"HEY LEHMANN, QUIT YOUR WHINING!"

I doubt that that is what Oliver Kahn is screaming but it very well could be. The German international keeper who retired from Bayern Munich this past year has spoke out against claims by the former Arsenal keeper, Jens Lehmann's claims that the new Adidas ball for Euro 2008 deviates while in air.

The Gunner, who saw very little play time this past season, has stated that he has had trouble adjusting to the new ball and he apparently needs more time with the ball. Well, I hate to tell you Jens, time is up. Euro 2008 begins next week and I would love to try and stop the new ball. It has minute bumps on the surface that help the keeper with his grip. I think the problem is that Lehmann who rode the pine pony for most of the season is out of form and is scared that he will not make the grade when it counts. Simply put, Lehmann should stop his sniveling. If one of the best keepers to ever play the game says the ball is fine, then there is 99% chance that it is.

Lehmann's Lament

So, now that the young Gunners are effectively out of all competitions for the year, dissension is starting to form among the ranks. This is mainly coming out of the bench hugging goal keeper, Jens Lehmann. Lehmann, who until this year had been Wengers number one, has recently found himself playing second fiddle to the Spanish keeper, Manuel Almunia.

Lehmann is thirty-eight years old compared to Almunia's thirty. Now this is not a major point of contention except that before coming to Arsenal, Almunia did not really see that much playing time with the three clubs he was loaned out to. Wenger is just trying to build a squad to compliment his young Gunners. That is another point to take to heart, the Gunners themselves are a young team. With time and experience the team will get better and there is nothing that a goalkeeper can really do to help the offense, in my opinion.

So Lehmann should give Drogba a call and see what he is doing this summer, maybe they can rub each others back and braid each others hair like the whiny girls they are.