All Quiet on the Barcelona Front

Shhhh...do you hear something? Mumblings in Spanish? No? Well, that would be because Barcelona have shut up after hearing Wenger's response to the Cesc question.

"We want to keep our best players, that is my huge determination." He also expects Cesc to have a great WC and to come back and have a great EPL season. If you read the whole quote from the article, I think he is telling Cesc that, not only is he staying, but he better have a great captain-like attitude to go with it. So once again, Barcelona have been told to back off. And apparently are considering David Silva in Cesc's stead. Consider away and please shut up your mouthpiece Xavi who insists on using the term "Barcelona DNA" everytime he opens his pie-hole. How incredibly tedious he is.

I watched the video from this interview. It took place in South Africa where Wenger will be a football commentator for France. He looks so much better than when he signed Chamakh. For one, he got his hair cut. He also is all smiles and back to his gentle joking self with the press. It's nice to see. Apparently after having come to a firm decision about Cesc and the official press release stating we are not selling, Arsene has had a chance to relax.

Okay then, the World Cup starts tomorrow and Saturday is the big game England Vs US. Apparetnly Rooney got himself into a spot of bother by arguing with the ref in a friendly the other day and got himself a yellow card. So, of course, the question is not only if Rooney can keep his temper under control but if teams are going to target that temper and try to get him into trouble. The US were asked that and responded, of course, in the negative. As you know from my previous post, I am officially rooting for the US and have to say I'm impressed with the lack of injuires on the squad so far. Now since I said that I'm sure Dempsey will end up with some sort of a severely ruptured thingamabobby.

And lastly, we are still being linked with Joe Cole. But I'm not sure that rumor is valid for two reasons. 1) Joe is listed on that STOOOOPID transfer link on the Arsenal website which means - according to the majority of bloggers out there- that it's not true and 2) Wenger stated he wanted all the transfer business done before the Cup. Ummm...Chamakh is it for now? Apparently Fulham is not letting go of goalkeeper Schwarzer, so back to the transfer drawing board.

I think that's it for now. Here's hoping that we continue sh-shooing Barfa and that Xavi disappears into a giant divot out on the pitch. Shouldn't be that hard considering his vertical impairment.

Have fun cheering for your favorite team and players...go Cup!