Euro Watch October 30th
Wenger: ‘I Am Angry’
Arsenal were five minutes away from a 4-2 victory and three home points this evening but Tottenham came back and stole a point. Arsene Wenger said he is angry with the manner in which his side capitulated.
Sure Arsenal can put up lavish performances but when push comes to shove against squads that are not afraid of the Arsenal mastic they lack winners to combat those teams. I keep waiting for all this young Arsenal promise to develop in games that mean something like this fierce North London derby and once again Arsenal have come up short. Arsenal can sure sell the sizzle, the steak however has been in short supply the last three years.
Fifa World Player Nominees Revealed
Fifa have today revealed the nominations for their World Player of the Year award.
Most readers of this site will already know who I feel should win. Below is the complete list.
Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal, Togo)
Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, Argentina)
Andrei Arshavin (Zenit St Petersburg, Russia)
Michael Ballack (Chelsea, Germany)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy)
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, Spain)
Deco (Chelsea, Portugal)
Didier Drogba (Chelsea, Ivory Coast)
Samuel Eto’o (Barcelona, Cameroon)
Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal, Spain)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool, England)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan, Sweden)
Andres Iniesta (Barcelona, Spain)
Kaka (AC Milan, Brazil)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea, England)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina)
Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich, France)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Portugal)
John Terry (Chelsea, England)
Fernando Torres (Liverpool, Spain)
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid, Holland)
David Villa (Valencia, Spain)
Xavi (Barcelona, Spain)
Timo Hildebrand breaks silence on Valencia frustations
Timo Hildebrand has broken his silence over his deteriorating situation at Valencia.
The Germany international goalkeeper said on his personal website: “The club has shown in recent weeks that they do not regard me useful for the team. Or rather, not up to anything.
Hildebrand stock sure has dropped in the last year. Once being considered the German number 1 in goal to now back up at Valencia. When the team is winning, a players request for playing time will fall on deaf ears.