All Hail Arsene

We’ll start off today with le boss hailing the gunners for their exceptional performances over the past week. The team, which had been written off entirely before the start of the season, scored 8 goals and conceded only 2, securing 2 wins and a draw over the past seven days. These games were all away and not only required a lot of traveling but also required a lot of character from the lads. We were faced with testing Premier League trips to the outposts of Blackburn & Bolton, journeys that we do not always relish, but eventually negotiated with little bother, securing a 3-1 win at The Reebok and an exhilarating 4-0 triumph at Ewood Park. And lest we forget, a late Gallas goal secured a point at Dynamo Kiev, (another place we seem to have issues) in match day one of the Champions League.

The boss whilst reflecting on these games had this to say:

“We’ve dropped points at teams like Blackburn and Bolton in the past but we have won convincingly at both places in the last week. We had an international break, then three away games, including a Champions League tie in Kiev, so what this team has done in the last week is exceptional.”

The boss also claims he sees vast improvements over the squad from last year and we all remember the squad we had that time around, the boss had this to say:

“This team has learned and improved from last year. Look at my team today. Denilson is 20, Cesc is 21, Song is 21, Theo is 19, Bendtner is 20. When you have players of that age and can still fight for the championship it bodes well.”

This, by no means is an understatement, we do seem much more composed and much more focused than last year and I said yesterday, the team will only improve. If you look at the players who are about to make a return, the quality they have to offer is exceptional. The most important part is that we continue playing as a collective unit, maintaining a single objective with a single direction and this naturally creates the hunger to win. I, therefore, don’t see any reason why we shouldn’t be able to bring a trophy or two back to the Emirates. The boss agrees with me on this and says:

"We want to win the title and the Champions League. We have the quality, we are hungry, and we have a good spirit. What I like about this team is that they have a good attitude and share the same vision and express themselves well. We want to win first of all, but if it's possible we want to win with style."

And finally, Le Boss has been full of praise for Alex Song, he said:

"[When I signed him I liked] his personality, his technical quality, his composure, his strength in the one against one, the way he uses his body in the fight and, overall, his intelligence. I believe in him”

When he first came to the club, I have to admit I didn’t like him at all, most of the Gooners agreed with me on this and almost everyone wanted Alex Song to be kicked off the team, much the same case with Almunia, but you have to hand it to both players, they took all the criticism quietly, worked hard, got their chance and now have begun to silently make their mark amongst the best in Europe.

Arsene Knows. There’s no doubting this fact.

All Hail Arsene.