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Arsenal were great (against nine men)
 ANOTHER
night struggling to beat West Brom for Spurs, another night
beating one of Europe’s best teams for Arsenal. And another
night watching the Champions League on TV for Chelsea. Who would
have thought it? It turns out you don’t need to spend £400
million on new players, play boring-to-watch long balls, moan
loads, handle the ball and dive around a lot to do well in the
Champions League.
 You
just need to play like Arsenal. The Gunners showed the way it’s
meant to be done against Juventus – or Grimsby in disguise
as people are already calling Vieira’s new team –
on Tuesday.
Only the silliest Tottenham fans, most jealous Chelsea supporters
and that simpleton West Ham manager Alan Pardew will deny Arsenal
have been outstanding in Europe. Instead of offering congratulations,
Pardew, who has won nothing, says that Arsenal should be fielding
more English players.
If only – if only – Arsenal hadn’t have lost
out in those tense bidding wars for Bobby Zamora, Matt Etherington
and Paul Konchesky. Then
they might have scored three.
 WELL that
settles that then. Arsenal aren’t pants this season because
Patrick Vieira left. They’d be rubbish with him judging
by the way he let bandy legged pensioner Pires nick the ball
off him on Tuesday.
 I’d
hate to take anything away from the fact that Arsenal impressively
beat a team of nine who had played just a couple of days before
while they had enjoyed a lovely rest after their rain dance
at Portsmouth.
But to be honest, Paddy and his new team Notts County, sorry
the Old Lady of Juventus, look in dire need of a couple of Sanatogen
and a rejuvenating Saga holiday.
In fact, I’ve seen my Gran and her bingo chums pass biscuits
around the room with more zip than Vieira and his no-name buddies
passed the ball at Highbury.
“A sports car taking on a saloon car,” bleated Clive
Tyldesley as Henry ran past the likes of that wally with the
pony tail.
More like a go-cart taking on a Noddy car if you ask me.
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Mr Osley, there you go again having a go at my team Chelsea,
(Crow, March 23). How bad your memory must be about your beloved
Arsenal.They react to defeat with such grace do they? Well let’s
face it, they have had enough practice this season!
What you would give to be in Chelsea’s position in the
Premiership and the FA Cup – still what is a 25 point gap
in points between such great friends?
Joan Hardy
Eversholt Street
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