If UpForGrabsNow aspired to originality, then today would be all about Ryan Giggs.
It would be original in the sense that it would be an Arsenal blog about a man who plays for our detested foe. But it would be original mainly because nobody, absolutely nobody, is making the point that Ryan Giggs is having a good season. I find it unbelievable.
Oh no, hang on. There’s this. And, erm, this. In fact, it’s pretty much impossible to click on a website, turn on a telly or open a newspaper without finding some eyebrow-preening ex-professional noisily pointing out that Ryan Giggs is a good player as if this incredibly talented bloke had somehow been overlooked for the last 20 years and as if the journalist’s groundbreaking discovery comes tragically too late for poor anonymous Giggsy to ever really make a go of this professional football shenanigan.
I mean, it’s not like he’s won much during the last 20 years at Man Utd,is it?
What annoys me is that sports journalists get paid to do this. Surely they’re meant to watch sport and come up with original insights about it, right? They’re meant to have a knowledge about the game which transcends the humble understanding of the common man, you or I, we swarthy flat-capped North Bank sorts. Aren’t they?
I want to read an article about the hidden genius of Helder Postiga during his time at Tottenham, about how the young man justified his exorbitant transfer fee with a string of lung-busting performances and should never have been sold. It might be bollocks, but at least it’s contentious and thought-provoking.
Put it another way: who’s going to seriously oppose the claim that Giggs is good? Admittedly, there were large sections of Utd’s idiotic, infantile crowd who were screaming for Giggs and Scholes to retire last season while Arsenal were on top, but then presumably those supporters can’t read and are only in football for the nice shiny brands.
So, in the spirit of innovation and controversy, here are my thoughts on the Sunderland game today:
We should win. Sunderland aren’t very good.
Hopefully Arshavin will play. He is Russian.
Hopefully Eboue will not play. He is not as good at football as Arshavin. Or me.
Hopefully Vela will play a bit too. He is a bit like Eduardo, who unfortunately can’t play because his leg is sore.
Hopefully we will win. This is my opinion because I support Arsenal.
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