Same again please, lads
Add comment January 20th, 2010
So it’s Bolton again tonight. Win by two goals or more and we’ll end the evening top of the Premier League. True, Chelsea will have a game in hand on us, but the psychological boost of sitting at the top of the tree will be massive. Hopefully it will instill in the players a firm belief that this title really is there to be won.
I can understand Arsene being pleased that players are returning from injury, but I hope he was joking when he said:
“We are not close to signing anybody at the moment and we are so focused on the game that we forget a little bit to speak about transfers.”
Does that mean that when Nicklas Bendtner suffers a recurrence of his groin injury, and then the transfer window slams shut, Arsene will just go, “Oh, sorry lads, I was concentrating on the game”? I hope not. Isn’t that legions of scouts and Ivan Gazidis and Ken Friar are for?
Sigh. It’s looking increasingly like the chequebook is not only closed but burning in the hands of maniacally laughing Peter Hill-Wood. Our one signing thus far, the sprightly Sol Campbell, could make his (re)debut at the weekend as we take on Stoke in the FA Cup.
I think the Bolton side we face today will be a little better than the one we had at the weekend, who seemed a little timid, particularly in the first half. On the other hand, we’re at home this time, which should give us a massive advantage.
There is a degree of pressure on the players tonight. It’ll be interesting to see how they cope with the weight of expectation.
