Someone help me out here. I thought us Brits were fond of a good, old-fashioned ‘have-a-go hero’. You know the story; 85 year-old granny with two new hips fights off thugs using hatpin and shopping trolley, that type of thing?
Well, now I’m baffled. In Cardiff this weekend, our team of elder statesmen [...]
- by Jonathan Dyer · Permalink · 3154 views · 27 comments
- Tagged: Arjen Robben, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Chelsea, Claude Makelele, Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gary Lewin, John Terry, Jon Obi Mikel, Jose Mourinho, Kolo Toure, Lassana Diarra, League Cup, Michael Ballack, Petr Cech
Match reports
The Times, Matt Dickinson: “John Terry was concussed, the rest of us were just stunned by a Carling Cup final yesterday that, if it is the last showpiece match at the Millennium Stadium, will not be quickly forgotten. While the Chelsea captain needed reviving, everyone else required calming down.”
The Independent, Glenn Moore: “The [...]
- by Nick Benfield · Permalink · 3924 views · 26 comments
- Tagged: Andriy Shevchenko, Arjen Robben, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Cesc Fabregas, Chelsea, Claude Makelele, Claudio Ranieri, Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Adebayor, Emmanuel Eboue, Frank Lampard, Gary Lewin, John Terry, Jon Obi Mikel, Jose Mourinho, Kolo Toure, Lassana Diarra, League Cup, Michael Ballack, Michael Essien, Petr Cech, Ricardo Carvalho, Roman Abramovich, Wayne Bridge