Could Arsenal really be CHAMPIONS????

When I saw the startling line up for the Manchester United vs. Arsenal match at old Trafford, I really felt it was a game that would end with the Manchester united fans calling for the head of their in pressure manager Loius Van Gaal (LVG) following the injury flu that struck the Manchester United starting eleven but apparently Arsenal had other plans. A plan they have successfully executed for a number of seasons now.

But mind you the signs were there. This arsenal team had failed to score on their last two outings. One of those being against the best team in the world right now, FC Barcelona. Not much people expected them to win (I know I didn’t) but one would expected that they would score a goal at least given the match was played at the Emirates Stadium. And the other was against Hull who they broke their trophy barren spell against at the FA cup final. Arsenal was expected to make light weight of the championship side but we all know how the match turned out.

Manchester United started the match with Guilermo Valera at right back a 22 year Uruguayan who has only 3 senior caps to his name. Michael Carrick who was United’s captain for the night as a make shift centre back partner for Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo who just recently recovered from an injury completing the back line at left back. Now! nothing says shaky defence more than that backline, but somehow Arsenal let their opponents outscore them with the help of a brace from an 18year old who is surprisingly one of the few players Arsene Wenger doesn’t know and who the match was just his 2nd senior cap the 1st being against FC Midtjylland where he also bagged a brace.

Truth be told nothing says ‘I DON’T WANT TO BE CHAMPIONS’ more. This loss not only set Arsenal back on their title challenge but I think it more or less defined their character. It now leaves them 5 points behind league leaders Leicester, 3 behind London rivals Tottenham and if Manchester city should win their outstanding they would be just one point behind.

Coming into the match Arsene Wenger spoke of his belief that
"there is a better focus and stronger mentality in the current Arsenal squad compared to previous years when their title chances fell away."
But getting into the game Arsenal showed just the opposite, Against a United side that had struggled for goals all season, Arsenal gifted their hosts all three of their goals courtesy of what I call shambolic defending. But that’s not all, after the match Arsene Wenger who should be ashamed of how poorly his team played given they were second best in everything and were just passive during the match as if to say that their greater quality would automatically give them the points said
“Let’s not go overboard. They had a very experienced midfield and spent a lot of money”. He also added
“Yes their strikers were young but they had quality” when asked the impact the defeat would have on the title race he said
“Nobody knows, we dropped three important points today. We cannot feel sorry for ourselves. Mathematically what it means, we will know at the end of the season”.


Unfortunately Mr Wenger, I do know, here is the answer to the question everyone has been asking COULD ARSENAL REALLY BE CHAMPIONS? And the answer is NO, not with this type of performances. But there's a saying, "in football, anything is possible" I think Arsene Wenger and Arsenal have to put in a lot of work physically and mentally, if they wanna prove me wrong.