The
uncharitable task of knocking an in form Spurs team out of the FA cup has been
handed to Chelsea after both Teams went past Milwall and Man United
respectively. An average Gunner never wishes any luck for “Tiny Totts” from down the road of seven
sisters, yet no one wants to draw the Chelsea Juggernaut that seems on cruise
control……..Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t, Just great. Arsenal do have
their own plate full, with a tasty match up on paper against the boiz from the
Blue end of Manchester. The only way Arsenal gets into the FA cup final is to
win, simple but then we all know with Arsenal….anything is but that. The good
thing is, the boss realizes a last chance for a silverware in what has yet
again petered out into a familiar underwhelming disappointment of a season even
by our own standards. The Fans know it, the team (Alexis, Özil) know it
and I hope the Arsenal Board also know it? We may have beaten lowly Lincoln to
book a place at Wembley but an objective look at our season shows we have
fallen well short to say the least.
League of
Champions
After our
annual flatter to deceive and other round of 16 matches, some tasty and very matchups
interesting matchups coming ya way, good thing is we would be watching as
neutrals, which is not such a bad thing when you consider the palpitations and
heart in mouth moments the Arsenal gives an average Arsenal fan at high stakes
gatherings such as these. Between the 12th and 18th of
April
Athletico
Vs Leicester
Bayern
Vs Madrid
Dortmond
Vs Monaco
Juventus
Vs Barcelona
Get
ready to be treated to a footy fest at its finest by these clubs claiming to be
Europe’s best. I would be looking forward to the repeat of 2015 final between
Juve and Barca, while Dortmond going against Monaco is another one for the not
so Big guns not forgetting the Leicester fairy tale still on in the champions
league.
Away
from the cups and it’s the premier league back on stage, Arsenal travel to the Hawthorns
to keep a date with Tony Pulis and his barcoded boiz. Arsene wenger would
probably prefer to matchup against a “softer” side at this point…..like Lincoln
shey? With just one win in the last four games Le’boss must be feeling the
heat, there is talk about a protest being on the cards by disgruntled fans. A plane
is supposed to fly a protest banner over the stadium during the game, well we
shall see. Arsenal need a win desperately if Arsene wants to maintain his
legacy of an annual top four place.
From the
economic perspective, it’s less of a “mandate” now with the new multi-billion
pound TV deal flushing the EPL teams BIG or Small with so much cash they can
afford to do as they please but, from the footballing perspective, you don’t
want to imagine missing out of champions league places even if there is the
concern of an exit at the round of 16. Westbrom aren’t exactly firing on all
cylinders right now, they practically sat and watched while Everton ran them
ragged last week. We hope the vestiges of such lethargy remain in them when
they host the gunners in an early Saturday kickoff. Rondon and Chadli can be a
threat if allowed freedom by the gunners, so we must over power the midfield of
Livermore and Fletcher. On paper Özil, Xhaka and Coq are miles ahead of theirs
but hey this is football and there is something seemingly amiss these days. We have to get it right for
this and the last round of matches if Arsenal wants to finish in top four or go
as far as reeling Spurs in…….My predicted lineup will be
Subs: Ospina,
Perez, Ramsey, Oxlade, Welbeck, Holding,
Gabriel, Jeff, and Iwobi
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| Image Credits: The Uk Guardian Online |
Here is
to an Arsenal win hopefully cuz the fans need a serious lift after the fiasco in recent weeks past. We would like to wish a Belated Happy Birthday to our own Wally aka Theo Walcott #28yrs. A birthday goal Please..... do enjoy the game wherever you are…..Ciaaooo
