge of the sticks. Lehmann might want to consult Gilberto for guidance in how to ride out time on the bench with some class.

In other Coach-Goalkeeper conflicts, US Women's Coach Greg Ryan is rightfully shown the door. He only lost one game in 3 years in charge. However, that game was a coaching meltdown that revealed that the previous 49 games reflected a talented team, not coaching skill. Keeper Hope Solo probably should've kept her mouth shut, but everyone knows she was right. Coach had to go. I doubt US Soccer will bring in a good coach. They have repeatedly shown themselves to be perhaps the most clueless soccer federation in the world.

Fabianski or someone else will be keeper next season.