Arsenal head into this evening’s Champions League tie with Porto seeking to overturn a 2-1 deficit without talismanic captain Cesc Fabregas. The Spaniard has been pivotal to everything good Arsene Wenger’s side has done this season and his presence will be sorely missed. Can Arsenal retain a cutting edge without him?
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Manchester United has always had a star or two in the starting XI. In the Premier League era they have been people such as Eric Cantona, Andy Cole, Ryan Giggs, Dwight Yorke, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Ronaldo. All of them have attracted the headlines in the front and rear of the nation’s tabloids newspapers. Yet perhaps none of these players, Giggs excepted, have been as consistent and loyal as Paul Scholes.
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A little over three months until the World Cup gets underway and you would be forgiven for thinking England’s preparations are in meltdown. This is exactly the sort of build up to a tournament that Fabio Capello had designs on stamping out when he commenced his tenure as England manager. Ironically, England’s strictest manager for years now finds himself facing a daily debacle in the weeks preceding the competition, as his stars fight tabloid rumours, injury and poor form.
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England’s 3-1 defeat of Egypt last night will have given Fabio Capello plenty of food for thought as he tries to finalise his 23-man World Cup squad. Whilst it was not the most eloquent performance of the Italian’s tenure, particularly in the first half, some players probably did enough to book their place on the plane, whilst some failed to seize their opportunity to impress.
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England’s preparations for this summer’s World Cup begin this week when they host Egypt in a friendly at Wembley. Fabio Capello only has a few warm-up games to prepare for England’s opening group C fixture against Slovenia on June 23, and this week’s friendly will provide an opportunity for England’s stars to cement their places in the starting line-up for that match.
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The criticism that has been made of Wayne Bridge’s decision to turn his back on his country has been both appalling and ill-conceived. He has been put in a position that is, thankfully, very unfamiliar to most and it is not for anyone else to judge Bridge as a ‘wimp’ or a ‘traitor’.
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When Chelsea and Manchester City came face-to-face on Saturday at Stamford Bridge, few would have expected Roberto Mancini’s side to walk off with all three points. Form suggested that Chelsea would extend their lead at the top of the table, and dent Manchester City’s chances of finishing in the top four in the process.
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