Gorse Fox enjoys watching football (and in the third quarter of the last century, enjoyed playing it). He is irritated by the hype of the win last night by the Forces of Darkness over Real Madrid. Why? Let hime explain...

1. Anyone who watches Real Madrid regularly would have expected this result. Indeed GF predicted it. The Real Madrid defense & midfield are not disciplined enough, and that plays to the strengths of the Forces of Darkness who are so adept at exploiting open space.
2. The fuss and hype revolved around how this was the first English team to beat Real Madrid at home. EXCUSE ME! The only English players on the pitch were playing for Real Madrid. The Forces of Darkness are no more an English Team than Marseilles.
   
3. It would be a pleasure to watch the free and open play of the Forces of Darkness IF they did not ALWAYS start their cheating, and diving. There were so many examples last night, clearly shown by the replays. (But maybe it's because they are not an English team that they feel this is all right)
4. Interesting that Wenger will not put up "The Times" campaign poster, regarding the elimination of diving and cheating in football, in their dressing room. Interesting, but utterly predictable - but GF judges this to be better than the hypocrisy of putting it up and carrying on anyway.

[File under: Football, Real Madrid, Arsenal]