Some great news and some dreadful news

The Great News

Seems "The Special One" and Roman can no longer co-exist. To me, this is about the greatest thing to happen so far this season. With this parting, the team that built Rome in a day will now watch their empire crumble. Seriously, Mourinho leaving the Chelskis drops their worth considerably. Watch all the fickle, plastic fans panic and doff their blue shirts in favor of red ones with "AIG" written on the front.

And now, a song:

"YOU'RE NOT SPECIAL!
YOU'RE NOT SPECIAL!
YOU'RE NOT SPECIAL ANYMORE!
YOU'RE NOT SPECIAL AAANNNYMORE!"


The Dreadful News

F me... This is somewhat of a nightmare. The number of times my fragile nerves can survive seeing any more of Sami Hyypia (faithful servant, yes, but he's not much to write home about, these days) isn't more than a handful. Who to partner alongside Carragher in those times of need when Hyypia is spent or just isn't up to it (see: yesterday at Porto)? Jack Hobbs? Arbeloa has, in fact, played center back in the past. He was tossed around as an option earlier this season, remember, when Carra went down. But since Carra is Superman, Arbs didn't have to worry about playing in the center. I'm thinking he could do a job of it, though.

As for losing Xabi? Well, with Gerrard still a slight bit gimpy and Momo Sissoko healing from a minor knock, Alonso's news comes at a bad time. However, there is plenty of cover in central midfield with Mascherano, a healthy Gerrard and Sissoko, and perhaps Benayoun will be able to fill when not used on the wing. If needed, of course. Youngers Leto and Lucas are raring to crack the lineup, too.

Thankfully, the away CL match against Porto is out of the way. Even while playing horribly, yesterday, we have to be very pleased with this result. I had figured that we'd only come away from this game (and perhaps @ Besiktas, too) with just a point. Good result for such a shit performance.

- We missed Xabi tremendously.
- Pennant is a petulant child.
- I'm still outraged that Hyypia got the start over Agger (but now, I at least know why).
- Kuyt MotM by a mile.

I don't think anyone is upset with the RESULT. The disappointment from most people stems from how we played. The result is an excellent one, no doubt, but it looks even better given how sloppy we looked with respect to our shaky opening half in defense, our difficulty in stringing passes, and Pennant's mental breakdown. But a point from our most difficult fixture in the group stage? Gotta like that. Bring on poor, poor Birmingham this weekend.