Hello ArseAmers, I?m here in not so sunny Lisbon, Portugal. Tomorrow is the final draw for Euro 2004. I’ll be speaking with media from all over Europe today and I will be sure to ask the English ones all about Arsenal.
Big game game against Fulham this weekend. With the race this close all games are important. I’ll be interested to see what happens between Chelsea and Man United. We’re rooting for a draw, right?
Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.
Sunday is a big day in the Premiership with Chelsea hosting ManU and Arsenal hosting Fulham. Since ManU or Chelsea or both will drop points it’s an opportunity for Arsenal to extend their lead at the top of the table.
We’re still without Lauren for this one so Cygan will probably play again but this shouldn’t be a problem given his good performances in the last 2 games.
More of a concern is the possibility that Henry will not play. He got a slight injury in the Inter game and was about to be substituted just before he scored his second goal. The news is that Wenger may decide to rest him rather than risk a more serious injury. If this happens then since Wiltord is injured maybe Aliadiere will play alongside Bergkamp.
The Fulham of season 2001-02 had all the pieces to go to Europe and qualified for the InterToto Cup. The Fulham of 2002-03 had the same pieces but were either uninspirable or lost faith in manager Tigana’s approach. Tigana quit and Chris Coleman, a former Fulham player, became manager. Coleman is the youngest manager in the Premiership and had no managerial experience. So would the Fulham of 2003-04 respond to an unproven manager? So far the answer is a resounding, Yes!