I honestly can’t quite put my finger on it but I have a feeling that something is going on at the club. Furthermore, I think overall this WSL season has been a bit strange. It just feels like a little dark, if that makes any sense. I have no idea what’s happening but I’m confused.
One of the things that you’ve heard me talk about before here has to do with toxic masculinity and how it relates directly to money and ambition. The bigger the game gets, the more money it brings, the more likely ambitious men will be a part of it, and ambition doesn’t really always been good intentions, does it?
The rise of abuse to players online and at stadiums is absolutely disgusting, abhorrent and most of all, it was predictable. It was only a matter of time.
As women’s football fans, and anyone that has just a little knowledge of history and empathy, we can appreciate how often we/the players/the culture go through the proverbial “one step forward, two steps back” situation. And it has happened a million times and I will sadly continue to happen, ideally less and less.
We cannot think it’s ok , acceptable or just normal that several players, huge names at that, have gotten abuse multiple times… Bunny Shaw, Millie Bright and sooooo many others. They don’t deserve it.
We cannot think it’s ok , acceptable or just normal that the Conti Cup final was played on one of the worst pitches I have ever seen in my life, on TV or in person. It enraged me and made me feel so sad. Like we’re talking about household names here, both clubs owned by people with endless pits of money, yet the players are treated like something. The players deserve the best conditions possible, just like men do, and of course I know you feel the same way.
Although Chelsea have been great, they don’t really look like world beaters to me, what do you think? I think City are by far the better team at least from my very biased perspective as Jill and Viv are two of my favorite players ever. Sad that Greenwood and Hemp haven’t been playing, otherwise, I think they would beat Chelsea and Arsenal every single match. I think they’re THAT good, and specially with a new manager.
As it relates to Arsenal I really don’t know what to think. It seems like the end of a cycle in a way but I don’t mean that the “older” players should leave. The opposite actually… I think some of the younger players aren’t as good as the OGs and the club is in fact NOT in good hands. The standards have fallen so short and whoever is responsible at the board should be held accountable.
Absolutely insane that we haven’t won a single WSL title. Only 2 Conti Cups, with this squad? AND I’m NOT minimizing the Conti trophies! I fucking loved both of those wins so much. With all my heart. But how can the club have stood behind a terrible manager for so long and trusted his vision for all those years?
Also, I’m gonna go ahead and say it but the worst mistake we ever made was to let Van de Donk leave. And equally as bad is let Viv leave.
She’s literally the player we need the most.
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