I think Arsenal will beat Fulham.
But I know Chelsea will destroy Wigan.
The brilliant Roy Hodgson will rest Bobby Zamora and some other players. Damien Duff is injured
Any manager would do the same. If it’s the first European Final in Fulham’s 131-year history, the club’s biggest game EVER, you definitely do it.
That leaves Van Persie and Arshavin with a chance to end the season on a winning note. A chance to score and grab headlines. The Fulham players will not be going for every 50-50 ball.
Clint Dempsey will not be throwing himself into tackles. He wants to run out onto the Hamburg pitch as the first US footballer to ever play in a European Final.
Yes, Arsenal are without Bendtner, Song and Rosicky. But they should win. I’m sure they’ll win.
I hate it when Arsenal play feebly and lose, when Almunia or Flapianski perform like clowns. I get so many phone calls from angry/disgusted Gooners. Not to mention all the emails. That is horrible for me and I’m sick of it.
Bacary Sagna says it’s all about hunger and passion, not about spending megamoney on star players.
Trouble is, Cesc Fabregas knows Arsenal don’t have that hunger.
That’s why, before the Blackburn game, Fabregas urged his teammates to remember what shirt they were wearing.
When I read that comment from Fabregas, I wondered whether he would be in the dressing room at Ewood Park, urging his men on. Making them look him in the eye.
Arsenal need backbone. And their backbone has been Gallas, Vermaelen and Fabregas.
You MUST have spinal players.
Without spinal players, there is no point in putting your boots on.
Right now, they only have Sol Campbell.
Sol will be ecstatic that Bobby Zamora is not playing.
Other news?
Joe Cole, an Islington boy, wants to join Spurs.