It seems an age since Patrick Vieira scored that penalty to win us the 2005 FA Cup final in Cardiff.
Unfortunately, no Arsenal fan can hide from the fact that we have seen our side go an agonising six years without winning a trophy.
However, with a ‘stubborn’ Arsene Wenger stating that we can all expect an “active” transfer window for the club this summer, the tide looks like it’s about to change.
I am not a delusional fan. I’m realistic, and it’s clear to see that we need to invest in many new additions in time for next season, if we are to end this trophy drought. Although I do believe we are heading in the right direction. Improvements to the squad in all areas of the pitch are bound to help us tremendously, ideally improving our consistency, as well as cutting out those devastating mistakes that seem to cost us every year.
Admittedly, we still have a long way to go, but it looks like we’re going about it in the right way.
We are surrounded by hugely-ambitious teams who are bound to spend big again this summer, bringing in top talent from all corners of the globe.
No fan should expect our problems to end immediately, just because we’re going to sign 4 or 5 new players. We face a challenging road ahead and we will have to fight incredibly hard from now, right up until May if we’re going to succeed.
Like me, feel free to feel optimistic about next season. With multiple new signings coming in, it’s only fair to believe that we will gain physical success sooner than later. The only thing that’s preventing me from being utterly confident about our next year, is the fact that two of our best players’ futures are in major doubt.
Samir Nasri has suggested that he would be open to a move to Manchester United, but has since remained silent in the media spotlight. The only thing we can do now is wait for him to make a decision.
He can either sign a new contract at Arsenal, or he can move to Manchester United (or another club), where I will expect him to state that he’s ‘delighted to finally achieve his boyhood dream…’ – a line that’s lost all meaning in the global business that we call football.
On the other hand, we have Cesc Fabregas.
It appears likely that he’s going to go to Barcelona, in a deal that has seemed inevitable for a number of years now.
And you call this an article? Your title says one thing and the content says another. What a….
give it to jack has he is only one you see having a go at the ref and telling players that to do
What kind of article is this; that gives a different heading to its content?
Grab hold.. mate!
Regarding the title; what would this do to RVP?
it says click to read more u bozo’s! hahaha!
a fair article btw, but personally i think rvp should be a temporary cap un un untill either jenk or frimp mature who have both stated how they pretty much bleed arsenal. thats what we need, u want a captain that when we lose, he goes home and beats the dog and swears to himself that the next match he will make them pay!!
i dont think its a big issue the captaincz. i expect vermaelen and players like djourou and RVP to be leaders regardless of whether they are wearing the armband or not. but when cesc leaves, i think RVP should be next in line, and vermaelen and djourou both very good leaders IMO. Obviously, Wilshere when hes older.