Before anything, let us send some love to Ben White, who had to leave England World Cup squad for personal reasons.
There is some good and bad news coming from Brazilian side of the World Cup football. Martinelli showed his worth against Cameroon and had a very good game at the left coming close to scoring twice, saved eventually. He is such a threat to the defenders, I always get a CR7 vibes in him; he is probably one of the worst players to play against for any defender. Saying this when he is playing on the grandest stage of football means something.
Coming to the bad news, Gabriel Jesus picked an injury and will probably be out till January. That means he is going to miss some games for us, when we are fighting for the league. Time for Eddie Nketiah to show up, but this might tempt Edu and Arteta to go for a CF in the January window. We needed that fund for the midfield where we need a proper competition for Thomas Partey. I would personally prefer strengthening midfield and waiting for Jesus while Eddie fills up the spot. I have always wanted to see Martinelli in the CF role but I guess we will never know.
In other news, World Cup is getting exciting now. Germany, Mexico, Belgium, Uruguay are out. Such a shame with Belgium, even with so much talents they can’t get through the group stage. Same with Germany, I guess they need a reboot like Arsenal.
Good to see Japan qualifying for round of 16, kudos to Tomiyasu. England is doing great, finishing top of the group with some brilliant games. USA qualified too which will keep Turner busy.
Right, short one today. Apologies for missing for last two weeks, been busy a bit in my own marriage lol. I will take another week off, need some sun somewhere on the beach.
Hope you are doing well, have a good evening!
Lads
Ronaldo crying tears of onset middle age bitterness walking down the tunnel. Couldn’t happen to a bigger twat. Might be the last time we see him playing serious football.
Yep, it’s over. As much as I know France or England are favourites, but Messi has my support now.
Ronaldo was just posing for the pic. It’s viral on Twitter already!
I thought Ronaldo was pathetic crying in the tunnel. Ronaldo is just another Wenger narcissistic type destroying his legacy.
Kudos to Morocco for their heroic stance against Portugal.
I see France beating England and Southgate in particular. That said this WC has been full of surprises.
Mbappe v Maguire should be fun to watch.
Enjoy the game lads too late for me.
I can bring you exclusive news – the Premier League are going to offer tonight’s ref a huge contract to become the first overseas ref to be brought into the PL.
A Premier League spokesman said “we couldn’t let such an opportunity pass us by – we never thought we’d ever come across a ref who was an even bigger cunt than Mike Dean”.
That’s what you get for letting Spuds take crucial penalties. They’re hard-wired to blow it and lose. Maximum Spursy-ness.
#ingerlandfuckeditup
Fair play though Marc. Ref has been shockingly bad. I hope we see lisping ‘Arry cry.
‘Arry is sad… Oh dear. 56 years and counting.
Didn’t you know it only is coming home in decade intervals 20, 40 so next will be 2026 60years ago.
Hi Killroy
I doubt it mate, although Saka, Bellingham, Foden and ESR all look like major stars of the future. For actual silverware, I think Ingerland’s best chances lie with the youth and women’s teams (which at least suggests that English football is getting it right in terms of diversity and widening the appeal of football).
I’m looking forward to my next Cardiff game against an English club (all their games are such except when they play Swansea). Instead of singing ‘its coming home’ substitute the words ‘they fucked it up’. Works like a charm.
Has there been any real certainty about Jesus’s injury and when he’ll be back?
Anyone seriously thinking England we’re going to beat France were blazingly deluded. Can someone remind me why we sold Geroud to the Chavs?
Don is getting his arse handed on a plate at LG Marko delivering the killer stab to his feeble heart. That’s really funny since the troglodyte has been doing his King George and for England bleating since what seems like forever. It’s all Southgate’s fault he cries, but I didn’t see Gareth on the pitch, did I miss something?
I’m-never-wrong Don was well er completely 24 carat wrong. Another one in need of psych babble to sooth his loss of sageness.
Mbappe v Messi in the final where Messi lofts the trophy and CR7 was last seen drowning in his own tears. Man-child has tear ducts dams are jealous of.
We only lost Jesus which it seems a lot of people are doing these days the faith isn’t what it was, which is as good for the catholic choirboys as tasers were when they first reached the UK shores. Shocking for the priests I believe. 50,000 volts in the testes never ends well.
I digest, my apologies 15 days to having proper football back and our summit assault and fighting off pretenders to our PL throne. K’P give us your best Churchillian onwards and onwards as we’re already up there.
At least England didn’t embarrass themselves further and go out on penalties.
Mbappe vs Messi for the final with Messi lining the WC trophy while CR7 throws more tantrums and tears.
The sooner it’s over we can get back to proper football like hanging on to the PL summit
I’m wondering whether we might be about to see a repeat of the 2018 final. It would be almost fitting to see Messi lift it though, we’re coming to the end of an era of one of the most gifted footballers we’ll ever see.
Kroenke
Jesus has had surgery for a medial ligament injury – talk of him being out from 7-8 weeks to 3 months.
On Le Potage
Bleating because Ben White the protégée of alpha dog Arteta has been sent home and funnily gives the apt reason, namely White not watching videos of his opponents as prescribed so he understands their weakness .
There , the reason on a platter, still …the diatribe against Steve Holland and Southgate.
