The not so Special One
Jose Mourinho is feeling a wee bit omnipotent nowadays and it really makes no difference if he
coaches in the Liga or not - he seems to think he owns the Serie, the Premiership, and the England
national team.
Arsene Wenger was a favourite peeve of his in the Premiership because Mourinho's pret a porter
policy allowed no development of young talent.
24 hours later, the price has gone up almost three fold.
Montpellier has strenuously denied any contact with Arsenal over centre back Emir Spahic, whose
stock rose after last season's performance. But the club says that no one is irreplaceable for the
correct amount.
Montpellier president Loulou Nicollin.
If Cesc Fabregas delayed the inevitable of moving to Barca for a year, he did so persuaded by
the man who could see a move himself elsewhere after this season.
Wenger is approaching his 61st birthday and he has given himself for more years before his self
imposed retirement. If he has to seek out a new challenge then he will have to do so in very short
time because in his view it takes about 3-4 years to make an impact.
Jack Wilshere could see some face time at Anfield
Arsene Wenger completed one very important order of business signing a three year contract that
sees him continue as Arsenal coach till 2014.
He also believes that his coaching philosophy- catch them young, watch them grow has reached its
limit with the present group of Gunners.
Arsene Wenger is an outspoken critic of the Premiership's new thrust towards domestic
development of players which stipulates that a maximum of 17 non- homegrown players will be
included in a 25 man squad.
He has said that the rule will 'force down' the quality of the Premier League and
'paralyse' the transfer market.
Anything remotely ruthless from an Arsenal player needs to be celebrated - so it will be great
to see Sebastien Squillaci carry over the attitude that forced Sevilla to sell him onto the
pitch.
He will have to compete for a center back position with Thomas Vermaelen, Laurent Koscielny, and
Johan Djourou already on the roster.
