Well, that week sucked. A loss at Villa severely dents Arsenal’s title hopes and then the Gunners are unceremoniously knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich.
Reaction ran the gamut, with a few short-sighted calls for the manager’s head, while most Gooners tried to keep perspective in the face of these dire defeats.
I’m not here to tell anyone how to feel, but I’m the latter. Under Arteta, we are in the ascendancy and perhaps victims of our own success. The team is still developing and clearly lacks a few final pieces of the puzzle.
There’s still a lot of football to be had and the show must go on. A glimmer of hope remains, Arsenal can lift the Premiership trophy. They must keep winning and hope City drop points. I’m keeping faith with the club until the end.
We’ve been getting some tremendous crowds at Maggie’s. Last Wednesday was no exception, the placed was packed with Gooners. Tomorrow’s match is an absurdly congenial 11:30am. Practically unheard of for U.S. start times.
So no excuses. No wavering. Just unconditional love for the Arsenal. See you all at the pub!
Best,
Mark
Bay Area Gooners 