Thomas Rosicky, or “Little Mozart” as he was affectionately called, could have been one of Arsenal’s greatest midfield legends if he hadn’t been quite so prone to injury.
But when he did play he was a joy to watch, and this particular goal in a 4-1 win over Sunderland caused Arsene Wenger to rate it as one of Arsenal’s best ever at the time.
Enjoy!
#OTD 2014⚽️ The Little Mozart orchestrates a symphony when he scores Arsenal's third in the 4-1 win over Sunderland.
"Tomas Rosicky's goal was one of the best we've scored", said Arsène Wenger.
A win that keeps the Gunners a point behind leaders Chelsea.pic.twitter.com/3HiHKJ13JF
— 🅱️🆁🅸🅵🅵🅰️ (@goonerbeau) February 22, 2021
That win put us second behind Chelsea in the table, but we ended up in 4th spot in the end.
But Wenger did win one of his usual FA Cups….
You meant 7 years ago?
17 years ago means 2004 Tomas was not in Arsenal club
Was about to say ….didn’t feel 17 years ago lol
Oops sorry!
Rosicky was one of a slew of talented but injury prone players during Arsenals post 2004 decade and a half searching for the next title which never came. He played during Arsenals slow decline from title contenders to top four specialists and left as Arsenal entered our top 6 stage.
We are now entering the top 7/8 and relying on cups to save our season phase. Long gone are the direct forward passing attack football of Rosicky’s day replaced by the pass the ball to death side ways and backward style preferred by most Premier League managers today.
More is the pity