It has really been a minute since I made a post about Arsenal. Honestly I just took a break from ranting and just focused more on the process .
Of course, anyone asking how to bounce back from a bad run? Classic Arsenal have your answer.
First go and win in the UCL and make it 8/8 and a 100% perfection rate. Then come back to the PL and give it a 4-0 victory, sweet victory!. Lest not forget the final nail on the coffin , beating Chelsea in the semis of the Carabao cup yesterday.
Rival said last that the true measure of character would be how the Gunners reacted to Manchester United's defeat at home. Mikel and his boys have reacted with three important victories in a row. Anyone asking?
The thing about this game that makes the Elland Road trip special most especially is that every player knew what they had to do to make it possible. No one had to be reminded. They all played like it meant something.
Madueke knew that his role as a winger is to cross. So did Martineli get the same blueprint when he came on. Victor Gyökores was aware that his role is to make use of that one special moment he gets. Tap in into a goal. We need goals! We need wins!
The defense were situationally aware that we needed a clean sheet for the confidence, and doing it away mattered a lot. They delivered.
Martin Zubimendi, in a self talk and retrospection knew he had to redeem himself. Oh! Boy! He did more than was needed.
Captain Fantastic, Martin Ødegaard, as he sat on the bench was talking to himself and he knew that when gets in, he had to make it count. Oh! Yes! He did! He played like the skipper he should be.
Ladies and gentlemen! Here comes the saviour! Jesus is with us! He made it real and seen. He never left. He is with us! So, you ask me, how was the game? It was a vintage Arsenal, and you can't take that away!
As regards yesterday's game at the Emirates, Chelsea came there to smash and grab. They were hoping that Arsenal would be more adventurous. But that’s the old Arsenal that wasn’t pragmatic. This Arsenal will give you what the day’s game requires. Business done. Wembley here we come.
On a final note I genuinely hope Mikel Arteta succeeds not to prove he is superior to every other manager in the league, but as living proof that consistency, patience, and quiet perseverance can still prevail in an age that often demands instant results. Stories like his remind us that meaningful growth is almost always gradual, and that faithfulness in the small, unglamorous steps truly matters.