October 17, 2005
What won't happen this week
Monday:
In light of the recent qualification for the World Cup
by England, manager Sven-Goran Eriksson was asked about
the possible tactical changes he may use for the World
Cup. Displaying a rare tactical acumen, the Swede replied,
“Well, there are several options open to us, 3-6-2,
4-5-2, 4-4-3, all of these we can try, and we will try
one of them against Armenia in the friendly in December.”
Eriksson stormed out of the interview when it was pointed
out that the friendly was against Argentina, and that
a team was only allowed 11 players on a pitch.
Tuesday:
The FA, in a move to defend Eriksson, have once again
stood behind their man. An official from the FA was
quoted, “Sven is the man for us, he will be with
us for the next two years until the World Cup is over,
then we will review the situation.” Maybe this
man was the accountant responsible for giving Eriksson
his contract?
Wednesday:
Previewing Chelsea’s game in the Champions League
against Real Betis, Jose (Moses) Mourinho admitted that
he would not be happy with his team unless they went
out and attacked Betis. “It is time for us to
let our attackers loose, we shall be striving to score
a goal in the first two minutes of the game, and then
in a positive manner we shall finish the game 1-0. You
cannot say I am wrong, you will see… I am special.”
Over in Germany, Bayern Munich were coming to terms
with the possibility that Michael Ballack would be leaving
to join Manchester United. A club spokesman said, “No
way is he going to Manchester. Why go there? The beer
is rubbish. No, we are confident if Michael goes anywhere,
it will be to Belgium; they have hundreds of beers there.”
Thursday:
What do you know, Mourinho was right!
Friday:
El Presidente David Beckham was said to be delighted
that manager Victoria Beckham had asked to be known
as El Manager. “It just proves to me that we have
settled into Spanish life very quickly. You now cannot
doubt our grasp of the language. We aim to be fully
integrated into Spain within the next 30 years.”
Beckham added, “It has not been easy for me to
be called ‘El Presidente.’ I struggled a
little to understand what it meant at first, but my
agent told me it meant I could ask myself for more money,
so we are now talking about a new contract.”
Mick Priest, UK Correspondent, 90:00™
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