English Football: A Glint of Hope Could Emerge on the 'Morrow

Another late one today it is. I was in a workshop all day, and that pretty much drained the energy out of every sinew. I'll run through all the happenings today, at breakneck speed!

It's probably the last big game of the season for us tomorrow as we travel to Old Trafford to take on Manure in their backyard. We showed quite a bit of heart in the Champions League second leg against Liverpool.

If some of that could be replicated tomorrow, we just might be able to throw our hat back in the ring for the contenders for the Prem, but that's quite a big if.

I have to hand it to Arsene. Despite all the disappointments in recent weeks he has always said the right stuff , and backed his team when the world turned their back on the team.

He knows what he's got here, he knows what he's doing, and he will back it to the hilt, devil may care. He has made his share of mistakes on the way, but who hasn't? We all hope that it will come good for us someday. Arsene said ahead of the game tomorrow-

"When you are a winner you continue to fight when others give up, and that's what we want to do."

"We have a big game on Sunday now and we want to focus on that. I think we have gained a lot of respect for the quality of our game. Now we can gain a lot of respect for the quality of our behaviour on Sunday, show how much we are winners and respond in a very strong way."

He's right the manner of the loss, (if it does occur of course) will show the true spirit and underbelly of the squad. It's not beyond us to get the result tomorrow, and we know it. Morale is not at its highest, but we do have a knack of delivering when are backs are to the wall.

Wenger continued saying-

"I can't understand people who say the team's season is over. Why is it over? We are not too far behind. It depends on what happens on Sunday - if we win then we can win the title and that's what it's important to focus on."

"What is at stake on Sunday is the work of a whole year as long as we go there and don't believe then it is over. But do you really think that we will go to Manchester United thinking that our season is over? That would be ridiculous. We have worked so hard since the first day of the season. We will fight until the last second of the Premier League."

I'm guilty as well of thinking that the season is pretty much 'over' for us. I think we are a bit behind the top two in quality. So thats where I'm coming from. But my belief could drastically change if we destroy them tomorrow.

Now onto other news, John Terry says that we are lacking an 'English backbone'.

"You need an English backbone," he said. "one with that force, that togetherness, that pulling together. That's what the English players have. It's why Arsenal might come up short in the run-in."

Well what else could you expect from him? Moving on, The Geriatric is expecting a Gunner backlash tomorrow, read it here.

We are linked with a Brazilian goalkeeper who currently plays at PSV, more on that here. David Dein thinks we need foreign investment to bolster our team. Well that's an insight if I ever saw one! We all know the motive behind his statements. Who the heck does he take us for? Hleb has once again been linked to inter, and you will have to read it here.

And thats all I could put together today. Man U it is tomorrow, 16.00 UK time and 21.30 India time. It's live in Asia on the ESPN Ster network. It should be a humdinger. More as usual tomorrow.

Ciao!