My son just texted me that Pablo Zabaleta was just stretchered off the pitch in a match against Crystal Palace. In the Capital One Cup. Yesterday, Arsenal lost to "Sheffield" "Wednesday," not even Tuesday, and lost two key players to injury. And Swine Chelsea also lost. Both in the same competition.
Death to the Capital One Cup. It is so worthless. There are so many competitions that European players participate in, in England the top clubs talk about "four competitions," the EPL, the FA Cup, the Capital One, and the UCL. Then there's the "international break" where the players go off for a week or two weeks and play for their home countries. Kun Aguero got hurt in that. Which caused me to throw my phone (in cyber space) in exasperation. And the African whatever it's called. That's like a month! City loses Yaya Toure every time to that damned thing for a month!
These "others" break up the rhythm of the season, you risk club embarrassment to the Sheffield Wednesdays and injury to key players. They are the most vexing part of being a soccer follower.
UPDATE: Middlesbrough of the Championship just beat ManU of the Premiership 2-0 on a shootout in the Cap1. Let's have a Middlesbrough-Wednesday final, huh?
Death to the Capital One Cup. It is so worthless. There are so many competitions that European players participate in, in England the top clubs talk about "four competitions," the EPL, the FA Cup, the Capital One, and the UCL. Then there's the "international break" where the players go off for a week or two weeks and play for their home countries. Kun Aguero got hurt in that. Which caused me to throw my phone (in cyber space) in exasperation. And the African whatever it's called. That's like a month! City loses Yaya Toure every time to that damned thing for a month!
These "others" break up the rhythm of the season, you risk club embarrassment to the Sheffield Wednesdays and injury to key players. They are the most vexing part of being a soccer follower.
UPDATE: Middlesbrough of the Championship just beat ManU of the Premiership 2-0 on a shootout in the Cap1. Let's have a Middlesbrough-Wednesday final, huh?
