Suppose Liverpool had to beat Arsenal eventually this season, but it wasn’t so much the outcome as the nature of what seemed to be Arsenal’s approach that was unsettling.

Managed to watch the 1^st half in which, for me, Baptista showed why he should be on a plane out of North London at the end of the season. Adebayor once again showed he possesses a class that many have underestimated, but with the ball twice coming off a post where was the back-up? his striking partner couldn’t even get near the target at times – utterly pathetic.

At half time I had to say goodbye to the match as a new fuse box was being fitted at home. By the time I rejoined Arsenal were on the wrong end of a 4:1 score line and frankly, I wished the Electrician had taken an extra 10 minutes with his work!

Whether the second half showed any qualities that were missing in the first I don’t know, but the tail end of the season is threatening to go down the pan, but there is still time to finish with a bang, but it takes commitment & passion.

I don’t care if Henry, van Persie, Gilberto, Walcott were all out. I don’t care that there is no silverware up for grabs. I don’t care about the obscene size of some player’s wage packets, as long as they show attitude and pride.

I do care that inept performers such Baptista are continually being given the opportunity to foul up, Wenger must take some rap for that. That skill-full, but light-weight, players such as Hleb under perform too often.

Why have loan contracts been written up in such a manner that keeps players such as Bendtner elsewhere, when they should be taking their chance to press for the 1^st team?

Ok, so no-one is suggesting that Arsenal have completely given up for the remainder of the season, but some of the words that have been coming from Arsene Wenger kind of suggest that now there is nothing left to win, for him the season is effectively over. WRONG, the Premiership season isn’t finished until the club have completed their fixture commitments.

Arsenal have been in the headlines on many occasions this season. The success of the new stadium, link-ups in America and Thailand, players and manager up for misconduct charges, umpteen things off the field, not enough on it.

If Arsenal FOOBALL club aren’t careful, 2006-2007 is in danger of being remembered for everything BUT the football.

Perhaps competing every game

through to the end of the season will keep people purring about the right things do with a FOOTBALL club, but that will require a major step upwards from the poor dud team performance on display at Anfield.

Be seeing you

 MysticBeg