Its easier to join the bandwagon of Arsenal fans, friends and supporters in whining of the team’s performance at the just concluded Emirates Cup at the weekend. Its been kinda quite on this blog because we are keenly watching the Transfer activity and pre season patiently waiting for the curtain raiser in the next few days.
The biggest concern with Arsenal fans ahead of the new season and the performance at the Emirates cup is largely on the fact that it appears we are unable to hold onto leads, kill games off and well, defend like other teams. From what I know of Arsenal, we have not really been a very defensive team. Unlike perhaps the 2006 Champion’s league season where we still hold Champions League clean sheets but in the league, we are a club that ever so often gifts the opposition goals. I remember the Leicester Arsenal game that ended 3-3. This team surely would concede goals but the right focus should probably be to score more and put the points in games beyond the reach of the opposition.
From the way we play; teams most of the time sit back and defend. We probe and probe, trying to find gaps and almost all the players are involved. If however at some point we lose possession of the ball, there is panic because all of a sudden we are on the back foot, certain players are out of position and probably are not even aware of their defensive duties. As this season starts, there is a lot of pressure on manager, board, players and some of us true gooners. Arsene has promised to buy but a closer look will let you see that there are a number of promising youngsters itching to play. Worthy mention is our own goal scorer last Sunday; Kyle Bartley. A player I admire a lot and was very excited as he entered the fray on Sunday. What a sour baptism he had, but ‘hey don’t let that get you down buddy, you will come good I’m sure’.
I will advise gooners to do just what I am going to do this season- Have a little faith. Let us support our team and the club because in reality, no one else will do that for us. It will be a good season with our without Fab and Nasri.
God bless Arsenal.
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