Two Titans Meet On Sunday… This Is A Massive Game…

Sunday is not a game of two giants; it’s a game of two titans. But the tale of the two titans were hugely in contrast at the beginning of the season; Liverpool were regarded to win the title, and Arsenal were regarded to finish 5th. But at the moment the reverse is happening. If Arsenal lose, momentum is lost and it could change our season. If Liverpool lose, Rafa will be a step closer to losing his job, although he is very far from doing so at the moment.

Torres is back. Those 3 words are what the Arsenal back line should have feared, but are not fearing. Why? Because the Arsenal back line have come off a clean sheet. Arsenal would have taken 4-0 rather than 7-1 against Slavia… why? Because of the clean sheet. A clean sheet brings confidence to the back line and helps gel the defence more efficiently. A clean sheet going into Liverpool on Sunday brings calmness to the defence and Almunia. It reassures us, that even if we play badly, we have the personnel to keep a good clean sheet. This is a great asset to have.

In one of my previous articles, I said Gallas is Thierry’s twin, but is more realistic than Henry. I was right. Gallas has openly spoken of Wengers youth policy:

Arsène Wenger was right. After the departure of Titi, he has trusted the group, the young players. What has changed this year is drive, collective desire, and fighting spirit.

Thierry wanted success instantly, Gallas understands this might not happen but is making the most of our exceptional run of form. Arsenal had enough of being written off. Arsenal had enough of being classed as poor, and when Henry left they wanted to prove a point. The point has been partially proven, but we need to capitalise on this great run of form to prove a point to the tossers who write in the newspapers.

On another note, Jens said Wenger is humiliating him. However, Jens is humuliating himself. He needs to shut up and work hard. Wenger likes players who don’t complain, the track record proves it; Aliadiere didn’t complain thus Wenger kept him for 8 years even though a normal player would have been sold after 4. Almunia didn’t complain and has now been given his chance. Parlour never complained about being bit-part in the team and he turned into an unsung legend.

Jens will be going soon. But one person that has already gone is Martin Jol. Jol left last night before the game with Getafe kicked off. He waited to choose to tell the players after the match, which is fair; if he was sacked before the match Spurs would have lost 4-0. But in the end only ended up losing 2-1. When will Spurs understand that they cannot become successful until they back a manager and keep him at Spurs for 5+ years? When a manager is given backing, no matter how bad the run of form is, it can only get better. When a manager has the board breathing down his kneck, it’s only a matter of time before he gets sacked. Why? Because pressure in football is a colossal force that only results in the downfall of a club.

Jol would have turned it around. He was the manager to take it to the next level. He just needed time. He was given money, but needed time. He also needed the team for himself, not Comolli butting his nose in on who to buy and who to sell. Jol wanted to keep Carrick, but Comolli called Levy and said, ‘I have a player better than Carrick for half Carricks price. Sell Michael, it will not affect us’. The board sold Carrick and bought in Zokora, who was nowhere near the standard of Carrick. They needed Muntari, Appiah, Yaya, someone with great passing ability and great physical presence, not the King of laziness a.k.a Zokora.

To conclude, I came across this picture of Paul Robinson which had me in stitches for around 10 straight minutes, hope you enjoy it:

Ramin