Pretty Boring

Nothing much happening in the run-up to tonight's game with Hull. The only thing worth noting, I suppose, is what Hull manager Phil Brown (who the F???) had to say about the Kevin Davies tackle:

"...there was nothing wrong with it. If you allow Arsenal to dictate that tackle goes out of the game, then we are finished. We have got that tackle on our side - they have got the technical side of the game on their side. If they are allowed to express that technical side without tackling, without physical contact, we might as well not turn up.”

Yes, strictly, there was nothing wrong with it. But the point is that particularly because of the nature of the tackle, the difference between nothing wrong and a broken leg is a milli-second. If teams think that it is worth that milli-second to risk a fellow professional's career, then they can F off, these half rate "physical" sides. I suppose if that's all you've got, then that's all you've got. Pathetic.

All in all, this could be a tricky tie. Hull will probably dig a moat around the box, stick their 10 outfield players behind the ball, throw in the occasional arrow, battle axe and machete and break a few legs. Considering that they've made the most tackles in the league so far (1,245,598), I hope we bring out chain mail, shields and gauntlets along with the shin pads.

So let's put this down to a 2-0 win. What we really need is an early goal - then let's see what these half rate losers do.

Denilson has come out and said all sorts of nice, optimistic things - and it really is nice to see the boy getting some confidence. From the odd Carling Cup goal, to a handful of impressive starts and goals is really something.

“I am very happy with what I’ve been doing on the pitch. It has been a great start for me and for the team. As games go by, I get more confident."

May he make a certain Mathieu Flamini nothing but a fleeting, not-so-pleasant figment of a distant past. Let's see what he makes of the Milan derby on Sunday.

A little side note as penultimate point. Champions League final in 2011 looks to be headed to Wembley. This is of some personal interest to the Arsewiper. Suppose with finals coming up before that in Milan and Madrid, there should be a good chance of the Arsewiper being at at least one in the near future. Muwahahahaha!!