Cesc – reading between the lines is pointless
So finally our captain has said something, and although to my mind it stops short of being all I had hoped for, at least it is honest.
I had hoped in my delusion that he was going to say that he had been prevented from saying it like it is because his family had been held captive by the Barca Mafioso. But now they had been released he could let the world know that Arsenal is the only club he will ever play for. Sadly he didn’t say that.
What he said was that if it had all panned out, ie Barca had offered something sensible, then he would only have had to come back to London to clear his locker, or something. Clearly Barca think only in terms of what they want to pay and were never going to be serious after spending all the money they found down the back of the corporate sofa on Villa.
He also said that he understood the situation Arsenal were in and accepted that we didn’t have to sell him. Seems pretty generous since it was his signature on the lengthy contract extension which put us in such a strong position in the first place. But what it does say is that he is a realist, and I don’t think that’s ready anything into it. It’s a position maybe some Gooners could do with adopting.
So in the end the statement is about as good as we were going to get. It didn’t insult us by saying there was nothing in it, no-one would have believed that. And for those with an goldfish sized memory, it is entirely consistent with what he said quite a while back, that there are only two clubs he is interested in playing for. Fortunately ours is one, unfortunately we now know what the other is capable of.
It is interesting in the same way that witnessing someone walk into a hard object is interesting, that so much can be gleaned by reading between the lines by some. Seemingly it confirms Arsène has done a deal with Barca, that Cesc should be sold because his heart is not in it, and that Area 51 does exist and what’s more it’s where ‘Arry was found wondering around twitching without any memory. OK, I made that last one up but you may get my point?
All this supposition is just the fevered imaginings of people who want to be seen to know more than others and as a consequence will berate anyone who does not have their troubled perspective on life. To these people I say, please get help, there are marvellous drugs and effective therapy available these days. I find myself particularly troubled by those who don’t support Arsenal posting as if they did, and accusing Cesc of being a traitor, using all sorts of naughty words to boot. They obviously do not support Arsenal as otherwise they would recall Cesc playing with a broken leg last season. Lordy what a traitorous act! Before you spout such insulting opinions, ask yourself this. What have you done recently that would benefit the club you claim to support as much as that?
One thing today that did raise a little titter was the Spuds yet again not able to chart their course through the Champions League without reference to us. Aparently they will go further in the competition than we do. What it must be to have such a sense of inferiority that their achivements have to be measured against us all the time. Sad.
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