Hey The Animal here…first post from me…
Again kids versus men. Even we the fans are beginning to act like kids. Doomsday prophecies are becoming the only constancy in our changing emotions. One day hailing the new era and the other blaming everyone on the field in an arsenal shirt. Let us just focus on the big picture here. We lost. To a team on the rise, against a policy we all hate.
We lost out on growing into our big boots. We focused on the thing which was supposed to be the most trivial aspect of the game. A player. Agreed he played the game in a spirit of hatred and should have been sent off for his challenge on Persie. But the point was that we lost the match and it was that WE lost the match. Enough on the player concerned is already written no nonsense from me.
The game was the fast and physically challenging encounter we all expected. Citeh impressed with their chelsea-esque physical presence and their players finished when they had their chance. It was the same with the United game, we didn’t finish our chances. Towards the end we should have scored atleast 4 goals more. Now That would have been a game!!
We need to focus on the big picture before every match. We need to understand that a game is a game. Doesn’t depend if we are playing ManU or Stoke. Our boys too should grow up and understand that we should give all in our 90 minutes. It is an attitude we have to take to every game. We need to give the game the due respect it deserves and focus on getting 3 points in the bag. We still lack the maturity to win all our games just on sheer class.
Buying great players might help but what would really help us all out is belief. Belief in our whole squad. At the moment only Wenger trusts the squad. Barring a few other purists everybody else is crying Big money transfer. We have a real good squad and we need to get behind the players. Show them the LOVE.
What I really hate is all the pity votes we are getting on all fronts. Shut your mouths all you wierdos stop enjoying our misfortune. We are big enough to rise from all this shit.
-This post is written by “The Animal”, fellow Arsenal fan…I thank him for the same.
Could’nt have been said better bro. Just that I think Arsenal have failed to develop physical presence within the clubs ranks. None of our players were strong enough to compete with the City team today. We play beautiful football and this has to be complemented with Spirit and Steel. That is one think we lack. But we can develop this from within. Players like Song, Denilson are just a few examples.
I would like to see Eduardo, Bendtner, etc toughen up. Clichy also a very influential person in our team could toughen up. One can see with Ashley Cole. He has brought a different level to his game at Chelsea.
We have the players. Its time they start returning the pushes and shoves from the opponents. But we should do this as a part of our game rather than an exception. Everytime we get a push, we tend to grumble and try to give it back clumsily collecting not only yellow cards but also bad views from referees. Referees when they see us tackling see intent and this can change.
Rightoh… buy a competent player or try beating some sense into the existing ones…
we need to move away from young arsenal…move to professional arsenal…mature to the core…grow up people..everyone included ….fans and players…
Realize that they are professionals here…wake up and act like pros then…
Keep trying Gunners…we are all behind you…