Tony Cascarino's Fiver

1 Croatian invasion The talented Luka Modric joining Tottenham for a big fee shows how fashionable Croats have become in English football. A far cry from the days when Davor Suker and Alen Boksic were failing to impress.

2 Spitting image Lookalikes — or “spot”, as we used to call a game we played when bored on the team bus: Rob Styles and Brian Kerr, Robbie Savage and Chesney Hawkes, Roy Hodgson and George Cole. Any more?

3 Moral question Do you think that Radhi Jaidi’s gamesmanship for the free kick on Saturday was wrong? Face it, football is riddled with people who exploit loopholes without principles or etiquette. If you want morals, go elsewhere.

4 Drogba is back ... If Didier Drogba had showed the strength and urgency he displayed on Saturday more often this season, Chelsea would be champions. He was a total nuisance to Manchester United’s back four.

5 ... and so is his ego He was a nuisance to Michael Ballack too — but what can you say, Drogba is just daft. As he was wagging a finger at Steve Clarke, I thought: “You’ve got some ego.” But managers take it if a player is doing well.

Comments

[craig richards]

i think its okay what Jaidi did for the free kick, its not morally wrong to block the keepers view for a free kick, its just like putting a centre forward in front of the goal keeper on corners - he's there to make it more difficult for them. there are worse things that need sorting out like keepers pushing away the centre forwards in front of them at corners and the holding that goes on in the penalty box for free kicks and corners.