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Whoever gets fourth place will deserve it…

23 comments April 23rd, 2006

…and at the moment, that’s not Arsenal. I’m glad I didn’t write something yesterday, when the game had put me in a truly foul mood. My feelings have calmed somewhat since then, and I no longer feel the need to throttle anyone in a white shirt.

I don’t think what the Spurs players did was so bad. There’s no point in trying to take the moral highground – if we’d’ve scored that goal, we’d be saying the same things they are, especially with Wenger’s tendency to not see critical incidents.

Truth be told, we were lucky not to be out of the game by half-time. 1-1 was a fair result in the end, but in the first 45 minutes Robbie Keane and Aaron Lennon were causing us a multitude of problems.

I find it hard to understand not starting with Henry or Fabregas. For me, this game was the priority. Surely beating Tottenham, Man City, Sunderland and Wigan is an easier way of guaranteeing Champions League qualification than winning the competition itself?

Even so, winning that competition is now not just a possibility – it is a must. For Wenger’s gambling to pay off, we must beat Villareal and win in Paris. Otherwise, we will probably be entering the Emirates without European football, and most likely without Thierry Henry.

Henry’s goal was a masterstroke after good work from Adebayor, instantly controlling the ball and flicking it across Robinson. A winner would’ve been too much to ask, but sadly, a win was probably needed.

Bolton and West Ham need to do us favours and take points of Tottenham. Maybe they will, I don’t know.

I still find it hard that we gambled with team selection for such a crucial game. Still, we must now look forward to Tuesday, and the second leg against Villareal, without Philippe Senderos.

Eek.


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