I’m struggling to raise my game now.
The football season has fizzled out.
All the key players are injured. Rooney, Torres and Fabregas are all crocked.
Teams are knackered and can’t produce a performance any more.
Real Madrid could not produce a performance. At home to Barcelona, they lost the first half 1-0. And then they lost the second half 1-0. The clasico was a fast, rough game with a foul every two minutes and the visitors won with goals by Messi and Pedro
Manchester United went to Blackburn with Berbatov and Macheda. No Park, no movement, no momentum and a 0-0 scoreline that gives Arsenal a good chance of finishing second.
Spurs went to Wembley and lost 2-0 to Portsmouth on a pitch that’s so bad that Chelsea and Portsmouth should play the FA Cup Final at the Emirates. And England v Brazil should be at the Emirates too.
That semi-final showed how one-dimensional Harry Redknapp is. It was mostly a long ball up to Peter Crouch. Defoe did not look fit.
Ball-winner Palacios, their most energetic player, is suspended for the Arsenal game. Kranjcar is injured. Do I think Luka Modric will be a major threat to Arsenal? Not really.
The big threat is Gareth Bale, who is fast, passes very well and crosses accurately. Therefore play Eboue and Sagna against Bale, and use Walcott and Van Persie from the bench.
Can Spurs produce a performance against Arsenal? They look stale and demoralised and they still haven’t got Aaron Lennon back.
Maybe it will be Ledley King against Bendtner.
Is it so surprising that since Wenger stopped playing Bendtner on the right wing, he’s scored a few goals?
I’ve heard a few things lately.
I hear Gallas is out of the World Cup.
Martin O’Neill wanted Robbie Keane in January and was told Villa couldn’t afford him. They tried to put £2m down and pay instalments but Keane went on loan to Celtic.