Oh, and tbh, Manure did Arse a favour last night. Had Arse gone through, and faced Barça,they wooduv been humiliated in the final.
Thing is, with Arse finishing with no silverware, and a distant 4th in the league, will they be able to regroup and mount a significant challenge next season? With the likes of Aston Villa, Everton and possibly a cash-soaked Man City breathing down their necks, will their best players stay on for another season of not quite making it, or will they seek pastures new? It’s no secret Arsenal don’t pay as well as other clubs, and there’s no such thing as loyalty any more.
Walcott for Liverpool. Mm. Arseshaving is brilliant, but he needs the team built around him. He’s not goin to get that at clubs like Chelsea, Liverpool, Manure, Barça, etc. Fabregas has oft said he’d like to return to Spain, Adebayour could be off to Italy, and tbh, none of the rest are really what top clubs would look for. Maybe a few squad players, but the likes of Bendtner woon’t even get on the bench at any of the other top clubs.
And might that mean Wenger considers his time is done, at the Emirates? I have no doubt several big Yerpean clubs would bite their own arms off to get him.
A few Arsenal fans I know were praying for a CL or at least FA Cup win, this season. Failure to get either may be a bad omen for them.