You Can Polish A Turd, But It's Still A Crap Goalkeeper

from the factory floor

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Karaiskaki Stadium

Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Olympiakos 3-1 Arsenal   06 December 2011

Rafik Djebbour [16']          Yossi Benayoun [57']

David Fuster [36']              

Francois Modesto [89']

I threatened down at the bar that my report for this match would just be a collection of Benny Hill youtube clips, thinking the less said about this the better. And oddly enough though the result ‘doesn’t matter’ so to speak, it’s worth having a look at.

Two pretty big screw ups on our end put the home side up 2-0 in the first half hour. Ed’s observation that the first wasn’t so much of an indictment on Fabianski was belied by the shambolic performance the Pole put in for the first quarter-hour. To be fair, Ed strolled in a bit late and wasn’t privy to the opening minutes by our number two [that pun is fully intended].