Sunday, 3 November 2013

Monsieur Wenger, still winning.

   Call it a stroke of luck or a bag of it, Arsene Wenger is rolling on a high, right now. With Arsenal having been trophyless for several seasons and the patience of Gooners around the world running thin, Wenger knew he had to get the gun running or continue on the fire path of Gooners. Having previously made midfield signings of Mikel Arteta and Santi Carzola, he knew something was still missing. Arsenal fans kept yearning for trophies and at least one marquee signing. During the last transfer window, Monsieur Wenger brought in Mathieu Flamini on a free transfer from AC Milan and then made the mega bucks signing of Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid. Football followers all over the world were shocked to the marrows with the mega bucks signing of Ozil and saw his arrival as a possible key to Arsenal's trophy haulage.
   Apart from the losses to Aston Villa and Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal have been riding on a high. The team seem to have woken up from an almost decade long trophy slumber. Aaron Ramsey have hit form, Oliver Giroud is scoring, Sczesny has been brilliant in between the sticks, the defenders seem to have erected a great wall of defence, Santi Carzola is playing well as usual. In other terms, Arsene Wenger have gotten it right, so far. The multi lingual frenchman has so far, gotten his team firing on all cylinders. The icing on the cake was the 2 - 0 victory over Liverpool at the weekend. Goals from Santi Carzola and the in form Aaron Ramsey saw off the men from Anfield. It is no secret that Arsenal have the most complete midfield in the EPL, barring or including injuries. No disrespect to Arsenal who were miles good, the Liverpool midfield seemed to be clueless and lacked bearing. And so, couldnt answer the questions posed by Arteta, Ozil, Ramsey and Rosicky.
   So far, the team is on fire. But then, the football community still have memories of inconsistencies by Arsenal. If that should be the case, the dejavu will be strong and killing, for Gooners. But barring inconsistency, this present Arsenal team is destined for a trophy haulage. Arsenal fans the world over all believe the team's good run is because of the arrival of Mesut Ozil. It is true, to an extent. The assist king has since gone five matches without an assist. He was completely hidden by BVB's Bender in their UCL clash. But credit to him, he has completely lit up Arsenal's game. Since the departure of Patrick Vieira, Arsenal struggled to find an adequate replacement for the talismanic holding midfielder. A role Alex Song was beginning to get used to before his infamous sale to Barcelona. But the fans who have eyes to really see, have heaved a sigh of relief with the arrival of, and effective display by Mathieu Flamini. The Frenchman has in the games he played, convinced fans and given solid assurances to the Arsenal back line of his uncompromising protection. Arsenal's quest for trophy can be said to depend on their midfield and fitness of Mesut Ozil, but it even depends more on Flamini's fitness.
   If the team keep playing the way they have been, then we could see the Arsene Wenger tutored team lay hands on a major trophy. Something the fans will cry for joy over.

2 comments:

  1. True talk. I believe they will win the league and nothing else. England is very tough and other teams are bound to knock them out of other competitions. In the UCL, there are other way better teams than them so they do not have a chance. But they will win the EPL

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  2. You have a point Golibe. We shall first see how they fare againat BVB later this week. After then, their form and fitness level will determine everything.

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