So let’s rewind back to the end of last season when we were playing without half of our first team in Vermaelen, Gallas, Cesc, Arshavin,Van Persie, Sagna and Rosicky for the last couple of games. Yes we lost games to Wigan and Blackburn. Yes, the criticisms came in about how we have again bottled our chances and always fade away.
Arsene has never used injuries to key players in the squad as excuses for these losses but clearly you can see how devastating injuries can be when half your team is decimated by it. Last year, everyone was saying how Chelsea can cope without Drogba, but clearly as Chelsea has shown, when you lose all your best players, you will probably lose a match.
That is why I have always maintained that we could have made a run for the title last season if not for the injuries we suffered. This is now a critical period in the championship. With games coming thick and fast, injuries would eventually creep in to all squads. Chelsea, without Terry and Alex, looked very vulnerable in defence and could possible drop more points in coming weeks.
We are now only two points away from the champions and must take whatever opportunities that come our way. We have missed out on two chances but finally profited when we won at Everton and Chelsea's loss to Sunderland. Chelsea’s squad also lacked the depth so any injury to more of their key players would be detrimental to their team. Looked at who Ancelloti threw into the match when they were down 2-0 in the second half again Sunderland. Whereas previously, he could count on players like Michael Ballack and Joe Cole, he now has to rely on Josh McEachran, Gael Kakuta, Daniel Sturridge. All unproven youths who again failed to influence the outcome of the match. Arsene brought on Denilson and managed to bring home the points.
If you looked at our bench against Everton, they were all internationals giving the manager options to change the team without losing quality. This is going to be an important element in this year title challenge and on which can propelled us to the top.
Definitely agreed with u and key players are the main factor to success.
ReplyDeleteHowever, that was the concerned risk which every club had to face.
Gunners should take all the opportunities where are available which affecting the others title contenders now by winning more and more games.
But I would like to talk about the latest trend in the premiership nowadays where, the others team also doing very well coping with title race.
That's mean, most of the teams in premier league now has growing mature too and with excellence of come back to tease off the major big four.
With numerous of young players crowding the premiership is a sign of fresh inspiration for success and correct me if u realized that the weekly matches results was surprisingly has changed and full of surprise and surprise.
How ever, we need to accomplish the main objective for the title in this season. Injury factors may cost not only us but the rest of other contenders too.
Have a nice day - arsenalkorner.