Back to Cardiff, Pennant can't come
It has been some time since my last blog. I have been very busy at work lately. Now I'm looking forward to a couple of days off.
Blackburn will be a challenge
So we are back at the Millennium Stadium and the old grumpy numbskull in Manchester is of the opinion that Arsenal are the ones who decides the venues for the semifinals. He just had to open his mouth about something, didn't he.
Thierry Henry isn't playing. That leaves us with Bergkamp providing something for Reyes up front. I'm sure they can rise to the occasion, but it would have been more comfortable with Henry in the team. He can win a game out of nothing in a fraction of a second. Playing Blackburn will be a physical encounter, and Bergkamp nor Reyes have the best of attributes when things get too rough. I'm a bit cautious about this game. Blackburn are a decent team and they will put up a formidable fight for a place in the final. They also have a joker in my fellow countryman Morten Gamst Pedersen who has been instrumental in their revival lately.
Sol Campbell will have to wait for his comeback from injury. He probably will be back to handle Didier Drogba at the Bridge. Big Phil Senderos have been a revelation in Sol's absence and I have no doubt that he will have another good game in Cardiff. Another clean sheet, please!
Jermaine Pennant
Poor boy. He still haven't got a clue, has he. There's not much more to say really. I can only make Arseblog's words my own:
"Now, maybe I'm being forgetful but Pennant was on at least his second chance at Arsenal when he decided to drive somebody else's car at 4am while he was over the limit. As for him not being picked because he was English that's just a handy soundbite from a bitter player to give an ever-eager press. If he really thinks that's the case then how does he explain Ashley Cole? Cole, until recently, stayed out of trouble, didn't get involved in rape cases, didn't drive while drunk and get his licence taken away, didn't break curfews when on international duty, didn't turn up late for training, didn't go out to nightclubs when he shouldn't have and as a consequence forged himself a very nice career. Pennant, on the other hand, did all the things Cole didn't, still can't accept any responsibility for them and chooses to blame somebody else and now he's playing for Birmingham. Let that be a lesson to all young footballers."
Well said.
Blackburn will be a challenge
So we are back at the Millennium Stadium and the old grumpy numbskull in Manchester is of the opinion that Arsenal are the ones who decides the venues for the semifinals. He just had to open his mouth about something, didn't he.
Thierry Henry isn't playing. That leaves us with Bergkamp providing something for Reyes up front. I'm sure they can rise to the occasion, but it would have been more comfortable with Henry in the team. He can win a game out of nothing in a fraction of a second. Playing Blackburn will be a physical encounter, and Bergkamp nor Reyes have the best of attributes when things get too rough. I'm a bit cautious about this game. Blackburn are a decent team and they will put up a formidable fight for a place in the final. They also have a joker in my fellow countryman Morten Gamst Pedersen who has been instrumental in their revival lately.
Sol Campbell will have to wait for his comeback from injury. He probably will be back to handle Didier Drogba at the Bridge. Big Phil Senderos have been a revelation in Sol's absence and I have no doubt that he will have another good game in Cardiff. Another clean sheet, please!
Jermaine Pennant
Poor boy. He still haven't got a clue, has he. There's not much more to say really. I can only make Arseblog's words my own:
"Now, maybe I'm being forgetful but Pennant was on at least his second chance at Arsenal when he decided to drive somebody else's car at 4am while he was over the limit. As for him not being picked because he was English that's just a handy soundbite from a bitter player to give an ever-eager press. If he really thinks that's the case then how does he explain Ashley Cole? Cole, until recently, stayed out of trouble, didn't get involved in rape cases, didn't drive while drunk and get his licence taken away, didn't break curfews when on international duty, didn't turn up late for training, didn't go out to nightclubs when he shouldn't have and as a consequence forged himself a very nice career. Pennant, on the other hand, did all the things Cole didn't, still can't accept any responsibility for them and chooses to blame somebody else and now he's playing for Birmingham. Let that be a lesson to all young footballers."
Well said.
posted by Norwegian Gooner at 00:51
