Some thoughts...

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Arsenal Exodus?



I would now like to take the time to shed computer tears for the loss of Thierry Henry. When I heard that he was leaving, it was synonomous with a good swift kick in the marbles. Now I hear Wenger and Fabregas might be leaving too. What am I going to do now? How am I supposed to win any games in Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 with my only attacking option being Adebayor?

Seriously though, Henry has been my favorite player for a good while now and it's a very sad day for each and every Arsenal fan. Let's just hope they can go out and get Obafemi Martins, Carlos Tevez (even though he looks like he was in a Beat It video knife fight), Fernando Torres, Nicolas Anelka, or Michael Owen (although I hear he once broke a bone while covered in bubble wrap in an empty room). I don't know if Arsenal wants to throw the funds out after building the Emirates, but if you don't do it now, you're probably going to lose Wenger next year. And that my friends, is depressing.

Copa America


Get me out of here!

Thought I should let everyone know that the Live Footy link on the right of the blog provides all of the Copa America games through live streams if you're interested. In Virginia, we are unfortunate not to have GolTV or Telemundo, so we won't be able to see the games on TV. As much as it will suck, I will do my best to catch some of the games on my computer (that I sometimes compare to a Commodore 64) and report back to you if I see anyone pull a Benny Gold Cup. I find this highly unlikely with the squad that Bradley put together for this tourney. It's more likely that Lionel Messi will rainbow the ball over 3 US players heads, and then bike it from half field over Brad "I have no neck" Guzan.

Tonight's games:

Uruguay v. Peru at 6:05 EST
Venezuela v. Bolivia at 8:50 EST

Tony Sanneh and Mr. Monotone, Reunited?


Bruce Arena: Resurrecting mummified players since 1998.

Did you see that the Red Bulls traded Todd Dunivant for Kevin Goldthwaite? I was reading on Soccer by Ives (http://njmg.typepad.com/sbi/2007/06/red-bulls-trade.html) that the Red Bulls paid a lot of Dunivant's salary, so it was essentially a straight up trade. Then, he goes on to say that the Most Monotone Man on Earth is trying to pick up Tony Sanneh. Are you serious? What voodoo priestess is going to resurrect that guy? He'll be stiffer than the mummy from Monster Squad (Mummy stole my Twinkie!). Seriously, that cannot be a good move. Meanwhile, Mo Johnston is starting to look like the greatest manager in the world. He's like that guy that knows what baseball cards are good and then trades an 8-year old kid a 1990 David Justice for a Nolan Ryan rookie card. Yes, I'm comparing Bruce Arena to the 8-year old kid. Yes, he coached our National Team. Yes, he is the most monotone man alive.

Alright, time to nap. It's been real.

- Brad