Disheartening would be an understatement if we talk about our performance against Wigan.
I dont care if this loss means we are out of the title race this year as for me we were out on the day when we lost to Chelsea home and away. As fans we always want our team to do well against all odds however we are the first ones to get behind our team in case we loose to a better opposition. Its a known fact that it is not possible for the best teams in the world to play eye catching, one touch football throughout the year as its practically not viable however as a fan you always expect all 11 players to know their responsibilities and give more than 100% whenever they play.
I would be lying if I say players dint get complacent, lost focus, lacked application & above all
dint show heart. Yes Fabianski had butter fingers, Diaby was erratic, Sylvestre buckled under pressure...list goes on.....At the end of the day all players are collectively responsible for the defeat as its a team game. What matters at this level is the attitude of the players and unless we have all the players ready to die for the club and for each other on the field we as fans would always be let down. One can easily pick out 3-4 players who dint give their best yesterday, time and again got caught off positions..For once you can pardon players who lack skills however players who don't show heart and attitude needs to go out. No way these players can be given an opportunity time and again at this level.
Wenger missed a trick by not bringing in Persie untill 89th minute. For me he should have started the match considering the fact that we were still in with a chance in the league. Understood we were leading 2-0 untill 80th minute however Persie needs some match fitness before Manchester city game at home, no reason why he dint bring him on for at least last 30 mins or so.
Its astonishing how some people want manager to quit the club in the wake of this defeat. Just
shows how fickle fans and supporters can be. I understand the fact that 6 years is a long enough time without a trophy for a club as big as Arsenal. Yes I personally feel that we should have brought in couple of players in January considering the fact that Van Persie was injured. Had we signed good players then, would we have won the league?? I dont know and no one knows that....we can just speculate... What I know for sure is, manager has a vision to build a squad of youngsters with a good mix of experience who are not mercenaries but players who play good attractive football & are ready to fight every time they play. I would say we are almost there and with few new experienced players we will once again achieve what our invincible's once did. Lets not loose hope, not yet......
Here's leaving you all with a wonderful goal from a wonderful team, team in which we trust...
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