Lehmann Drinks Tea with his Pinky On High

The Mirror has a delightful tidbit on our feisty German keeper.

Arsenal’s quick tempered keeper studied the Knigge Guide, an 18th Century German handbook on how to treat others, during the last international get-together.

I don’t know how to take this. I am used to seeing Jens Lehmann screaming at the top of his lungs with veins popping at of his neck, about 6 inches away from an opponent’s face, waving a giant puffy-gloved finger at his nose. How could he possibly need lessons in etiquette? It just doesn’t make sense to me!

The best part of this tiny article however is the last sentence, right underneath the absolutely-fucking-huge advertisement.

Now presumably Jens knows which hand to use when slapping opponents who dare to come within five yards of him.

There’s a correct hand to use when slapping someone? And what’s this about slapping, Lehmann only uses his fist to smash away balls and skulls.

The Knigge guide was written in 1788 by a German writer and freemason, Adolf Freiherr Knigge. Apparently, this book On Human Relations, is the “authoritative guide to behaviour, politeness, and etiquette.” Hot damn. I can’t imagine that etiquette and human interaction has changed in the slightest over the last two centuries. I expect that after matches Lehmann will now be gifting opposing goalkeepers with a chicken and a sack of fine sugar.

Arsene Wenger has stated that he will NOT add any players to the squad in January. I think this is yet another example of class from our French boss. Managers like Mourinho and Ferguson, regardless of how good they are doing or what their teams look like, usually fiddle around with their squads due to personal conflict or owner intervention. We’ll have none of that, right? Our squad is looking great, and I couldn’t imagine taking anyone away, or even bringing anyone in to upset the balance.

I have added yet another wallpaper to the site. I’d like to present to you The Best Robin Van Persie Wallpaper on The Internet. Enjoy this. I’ve also changed the most recent red/gold wallpaper, and will be uploading a variant at some point per some suggestions in the comments.

We’ve got West Brom in the Carling Cup on Tuesday. The squad line-up is pretty tame as we are resting several of our older and more experienced players to give Albion a chance. No Gilberto, Henry, or Lehman, but the list still looks vicious. The biggest bit is that our Swiss Army Knife Senderos is supposed to start. As far as I know, there is absolutely no way for me to watch this game. This will be the first match I have missed in nearly a year. That’s what you get when you live in the States and it’s a smaller fixture. Anybody in the UK with a slingbox want to hook me up?