Surely when the soul gets sold , the rest is also prostituted !
Welcome S Asoa!
Thanks Tony, for the little help.
I was traveling back to my hometown last night and missed the England v France. Of all the people, Harry Kane missing penalty was surprising, I would have prefered English over French.
Anyway, I’m neutral now so it would be nicer to see Messi lift it. Much like Sachin did a decade back in Cricket. Some legacies deserves it.
So a manager who outs players for his “non negotiables” spent £50 million on a CB who has been displaced by a kid (who was already on our books) after one season and has now been sent home from the World Cup quad for being unprofessional.
Never mind at least we still have Xhaka as first name on the team sheet and have no need for money to strengthen in CM.
I take back my ‘much love’ of it was a disciplinary thing. Spending 50m on a CB when we had Saliba and Holding as a back up was a poor decision. Fortunately Kroenke were open to spend more, or we would have been short in places.
Ambarish
When the “personal reasons” story was put out there everyone assumed it was something to do with his family. I can understand Southgate not wanting to turn the whole thing into a circus.
The question it raises is why would White act like this on international duty and not at club level – there are a couple of possibilities none of them good.
Marc
The only acceptable reason would be him saying he want to play ahead of Maguire lol
Ambarish
It opens a whole can of worms about professional conduct, why would he act like this on international duty? If it’s his attitude towards football, preparation or authority then we’re back to Arteta having and picking favourites over talent.
Almunia could compose a cracking satire on the Ben White bollockry. BW’s a bit like that twat that spends a fortune on some high-tech electronics, gets it home and switches it on without reading the instruction manual. Result : chaos and electrocution. Tony – I’m sure you knew people like that in your professional life. Imagine starting a job, being given a contract and a work manual and not bothering to read any of it. That’s Benny Blanco I’m afraid.
I have it on good authority, this was how BW’s England career ended.
BW lying on a sunbed dowsed in ambre solaire and wearing nothing but Beckham autographed fuscia budgie smugglers and matching eye covers that look like two plastic spoons glued together.
Holland – Our back room team have put a detailed dossier and video together on the US team’s strengths and weaknesses. Will you take a butcher’s before tomorrow’s game, pretty please?
BW – Don’t care… I’ve reached level 3 billion on candy crush and I want to beat Mesut Ozil’s record. Plus I need to moisturise (fnarr fnarr) and call my GF – she was concerned about our pet poodles going to the groomers today.
H – Cmon Ben, just sit and watch it. Its only 10 minutes long and it’ll make sure you’re fully ready for the game.
BW – Don’t talk to me like that Bruv. And oo are you anyway? You’re even more dull than that ex Palace dickhead sowffgate.
H – Just watch the video for chrissakes. What’s the problem?
BW – Wait til I get back to London and tell supermik about you. And my best fwend superfanbwoy Pedwo at Le Gwove. They’ll be pwoperly livid and you’ll never get anuvver job in football blud.
H – Nice. You charmless tosser.Grow up you permed, perma-tanned, over tattooed prima donna. And pack your bags, there’s a seat on
an economy flight from doha to stanstead leaving tonight.
BW – Stanstead? Stan-fuckingstead? Ben White does not do Stanstead you bastard.
H – Just do one, and tell Pedro me and all the real gooners at LiR he’s an arsehole when you see him at your hairdressers next time.
Hi Almunia. I hope you’re keeping your powder dry for when the real football resumes. But come and save the other lads from this piss poor level of material if you feel so inclined.
Kroenke
That’s very harsh on all the arseholes out there.
Read this somewhere else and thought it was funny in view of the England results from yesterday.
“You can take Kane out of Tottenham but you can’t take Tottenham out of Kane” 😆
From raptor on LG
Harry Kane’s 2nd penalty makes sense now
https://twitter.com/TrollFootball/status/1601903509669957633
Killroy
You’ve got to laugh at the Kane out of Tottenham line!
Of course what isn’t so funny is likely possibility that Arteta will as always go Spud like himself and finish behind them.
Good one K’phobe that really made junior and me laugh. Hope you’re coaxed our satirical genius friend from his hiatus or more likely waiting for good material to emerge. Finger’s crossed, KP.
Ambarish
You’re welcome but you have to remember I’m Half Scottish and we Scots feel it’s a sin to spend money. we much prefer others to do it for us 🙂 Then there is my mother’s Jewish side. so you’re lucky because to be bought coffee in the first place. Realistically, with my heritage you’re lucky I clicked on the coffee cup at all. ::))
I’m sure in time your cup will runneth over and you’ll be perpetually faster than people with ADHD. If it were me and I still drank, which I don’t, I’d have gone with single malts and Belvedere Vodka. At least you’d have and excuse for talking bollocks 🙂 You’d be too PP’d to say much unless you had a parachute.
Just kidding, Ambarish.
Look at it this way, you’re the first blog I’ve ever donated to, and yes I feel sinful and shame to my Scottish brothers, but I’ll be ok in a couple of days.
you’ve*
Marc
They say that about village people here. You can take the person out of the village, but not the village…………. Not always true, but they have to fight generations of village life to shake off their past conditioning.
I want to feel sorry for Kane…… Nah I don’t really 🙂