"Chelsea is dull and dumb", not one statement made out of RESPECT eh? and it may have been out of your grudges, but i would no longer diss arsenal in the same way as you've degraded chelsea, not after all these years dude. and it all depends on how one perceives it, really. yes i switched team for the goodies goodies roman granted upon the team, and yea, the team was restructed in such an intimidating way that any other team without a financial capability would jz clench in frustration and self-pity. but i'm sure arsenal could afford massive names, maybe not as many as that could bring the team into a reformation, but you get what i mean. and i do bow down to wenger for his entire concept of how a team should be formed. and yea, one would say his effort in developing the kids would eventually come into fruition. Resistance and self-belief might prove their worth at times. but before they've finally made their point, i am looking forward to your reaching the bar that we've already established up here yea.
The thing i love about football is not only that its probably the only sport i love doing and i'm better at, but also the fact of having myself being in the picture of one of the top clubs does jz as much in igniting my passion for it. its all a matter of keeping oneself in touch with the game, not for all, but at least for me. i could have persevered with arsenal, but i opted to not overload my basketful of disappointment in life.
I find it hard to argue that i hadnt lost my faith, and its jz as hard to clarify with you all those reasons behind my loss of faith. Perhaps Henry understands it better and might provide you with a better picture.."
Above is a critical comment posted my dear friend. Undeniably, everyone has his very own perception and understanding towards certain situation and matter. Everybody deserves that, part of human elementary right. But in here, i would juz like to add in my personal opinion. Regarding the sentence, "i am looking forward to your reaching the bar that we've already established up here yea", i would like to inquire my dear reader's explanation. If you mean that Arsenal is just trailing behind and struggling to compete with Chelsea, i don't agree and will not easily give in. What do you mean by being on top? I see that Chelsea was struggling to gain title which in the end they succumbed to failure, based on previous season. If they are really good, why not being crowned the champion? Furthermore, the bar being established by Chelsea is not what Arsenal desires, but a higher and more intimidating standard. Chelsea is not very different from Arsenal. I should regard both teams at the same level. We cant forget other teams as well, such as Liverpool, Hull City and just every team in EPL, not forgetting The Old Trafford. Every team possesses the ability and capability to deliver and to win. The best will not be all the while, the best. Most of the time we regard and perceive that when a lower so called smaller club wins against a big team like Chelsea and Arsenal, we say it is pure luck and miracle. That is a negative perception towards the beauty of football, and we are just condescending other teams which deserve the same concentration and attention from us. The crux of the issue is how competitive a team is and spectators and fans' point of view. A match between Arsenal and Chelsea, dare you say that you are hundred percent confident that Chelsea will sail through? I bet i dare not. I will just presume that it is 50-50. Throwing all football frenetic fans a crucial question, who plays better football, in the sense that it is more enjoyable and exciting, Arsenal or Chelsea? Here i would just mention Arsenal and Chelsea. Dull and dumb, Chelsea claimed that as they used to be. I see the limelight that they are improving and delivering better standard of football. If a fan supports a team just because of the capability of the team to accumulate more points regardless of the quality, then I will say that the fan is just too shallow.
Moving on, touching on the loss of faith, my dear reader, you showed no faith and loyal support at all. There is always a second chance. Failure is not one-off. I cant really figure out the entire reason behind your loss of faith in Arsenal, but i perceive that you are after big names. Regarding disappointment, football is round. Again, win or lose, you have no room to voice up, either to determine. A last second goal can mess up everything. But still, is fact. You need to accept that. Are you disappointed because of losing games or merely because Wenger did not sign up big names under his squad? Henry, he disappointed me by all means. It may be more frustrating for him that after a year, he hasn't settle down and find a field that really suits him. He may bottle up his feelings and affirm that his decision to leave Arsenal is perfectly right. But who knows? Anyway, my dear reader, you have your point and argument there. Bravo.
To sum up, my concern regarding Football and Arsenal is that, I will support and remain faithful towards Arsenal and other teams as long as they are able to produce interesting and total football.
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"reaching the bar we've established" goes beyond just trailing behind us. I'm in no position for any projection of how long it is gonna take or whether it will happen, for the young ones to mature and outdo the experienced. and yes, my focal point lies in the issues of maturity and level of experience both team possess individually. the quality of both teams is there, i wasnt casting any doubts upon it. regardless of the fact that the team comprises players with a remarkably low average of age, it doesnt disentitle them to a fair challenge. but setting one's perspective on a reasonably more realistic ground, it is without a question that the team has so much room for improvement in terms of the comparative level of experience.
I hope it is sufficiently clear on your part that trailing behind with respect to wins and points is not entirely what the picture has to convey. yes, the Blues had been trailing all season, but when the season reached the second half of it, you may try to prove me wrong, but it was arsenal's lack of maturity which summed it all up for the team's unfortunate season. And by saying 'the bar WE have established', WE refers to the top teams, not literally US, chelsea. I have not ruled out possible contenders with Man U in particular, being inclusive. and Man U being the only team i mentioned to have been a true domestic title contender is further strengthened by the fact that over the past 4 yrs or so, it has pretty much been Man U and Chelsea. my point is construed solely based on the results these two teams had been able to deliver, because regardless of attractive or soul-destroying style of playing, at the end of the day, one will only look back into the history and ask one single question, 'who topped the league?'
Before, if asked about the question 'gunners against the blues, to whom the game do u think it belongs?', i would just rampage about, chanting my team even when i hadnt even come across the art of persuasion. but now, i wouldnt withhold myself from surrendering some elements of fear and doubt when it is within my realisation that the odds are against us. here, its all down to a matter of being realistic towards the facts that lie in front of u, although its always worth the effort of bearing the slightest hope with you into the challenge. and u will probably argue against my point of view on the immaturity and inexperience of the team as being the cause of their falling short since the beginning of the adoption of this youth trend in the team, but you may have to take the extra mile in proving me wrong.
A shallow fan i may have been, but it still stops at the point where it is beyond possible having me downgraded to the extent of siding other domestic rivals. and as shallow as it gets, emerging as a fan of one of the most disliked clubs is one hell of a thrill too..
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