YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

There’s only one Samir Nasri

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• Arsene Wenger could leave Arsenal for PSG http://tinyurl.com/5tsa4o “… at the end of his current contract in 2011″ - from The Telegraph #
• http://tinyurl.com/48sb3e “A former army sergeant, Wenger’s friend [Charles] Villeneuve was a shock appointment as PSG president this week.” #
• http://tinyurl.com/48sb3e “[Michel] Moulin was appointed director of sport of PSG in April…claims Wenger is being lined up for the role.” #
• http://tinyurl.com/48sb3e “Sebastien Bazin - The managing director of Colony Capital who own 62.5 percent of PSG….met Wenger last summer” #
• http://tinyurl.com/4wvk76 “[Wenger] already established close links w/ PSG and played an influential role in their restructuring this week.” #
• England exclusive - US and FA both want David Beckham for world cup bids - Sunday Mirror http://tinyurl.com/4pb88c #

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A.C. MILAN: COMUNICATO UFFICIALE

05/05/2008

MILANO - L’A.C. Milan comunica di aver stipulato un contratto che legherà il calciatore francese Mathieu Flamini alla società rossonera dal 1′ luglio 2008 al 30 giugno 2012.

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If you don’t believe me - look at his body language. He’s been increasingly visibly upset in recent games as Arsenal’s Premier League season has unraveled, and once again in Liverpool as their Champions League campaign fizzled. Even before Adebayor’s supposed away-goal winner went in and especially after the Toure penalty on Babel, Wenger looked like he wanted to wrestle anyone in his immediate path. Why would he be behaving like this?

My only answer is that he knows this is his last year in North London. Even before this past off-season started, David Dien left the club. Dein was Wenger’s biggest supporter and the one that brought him to Arsenal 10+ years ago. And the ensuing few months were filled with wild speculation over takeovers from Stan Kroenke and Alisher Usmanov. And even though Wenger signed an extension earlier this season, one wonders that there isn’t an easily triggered out clause.

With many apparent openings in top European sides this summer (Madrid, Barcelona, the Milans, etc.) no doubt they’d love to have Wenger’s coaching talents and his beautiful free-flowing style of football. And without an uncertain transfer budget to worry about, he could build a team with the depth that he couldn’t afford at Arsenal.

Of course, I could be reading way too much into this. Maybe he was just upset that a 5 point lead in the Premiership evaporated just as soon as Eduardo’s broke his leg and now with the domestic cups gone and the European Cup run teetering, the only thing to look forward to was a slim chance of passing both Manchester United and Chelsea in the league.

But I don’t have a good feeling about this.

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He can win all the Scudettos he wants, but the club expects more. That’s why Mancini resigned:

Roberto Mancini has revealed he intends to quit Internazionale at the end of the season.

Speaking after Inter were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by Liverpool, Mancini told reporters of his desire to move on in the summer.

The former Italy international has been in charge at Giuseppe Meazza since 2004 and has enjoyed success at the helm.

Inter are on course for a third consecutive Serie A title this season, but it will not be enough to tempt Mancini into staying.

Insisting his decision was not a knee-jerk reaction to losing to Liverpool, Mancini confirmed he does not intend to fulfil his contract.

Aside from Zanetti, that team looked like they were in a crisis. Rumors of infighting showed on 2 chances in front of goal where Julio Cruz and Zlatan Ibrahimovi? attempted difficult shots instead of squaring to an unmarked man. Zlatan, again, not showing up in the big games and Mancini took forever to bring on his subs. You can see why Roma feel they can catch Inter in the league tables, only 8 points behind now.

You won’t stay at a glamour club for long without winning in Europe. It’s what Madridistas are used to and what has saved Rafa Benitez at Liverpool and Carlo Ancelotti at AC Milan. But now with Inter, Real Madrid, and AC Milan out of the last 8, and with Rikjaard’s time looking short, it appears there will be a bidding war for Jose Mourinho’s services. And if Avram Grant doesn’t win something this year, Mourinho’s old job could be vacant as well.

England’s Big 4 are in Europe’s Elite 8 but out of the FA Cup’s Final 4. With the foreigners outnumbering the Englishmen, that sounds about right, don’t you think?

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This picture says it all:

Arsenal’s players run toward their Manager Arsene Wenger (R) after the UEFA Champions League quarter-final match between AC Milan and Arsenal at San Siro Stadium in Milan on March 4,2008. Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas scored six minutes from time and Emmanuel Adebayor added an injury-time second to knock defending champions AC Milan out of the Champions League as Arsenal won 2-0 at the San Siro. AFP PHOTO DAMIEN MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images)

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… or Sensational Cesc

AC MILAN 0 ARSENAL 2

Nice knowing you, Ancelotti. Mr. Mourinho … check your messages!

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Funny take on the Eduardo jokes that those lovely visiting Villa fans put to song at the Emirates on Saturday:

What’s that sticking out of his sock,
Is it his ankle, is it his ankle

Eduardo Wwooooo
He had some silky skills,
Now he walks like heather mills wwooooo wwooooo

he used to run down the left
he used to run down the right
That boy Eduardo will run in circles for life

I’ll at least give them bonus points for the Heather Mills line (which is admittedly funny) and for doing this at Arsenal’s stadium. And I’ll give them further credit for getting ejected and starting a brawl outside the stadium. But what may be the best thing about this entire episode is that karma has an interesting way of coming around.

Moments after Villa’s fans did their stupid ass cheer in the first half, their own center-half Curtis Davies was stretchered off with a ruptured Achilles tendon following an innocuous-looking play.

Sounds about right.

Ooooh - that’s below average. And then they lost the 3 points at the very death. 3 points that would have gone a long way to sending them to Europe. And on Martin O’Neill’s birthday as well. Karma is real, folks.

Stay classy, Aston Villa.

Stay classy, indeed!

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