i will be honest though have supported arsenal since i was ten years old, only recently has my passion for arsenal got stronger. only ever been to one game, which was back in the time we where at highbury, and Paul merson and Tony Adams where around. i remember the feeling, the emotions that surrounded me, as i sat with my cousin, who was an avid arsenal fan. now saying that only recently have i become passionate about arsenal doesnt mean that i just supported arsenal but didnt really bother. i used to know every player in the team (obviously not personally) sad to say but i was a man u fan at first but please forgive me i was eight years old at the time, i was foolish 🙂 funny thing is i watched a game and a man u player scored a own goal, and i thought what??? then i saw arsenal play and then i was a convert. and have never looked back since. the red and white shirt. Merson, Adams…. Henry…. Llunjberg…. Pires… Petit…. Fabregas….. Van Perise. amongst the few arsenal players of the then and now. i get asked a lot (mainly by a man u supporter) How i can still support arsenal? my reply as always is that i am loyal to my team. arsenal is the team i loved since growing up, yes we havent won a trophy in years, and yes this season has been hell. but you support a team through the good and the bad, you dont just leave when they play bad. problem with being a fan is the frustration, cos you can’t understand the choices the manager makes… like when we where linked with Juan mata. why didnt wenger try harder? amongst other questions. but spose it all has to be taken on faith. with a addition of one or two high class players, i think arsenal will be back in the front of things. two players being Hazard,,,, Goetze, wishful thinking probably. but live in hope.
Archive for February, 2012
watched the highlights of the reserves game against Norwich, and got to be honest it just didnt look right seeing arshavin, chamakh, park, bennayoun in the team, looked like a group of adults playing football with a group of youths. and ignoring the embaressment it must be on arshavin, granted i think bennayoun had asked to play in the reserve game. it just didnt quite look right. but hey, maybe it’ll bring something out of them. with the spurs game coming up which is an important game, and i cant wait to the summer transfer window. just want to see if wenger does go for Hazard,
Well more heartache, things are not good; my mind wont let me talk about it; all i can hope is that we move forward. A win against tottenham would be good for us. Also news that may excite fans. That eden hazard has said his preferred choice would be arsenal so lets hope that wenger goes him in the summer.
Now i’m going to talk about chelsea. Why? Well was reading a article by paul parker on the eurosport website.
Another team chelsea are on the decline, maybe not a huge one. It appears that some of the older team are not helping the matters with AVB. I must add if this is true; it is a selfish act on their part. Villa-boas is young much like new players need time to gel. Chelsea need to push forward…. Though am an arsenal fan do like chelsea.
Also a rumor i heard that David moye’s may leave everton i hope this doesnt happen he is a good manager.
uncertain times are here… with the 4-0 thrashing being our worst ever loss away in the champion league, where do we go now? hopefully forward and not backwards. though in the summer i do expect wenger to do some digging, cos surely he can’t afford to be tight. we need more players. with the news Manchester United are trying to get Mario Gotze, and Eden Hazard possibly making to move to tottenham. hopefully nothing but rumors. i would love to see hazard at arsenal. yes i know i’ve been saying this for a long time. but i think hazard would fit in well at arsenal he’s the kind of player we need. also hoping Rosicky stays at arsenal. he is still a good player, i like him the way he plays. granted he doesnt score goals. but like Arshavin he does some good assists. and Rosicky always plays hard in the midfield. and am glad to see Oxlaide chamberlain has been given a good run of games. though am slightly annoyed that as of yet park hasnt been given a chance, to be honest i see him leaving in the summer. what player wants to join a team and not get played. i’m not saying Park is the best player in the world. but seen him play he is pretty good. and surely he needs a chance to shine or not. with wenger deciding to loan out Miyaichi again, Joel Campbell is still on loan so as of yet we will not be able to see if he was a good signing or not. wouldnt mind seeing Henri Lansbury back in a arsenal shirt as well, the fear is that with the current mentality after such a bad game will continue to break away at the team. with the game against sunderlan coming up. and the north london derby against Tottenham. as ive said time and time again it is a worrying time to be an arsenal fan. running out of excuses. we need to push stronger now, change our game a bit. be aggressive in our attacking and strong in our defence. we need that winning mentality. not to say we don’t nor to say that the arsenal players are not pasionate or don’t care and cant be bothered. but we need to strike now. we can’t keep playing like this. what frustrates me the most is i love the way arsenal play play a beautiful game. just lack the finishing that would make us such a great team. (though to me arsenal are a great team) arsenal is a team i have grown up with. though only been to one game. so not really sure how you judge if a fan is a true fan. but arsenal is in my heart. and no matter how many take the mick out of arsenal. i just don’t care. i am a gunner till the end…. so say we all (sorry watched battlestar galactica last night) 🙂 but the summer transfer window i reckon will be a good one. full of movement. though on arsenals window i’m not sure. if wenger will splash out or not. cos i dont see him getting lucky again like the last one. needs big names. wenger got very lucky with oxlaide chamberlain and arteta. mertesacker is improving, santos looks good but dont think he’s being played in his right position. but i’m not a manager or ex player or football expert. though you do catch me watching the game shouting do this why you do that… 🙂 and you have to wonder if Wenger will take Bennayoun on a permanent basis or not???
wasnt sure what to make of the match before it started; where we going to win or where we going to lose, 1-0. nothing prepared me for what happened next. wish i could make excuses like it was the pitches fault. the referee ruined it for us. but was not so. milan played the better game, we where outclassed. though some good tries by Van perise, but just wasn’t enough. in sat on tender hooks; but i just felt myself fall ever so deeply in dissapointment, and then Laurent Koscielny had to come off, that was a bad sign. not to say we could have won if he was still on the pitch. but it may not have been 4-0 or it may have been. and what an end to thierry henry’s stay at arsenal. but to me it hadnt tarnished his name in any way or ruined his return. i think i say this along with many fans that thank you henry. now what worries me is that this will shatter our confidence. as a fan you do question choices made by a manager, like maybe oxlaide chamberlain should have started. but you can’t second guess the manager. cos you dont know how a match will end.it was a tough match. and just got to hope we get past it.
A question arises in my mind; the current situation with park; now why did wenger sign him only not to actually play him? Not saying he should play in every game. Their are words flying about that park was more of a PR stunt to boost their asian fans. But i dont believe that and if that is true i find that totally unfair as he was close to signing with Lilie before we signed him. I dont think he’s been given a chance and would be sad to see him go in the summer if the rumors are true.
gunnertam 