Bassong urgently needs to learn how to flirt
1 comment March 10th, 2009
Newcastle’s French defender Sebastien Bassong has revealed he is “interested in” a move to Arsenal. Thanks for the scoop, Sebastien. I suppose that what we’ll have to do now is sit back and wait to see if that interest becomes formalised. Perhaps eventually he’ll declare that he’s made an official offer of himself to the club – one that we simply can’t refuse. Or perhaps he’ll stay at Newcastle, be relegated, and fade into obscurity. Who can say.
Honestly, this kind of talk from players astounds me. Imagine if in my current place of work I walked around wearing a sandwich board declaring my “interest” in working for a competitor. Not only would I infuriate my current bosses, but I imaging that competitor might find themself asking some questions too. And that’s without even mentioning how stupid I’d look.
It’s just trying too hard. It’s too keen. It’s like sending multiple texts without reply to someone you fancy. Or having too much gel in your hair. It is often said of footballers that they’re “flirting” with clubs. Bassong isn’t flirting – he’s standing on a street corner with his trousers round his ankles screaming “Come and get me boys!”
He needs to up his game. And, remarkably for a Newcastle defender, I don’t neccessariy mean on the pitch.
Perhaps he could learn a little from Emmanuel Adebayor, who is not only a player in the footballing sense, juggling (or so he claims) the affections of both Barcelona and Milan. The fact our squad now contains Arshavin, Eduardo, and Walcott places Adebayor’s first-team place under the greatest level of threat since Thierry Henry left the club. At some point in the next seven days I’ll be putting a piece together on Ade’s potential departure. Needless to say, at the moment it looks an increasingly real possibility.
Roma preview tomorrow.
