Ridiculous Rumors and The Current State of Affairs

Absolutely ridiculous rumors of Henry being upset with the club and leaving in January have been circulating.  They have all been dispelled.  That’s all I’m going to give to those baseless, rumor-spinning, dick face journalists.

And now a quick round-up of how the world looks for Arsenal right now.

The Manager

Arsene Wenger, who recently canceled his regular Friday press conference for the first time in 10 years, must be quite upset.  A man who usually has a stone cold expression-less face lashed out at another manager after losing to an 88th minute strike.  Add to that the history that Alan Pardew and Wenger have and the whole situation is even more concerning.  Arsene must be feeling ashamed of himself for acting like that, and might even be upset that the situation has gotten to the point that caused him to react in such an angry manner.  Gilberto recently said that he was a little concerned and even frightened at how the manager acted.

I wonder if things have gotten better in training.  Hopefully getting back to the pitch with his players has eased Arsene’s mind.  He has a galaxy of reasons to be upset, stressed, and concerned about not only his well-being but the teams.  This Sunday’s match against Liverpool at The Emirates could either exacerbate or drastically improve his mood.

The Team

The team itself ought to be worried about the recent performances. Although there have been some viable excuses, good games without goals, the fact of the matter is that Arsenal haven’t been getting results.  The built-up tension and angst about securing 3 points must be boiling over the rim ahead of this Sunday’s clash.

We haven’t heard much from the players about the current situation or Arsene’s outburst. I can only hope, as with Arsene, that the locker room and training pitch has been helping to keep the team’s morale up.  They’ve got to look onwards and know that they are the ones that can make it better from here on out.

The Captain

Henry has been quiet as well this last week.  The pressure of securing a win, leading the team, and scoring goals might be getting to him, but I’m sure he can pull the team together. I think it’s quite important to always be behind our captain.  If we were in first place, people wouldn’t be judging or questioning his skill or captaincy.  If we keep playing great football and can turn results our way, all of the questioning will go away.  For that reason, I will continue to actively support him and the rest of the team.

The Stadium

Arsenal have been at The Emirates for several months now and I’m sure we can now officially call it home.  Home as in the team doesn’t miss Highbury any more.   It’s time to break the curse of the new stadium and start a winning streak at home.  It starts Sunday, and hopefully it will last the rest of the season.
Things Could Be Worse

There are many ways in which the situation could be worse.  Although we have several injuries, at least we have players to fill the team out.  Although we are currently in 5th, at least we are not in 8th, like Liverpool.  Their performance this season has been pretty poor to date, and the game this weekend will likely set the tone for both teams for the rest of the season.  We also could look at Newcastle, a team that usually is in the middle of the table, who is currently riding the bottom in the second to last spot.

The Jersey

Every Friday I wear an Arsenal jersey.  I’ve got jerseys spanning several years in both home, away, and alternates.  I’ve got T-Shirts as well (my favorite being a black shirt with red text reading “PLD 38 W 26 D 12 L 0″). It’s my firm belief that as long as I keep doing this, Arsenal will be alright.  Things were looking pretty bad last year, but they came through at the end of the season in both the Prem and the Champion’s League. I won’t stop wearing a jersey on Fridays, and Arsenal won’t stop pleasing it’s supporters.

COME ON ARSENAL!