If Jake The Snake Can Do It.....

'Tis the time for glorious comebacks, so here I am blogging again. A couple of topics for tonight, so let's get started with some good old-fashioned tipping:

Aston Villa v Arsenal

This one looks as if it will be decided not by which team will play better and win, but which team is least likely to make a catastrophic error to giftwrap the game to their opponents. Arsenal's love of a late-season collapse is of course well-documented, while they have of course suffered their standard quantity of season-derailing injuries- no more Theo Walcott for the season, although Olivier Giroud should be back for this one. In even more positive news, Nicklas Bendtner will miss the next few games. Villa, meanwhile, somehow find themselves in 11th place despite a mediocre season which has seen them record just 2 home wins all season. They have serious issues- Christian Benteke has gone way off the boil since signing his new contract (funny that), Andreas Weimann hasn't reproduced last season's form, their midfield (Fabian Delph aside) is desperately short on quality, while their defenders are among the finest exhibitors of physical comedy since Rik Mayall & Adrian Edmondson starred in Bottom. All that considered, it's hard not to fancy Arsenal to record another away win even at as short a price as 8/15. For something a little more adventurous, Giroud can be backed to mark his return by scoring 2 or more goals at 13/2

Anderson
So, it looms like Anderson is departing Old Trafford to head to Fiorentina. His story is one of undoubted potential that, for a variety of reasons, was never fully realised. Injuries, immaturity, a goalscoring record so bad it became a bad joke and a squad rotation policy that never allowed him the run of games that could have allowed him to truly establish himself all played their part. Anderson in a way reminds me of The 10 Minute Freeview- a tantalising glimpse of something enticing and delectable, yet never enough to truly satisfy, but just enough to ensure you'll want another look next week



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