Yet another defeat for Arsenal and the gap between us and Tottenham is growing agonizingly. Its a our huge downfall since the last 2 years that we have to look at the gap between us and the 4th team and pray for their slip up so that we can eventually finish inside top 4 instead of watching out for the top of the table.
Last season at this time we were fighting for the 4th place with our bitter rivals Tottenham who were more than 10 points clear but after the 5-2 drubbing at the Emirates they went on a free-fall and we were able to just sneak inside the top 4. We may not be lucky this time around. We are 6 points behind them and there are all the reasons to be scared this season. Firstly we don't have a player who can carry the entire team on his shoulders. Secondly we lack creativity. No no cut that we absolutely don't have creativity. Last season's beautiful football was taken care by Alex Song and Thomas Rosicky and Ramsey for some matches in November and December. Song has gone to Barca, Ramsey has lost it (seems to show a few good signs lately) and Wenger for some stupid unknown reason is not playing Rosicky even though he is fit which he claims.
We have a gem of a footballer in Cazorla but he has played in almost every match this season. How many times we have seen him jaded. He is a brilliant player with great dribbling skills and loads of creativity but fatigue has got to him because of lack to depth. We just don't have decent players to replace him according to me. We desperately need a defensive midfielder to take some pressure off Arteta who is out with injury hence it is an absolute necessity. I would never put my hopes on a player like Diaby who can get injured by even a push. I would love to see a proper center forward coming this January. Walcott is quick and his finishing is good as well but he is no RVP. Giroud and Podolski were never his replacements. Podolski who hasn't played a full game often looks detached from the team and goes missing for half of the match(a bits and pieces player). Giroud is clumsy and in my opinion slow. He will find it extremely difficult to cope up with the speed and physicality of Premier League. But he is deadly in the air to give him some credit.
In our last two league matches against City and Chelsea our defense went missing completely in the first halves. Can't understand why we always have to play defensive highline. It has always cost us and keep costing us precious points if Wenger doesn't get this. The reason for the few clean sheets at the start of the season was that we sat back and defended blow after blow from the opposition and hit them back on the counter. But you cannot push with this as the midfield as the defense will be disjoint when you do not have a absolute enforcer who can track back and be a shield to the back four. But this strategy from Steve Bould din't go well with Wenger and he continued with our old defensive highline and since then the goals have been coming but for the opposition. The organization of the players and marking when they do not have the ball is hilarious and shameful. He relied on Diaby and considered him returning from injury as a new signing instead of buying a proper replacement of Song thus the onus fell on Arteta and we have missed out on his attacking qualities. We have shown tremendous spirit in both the matches specially in the second half but the damage had been until then and attacking when it is 0-0 is very different from attacking when you are chasing the game down from 2-0. They opposition is going to park the bus in front of the goal and you cannot blame them for that. You cannot expect 3 points when you go down 2-0 in the first quarter of the match.
I was a huge AKB (Arsene Knows Better) and I still believe in him but the confidence is fading and the faith diminishing season after season as he keeps making the same mistakes. His stubbornness is costing us big time. He is sticking with Gervinho who according to me is the worst footballer on the face of the planet and his affair with defensive highline and missing out on quality players even if it is a matter of a million or two and letting star players go season after season are the some decisions that frustrate us every now and then given that we show faith in him even after seven trophyless years in this process we have lost the beauty in our football. This leaves us with some unpleasing football, difficult to take defeats and playing in Europa. Ya i know that it is the filthy board that doesn't provide Wenger with funds to buy in the transfer market but he not being able to motivate his players and sticking with the flops has nothing to do with the board. I just hope he atleast signs a defensive midfielder which is the need of the hour. A striker purchase seems like a luxury and finishing in top 4 a dream. From a dejected Arsenal supporter.
Last 10 days of the January transfer window. Catch all the excitement and keep yourself updated with all the latest rumours and transfer news related to Arsenal from your own trusted blog. Comments, questions, suggestions and even criticism are something what I look forward to from you guys. And ya Happy new year my fellow Gooners.
