Walk on Water. Feed the 5,000. Make a Player of Jenas
There’s a certain din of optimism thrumming around this club at the minute and it’s making me nervous. Ney, a little suspicious. With two major signings already completed, in early-July no less, putting one of those progressive ‘smart-types’ in charge appears to be just the thin end of the wedge. Where will it all end? Who’s to know- seemingly anything is possible in this climate of forward-thinking and grand enterprise.
Indeed, ‘tis a brave new world in which David Bentley is is told he’ll get his opportunity, just like the rest of ’em. A clean slate. A second chance for everyone’s favourite skip-bothering extraordinaire to make his mark. What’s more, if any of you spotted the pictures in the Daily Mail this morning, you’ll have noticed the willowy figure of Jermaine Jenas, loitering about in the thickets like a spooked goat. Which, as far as second/third/fourth chances go, is perhaps taking things a little too far.
Jan Vertonghen is among us, finally. If he’s as good as he appears to be- a skilful, ball-playing defender who scores goals- then we might end up looking rather silly that we’d squabbled so feverishly over the odd million Euro. As blasé as that sounds. A deal was struck, though, which is the important thing and we can’t be too surprised at Levy’s doggedness in the fiscal battlefield. That said, he does look a terrific bargain.
Rock and roll.
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