You don’t need me to tell you this but I will. DVD is my favorite player of all time and she’s the reason why I am obsessed with woso. I fell in love with AWFC because of her and what she has meant to me as a player is something I cannot express with words. She, alongside Viv, are the most incredible players I’ve ever seen and I think it is absolutely criminal that they never won a Ballon D’or, but that’s a whole different thing.
The fact that we all get to watch her play, after so many injuries and setbacks is nothing short of a privilege, specially when at some point it didn’t seem like we’d see her this season, based only on the secrecy of her club and how tight lipped they’ve been about her situation.
Either way I don’t care. All I want is to watch her on that pitch be the player she is. The world of WOSO deserves it and simply put, she is one of the architects of the modern game and of our club as a whole.
She is one of the main reasons there are traveling fans and we owe so much to the dutch contingent. That means not just the Dutch players but the fans too… they have been just as important as the English fans and they don’t get the love they deserve.
The same way you cannot deny FC Barcelona men’s dutch heritage, the same thing can be said about Arsenal Women. And I’m not taking anything away from the OG English players and from other nationalities too, what I’m saying is that DVD, Viv, Jill, Dom, SVV etc were not just the backbone of our club for a while but their relationship with fans and their role in the football zeitgeist as a whole cannot be understated.
I’m very emotional about this fixture and whatever happens I’m gonna be happy. I want Arsenal to win every match and I want Van de Donk to win every single match she ever plays, in any sport or setting, ever.
Unreal how good LCL have been this season no?? Also, they’d be even better had Daan played more matches. I wouldn’t be surprised if they finish top 3 next season.
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A very subjective look into AWFC 
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