Arsenal need to SHOW mental strength NOT just TALK about it!!! (Wanaarsenali acheni za ovyo) It seems like a lot of people are criticizing Arsenal after the defeats to Chelsea and BVB and I can completely understand it. We have become NAIVE. What we lack is ‘mental strength and belief’ – I have been watching football long enough to know that there is only so much mental strength required to beat a side like Crystal Palace, no offense – even with ten men. But we all saw how Michael Essien, Juan Mata, Willian and Cesar Azpilicueta busted a gut when called upon for Chelsea. That is mental strength, not what Ryo or Bendtner or the whole team in general showed – and someone needs to tell Arsene this. The only times I have seen Arsenal actually beat big teams in recent times is with their backs against the wall. We had no choice but to go for it against Bayern, and we beat Spurs this season when the media was on our back after a poor start to the season. It seems like it is the only time we deliver, and I know we will do the same against Liverpool this weekend – then fall flat again like we have nothing to prove. Every dog will bite when its life is in danger. Great teams win their big matches and I am yet to be convinced of our capability to do so. It is not squad depth or injuries that might ruin our season – because I can see our team and even our squad is good enough – but the mental strength and belief that we don’t possess, whatever Arsene thinks! We go into a period of tough fixtures against Liverpool, Dortmund and Manchester United – and I expect Arsenal to beat all three if they are to convince me of their ‘mental strength and belief.’ I apologise for this rant but I feel the team need to prove themselves right during the big matches. @martinoz
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 17:26:02 +0000
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