GUNNERS GAINING

Gunners r gainin in every way..almost all their players save flamini,diaby and Hleb r playin the wc finals and tis experience would stand them in good stead when they return..Arsene Wenger mus b wonderin y on earth did he confine van persie to the bench 4 much of the champ league and latter part of epl tis season..Van persie gets into good positions quickly,has great skills and pace , his raspin free-kick against CIV speaks volume of his talent and proves his hittin the bar last week in one of the friendlies is not one-off...Wenger sure has the best eye among contemporary european coaches to quickly spot talents..While most managers r contented wid ropin in established stars..Wenger likes to mould potentials into star..Certainly Henry was no star when he was signed from Juventus in '99 and remember it was wenger who transformed him from a winger(a position he donned in France'98) into a striker..Rosicky will no doubt comfortably step into pires's shoes in central mid-field,he has been regular wid Dortmund capped more than 150 times hence has a wealth of experience behind him but his goal scorin record there has been not all tat impressive..He has peaked at the right moment and will b lookin to make amends when arsenal kick off their season at Emirates stadium.. Arsenal r truly a globalised team now wat wid players spread across diff parts of the globe this means Gooners hav the luxury of relatin to and support any side they wish say France,Germany, Brazil,Spain,Holland,Ivory Coast, Togo,Switzerland,Sweden , England and Czech now...The current team has some excellent talent in the makin lehmann has already made a name for himself edgin out Kahn as Germany's numero uno keeper.. Senderos Toure,Eboue r now among the very best defenders in the world..wid fabregas ,van persie and Rosicky in the mid-field and the precocious walcott aptly guided by Henry and Ljunberg upfront should make for a dominant force to reckon with and it'll b no surprise if they go all the way next season and a Epl or a champ league title looks very much achievable.

MIT- a la BEST

"He can't kick a ball with his left foot,cant head caant dribble apart from tat he is ok"-were the words of BEST on beckham..now tat it is councellin time ppl keep askin me about MIT from where i hail and these words come to my mind immediately "No infrastructure,substandard hostels and absurd culturals apart it is ok"..now beckham def has some talent and MIT has its advantages..but certainly beckham enjoys a reputation tat is far greater than wat he merits and MIT's case is no different..

Caught in the middle of English channel?!

As the d-day beckons nearer and nearer,am faced in tis dilemma of my own which is routin whom at the WC.Traditionally my support has always been wid the les bleus which still has not waned with their performances..Though am not sort of a vacillating kind..4 the last coupla yrs watchin english players from close quarters has brought them even closer to my heart..this sudden change has even surprised me since not long ago i remember clearly cheerin the french all the way in 2-1 win over the English inspired by zizou heroics in the dyin moments of Euro '04 game.., i must say though am followin the intl friendlies of both nations with equal fervour only an encounter between the two at some stage of the finals will settle beyond doubt who has the edge coz i ll be forced to take sides..currently though it looks as if am caught in a storm in the middle of English Channel in a boat tat can sail either way as it subsides and things become apparent again (def its not goin to capsize!!)
The signs r ominous as regards italian football,a cloud of controversy is hangin over ready to explode once the WC ends ,FIFA and UEFA hav no doubt wid intentions of savin the tournament decided to keep a low profile of the issue tat threatens to rock very structure of the game..for long the chiefs of italian clubs hav been accused of buyin and threatenin referees,fixin matches and each time they've been brought under the scanner they ve come out unscathed one such recent houdini act bein staged by Juventus in the light of the drug allegation tat had such prominent names as del piero involved..u can as well equate the italian heads to modern mafia dons..the recent fixing charges only highlights their flagrant turpitude...if finally some justice and fair-play mark the UEFA hearin that has hitherto been absent then the 3 leadin clubs of italy in milan,inter and juventus may well b relegated and a quick procession of stars leavin will b inevitable .. i suspect the move of shevchenko to chelsea has more to it than a mere 'lookin for challenge' remark..its only the tip of the iceberg tat has been revealed and we r likely to see and hear more in the followin months..it doesn't augur well for the future of football at all.