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And the winner is...Luka Modric!!! The Madrid play maker punctuates
what has been a duopoly (since 2008) between two of the world most glamourous footballers in
Messi & CR7. Take nothing away from him though, he totally deserved the
accolade he got as ‘‘The Best’’ for the year 2017/18. Now Messi and Ronaldo
still managed to be the topic of the night even though they didn’t win or weren’t
present. Their absence was a court of controversy, with some footballing stalwarts
stating their refusal to show up was disrespectful…. well, I may be inclined to
agree. Here’s why, if they were to be the recipient of the
award, they probably would have shown up. I am particularly surprised at Messi’s turn down,
but hey who knows? The question I am inclined to ask is, will this be the end of the longest dominance of these awards by these two or do we still have one
last hooraaa from either of Mes10 or CR7? Honorable mention to Marta who won the award for female category.
Now let's quickly get to back to things Arsenal. The Everton game was more tetchy/nervy than it should have been, against the ropes we were in the first half but we played poorly to get a win. 3 points and finallt a clean sheet....whats not to like, more work to do obviously.
The Carabao cup comes
to the fore this Wednesday as the gunners welcome Brentford to the Emirates.
Emery says the competition is very important as it gives players chances for
minutes and gain confidence with more game time. This is a trophy we never won
under Wenger and I haven’t seen the gunners win since becoming a gunner! Its by
no means coveted like the league or as sentimentally glamorous like the FA cup
but…a trophy is a trophy and any silverware is a always welcome.
Brentford wouldn’t be a pushover, similar to us they currently sit
7th on the championship log with 4W 3D 2 L from 9 games this season.
I remember we also played them during the pre-season exchanges, did the gunners learn anything between then and
now? I expect the squad players to take note of all these as drilled into them
by the coach. Emery has whole sale changes to make to the team for this match, let’s
hope he is able to drill them in to focus, while they also push themselves to
give their absolute best individually and collectively. I expect experienced players
like Elneny Welbeck and Litchsteiner to guide the younger lads. I would
particularly be interested in seeing Emile Rowe Smith, hearing a lot of goo
things about him….is he the real deal or the new Jeff, or Zelalem? Let’s see
how it goes, one thing is for sure though…. we can’t afford to do a Man United
who crashed out of the competition to Lampard’s derby county on Tuesday via penalties.
Something is wrong at Old-Trafford, that’s what’s being whispered (Pogba,
Alexis, The Mouhriho 3rd Season syndrome) time will tell.
Whatever team we put out, lets hope they can get the job done. My
predicted line-up will look like this:
Lastly before we go, in the true spirit of sportsmanship we wanna celebrate
Golf legend Tiger woods for getting himself back into golfing contention by his
recent 2018 PGA Tour win, what a comeback!! It’s a reminder that you and I that we only fail when we choose not to get back up! That’s
it from us…...do enjoy the game wherever you are.
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