Arsenal Musings

Alrightey, then...it's early in the wee hours, the caffeine is beginning to work its way through the bloodstream. Let's look at the tea leaves...

Arsenal avoided the shock 8-0 upset at Slavia Prague and advance to the knockout stage of the Champions League.

Manchester United also advanced with a 4-0 drubbing of Dynamo Kiev. Midfielder Owen Hargreaves was pleased with the victory, though he did describe it as a cricket match, and the opposing players as striped dromedaries with large purple noses.  Team physicians are still trying to determine what drugs he is using...

Gilberto continues to deny being rift-wise with Wenger and continues to toe the consummate professional line.

The Professor will not be a future England man.

"If I'm England manager and I play France, what national anthem do I sing?"

Very good point. Did this situation every come up with SGE?

Wenger
again defended his use of foreign players and criticised FIFA proposals
which would restrict the number of foreign players a team would be able
to field, an idea that drew support from Sir Alex Ferguson.

"I find them utter rubbish," Wenger continued. "I think that sport is just because it rewards the best.

"You could be my son but if you're not good enough then you don't play at Arsenal.

Hear hear! And another point is that the EPL is not a domestic league. Sorry, chaps. It's an International brand. When you've got Yanks like me watching EPL matches, it's not because you've got the best British players. It's because you've got the best players in the world.