I woke up, did my morning routine, grabbed my laptop and turned DAZN on to watch the CL final preview. Through all of this I had all the intentions in the world to write about anything except Viv just to give us all a brief break and what do I see on the TV? Vivianne Miedema.
My smile was from ear to ear and immediately was turned into a frown when she was asked about her future. Meaning that her future is NOT with Arsenal and this is just something that is so absolutely absurd and irresponsible that it will never not cause cognitive dissonance for me.
She said that the CL is the only thing missing and that she will not make a step down and of course I’m happy for her but at the same time it means that there is a step UP as in, we are just not the top and that has been a reality for many years and will continue being that reality if the club continue to stand by a manager that does things the way he does and treat the players the way treats them.
Onto the CL final match and it being Arsenal Women adjacent… Lianne is there, Jill is there and of course Van de Donk not only is there but she is starting. After all she’s been through, to see her shine and succeed and continue being the stellar player she is, makes me so very happy and I honestly cannot put into words what that means to me. The symbolism of someone leaving a comfortable environment, dealing with career threatening injury, a new country, a new language etc etc and you still come out on top. That’s some next level bad ass shit.
Viv can learn from that and she will win the CL with City or whoever she signs with before 2027.
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