… that Aston Villa’s captain Martin Laursen will be out injured for 2 months.
True, this isn’t as exciting as the story where we pretend to have scooped everyone else about the Russian fella while in fact slavishly quoting from the Daily Mail’s risible attempt at journalism.
But Laursen’s injury could be even more important.
“What?” I hear you cry. “What on earth could be more important than our signing or not signing a Strigiformic (owlish) winger who I once saw on the telly? He even scored a goal! I mean, it’s been all over the papers and blogs and everything? What could possibly be more significant than that?”
To which I would coolly reply, Champions League football next season, that’s what. I’m hoping today’s news signals a change in Villa’s (so far very good) fortunes this season.
Both clubs are now skipperless. Sure, you can argue that with Knight, Davies and Cuellar still competing for places in their central defence, their squad is rather better prepared for their captain’s lay-off than our midfield is to compensate adequately for Cesc’s absence, and you’d be right, but Laursen’s lay-off is certainly good news for Arsenal.
I don’t mean to sound morbid, or like some sort of hideous Villa-obsessed twitcher, and of course it’s never nice to see footballers getting injured, especially when they’re on top form, as Laursen is. But over a season the way these things parcel themselves out around the different teams in a league can prove critical, and often has for Arsenal in the past.
Pre-Cardiff Wengerisms:
Denilson is a really good player who doesn’t get enough credit from the media. He sure doesn’t, Arsene, though I think even some Gooners of the more Le Grumble persuasion are beginning to see what a talent he is. Of course, on UpForGrabsNow, you won’t find anybody agreeing with media hype (or the lack of it).
Man Utd have got it easy. ‘Twas ever thus.
If we sign that Russian fella, good. If not, also good. Agreed(ish). This is not going to be among the many blogs hurling its toys out of its pram and demanding a shirt-presentation ceremony or seven to save our season. Unlike Grabber, I think Arshavin would be an outstanding signing, especially if it means Eboue can return to buttock-snogging the bench on a regular basis.
On balance, I’d say “If we sign that Russian fella, great! If not, not quite as great admittedly but still no cause for infantile hair-tearing web-based sulking.
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