Just when Arsène Wenger was contemplating whether the in-flight entertainment
on Arsenal’s
plane to Munich on Tuesday could be Against All Odds it seems that Mission
Impossible is more suitable after all.
Wenger expects to be without Wilshere against Bayern on Wednesday, depriving
Arsenal of their strongest character, their boldest player, a warrior who
would have believed they could breach one of Europe’s finest defences three
times. Even acknowledging that Tomas Rosicky could be a decent understudy, the trip
now feels even more of a tourist excursion for Arsenal fans. Let them eat Apfelkuchen.
They will not be tasting further delights in the Champions League.
Scarcely 20 hours after the final whistle in the Allianz Arena, Hodgson will
sit down at Wembley and read out a list of names, announcing his squad to
take on San Marino (easy) and Montenegro (hard) in the imminent World
Cup qualifiers. Hodgson’s voice should have been resonating with
buoyancy. Instead a degree of tremulousness inhibits his larynx.
Since his first call to international arms three years ago, Wilshere has been
included in 10 England
parties, featuring in five friendlies, being an unused substitute against
Montenegro in 2010, withdrawn injured before facing France the same year and
being in the squad for the friendly against Holland that was postponed due
to riots.
Source: telegraph