An Article to Cheer You Up
The Barclay’s Premier League is back from the dead. Well, dormancy. Fans around cannot wait till the kick-off. Frisking through the sports section of the newspapers, watching shows in SkySports News they have already watched and fooling around in social media sites, the fans are ready the do just about anything to kill time right now.
Cannot say that I am an exception.
For the last few weeks, I have been in depression. Depressed about the fact that I feel that our team is not ready to challenge for the title, that there has not been adequate signings this summer and the ones that have been done were trivial. All the negativity got to me. Sure, I was not caught up in the crazy ‘Wenger Out!!’ rebellions but I was sure as hell dispirited.
But today I woke up with an odd aura of optimism and hope. No, it’s not because we signed Joel Campbell, it’s something else.
It’s August 13th baby!
I realized that this is not the time to stay all gloomy and sad. The season hasn’t even started yet! A new season is upon us and here I was yesterday, all disheartened and heavy. I understand many fans are still not feeling confident about today, but seriously though, cheer up! It’s not that bad. There’s so much going on.
I am actually looking forward to Ramsey filling in for Fabregas. The same way I was looking forward to Fabregas filling in for the departed Viera. What a blast that was! Cannot wait to see how Ramsey proves that Cesc is not only replaceable but upgradable as well. Can’t wait to see how he links up with our captain RVP to score some wonderful goals.
Also looking forward to seeing enhanced wing play. I’m talking about Gervinho of course. With Gervinho and playing on one side and possibly Theo on the other, I simply cannot wait to see how our game will be changed. They will simply rip apart the likes of Simpson and Gutierrez. One thing I am sure our team will improve upon is our wing play. We seriously lacked width last season and with really fast wingers such as Theo, Gervinho, Ryo and Oxlade, our game might be very positively altered. As I said before, cannot wait to see!
Also looking forward to Rosicky. Hope he continues his pre-season form and finds his shooting boots because he will be very important for us this season, at least for the first few games. I’m just praying that his injury curse has been lifted during his visit to the Egyptian gypsy and that he can live a normal life now.
Looking forward to our new No.1- no, not Almunia- the actual No.1- Wojciech Szczęsny(I still have to do a Google search every time I type his name). One thing that I believe will improve is our GK situation. With Almunia finally out of the picture (he’s what, 4th choice now?), I am expecting a significant improvement between our sticks over the last few seasons. Note that this is the first season that we start with Wojciech Szczęsny in goal and not anyone else, no bullshit. And also, Fabianski is a much better No.2 than Almunia, so that’s a win as well.
And lastly, Emmanue Frimpong. Sure, the kid goes crazy on twitter through his #DEEEENCHEs, but as long as he performs on the field, he can #DEEEENCH all he likes. With Denilson gone, he will be the one to fill in and thank god for that. Even at his young age, so far, every time he played the DM role, he played it better than Denilson. His physical presence is a very welcome bonus. We have an abundant amount of technical players but sometimes all we need is that good ol’ bully-type time player and Frimpong can be that player.
So as you can see there’s a LOT to look forward too. And if you are still going to cry in that corner, then I pity you. New history will be written today and I sure as hell want to be a part of it, regardless of how it goes. Up the Gunners!
PS: LAST DAY to join our Fantasy Premier League for the 2011/2012 season, league invitation code: 169093-63714
emiratesviewpoint 
i’m wit u all d way man.best of luck 2 d gooner.
Yeah looking forward to our wing play… Not looking forward to there being no one in the box to convert!!
ratface , very funny , good wing play, and nobody to convert thats true, chamak ,no way , v.p, injury prone,,,,,,,
every season ,, wenger always makes sure he leaves one portion of the team lacking
in quality nd depth,eg sqillaci last season, this
season , left back position is goin to cause that defence more harm than good, there is more than enuf money to solve these problems , but wenger minces money as if it is his own money
Chim i think gibbs will fill the void chichy has left a good shack up with the selling of fab an hopefully nasri a couple brought in and we’re sorted. newcastle ur goin down.
Arsenal always start well, so I’m hoping to see lots of goals this evening. Other than Wilshere we should be seeing Arsene’s practically best side available. We just HAVE to win!
COYG!