There have been many games this season that have been
pointed out as the most important one, however there’s no question that
tomorrow’s match at The Hawthorns is the biggest match for Arsenal since that
fateful day at Wembley. Damn you, Martins.
You wouldn’t think that Tottenham and Newcastle would ever
pose so much of a threat to Arsenal, but all three clubs have managed to
surprise us in different ways to set up a nerve-wracking finale – for Arsenal
fans at least. Europa League football seems unthinkable – personally I don’t
think I can take that competition seriously as a fan, however well we do in it.
I think we should all take some advice from United and Spurs fans, just in
case.
Thinking more positively, I think West Brom are there for
the taking. So what if it’s Roy’s last game before England? It’s still the same
bunch of mediocre players, and we beat them so comfortably earlier this season.
Admittedly, we had Arteta
helping us out back then and he’s not an option this time around, but AOC can fill
that void easily – that’s if Wenger decides to pick him this week. If he doesn’t,
I may cry. Pick Benayoun at your peril, Arsene.
So how hard can it actually be? Beating West Bromwich Albion
away from home in a football match sounds easy enough. We wouldn’t be doing it
the Arsenal way without going behind first, of course, but I hope Arsenal have
got more than enough to put several past Ben Foster tomorrow. They know how important
this is, Channel 5 is not Arsenal territory.
The incredible thing is we’ve got it in our hands and we’ve
got no right for that to be the case. Frankly, we should have wrapped up 3rd
place weeks ago. Not beating Wigan and Norwich at home is diabolical,
inexcusable and simply not good enough. Would Man City do something like that?
Of course not, though if they keep buying our players then they might start to
do so… Tottenham and Newcastle have been so kind to us all season by giving us
chances to catch them up, and it would be a travesty to give the advantage back
to them at the last minute.
Speaking of Man City, they should keep their slimy hands of
Van Persie. He is our captain, loves the club and he would never leave us for
them. Van Persie is the reason we are where we are, and tomorrow he is going to
want to finish the job once and for all. This season can’t finish soon enough
for the Gunners, and it’s one, in all honesty, one we’d rather forget. If we
can salvage CL football as consolation, that will satisfy me, for this year at
least. It sure hurts having no silverware, but performing in Europe is the next
best thing. And if that’s the clincher that keeps RVP at the club, I’d feel
super-confident of success next year.
Let’s get behind the boys one last time. Come On You Reds!
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