All the papers are reporting about the “wild outburst of rage” exhibited by Lehmann at the end of the match. He threw the ball at Kevin Phillips, big deal. How about Phillips who, after being cautioned, stamped on Lehmann’s foot. No, no mention of that.
Date: December 2003
Spurs – Rival or Insignificant Also-Ran?
I don’t think we’ve ever had as many comments on any posting as the Spurs one below. 35 at last count.
Personally, I really don’t care about Spurs. It’s a no-win for us, so they can go down for all I care.
Reflections on the Southampton Game
Ed. note – Another solid entry here by the Afrikan-Gooner. He makes some very solid points and his line to start paragraph four made me laugh out loud…
I always try to come home early to watch Arsenal?s midweek games. Watching Arsenal play is a privilege and I say this not just because I?m a Gooner. It?s like watching poetry in motion, like they?re soccer?s equivalent of the X-Men, with the players are connected by a telepathic thread.
Arsenal vs. Southampton was a good game, but I really think Henry needs a striking partner. I took some heat the last time I called Bergkamp ?Arsenal?s Heskey?, meaning that he?s a striker who scores too little. He misses the sitters, but has The Touch and scores the Van Gogh goals. But I?m sure anyone who watched the game will agree that he should have netted the clear header in the 15th minute after excellent work by Henry.