i just watched the final. watching carles puyol lift the trophy is heart-wrenching. because it could have been us.

lehmann lost us the game when he got himself sent off. almunia...oh my god, he had defeat written all over his face. the commentator said before he let in the two goals that almunia hadnt had much saves to make. imagine if he had to make any more saves. we would have been thrashed. those two goals, while credit to barcelona's attacking play, were savable. in fact, they shouldnt have gone in. the finishing wasnt superb or wad. in fact they were simple. should ahve been saved.

on a brighter note, at least henry is staying. in wenger's words, he met onli one objective out of two: keeping henry. this objective was more crucial to arsenals future than the other, which was to win the champs league. i fully agree with him.

so we move on to the emirates stadium, knowing what it could have been, what with henry's missed chances and being one man down. i thought we played ok, though we were one man down. certainly hadnt looked like it, though it also meant we had to change our game. but i suggest we should get anotehr goalkeeper. lehmann had been fantastic this season. but still prone to lapses of eccentricity. actually come to think of it, he was forced to do what he did because of a defence error. but lehmann can still be crazy at times. and hes already 34 or soemthing. so we should get another keeper. younger, less crazy. and better than almunia.