Okay so
while the global village that is the world continues to debate the recent
executive orders from the Blue house we here at anaijagunner say, lets move on
shall we? After all it is what t is, if the USA wants to play that way then
play that way with them or sit back at home. On the Arsenal front, let’s just say,
I am all with our keeper, Cech when he says
“We owe
ourselves a performance” after the midweek farce against Watford. That was just
unacceptable, a minimum of a draw was the worst we should have gotten but when
you keep sitting on your fanny taking your time to get ya engines fired up in a
game in this unforgiving league, then, its bound to catch up with you some day
and it duly did catch up with us in midweek. Arsenal had hitherto spent so many GOOJF
cards this season for so long (Man United, Ludogorets, Bournemouth) it’s a wonder we
haven’t come up short much earlier. After the euphoria of thrashing Southampton
at St Mary’s one would have expected the return of the rested and supposedly
fresh all-star cast for the midweek game against Watford would bring about a much needed 3 points
especially with Chelsea dropping 2 points….Gawd, I forgot, it can only be
arsenal….blow hot this minute, blow cold the next. Fantastic in this game,
attritional in the next. It can only be ARSENAL! When you make a habit of
handing a two goal cushion to the opposition in the first 15 minutes of the
game, you should be prepared to be at the end of a loss, plain and simple!
Arsenal just blew the League as far as I am concerned, others will mock that
statement that we were never in the hunt in the first place. Spurs are looking
more like the biggest threat to Chelsea strolling to the title…..what a shame. What
this means is that, there is that possibility of Totts finishing above the
gunners for the first time in Wenger’s reign, ouch…..definitely not the way Le’boss
would wanted to bow out.
I would
quit whining about all the spilt milk points now. This weekend is crunch
time and lots of people have been talking tough. Arsenal travel down to the
bridge in a London derby of severe consequences. If Arsenal can win Chelsea then maybe just a
vert itsy bitsy tiny maybe there just might be a chance to claw back the
deficit…… a very very very slim glimmer of hope there. Chelsea has the upper
hand with 8 wins in the last 10 matches and as many goals scored with just a
few conceded. The momentum is definitely with the boiz from Stamford Bridge as
they have turned a corner after being on the receiving end of a 3-0 thrashing
back in September at the emirates. How times have changed………deep sigh. Having said
that, everyone now knows this is a must win game for the gunners while the
hosts can afford to play not to lose, having lost our game in midweek, we
inadvertently boxed ourselves into this corner and the boiz need to give a
response. Arsene caps it al here;
Look, for me it was always [a must-win game],”
said Arsène Wenger, who wants that gap cut as quickly as possible. “But I think
what is important is that I can say it is a must-win game but for us what is
important is to respond in a very strong, united way, straightaway after what
happened on Tuesday night.
“We can’t focus too much on the consequences of
the game. Do we win? Do we lose? Football is like that, you can win or lose but
make absolutely sure you put every ingredient in to win the game. We have shown
that we can beat them in the first game, so let’s just do it again.”
Ah yes, the first game. That 3-0 victory over
Chelsea in September remains the high water mark of our season - but it was a
turning point for our London rivals.
Read more at http://www.arsenal.com/match/report/1617/pre/first-team/chelsea-v-arsenal-video-stats-es#HeAQWMBrEImIu3eS.99
There
you have it, the boss knows the fans know, I just hope the players know. What Arsenal
is grabbing at is a fast fading glimmer of hope, and they can decide to make it
a reality by playing Chelsea of the park with some stunning ruthlessness…. Dr
jeklyll or be the soft centered weaklings who play victim all the time…..Mr
Hyde. How the gunners will keep Costa Hazard Willian and Pedro quiet again will depend on which arsenal shows up at Saturdays possible league champions decider,
remains to be seen. Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde
?? BIG question that only 90 plus minutes of time can tell. My Predicted line up
is below:
Subs: Ospina, Holding, Welbeck, Perez, Jeff, "Giroud" , Gabriel, Niles
We look a bit short yet again in the middle with Ramsey picking up a knock but if we avoid any silly errors and stay very disciplined in both attack and defence, then we may have a chance against Chelsea. The Chelsea back line for me is still suspect against a rasping attack like ours, lets get at them from the blast of the whistle. No time for dulling on this one, do enjoy the game wherever you are......Ciaoo
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