Firing Blanks

Without Drogba and Kezman, our striking options are indeed limited. We had no choice but to play Gudjohnson solo upfront. Against a 10-man Everton side, we were running riot in their half and unleashing more shots at Nigel Martyn than a trigger-happy AK47-totting terrorist. However no one could put the ball into the back of the net and most of the efforts were painfully wide. Duff has scored many goals, but he cannot shoot the ball like a striker. Tiago launched 3 of his 4 efforts sky-high like a rugby player. Lampard was seriously off-target and not his usual self. Perhaps he lacks practice as he has been playing very deeply inside our own half for several games already. Makelele’s shooting is wayward and playing a defensive midfield role ensures he doesn’t have many chances at goal. So the bulk of the responsibility lies with Gudjohnson and Cole who could provide a decent strike which is on target at the very least. Our only free-scoring midfielder Robben is out, so the next best option would be Smertin and a below-par Lampard.

Against 10 men, we should be at least 1-0 up before half time. It was disappointing not to have scored more but ultimately the 3 points are in the bag and a break from the domestic league is a welcomed relief. Drogba and Kezman must get fit for the next 3 vital matches for the other 3 trophies else if our misfiring midfielders do not buck up and Gudjohnson still plays the lone striker role, we could suffer a major setback in our chase for all 4 titles due to the lack of fire power up front. Also Forssell should get back to fitness asap too as he can feature in the FA Cup in the later stages as well to boost our striking options.

Last but of course not least, to add to my 3 cents worth of post-match gripes, I would like to talk about James Beattie. It was a blatant head butt on Gallas but he says that he is as innocent as Michael Jackson. Even his Moyes does not want to cover his ass because it was a straight red-card offence. Moyes knows it, Mourinho knows it, the world knows it, but he claims he was running with his head down, and for what? Inspecting his mini floppy dick for herpes from the previous night’s orgy with 2 gay midgets and 1 German Shepard? Or counting the hair on his balls to check on his own puberty progress? The Rock says: Ban the jabroni for 3 matches with a huge fine.. and Everton should fine him 4 weeks wages to put him in his place.

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