The World According to Gael Clichy

There's a super interview with Clichy out. Well worth a read, but I'll extract the best bits here:


"Everything in our team feels totally different this time and I cannot explain why. You could say this is because certain players left, but it feels like we are much more of a united squad once again. Everyone knows we had problems in our dressing room last season, there is no point in denying this. We are in a high profile job and every argument we have is uncovered and spoken about in the newspapers."


Right on. Interesting is how he used the term "once again". Wonder which point in the past he's used as reference. The Invincibles? Perhaps. We do know the team has never been the same since the last FA Cup victory in May 2005. I know a certain Togo international signed for us in January of 2006, but it's probably just a statistical coincidence.


Elsewhere, TV says some nice things as well, in a sign that all is hunky dory for now.


As for what happened Wednesday night, well. First, Man U were lucky, Chelski crap, and AC Milan...well, AC Milan. How they have fallen. I mean, to lose at home once in a while is fine. But, to FC Zurich? A Swiss team? Swiss. Let me say it again. SWISS! How can anyone lose at home to a Swiss team - apart from a Swiss team? This was the same Swiss team that LOST 5-2 at home to Madrid. All I can say is, maybe it's time Matt Flamster called it a day and headed back over to the Emirates. Methinks you'd have more fun over here, Matt. (Maybe it's Mat, since his Mathieu does only have one "t").

Final stupidity for the day: For all his great footballing skill, Xavi shows us yet another trick up his sleeve. The rare ability to talk out of his anal sphincter. Makes yet another stupid plea to be able to play with Cesc. If you reeeeeally want to come to the Emirates, I think we'd consider it. Why not. But if Cesc wants to hop over to the Camp Nou one day, fine. He'll do it. But I think he's man enough to decide when. As for you Xavi, may you be cursed to end your playnig days under Sven at Notts County (after doing the usual Arse-Pompey-Notts County tour).

Later then.