So for once in my life
Let me get what I want
Lord knows, it would be the first time
Lord knows, it would be the first time
- The Smiths, Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
The end is always tough to take.
It's been a long time coming, hasn't it? In January we were flying. Wenger was a genius. The team was irrepressible. Everything seemed possible. We were shooting for a treble, and we were contemplating at least a double.
It seems like such a hazy, unreal time. I'm nostalgic for it. I look back through all the silly things we've done in recent games, and I realise just how badly we've fluffed it up. It's not to say that we can't be proud of third place, nor the 83 points we've won, but still... I'm the kind of guy who indulges in pointless "what ifs".
What's so hard to take is the disparity between your beliefs and reality. You think this team is ready to rule the Premiership, and then our squad depth is exposed and our players start leaving. The table doesn't lie, and we were always a little bit deficient to mount a sustained title challenge. The problem was that we started out so well that we started getting ahead of ourselves. You got to walk before you can run. We have the players to play title-winning football, but we need the depth to sustain it. It's the challenge we're going to face in the coming months.
We've lost the season proper, but we've got to win the off season. We have to restock our squad and invest in the present. Otherwise, more players will agitate for a transfer. We're so damn close that the risks of a buying a number of experienced, expensive players is worthwhile. Next year, we could be walking away with the title.
I don't know. And frankly, I don't really care. I'm a bit depressed about that girl. I can't fucking believe I can feel this much for her. It's so damn disturbing.
Anyway, I'm not a fan of The Smiths. But it's a song that I've got on rotation, and it came up as I started typing. And it seems appropriate. So for once in my life, let me get what I want. Lord knows it would be the first time.
Monday, May 12, 2008
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For the masochistic among you, consider how slight the margins were this season.
P Team Pld W D L Pts GD
1 Arsenal 38 25 11 2 86 45
2 Chelsea 38 25 10 3 85 39
3 Man U 38 26 6 6 84 56
This is how the table should have looked. Not after major alterations in our season, but if we had kept our concentration for the last 35+ minutes of the game at Old Trafford where we played them off the park. Instead we conceeded two needless set-pieces. That’s how close it was.
I know hindsight is always 20/20, and some will argue that if we had won, the other results may not have panned out they way they did, but that argument would also work in our favour, considering the morale boost a win over Utd would have given the lads. THAT”S how CLOSE it was!
Keep the faith Gooners!!
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