What made the Spanish Waiter run out like that?
on March 21, 2011 at 10:31 amI’ve been pondering this since saturday. What on earth made Almunia run out like that? Has he forgotten that his job is to stand between the sticks and stop goals?
In credit to him, he was reasonably quick over the ground but he should never have been there in the first place. With a defender covering (whose confidence is already low) why would you go out and effectively rugby tackle your own player out of the way to let the opposition striker get free? Other than winning a bet of course…or a large envelope full of cash.
It was a daft decision and one without any grounds that I can see. If Odemwingie got past Squillaci which is perhaps a reasonable chance on this occasion then surely making yourself big and cutting down the angle is far better than a rush of blood like that?
We all knew Almungo was an idiot. Conclusive proof isn’t hard to find. I would just like to ask him what made him do it.
In other news, its the international break now. A chance for our players to return to fitness and return to our side in the run in. We need them and we need them match-fit asap. We will need many big performances to win this league now and after Saturday, I’m worried. Not that we will score goals, because we can always score, but defensively we are more nervous than a banana at chimpanzee feeding time.
Lets hope the likes of Song and Cesc are fit to return for the next fixture, their presence is certainly required.
WG
I think Almunia needs counselling.
I think he needs a right kicking personally! That kind of thing doesn’t even belong on a sunday league pitch.
I’m just so disappointed, but the fight-back was good and if we had 5 more mins of extra time we’d have scored the winner.
WG.
Dickto my mate, you have got it all wrong! Try counseling a GIT, and you will get a DIMWIT out of him. Consistently, this guy has shown his imbecilic trait, but the manager continues to keep faith with him.
I posted a comment on another website cautioning the manager not to go into the game against the Albion with Almunia in post. The result is there for all to see. Gradually, i am beginning to think that the manager too has lost the plot to win the premier league.
In Wenger’s defence, Almungo was a hero against Barcelona. He’s capable of brilliance, but also capable of being a complete arse.
Its a horrific crisis to be in, out of our first team goalkeepers of which we have three in Sczcesny, Fabianski and Almungo two are injured so, like Chelski a few years back we are left with the calamity ridden Almungo, in the same way they were left with Hilario.
Naturally, in a anywhere near perfect world for us, we’d have all of them fit.
Unfortunately the injury fairy has struck and we’re left with this clown and I guess beggars can’t be choosers in our situation. Its just bloody frustrating!
WG