I have been disappointed since the start of the season due to Arsenal's inconsistency in the premiership and the injuries that have befallen our thin squad but am beginning to think that this is the first season in 4 years that we might lay our hands on some form of silverware.
Alot has been said in the media which leaves one wondering whether journalists in England are paid to write nasty things about Arsenal and it's no wonder that Fabregas at one time asked why the english media only writes about arsenal in its bad times. The reports that have been rife in the media both local and international have strongly affected most arsenal fans world over except the fanatics and most of them believe in the subjective analysis of these journalists who i believe support our opponents.
When we lost Fabregas to a knee injury inflicted on him by Alonso during the liverpool game ,i knew that was the of Arsenal and at that very moment i had a feeling that the fourth spot was also out of reach and this feeling was underpinned by Aston Villa's dramatic comeback at villa park having trailed for the largest spell of the game.
Our worry has always been creativity since all most all our creative midfielders are out injured but in Nasri and Van persie, we seem to have found a long lasting solution and special tribute goes to the dutch who has been the most influential in Arsenal's 8 match unbeaten run.
RVP without a shed of doubt seems to be the most skillful player in the premiership now. Football pundits have always rated him highly but his last two seasons have been plagued by injuries which unfortunately, he has been picking up while on international duty and most of them have come at a time when he's been in superb form. He is currently the clubs top scorer along side Adebayor and the two have scored the highest number of goals between themselves compared to any other partnership in the league which makes them a formidable force. He is currently premiership's joint leader in assists and statistics from the last game show that he completed 27/29 passes in addition to making three assists in the 3-1 demolition of Hull city.
Back to silverware, our chances are now higher in cups than the league owing to our performance against top teams this season. RVP himself has come out to express his sympathy with the fans for the trophyless seasons we have had but also said they too would wish to have something to show and even commited himself to ensure this dream is achieved come May this year. However, i would be driven nuts if we lifted the champions league and to me, this does not look an impossible feat as some fans think. Our obliteration of the big teams this season even without some of the most influential players is enough manifestation that this dream is achievable hoping that you will not liken this to Obama's pursuit of the USA presidency. The only players alluded to in this article have performed exceptionally well against giants particularly RVP who scored wonder goals past Chelsea and Liverpool.
The onus is now on the RVP and Nasri since fab is injured and their first test will be against Roma in February and personally, i expect nothing other than qualification to the next round because the potential of these two coupled with their displays against giants this season gives alot of hope and they won't disppoint us.
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