I will raise my hand and admit that for the past few months I haven’t been the most optimistic and positive blogger. This is what happens when things affect me and I have an outlet and if you ever meet me in person you will see that I am a passionate person. I also isn’t lost in me that social media is weird and its not a true reflection of who we are. Some people out there are hideous online and are the nicest people in reality and vice-versa. I’m positive my online persona can rub people the wrong way or people will disagree but the nature of Twitter basically is to give unwanted opinions, so you gotta understand that you’ll read just that, as you do here.
As Arsenal Women fans we’re constantly winning. Love or have the manager, love or hate former players, etc I much rather deal with this drama that any other club’s drama any day and I absolutely love that we are all here extremely passionate about Women’s football. Like, please take a second and stop and think about how incredible it is that there are many so many cool podcasts and blogs out there, more and more each day that express thoughts, opinions and analysis when few years ago there was nothing.
So even though the squad looks thin, even though we don’t know where LWM is and if she’s fit. Even though we have no news about Amanda’s return post pregnancy, even though we see Lia in the alps but we’re not sure if she can run, etc etc etc, my goodness is it joyous to know that in a few weeks we will be watching Beth, Katie, Leah, Steph, Kim and the rest of our girls get on that pitch vs City and teach them a lesson and make a statement.
Our starting lineup could rival some of the top teams in Europe, I genuinely believe that and I know for a fact that our girls have the mentality and the attitude to not only win the WSL and both cups, but I’m really excited to see what they will do in Europe.
You don’t need me to remind you of last year’s situation but I think that even the current manager, will have learned and will not underestimate the opposition. And for the record and in his “defense” I will say that I didn’t think it was his fault per se for us not having European football. It was due to the fixture congestion post World Cup, etc but trust me, I still think he isn’t the right person for the job.
Like I always say, I’m always going to be optimistic and positive about a squad that has the players I previously named and the rest of our team. I’m excited to see Teyah Goldie become an absolute enforcer, and I’m also anticipating Caldentey to be a boss, becoming a nightmare for all defenders, from all teams, across England and Europe. I’m so excited and I’m very confident.
Make no mistake, I have always felt confident in our girls. Always. I don’t care who they play, I will always feel confident. With or without players I love, I will always feel confident. Less confident when players I don’t rate as high are in the starting lineup, but because I never doubt their effort and professionalism, at the end of the day I don’t worry because as my dad says: without data, it’s just an opinion.
Do I think we can beat City? Of course. Do I want Viv to do great and score lots of goals? Of course. Do I want city to beat us? No. Do I want the manager gone before the season starts? Of course I do. Do I want Viv to score and beat us? Of course not. I want her to score for her and big FU to the team that sold her and to the manager, etc. But I don’t actually want us to lose. But if you want that, that’s you and you have your reasons and I’m not here to tell you what to do. You shouldn’t care what anyone thinks.
Beating City is massive. At home… it’s just poetic and I can’t bloody wait.
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