Saturday, December 5, 2009
Dear Tony
Hello Tony
This is Arsene. I believe we may have met a couple of times last year.
Listen, we are playing your lot this weekend. Can you do moi a favour? I don'thave many tall players in my team and I would be really merci beaucoup if you could try and pass the ball on the ground alot more.
You know how the English like fair play. If they see you just put the ball in the air and win the knockdowns it won't be fair because we have no players who can compete.
Please, s'il vous plait. I don't want to have to bring back Phillipe Senderos for this game or my wife will not buy me any truffle.
Tell you what. if you do play the ball on the ground I will let you have Emmanuel Eboue for a knock down price.
Yours in fairness and sport
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal FC Manager
isawnothing@arsenal.co.uk
This is Arsene. I believe we may have met a couple of times last year.
Listen, we are playing your lot this weekend. Can you do moi a favour? I don'thave many tall players in my team and I would be really merci beaucoup if you could try and pass the ball on the ground alot more.
You know how the English like fair play. If they see you just put the ball in the air and win the knockdowns it won't be fair because we have no players who can compete.
Please, s'il vous plait. I don't want to have to bring back Phillipe Senderos for this game or my wife will not buy me any truffle.
Tell you what. if you do play the ball on the ground I will let you have Emmanuel Eboue for a knock down price.
Yours in fairness and sport
Arsene Wenger
Arsenal FC Manager
isawnothing@arsenal.co.uk
Friday, December 4, 2009
When a sheikh is not a shake
Remind me again of what Mark Hughes has won as a manager.
When he played for Manchester United he was a snide little shit. Lots of sly digs, taps on ankles, elbows. But 'cos he played for United it was acceptable. Indeed at that time United was filled with similar players like Moses, Robson and Whiteside.
Now he is a manager and woe betide any one he feels who is snubbing him in anyway.
Remember the time he said Cesc Fabregas had no respect? All the Spaniard had said was that Hughes had played for Barcelona, a club deeply engrained in his psyche, how come he could allow Balckburn Rovers to play like he did as a player.
Hughes went all pissy and got an apology. But Cesc showed balls. Respect has to be earnt and while Hughes may have been appreciated as he grew older there are still those of us who remember him as a player and will therefore accord him no respect at all.
His latest whine is that Arsene Wenger didn't shake his hand after City beat Arsenal 3-0 in the Carling Cup. Aah diddums Sparky you Welsh nobody.
Perhaps it's time you grew up and won a few medals rather than getting all mafiosi about respect.
When he played for Manchester United he was a snide little shit. Lots of sly digs, taps on ankles, elbows. But 'cos he played for United it was acceptable. Indeed at that time United was filled with similar players like Moses, Robson and Whiteside.
Now he is a manager and woe betide any one he feels who is snubbing him in anyway.
Remember the time he said Cesc Fabregas had no respect? All the Spaniard had said was that Hughes had played for Barcelona, a club deeply engrained in his psyche, how come he could allow Balckburn Rovers to play like he did as a player.
Hughes went all pissy and got an apology. But Cesc showed balls. Respect has to be earnt and while Hughes may have been appreciated as he grew older there are still those of us who remember him as a player and will therefore accord him no respect at all.
His latest whine is that Arsene Wenger didn't shake his hand after City beat Arsenal 3-0 in the Carling Cup. Aah diddums Sparky you Welsh nobody.
Perhaps it's time you grew up and won a few medals rather than getting all mafiosi about respect.
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