Yesterday Chelsea blasted Arsenal by 3-0. More humiliatingly, the victory took place in the Emirates Stadium. During the live broadcast, after Didier Drogba scored the first goal, one of the commentators said "Arsenal play the football, Chelsea with the goal". He hit the bull's eye.
Throughout the years, Arsenal have been exhibiting how beautiful football should be. Cesc Fabragas, as the commander-in-chief in the midfield, controls the flow of the Gunners attack seamlessly. Other quality players, Van Persie, Arshavin, Eduardo etc, being fed by Cesc, manufactures the goals in due course. However, football is not only about putting the ball into the net.
The Gunners lack the fighting spirit. There is no doubt that there are full house of talents in Arsenal. Nevertheless, most of them are premature. For example, Fabragas, putting on the captain badge, is only 22. Most of others are only around 20, or even younger. Arsenal's competence to shine from behind is yet to be proved. In the previous match against Sunderland, they lost 1-0. And this week, defeat repeated in similar fashion, or worse. The Gunners fail to fire.
Without somebody like Drogba who could ignite the fighting spirit, Arsenal's drought could continue. Though I'm a half-fan of them and yearning for the victory of beauty.
沒有留言:
張貼留言