Euroballs First Blood Part 2 Everybody Kung Fu....

By Andy Strouthous
October 26 2004

I must be psychic, I said I was feeling jaded about Europe and all the hype that goes with it before the Rosenborg match. I feel even more jaded now, no it was not the result. Win all the home games and draw all the aways and we will be all right.

No its the bloody hype and constant rubbish quotes that's pissing me off: We are too timid, we were reckless, we are going to storm Europe, no we are going to win ugly. We have attacked too hard, we don't defend enough. We didn't attack enough and defended too much, all these completely contradictory quotes are attributed to Arsenal players and manager. As to which ones they actually said your guess is as good as mine.

Now its kung fu fighting on the Coach and Edu off to Man U, mind you if old red noses' scouts were watching him for the first 70 minutes I would cancel that house purchase in Cheshire if I was him.

Its the press as usual trying to set the agenda, probably aided by a few agents wanting to get a good deal for their client - thus the Edu stories.

Some of the team were not at their best, but it has to be remembered that Pires was playing off an injury, and Edu is barely match fit after the Copa America.
Apparently the boss believes the team was not adventurous enough, fine, I would have liked to have seen Wenger be more adventurous and put Van Persie on earlier. You can't make an impact in 10 minutes.

TOMORROW ON ARSENAL PLUS
FULL FOOTAGE OF THE BIG FIGHT
WENGER ANNOUNCES THE WINNER