Couple of reactions to the draw today. Not surprisingly, Eduardo's is pretty prominent:
"I always had a feeling that Arsenal and Shakhtar would be drawn together in the same group. It will be fantastic for me to come back to a club I will always love and respect, to see all my old team-mates and to play again in front of the best fans in England."
"In my opinion, Arsenal and Shakhtar are the favourites to go through."
Yes, and thanks dude. As I said, he ain't an Adebayor, won't be running the length of the pitch to celebrate a goal in front of Arse fans (he might take a while, unfortunately), and even if he does score one, we'll just make sure we score another 3 or 4 in reply.
As usual, Wenger sums it up quite usefully:
"I am very confident of course and I am sure we will come out of it. But I don't think we have an easy group. We'll need to be on our toes."
It's confirmed. Le Squid's taking #18. Did anybody notice the "exclusive" pictures on the Arse website? Funny. Quite apparent that after signing for an "undisclosed" fee, on a "long-term" contract - talk about mysterious - he has taken his first Arsenal pictures at a similarly undisclosed location. Wonder if he found Dick Cheney while he was at it.
Anyway, my guess it's probably some shed next to some practice ground close to Blackburn. Welcome, mon ami. Don't let the drabness of Blackburn and its environs get you too down for now.
On the transfer-nonsense front, there's some news out there linking us to another Frenchman (gives it come credence, I suppose) goalie in Mickael Landreau of Lille. What I like about the story is not necessary the point that it may be based in fact - but that it raises the discinct possibility of us saying "screw you, and screw it" to Mark Hughes and Schwarzer.
Which is nice, but also scary. Cue Le Boss:
"I'm not ruling it out but at the moment I'm not in a position to sign anyone. At the moment, it is all dead."
Meaning...Almunia?
Turning somewhere else, some amusement from our bestest of friends in Emmanuel Adebayor.
Some time in the (very) recent past: "Arsene Wenger can never say that I wanted to leave," added Adebayor. "It was because Arsene didn't want me anymore."
Some time, like, now: "If I don't have a chance to play here, there will be a lot of chance to play somewhere else. If they [City] force you out then you always have to follow your destiny."
What is it with everyone? Always wanting you out? Poor poor boy.
Oh yeah. This of course:
“Arsenal have a lot of fans who are not fans. What is good is that the City fans truly love you."
Er, yeah. I'm sure they reeeallly do. So ain't you gonna, like, love them back? Stay the course? What a freak show.
But, I suppose given how Mark Hughes so understood his need for some lurve, the occasional TLC, warm after-game cuddles, he might do well to consider Fulham then. I hear they've got great, loving fans over at Craven Cottage.
Alright then, one week's been long enough. Till tomorrow. Early kick-off, thank god.
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