It’s
been a loong loooooong season for the gunners and the fans alike, so far a
most unhappy one too. Once again, we have flattered to deceive and now we have to console ourselves with the proverbial “Next season will be better” rolling ma eyez here. Well not to
sound so pessimistic, but if you look at the fiasco at Selhurst Park where Big
Sam and his boiz flew higher than our cannons could shoot. 3 unreplied goals! The
eagles breaking a record of no win over the gunners at home since 1979, plus
Big Sam finally getting a win over Arsene Wenger since he last did with Bolton….Jeeze
how terrible have we been for such a big team. Arsenal finally stemmed the tide
of 4 straight away losses by conceding 3 goals when the gunners snatched a 2-1
win over relegation battling Middlebrough. I sure hope that’s it for pessimism
but hey its arsenal we talking about. There are always endless possibilities with
this team.
Its FA
Cup weekend and Chelsea just booked their place in the Finals with a 4-2 win
over tiny Totts who have now lost all their Semi-finals at Wembley. They really
must hate that stadium with all the not so pleasant memories it holds for them,
both in the FA cup and the Champions league. Anyway Chelsea I the finals means
a tough customer for whoever is gonna join them for the battle of England’s
premier competition, Premier….in terms of tradition that iz. For the gunners, it’s
a date with Man City in the second Semi-final at Wembley. This is looking more
lie the last roll of the dice, we talking, win or burst for the 2016/17 season.
Out of the EFL cup first, then out of the EPL, out of the Champions League, and
possibly out of the Wenger favourite…“top 4 cup”. Things are definitely not
looking good and I am trying to be an optimist, really I am looking for any
positives ahead of this clash with city on Sunday. It’s not like City is in a
fearsome run of form, yeah maybe there has been a bit of resurgence on their
part but they still remain vulnerable. it’s the mentality that the gunners
have that’s got me worried. Our boiz don’t play like they “want” it, they play
like it’s just another day at the office for them and that’s down to the
coaching management, Arsene I am looking at you on this. Performances in recent
times have been that dire, the less we write about them the better.
Arsenal
have it all to do now, it’s a battle for some sort of redemption….at least I hope
the whole team sees this game that way. Both teams like to play open football so
we are likely to see goals, maybe not a goal fest like the Blues/Spurs game. The
midfield battle will be key as that’s where this game will likely be won,
considering the fact that both teams are suspect in defence. City are an error
away from a goal mishap, Arsenal can play with cigarettes in a gas station. It would
be down to whose midfield is able to take advantage and sprig their attacks to
capitalize…..i hope it’s the gunners. What makes this game a cracker for
neutrals is because City too haven’t had a stellar season despite their high
profile manager coming on board, even with an FA cup win I am sure their fans
would be disappointed in how their season has turned out after such a promising
start. That’s all perspective and I am not a Man City fan, so how thy feel is
really is not my cup of tea to be honest.
The Team
selection will be interesting for us, do we go with pace of Walcott Sanchez and
Welbz (who is doubtful) or do mix it a
bit with some Giroud for aerial battling. My predicted line up would be somewhat
different from the usual. Say a 3-4-3, lets see
how that works out:
Subs:
Martinez, Gibbs, Ramsey, Welbeck, Bellerin, Iwobi, Walcott, Elneny, Coq
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There
you go, Winning the FA cup might be the only bright spot of whats been another
terrible season form the gunners, considering the quality of players at Wenger's
disposal, we really should be doing better than this underachievement. Anyway that’s
debate for another day, for now let’s just hope the gunners outgun City, get to
the final and hopefully lift the trophy for a new record. In this form, I know that’s
wishful thinking right?? Thats it from us here, please please and please dont forget to like our FB page here as well as follow the #anaijagunner on twitter, do enjoy the game wherever you are………Ciaooo
