Owen, Please Come Down

Arsenal tilts against Slavia Prague in Pragueland tomorrow. Can they avoid giving up 7 goals? Probably.
Arsene Wenger referred to the home side of the match-up as a complete display of football. I'll have to agree with the Professor. I don't know what else you could call it - an ass-kicking for enormous proportions? Doesn't sound quite as Wengeresque.

This just in, Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has refused to reveal what hallucinegenics he used to inspire his post-match analysis of the weekend game with Arsenal. Nor, did the Canucklehead reveal what his defensive strategy was in slacking off William Gallas to allow room for the Gunnerman to score the equalizer. Perhaps he was too busy dominating to play defense?

Meanwhile, Arsene issued his weekly shout-out to young Gunner Theo Walcott, who is continuing to improve, will one day cause defenders to commit suicide, and other positive things. I'm all for boosting up the young buck, but Arsene, every week with this? Can't you kick his ass one week, just for fun? Is his temperament that fragile?

And the bossman is going to keep riding the Almunia Train, despite a creaky performance against the demons of Manchester. Of course, I only saw highlights, so Almunia's mistakes were perhaps, emphasized out of proportion to his entire game. But...his action on the last goal was pretty bad...Almost made me forget how irritating the whining of Der Lemon can be...

While the Manchester United-Arsenal tilt did not produce a KO, it did perhaps give use the referee "decision of the season" in  AR Darren Cann's spot of the last Arsenal goal.

"It is nice to talk about positives in such a match that is so high profile.

"It's all right seeing it in slow motion, but seeing it at normal speed it's a phenomenal spot.

"He has got in the perfect position and made the right judgement, it's tremendous."

I'll have to agree, and not just because it was a goal to my side. That's not an easy spot to make and the Cann was in the right place - just where he should be - and did not hesitate in signaling the goal. Afterwards, Manchester United midfielder described the AR as a four-legged "giraffe-like creature with pink polka dots." Team trainers are still trying to bring him down...