'Forget about Dzeko: I'm here.' That's what Karim Benzema told Madridismo last Wednesday
with his performanceSo it was supposed to be a meaningless dead rubber between guaranteed
group leaders Real Madrid and group bottom-feeders Auxerre last Wednesday... regardless of that, I
still got up at 3:45am Singapore time to see the match (Damn Singtel's Mio TV for not showing it!
From Eggs and Omelettes to Cats and DogsMourinho waxes lyrical about Eggs
and Omelettes.In a throwback moment to his days of poetry: waxing lyrical about eggs and
omelettes in the lead up to his self-proclaimed title as the ‘Special One', Mourinho got the
press abuzz this time with his metaphor on cats and dogs:
"You hunt with a dog; with a cat you
hunt, but less so.
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With the match against Utrecht thudding to the ground like a colossal turd, it's more than a
little quiet out there on the Liverpool front, but Charlie's up in the trees and there's a hint of
agent orange in the air. So before Fulham offers up the chance to reach over and put your hand in a
pile of goo that was your best friend's face as an early Christmas gift, let's see if there's
anything out there to help get us through this brief lull.
The Ugly Pepe, who saved Real Madrid's Skin countless times last night was my Madrid Man of
the Match in what was an even Uglier Game. (Photo from AS.com)Real Madrid 1 – Sevilla 0.
Yellow Cards 12 – Red Cards 2. Was that even a match last night? Mourinho's Real Madrid were
expected to turn in their fair share of ugly games given the Portuguese Manager's history for
theatrics and creating volatile situations.