Freedom Bear's Boro v Arsenal Prediction

By Freedom Bear
September 9 2005

Well after a two week break, The Bear is back to provide more insightful predictions for the uneducated smogs. Surprisingly enough, whilst The Bear was away he managed to successfully predict all the previous three league scores....

....therefore increasing his prediction success rate and enhancing his growing reputation as a hero amongst men and a national icon. What a bear.

The Bear notices that McClaren weaved his transfer magic again, bringing in a collection of fast, skilful, creative, wide players to help push the smogs forward. Or not.

In fact, The Bear states that all McClaren has managed to do is replace Zenden with an unproven premiership player in Rochemback, and Reiziger with an equally ageing Xavier! Progress? The Bear doesn't think so.

So it's Arsenal on Saturday, and The Bear cannot help but feel slightly concerned. The smogs have shown they are one dimensional with Downing as the only attacking outlet and with him now injured, things don't look good.

In fact, things are going to go from bad to worse. Preparation for the game must also have suffered, with McClaren concentrating on the embarassing England for most part of the week. Oh dear.

The Bear cannot see the smogs scoring against Chesterfield, let alone Arsenal, and with the smogs looking equally inept defensively this has got heavy defeat written all over it.

However, The Bear is banking on Arsenal missing a whole host of glorious chances and so the resulting score will be a 2-0 home defeat.

The main area of concern though will be the lack of heart, battle, creativity, and width - as per usual. The Bear knows this will be a painful season for the smogs, and things won't get better for a while.

Lower mid table has already claimed the smogs this season, and with it will come time for the management to be replaced.

Incidentally, The Bear hopes he wasn't the only one to notice the amazing similarities between England's useless performance against Northern Ireland and the smogs week in week out useless performances! Something has to give.

As per usual, back The Bear and make defeat a financially successful day. A 97.64% prediction success rate is not to be laughed at.

TFB. Team Freedom Bear.

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