Football Has Gone Mad. Poor Old Ebbsfleet FC.

It was a good win. But Reading were poor. They were ultra defensive and wanted to score from set pieces, after all, last season they attacked us and lost 4-1. This time round Coppell wanted to defend for a draw or a lucky win. Last season they would have got away with it, but not this season. Why? Because this season Arsenal can beat teams who put a bus in front of their goal, we have learned how to vary our tactics depending on the oppositions tactics. Reading were always going to lose last night from the first minute.

Adebayor had chances, and he hit the post after 3 minutes. Adebayor needs confidence; he needs RVP back. I said this in an earlier article, and I will say it again; Adebayor and RVP are like shampoo and conditioner, one without the other is not as effective.

RVP and Addy have built up an immense understanding together, they know when to move for each other and where to lay the ball off for each other. Now RVP is injured, Adebayor is under pressure and has to work harder as he is the only striker in a 4-5-1. Adebayor is better in a 4-4-2 with Van Persie alongside him attacking. When Robin comes back from injury, Adebayor will score a brace in Robins first game back.

On another note, I got a phone call this morning at 10.30am while I was on the 297 bus heading to Broadway:

Mike: ‘You’ll never guess what’
Me: ‘Suprise me…’
Mike: ‘That stupid idea they called myfootballclub, well they’ve just taken over a conference team’
Me: ‘You being serious?’
Mike: ‘Yeah. Some team called Ebbsfleet apparently, what’s your view on it?’
Me: ‘Read my article I will write on my site in an hour or so, I need read up about it, I’ll catch you later’

This is a ridiculous idea. Let’s not kid ourselves, the only reason a conference team has let a website take over them is because conference teams are financially depressed more than ever at the moment. They need marketing attraction and if that means selling to a website and their names splashed all over the headlines because of it, then be it. 

When they ‘vote’ to buy a player then surely the whole world will know which player they are going to buy as all they have to do is check the website and see who’s winning the votes. Thus the team they are buying the player off can just bump the price up. This is one flaw out of hundreds of other flaws in this comical idea.

“Members will have a vote on transfers as well as player selection and all major decisions”

So you appoint a manager but then tell him who he can and can’t have in his team? Now where have I heard of that before? Yes Martin Jol and Mourinho springs to mind.

Back to reality, Wenger has come out and said he ‘might’ buy a player in January. So it didn’t suprise me to see the idiots writing in the papers or even on forums debate on who the player is. Wenger’s words were:

“I don’t think I will get anybody in but if I get one opportunity in one area then I will not neglect it.”

Wenger will not buy anyone, he said it himself. All he said was that if a world class player came at a cheap price, he will take a look. Which is stating the obvious. Wenger will sell in January, he will sell Jens. He will not buy. I can put my house on it. Why disrupt the team by bringing in further competition? Midfield is packed. When Robin comes back our attacking options will be packed. We have Djourou out on loan who has been performing excellently at Birmingham so our defense is not an issue. That leaves the keeper. But Wenger likes Almunia and already has the next Cech, Fabianski, ready to take over from Almunia.

Thus, January will come and go without many major changes. Jens will be sold, but as I said, this is not a major change. Why? Because Almunia is keeping him out of the first team at the moment therefore Jens’ status at Arsenal is irrelevant. It’s harsh I know, but the truth hurts.

Ramin