Rearguard Gunners
‘IF sport is all about hitting your best form at the right time, then Arsenal epitomise the very best of it.
| All Gunners blazing |
Seemingly destined for an early Champions League bath a few weeks ago, the Gunners are now in the last 16 of the tournament.
Last night, the Guardian reports, Arsene Wengers team played with style and drive enough to see off the challenge of Lokomotiv Moscow.
The Gunners are now being offered at odds of 9-1 to win the Cup, with Manchester United at 5-1 and Chelsea at 11-2.
Chelseas chances of winning some silverware this term are looking brighter by the day.
And things are set to glimmer that bit more brightly if or, if the Guardian is to be believed, when Pavel Nedved arrives at the Bridge.
The Czech player may or may not make the move to London, but the story is that England coach Sven Goran Eriksson is being instrumental in wooing him.
Such a rumour can only add to the Sven saga, and to the pressure on the shoulders of Claudio Ranieri, the current boss at Chelsea, who would do well to get his CV out to all the major clubs – pronto.
He might even try Leeds United. The club are looking for a new boss and with a decent severance package from Roman Abramovich, Ranieri might even buy the Yorkshire club.
But hell have to move quickly since the Telegraph says Leeds only have until January 19 to find a buyer or descend into administration.
Bahrains Sheikh Abdul Mubarak al-Khalifa has yet to make a definite move and Allan Leighton, who quit his post as Leeds vice-chairman to table his own bid, is not saying much.
And all the while Leeds wait and their fans wonder if the club will be there tomorrow and, if it is, what it will look like.
At times like these, those fans might like to consider that worse things happen at sea. And they do. For instance, the Independent says that Mike Golding, competing single handed in the Defi Atlantique Race, might have hit a whale.
His boat, the open 60 Ecover, now has damage to its bow, a fact that has not helped him close the 31 miles he lags behind the race leader, Vincent Rious.
Thats a long way. But, as any Leeds fan will tell you, its nothing compared to the gap that opened up between Leeds now and Leeds as they were…’
Posted: 11th, December 2003 | In: Back pages Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
