At this very moment there’s a countdown clock on my TV that says 11:23. That’s the amount of time left until the men’s squad play vs Liverpool in what is, for me, the most important match of the year. There’s so much on the line.But I just cannot help to think how this is the same feeling I get with every single Arsenal Women’s game in the WSL. I’m not kidding.
“THAT BIRMINGHAM GAME” has given so much trauma as a fan. And it also has sorta empowered me and gave me confidence. The trauma stems from what we felt as complacency against a team at the bottom of the table which cost us the championship. We can blame ourselves and question how we didn’t beat them as long as we want but the fact is that it happened and we cannot change it. Safe to say we all loved that at least it was vs Louise Quinn, who played a stellar match.
The confidence that I got from it is that a match like that can happen to any team, and that gives me hope, which empowers me to know that anything can happen.
I’m not saying that we will be champions and that Chelsea will lose 2 matches and whatever scenario is needed. What I’m saying is that it CAN happen. Maybe it’s not likely but it CAN. So, why assume that things won’t work in our favor? Why is the default to be a pessimist?
I chose to always believe and if it doesn’t happen I’ll just deal with that and try to get something from it. I don’t understand the whole “expect the worse and be happily surprised” attitude. Seems better that way for me. Its what works. Because it nothing can happen, and things will finish just how the are at the moment then why play any more matches? what’s the point of anything?
With that said, I have a weird feeling that there’s still one result that will go our way to either get us the title, super close to it or even make the CL final.
Those results wouldn’t be luck. These women, on all squads, work so damn hard. Also, I’m hesitant sometimes to say things like: it’s what they deserve only because I also think that other women also deserve the rewards.
Ok, not Chelsea.
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A very subjective look into AWFC 
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