Is this the season to be Jol-ly after all?
MULTIPLE choice. Worst celebration of the week?
A. The David Bentley leap: The ungrateful former Arsenal winger who mistakenly thought he was better than Robert Pires jumped up and down like an Asbo teen when Blackburn equalised on Sunday. Anybody would have thought Rovers had scored a wonder goal.
B. The Frank Lampard arm slide: Mr Fatty-boom-batty is becoming more and more repulsive. Rather than being embarrassed by the way Chelsea ‘won’ a penalty at Liverpool, he started yelling: “That’s Frank Lampard, that’s Frank Lampard,” to the travelling glory supporters behind the goal. We know who you are Frank. You’re the one who scores deflected goals and penalties for Chelsea and does fudge all for England.
C. The Martin Jol shrug: All smiles from the Tottenham manager on Tuesday night when he should have been telling the Spurs board where they could stick it. Saved from the sack because nobody wanted his job, Jol doesn’t deserve such harsh criticism. Anybody who can get Tottenham finishing fifth should be a hero down White Hart Lane.
Answers to the usual place.
CRISIS, what crisis? Oh yes, Jens Lehmann, of course! Now that’s a keeper who’s worth nine points a season. Unfortunately they won’t get you any closer to that elusive third spot.
It is pleasing to see that the post-Henry era are still labouring under the
curse of the B teams. A predictable “beating” from Blackburn highlighted Arsenal’s inability to deal with the “ugly” physical side of the game.
Back in north London, Derby manager Billy Davies has his own crisis, summarised by his statement: “We need a lot of new players, in every position.”
In his defence, Spurs are finally playing the football that’s been expected. With Tom Huddlestone splitting Derby apart at will and Wayne Routledge and Adel Taarabt looking genuinely encouraging, it’s good to see the Spurs youngsters can perform and excite at this level.
And with the return of our first-choice defence and messrs Lennon and Berbatov, Spurs look stronger than in previous seasons.
Consistency is Martin Jol’s next task, and Lehmann’s.
