Pic left side(l to r) : Nobu, Himanshu, me, Brishni. Pizza Pronto. As we sat there waiting for our pizzas, each one came up with some of the best impersonations ever. Ofcourse, as a 3rd person you will not understand what we are talking about or who we are impersonating. But, it was hilarious...and we laughed so hard. Good times. These are the little things that you will remember the most once you graduate and leave Uni life. So I am recording it all on video and photographs.
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Arsenal 1 - 1 PSV Eindhowen (1-2 Aggregate)
And with another lapse of concentration, Arsenal FC is out of another tournament. It's becoming a habit now. We play attractive football, create chances but when the chances come we don't score. Arsenalitis - The condition of a football team which creates chances and wastes them.
The situation was worsened with Thierry Henry (in the picture to the left) breaking something in his body again leading him to be ruled out of the season. To be more precise, he damaged his stomach and groin muscles.
It's been a strange season. A season which started with high hopes is ending with a 'Welcome back to reality' sign hanging over our heads. The possible reasons for the 2nd season in a row with no silverware. And yet, some of these are also the positives that have come to light. Read on.....:
Most of the players are young and are going through the learning process. The first team that got us through to the Champions League final last year still had veterans like Pires, Bergkamp, Lauren, Ljungberg playing as well as Campbell playing in patches. With age comes experience and consistency, which the likes of Senderos, Flamini, Djourou, Clichy and Walcott will learn. To be a better player and a better team one has to go through both the hard and good times. That is football. Fact.
Injuries. Yes, a few niggles here and there are fine. But, the same players getting injured again and again is not something very common. This only means that players were being rushed back. Gallas and Henry being the most prominent cases. We have a big enough squad so injuries cannot be an excuse. And yet, it is partly due to the injuries to key personnel at the crucial junctures in the season, that the season has turned out the way it has. With all our best players on the pitch, we have shown and will continue showing that we are equal if not better than the best in the league and maybe Europe.
Luck. You make your own luck. Cut back to the Arsenal v Manchester United game at the Emirates. The goal Van Persie scored was lucky.It was a great finish and an almost poachers goal. He ran for the ball, he wanted the ball, he wanted to score. And yet, if Henry had not miskicked or misplaced his shot we may have not even won the game. You want luck, you make it. The same applies for bad luck. Yes, there are somethings in this world you cannot control, but if you want the luck then you have to work for it. Fact.
Stability. A stable team is a winning team. A stable team is a happy team. If players keep coming and leaving...it is difficult to maintain that team spirit which is required to win titles. An example is Manchester United, with the only entry in the summer being Michael Carrick if I am not wrong. We lost Ashley Cole,Pires, Lauren, Bergkamp, Campbell, Reyes all at the same time. Bergkamp...the stabiliser, the man with the killer pass. Gallas, Baptista and Rosicky have had mixed seasons and we have never had the same starting line up for god knows how many games. Stability breeds success. Fact.
There might be many more reasons for the downfall of the once great Invincibles. But, we have to believe in this squad. We have to believe in Wenger. Of course, he has to be blamed for his mistakes as well. But, we have to believe. Hope and belief. This will be a more stable team next season. The Best always learn from their mistakes. We seem to be committing the same mistakes again and again. But, hey...we will learn. Everyone makes mistakes. Let's get on with the season and finish it off on a high.
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Last but not the least, I have decided to stop writing poems....... temporarily. To all my fans, I have realised lately that people get bored reading my poems. There is nothing wrong with the readers, but in fact with my poetry. It is too vague, similar topics, and needs something different. So I am taking a break and you can live again. I shall make a comeback with fresh ideas and better rhymes.
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