THIERRY HENRY is playing deeper for France now, I hear.
The new Zidane? I hope not. It's too soon for another headbutt.
France play Donadoni's Italy on Sky Sports 3 on Wednesday night and that should be a better game than Macedonia v England, which will be Steven Gerrard's 50th cap.
ROSICKY sparkled in the Czech's rather lucky 2-1 win over Wales at the weekend.The Czechs have a derby with Slovakia.
Noises from Dunga before tonight's Brazil-Wales game (BBC3) suggest he's been spending time with Arsene Wenger. Brazil usually train at Colney.
Dunga said, "I don't want to overwork players because they are not in the best physical condition having just started their domestic seasons. There are 22 players in the squad and I have to decide what players are best prepared. I want the backroom staff to be part of the team and I want input from them and the players when making my team selection.
"The medical staff know which players are physically prepared and which are not. This is why I want their input. I hope to send players back to their own clubs without injuries.
"I intend to give opportunities to all the new players but I have to see how they feel tomorrow (Tuesday). It was a tough game against Argentina and they got very excited, so I will have to make a final decision closer to this game."
My guess is Arsene has asked Dunga not to play Gilberto Silva for the whole game, or even asked him not to start Gilberto. Arsene needs him fresh for Middlesbrough on Saturday.
Gilberto Silva will tell Dunga he feels great and wants to play. You know that. And Arsene knows that better than anybody.
THERE IS NEVER A SILENCE from Chelsea, is there ?
After Mourinho called Makelele a slave, Chelsea have now issued a statement saying Gallas threatened to score an own goal if he was picked for them again.
They say he asked for £100,00 a week and turned down £70,000 a week and had "an illegal meeting with AC Milan."
Crikey! An illegal meeting like the one Ashley Cole had with Mourinho and Kenyon! Appalling disloyalty ! Where was the meeting? The Royal Park Hotel ?
It's all pretty horrible but Chelsea will implode soon.
There is no style there, no soul, their own fans were bored last season and giving up their season tickets to friends. It's just not fun for many of their fans.They've bought two titles but they've taken the sport out of football.
The oligarchs achieved the legal rape of a continent's mineral wealth and then Roman Abramovich came over here and took from us something we have had since 1888.
The mother of leagues started in 1888 and every year for the next 112 years we have talked about who will win the league.
The English always talk about the weather, the royal family, and who will win the league. Now we know who will win the league, so we don't talk about it any more.
Still, I'm sure this will be Mourinho's last season.
Overall, it's what you expect from a silent billionaire and a marketing bozo from Manchester. They're not hip and they have no sense of league and they will never have any class.
And that is the point William Gallas himself has made.
Gallas, talking at Clairefontaine yesterday, said, "I spent five years at Chelsea.In those five years, I always gave my best and I showed how honoured I was to be wearing the shirt. That means very, very little to Chelsea. Chelsea might have lots of money, but those new directors lack class."