And so last weekend the Nightmare came to an end on the plush green grass of Wembley stadium London..At last Arsenal FC brought their long wait for a trophy to an end. The 2014 FA cup was won in probably the most arsenal fashion possible.. Coming from behind very early after 2 cases of shocking defending saw the London side go 2-0 down against underdogs Hull City....But showing the sort of resilience that you've come to sometimes expect from Wenger's men, they fought back. And by the Time Santi Cazorla's freekick flew in to the net for the equalizer, it was clear the 2014 Finals many had tipped us to win comfortably was going to be anything but comfortable...
In this team lies steely characters like Laurent Koscielny, Per Mertasacker and Aaron Ramsey..these guys are reasons you look at Arsenal and say that the team has a future of more success to come..Koscielny hauled us back in the game with yet more crucial goal scoring like he has quickly made a habit of in recent years. The game then went into extra time and Ramsey stepped up and did his thing. In one swing of his mercurial right boot, 9 barren trophy-less years were quickly forgotten. The cup was ours and cue the massive celebrations still being savoured till now.
If by wining this trophy we have succeeded in shutting the mouths of critics who had made our collective lives a living hell over the past years of barrenness, what we can't afford to do is allow the past repeat itself by restingon our oars. Ivan Gazidis (Arsenal CEO) may have been all smiles in the dressing room after the Finals, but even he would be under no illusions regarding what needs to be done in the years ahead. Arsenal are a global club with followership the world over..We cannot be a club struggling to win things and only content in showing the world how financial rectitude is a noble thing in football. Watching the celebrations of our players on the pitch after the game, two individuals stood out. One was Rosicky and the other was Sagna, two veterans of the team who joined us years ago when we were a force in Europe but who also have nothing to show for their hardwork and dedication to the club. Sagna is leaving us now having at least won a trophy and his relief was clear to see. Rosicky couldn't hide his excitement also..you know why? cos winning trophys and celebrating success with your team mates is just what the game is all about. We seemed to have forgotten a little about that in the course of trying to justify our conservative policy in running a football club. Look, the truth remains if you are not winning things in football, why are you in the game?why bother? whats the use in charging fans increasingly exorbitant ticket prices only for them to get more of the same failure and disappointment year in year out. Makes no sense to me..So while its good we celebrate this win..after all some of us had feared we would never see another day we might hold a trophy aloft in our hands. it remains imperative that the powers who run this great club re-strategize their approach to really ensure we are competing for honours by standing a chance to win trophies at the end of every season. Is it forking out the cash to buy better players, or improving our scouting network for more young talent etc..which ever it is, we have a lot of work to do...The tradition of this club must return to winning trophies once again. Our history is laden with them, hence the Future must follow suit accordingly...
The 2013/14 season is done and dusted now..And we have the summer ahead of us with its accompanying hassles viz-a-viz transfers rumors...The blog will be open throughout to analyze any new development regarding new signings or major departures. So stay tuned for that..Congratulations every Gunner one and all who reads this blog..and here's to a future of Trophies..
If by wining this trophy we have succeeded in shutting the mouths of critics who had made our collective lives a living hell over the past years of barrenness, what we can't afford to do is allow the past repeat itself by restingon our oars. Ivan Gazidis (Arsenal CEO) may have been all smiles in the dressing room after the Finals, but even he would be under no illusions regarding what needs to be done in the years ahead. Arsenal are a global club with followership the world over..We cannot be a club struggling to win things and only content in showing the world how financial rectitude is a noble thing in football. Watching the celebrations of our players on the pitch after the game, two individuals stood out. One was Rosicky and the other was Sagna, two veterans of the team who joined us years ago when we were a force in Europe but who also have nothing to show for their hardwork and dedication to the club. Sagna is leaving us now having at least won a trophy and his relief was clear to see. Rosicky couldn't hide his excitement also..you know why? cos winning trophys and celebrating success with your team mates is just what the game is all about. We seemed to have forgotten a little about that in the course of trying to justify our conservative policy in running a football club. Look, the truth remains if you are not winning things in football, why are you in the game?why bother? whats the use in charging fans increasingly exorbitant ticket prices only for them to get more of the same failure and disappointment year in year out. Makes no sense to me..So while its good we celebrate this win..after all some of us had feared we would never see another day we might hold a trophy aloft in our hands. it remains imperative that the powers who run this great club re-strategize their approach to really ensure we are competing for honours by standing a chance to win trophies at the end of every season. Is it forking out the cash to buy better players, or improving our scouting network for more young talent etc..which ever it is, we have a lot of work to do...The tradition of this club must return to winning trophies once again. Our history is laden with them, hence the Future must follow suit accordingly...
The 2013/14 season is done and dusted now..And we have the summer ahead of us with its accompanying hassles viz-a-viz transfers rumors...The blog will be open throughout to analyze any new development regarding new signings or major departures. So stay tuned for that..Congratulations every Gunner one and all who reads this blog..and here's to a future of Trophies..
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