Spurs’ Game…
Spurs game was very important in every sense and from all directions. From Man-UTD fans here, it was the best gift given to them. To them it more time throwing them a party to see Arsenal loses. And from Spurs, their inferiority complex over years was, with determination broken. And important for Arsenal FC, unless and as usual, refuse to take lessons, had a lot to force into its planning and management paper-work.
A lot has been left undone since the time of Ljumbergs in the areas of playing players who cannot play averagely in unnatural positions. This, as a result, has had serious consequences to the team results. The given reason as giving a player a chance to play would soon prove very costly to the Club in terms of results.
Diaby, for instance, is a serious case. Many instances have shown that he simply cannot play well as winger but a blind eye has been continuously held over the matter. Instead Arsenal FC continues to chose self-destructively and in self-defeating way.
Hoyte could have done well in the first leg, but it is well known that he does not have experience as a center half and therefore no reason to play him there. One and moreover second half game in the first leg is not enough experience to look at and consider. One cannot chose to play against a team that has been playing together for the last five months with experimental players and hope to gain results, more so after possible lessons from the first leg.
In this case, Spurs is one with sufficient time of playing together, which help deal with problems of poor passing or blind passes while it helps to create an effective and working rhythm and suitable combination of the team.
Otherwise for Arsenal FC, the need to play certain players in wrong positions that affect negatively their individual performances, instead, worsens team situation in achieving results as best as it should. What is however disturbing is that Arsenal FC seems to ignore all that while only waiting to pick consolation from after match and preview press conferences.
While looking for a creative central mid-fielder, Denilson would not be the person to call for and worse if he is to be partnered with Gilberto. That would be simply chaotic options to overall team objective. These are, firstly, players who play almost the same way and would down-play attacking objective of the team. They would act like Spurs or opponent spies in Arsenal FC since their influence would work only in favor of opposing forces.
On the special note, Gilberto should never be an Arsenal mid-fielder anymore because his mid-fielder role is below the current premiership trend and/or era, which demand pace and precision of a player. Instead, he could try central defense, which he has evidently proved himself best. It would, therefore, be laughable to continue playing him in the mid-field. Doing so would be inviting foolish outlook for Arsenal FC –to include the fans who never participate in decision making.
Whereas, Walcott cost Arsenal FC a lot of Money anticipated profitability and faith continuous to melt down. He is simply far from first team action as there is a lot for him to learn conclusively before getting himself in the line-up. If you compared him with second-rated Bendtner (according to selectors), Bendtner is by far ready for first team action, miles away in front of Walcott.
There is no reason why Walcott would come first in any premiership game rather than Bendtner. Is it because he is English? Or is it because of pressure by some English activists for Clubs to play English? And should this be at the expense of Club desired performance? I would think that like Bendtner, Walcott too must go on loan and prove him self right for first team.
Yes, truly, Spurs fired at Arsenal so hard that they were taken for undeserved fools –such that more added three minutes of the added three would still give Spurs one other goal, to make it six but thanks to the stoppage time. This, perhaps, would teach the Club never to take any team for granted if they are to expect winning cups. It too could help break its useless pride that hardly transforms self into results or never consistent with pride itself.
Unless no lessons are learnt by Arsenal FC, the future would require serious contesting mind of a team and any young players should never exceed one. Even the young Fabregas then was the only one constantly to play in the first team from the reserve one before establishing himself.
In general Arsenal FC, if it is to mean business, must player players who have consistently been playing together over at least three months. And the other would be for them to replace baseless, like traditional pride with humility, and respect for opponents. Instead, must make attainment of three points every game, the tradition.
Waiswa Jacob
Situation Health Analyst.
