Mourning Arsenal and Manchester United

Training.

It's been a long couple of weeks. Big brother is visiting from across the pond. Trying to show him the high life in Valencia. Get wrapped up in Paella, Cerveza, and Bailando. It´s been a good couple of weeks.

Showed him Gaelic football but a week ago. Duck to water he was. I´m still trying to get the basics down. Fist to ball, not ball to fist.

Keep repeating the mantra.

Head to the pitch on Sunday with the lads. 12 - 2, then back to mine to watch the Arse on the High Def with Spanish commentary. 23 degrees in January? Couldn´t be a better day could it?

Poor form.

Paul pukes as we train away. Four weeks in a row that is. Fair play son. 32 and still going strong. I show the sport to some of my Colombian friends. They´re making the same mistakes as me.

They have an excuse... I don´t.

Fist to ball, not ball to fist. Keep repeating the mantra.

Into the cars we pop. Siesta and a shower, don the kit. Clichy 22 or Van Persie 11. Neither? Nah... Both.

Kick off.

I´m alone. The other crusaders are making runs for beer and fags. Shhhmokes not blokes. Andrew wasn´t coming to watch.

30 minutes gone. 2 - 0 down.

Clichy, Nasri, Denilson, and Almunia are all to blame.

Balls probably going in anyway? I prefer to make them score with Bacary´s help than let my own goalie just fist the ball into the net. Ball to fist, not fist to ball in this case, soldier.

Denilson doesn´t run. Rooney does. Rooney scores.

Fair play Arsenal. 3 - 1 Stoke, 0 - 0 Villa, 0 - ? United.... Title hopes withering.

Takes me a day for the hurt to set in. Too giddy and endorphinized to realize we´ve just let in three goals again against a Big fish at the Grove... We´re floundering. Save us Ariel—with your harmonic voice and luscious tailfin.

Speaking in prose has helped sooth my anger. Verm, Gallas, Song, and Sagna are the only ones who can pat themselves in a triangular manner on each other´s upper backs. Sad really. Let in three goals, and your four best players are "defenders".

Cesc didn´t hit stride. Nasri failed to impress again. Rosicky was tame. Arshavin, motivated but 5'6" and selfish.

Denilson was pathetic, Clichy... I want my 17.50 for putting your name on my top back. And how bad was Denilson?!

Almunia. New Silvestre?

Idea!

Put Silvestre in goals. This team needs a more aquatic theme.

See ya later Arsenal fans! Here's to a more Ariel Aerial approach to our next game.

That's right I'm talking to you Nicky B. Time to shine Denmark.

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