Are last-gasp winners becoming a part of our mentality?
They say it is not over until the referee blows that final whistle, so as nerve racking as it is to watch football, let alone Arsenal, should us Arsenal fans learn to be a bit more relaxed when watching our team?
Well, it is easy to say and not so easy to do, but we have to keep believing until that whistle is blown.
And so, yet again we have done it again. Yet another last minute winner that has given us the very very important and much needed three points..
Now I know I won’t need to remind you too much as I am sure it is engraved in your minds, but cast your minds back to the 4th March 2023, on a cold day at the Emirates against a certain Bournemouth side.. after being 2-0 down after 57 minutes, looking likely that we would lose, three second half goals, and one last gasp 97th minute winner gave us the much needed and very important three points on our run to trying to win the league in an amazingly emotional 3-2 win.
And many fans were certain after that last gasp winner that we would win the league last season but we all know what happened come May and the less we say about that the better…
But we have been prone to scoring a few last gasp winners in recent times, more recently in September against Manchester United when it was 1-1 up to the death and then we scored two late goals in the 96th and 101st minute to run out 3-1 winners, and this has to be the greatest thing of all, when it is on your side of course, and it goes to show the change in mentality and character in the team that shows there really is something special going on with that never give up attitude.
But as great and as heart attackingly, rollercoaster riding, emotionally up and down as last night’s 4-3 win against Luton Town was, and as harsh as this may sound, it’s just another game ticked off and just another three points towards our name, and until we lift that Premier League trophy, for now we say well-done to our boys and onto the next one we go!
And if there will be other last gasp winners coming our way then as long as we get the three points, I won’t be complaining too much.
Stay grounded Gooners, we may well have it this time but it’s not over until the final whistle in May 2024 is blown!
Shenel Osman
@sh3n3l_
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Arsenal will defeat Villa today by 3-2 score line.
It also shows that Arteta’s tactics might’ve been dissected by other EPL managers, as his mentor’s was
Gai, I have told you before that PeP isn’t a god and with the quality of managers in Epl he would soon be found out. To me, our last gaps wins only shows a highly determined team with a good mentality that “it’s not over until it is over” Epl is highly competitive.
And so is Liverpool our biggest competitor at this stage. Now its in our hand if we bow to them or keep them under our foot.
Arsenal as a team is full of different goal scorers and that makes it difficult for teams to close down on certain players as they have done to Saka & martineli. Even at that we always find a way. We are not up the table by miracle, that takes hard work & steel. We need to start believing in our players more.
I don’t fear villa but teams like the toffees are our main threat.
Looking at the picture above, Can anyone interpret what the gaffer is gesticulating here?
In my opinion he seems to be beckoning to Saka ” don’t cross the ball until the big German is on”
That was taken after the win at Brentford lol. was hyping him up to the fans.
Are you sure?, I believe it was during the Brentford game, Remember he did score in the game after Brentford which he played for the entire ninety, so it could not be that game
Of course i’m sure, look at the smile on their faces and the applause from kai himself and Jorginho doing a post match appreciation of our travelling fans.
Okay, think you are referring at the time he was firmly haul under the gaffer arms to the traveling fans.
I initially thought it was the substitution was about to be made, and Jorginho was only eavesdropping with a smile of approval on his face. 😃
Oh dear!
Yes it is and also a mark of champions. Our best is yet to come though.
Arsenal will beat the Villans today and I will tell you why
Villa Park is traditional a happy hunting ground for Arsenal for many moons now.
Though we are the new comeback king, we have made a habit of doing so against Villa in particular, fighting back to win after going one nil down against them six times in the premier league.
Who could forget the most recent clash in front of their own super fan Tom Hanks.
Arsenal twice came from from behind to earned a hard fought 4 – 2 victory when the dust settles.
But for Arsenal to come away with all the spoils this time around, the big German has to figure prominently from the outset, in this physical encounter.
Douglass Luiz an all action midfielder with a bit of nastiness about him is not in the habit of taking prisoners, the Brazilian who is also a dead ball specialist will take all free kicks in the final third.
The Brazilian was so effective with McGinn, for the first time, Pep Guardiola team was restricted to just two shots attempted, the fewest ever by the legend outfit in Europe top flight.
But Arsenal last gasp winning ability, gives us that added assurance, it will be playing on the Villans mind.
I’m not going to predict it. Just hope we come with some fight in us to bag the 3…Jus sayin