Following on from the Beanigate EXCLUSIVE in the Daily Mail, I can reveal the specifics of the seismic incident.
Adebayor did indeed turn up for a team meeting wearing a beanie hat, one bearing the legend “I’m Grieving” marked out in blood diamonds.
AVB asked Ade to remove it, a row ensued, and the Togoan told André, that he would only remove the hat if he could have another 2 months off to grieve the loss of a D&G sock that went missing that week.
The altercation became so heated that it was reported that one player was distracted from playing Angry Birds, and another, who did not wish to be named, removed his Beats headphones as “all hell broke loose”, and Ade told the worst Spurs manager ever, that his beard made him look like a bi-curious pirate.
Tomorrow, the truth behind Keith Burkinshaw’s unchecked rage when Ricky Villa left used teabag in the club kitchen sink.
The Arse in the FA Cup and the footballing firmament is awash with rumour that Tim will be giving some of the youngsters a run out. This is an intelligent move, as the disproportionate adoration thrown at the development players will undoubtedly distract from any negatives in the scoreline.
I’m being mean I know, but with a full week before we face the mighty Crystal Palace, I’m struggling to reason the need to play anything less than a full strength side against a team who’ve been at the top of the table for weeks, and appear to still be in resolutely cracking form.
Our back four picks itself, as does the strike pairing of Ade and Soldado. But the moment we start trying to compose something lucid in the middle, it just gets messy.
Lamela being out is a pig, even though he’s hardly set the world on fire so far. Sandro and Paulinho’s ongoing battle with particularly writhing cases of gout, leave a gun muzzle gently rested against out head. Mousa plus one, or Kapow! and Bentaleb, with Eriksen and Azza blud making up the four ball?
The Arse have Ozil and Giroud both subject to late fitness tests. Giroud is down as having a generic “illness” and Marty Feldman has a “shoulder injury” – I’m reading as confirmation that both will play.
The pragmatist in me says that the focus really ought to be upon the league. And having progressed so far in the Europa, it would be daft to throw the towel in on that, at this stage.
Perhaps if we were to field a team designed to beat Arsenal, we’d have more faith in ourselves generally. The injury list is surreal right now, but if we can resist adding further to it, we really ought begin to feel the benefit of the returning players throughout January. Why rotate now, when this will occur naturally in the second half of this month?
My fear for tonight is we will field the same side – or near as dammit – that faced Manchester United. If that’s the case, there are two teams in the league that would be perfectly equipped to tickle our tummies in the midfield. Chelsea and Arsenal.
Fix bayonets, and give each man a Capstan.
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