"With one precise strike Aaron Ramsey made much of the tension
that has built up around Arsenal over the years evaporate". That was the story
of the FA cup that was played this last Saturday 17th of May 2014.
The
many rhetoric’s of when and how Arsenal would ever lift a trophy all came to an
abrupt stop in the extra time that Arsenal star man for the season, Ramsey
toe-poked the ball into the bottom corner.
The years, the strain, seemed to fall off Wenger's face. He
lost himself in the moment, which was absolutely understandable considering how
demanding the latter part of his reign has been.
The intriguing matter is what he thinks when, waking up on
this morning; he prepares to go back into his office at London Colney to plot
Arsenal's summer strategy. The extent to which the winning experience revives
his desire to push his club forward in search of more is a fascinating
question. Will he put that unshackled feeling to progressive use? Will it
encourage him to be more daring again, as he was in the early days?
Arsenal finished the season seven points behind the champions
Manchester City, easily the closest they have been since their last serious
challenge six seasons ago. Can that gap be made up? Can they refresh their
resources enough to build on this stepping stone? Can plans be put in place to
address the bad habits, the injury problems and the overstretched squad that
limited the amount of headway they could make during a campaign in which they
led the Premier League for longer than anyone else?
As we all look forward to a fruitful new season 2014/15, the
bar has been set even higher. The once baby and fragile looking players have
blossomed into (not world class) key elements of the Arsenal core team. They can
only thirst for greater things and the burden of being perennial losers has
been lifted off their shoulders.
We the fans are eclectic and we wish the club even greater
glory. Come on Arsenal!
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