We called Mikel Arteta a loser but actually, Arsenal fans seem quite happy with their lot. Plus, Liverpool and Manchester City debates rumble on.
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Actually, Arsenal are okay thanks
Being an Arsenal fan is a strange experience at the moment.
We’re being told by rival fans (and Stewie) that we should be disappointed at not having qualified for the Champions League, that our season should be regarded as a failure and perhaps even that our fans should have cleared off early rather than stay for yesterday’s lap of appreciation as they would have done during the darkest days of Wenger’s reign.
There was none of that at the Emirates on Sunday. You had people basking in the late Spring sunshine enjoying their team’s romp to a resounding victory and fans actually applauding their team for achieving the main goal at the start of the season.
Champions League would have been great but given the ages of our better players, perhaps the 2023/24 season would be a better opportunity for them anyway after another season playing in the Europa League. And look, if we fail to qualify for the Champions League next season then yes, maybe Stewie will have a point.
But as yesterday showed, Arsenal’s fanbase isn’t full of Stewies. At the Emirates, at least, it’s full of fans cheering their team on and who have shown understanding to a group of players who didn’t quite hit the lofty goal of reaching the Champions League.
It isn’t the end of the world. Given the age of our squad. This is just the beginning.
Graham Simons, Gooner, Norf London
Arteta as loser? Really?
I reckon you’ll probably have a few emails of the like in response to Arteta finding himself in the Losers column.
Given the situation he was in at the beginning of the season (especially after first three games) I think he would consider it a successful season and himself a winner.
He’s built a young, charismatic, fun, driven team, demonstrated he has the man…
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