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I am Neo
I wish Morpheus was at the Emirates stadium when Michael Laudrup’s super stylish Swansea side took on the apparently super-stylish Arsenal. The reason is that I believe the football scouts at Swansea are sharper than the Oracle when it comes to spotting some real talent. That is why they found Michu, the guy who should actually have screwed Trinity, instead of that numb nut who couldn’t even bend a spoon – forget a football. Such was the Spaniard’s composure and calmness while scoring Swansea’s second, he would’ve dodged bullets and still placed the shot neatly into the bottom right corner. And all this while saying “I am Neo, amigo”.
The Ageless Wonders
Guess who was Shahid Afridi’s junior during his short 32-year stint at school? The answer can be found holding a Nigerian passport with a blank D.O.B. column and goes by the name Obafemi Martins. The man has been in his late-twenties since the beginning of the Premier League. Sir Alex was in his college then. And there he was, yet again, edging closer to his 30s as always at Levante, Spain. But thankfully for the very bored grim reaper, I think age is finally catching up with him. Why? Because he picked up a hamstring injury and needed to be stretchered off at half time. “So?” you might ask. Well, what if I told you the injury was caused by the referee’s half time whistle? 😀
Edge of the Couch
Almost 12 weeks and 33 minutes. Yes, that is how long it took for the magic of football to drag the couch hooligan to the edge of his throne (the coucj to the ordinary man). The stage was the Madejski stadium. The occasion was Reading vs Manchester United. And it wasn’t the excitement alone that moved the hooligan. It was to check if the RVPs, the Rooneys and the Kanus were real people and not tiny people attached to metal rods. To check if there were two overweight guys holding beer glasses standing on either side, sweating profusely. To check if it was indeed football that he was watching, and not foosball. 4-3 in under 33 minutes. Somebody please do some explaining before the hooligan decides to streak in protest.
Bad Strategy
When Aston Villa poached Paul Lambert from Norwich, they had only one thing in mind. It was to get their team to play the way Lambert got his Canaries playing last season. Same was the case with Rodgers and Liverpool. In doing so, they seemed to have missed out on one tiny detail – the team. So, while Norwich are still playing magnificently without Lambert and Swansea flying without Rodgers, Liverpool and Villa still struggling to find some rhythm of their own. Here is lesson for you big spenders – next time you are out splashing cash, you might as well buy their teams too.
Rafa benitez
The Couch Hooligan is taking bets on Rafa Benitez and his tenure at Chelsea. A certain Russian has upped the stakes by throwing in a couple of oil fields on Benitez leaving before Christmas. That one is from Santa, for making the lovely Hammers look like the Barcelona youth team.
FYI, this article made its first appearance on http://www.fansonstands.com.
