ANR reply from Erichero : Not 90% . Maybe 50%
Hi Myles,
I don't disagree with 90% of what you say, maybe 50%.
Just so you have feedback, the only reason I keep coming back here is that I'm a typical Arsenal fan - buying the future based on the past.
I remember the good old days when Myles was at his best, making astute observations as to why Arsenal were winning the league. While we were swimming in the joy of a 4-0 win, you'd break down the intricacies of the moves that won the game - it was compelling stuff.
I'm afraid you're caught on a stuck record now, playing the villain in the Wengerdom trilogy, always looking to grab him at his moment of weakness, maybe throwing a sly whack at his co-star Thierry.
I'm waiting in anticipation for the old Myles. For the days when 90% of your writing was positive, when you spent more time writing about what a terrific prospect Vermaelen is, rather than what a trojan Denilson is.
Is there hope? Will we see the real Myles again, or was the past the real illusion?
Cheers, Eric
Villain replies :
All of life is an illusion. Reality is in side your head. Each of us is a lens. We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are. Hope is what I had before I had before I was disappointed and disappointed again. Life is a long series of disappointments illuminated by the occasional small triumph.
A reader called Louise wrote this week and said I was "sometimes too cynical". Women have more empathy and less cynicism, I find.
Vermaelen was a terrific prospect before he became captain of Ajax.
Last season he was one of the best centrebacks in the Premier League. He's good enough to play for Manchester United.
Jul 28, 2010