Judgement on Arsenal's ambition and how should Arsenal fans see it
The most irrelevant point made till now has been this line: "We lack ambition, we are worthless because we haven't signed anyone". Okay, talk what you want but how can not signing a player until 4th July justify your comments about ambition and desire of the club and its future plans? I guess you can't answer this because you're limited and you don't see anything but hate, pessimism and negativity in front of your eyes and that's because of one thing, it's because you waste your time and compare ARSENAL with sniffers like City or Chelsea, clubs with ZERO ambition and barely have some decent history.
You concentrate too much on the rivals and it makes you blind but it doesn't give you the right to form an opinion based on their actions because we are DIFFERENT to EVERYONE else out there in England and Europe. To me it seems like you're wasting your time and spending it on elaborating and analyzing the rivals and their actions, I can help you with something, why don't you just go and support them because you barely do that with or for Arsenal.
Moving onto what I like to call, if the club don't sign your player slag them off. We rejected Aurier and we are close to signing Debuchy but once it came a bit more visual about our transfer for Debuchy, once again some have stood against the club and criticized the club for its actions not to take an what looks to me like an UN-proven Ivory Coast RB, Aurier, I mean slagging them off for not shopping early, I'll take it but for an unwarranted wish, please, you're embarrassing yourself, stop it. Does not signing your all time wish for that position justify your comments about the club's ambition? I don't think so.
Going back to the early business, the transfer window has already started, World Cup still not finished but fans want signings immediately announced and because of that many want to question the club's plans and the window hasn't even started to gather pace yet. Mocking the club's plans and judging its ambition through some poor statements after comparing us with few poverty clubs and you not getting your wishful player doesn't justify your comments nor gives you a proper structure to base your opinion on but if you want to be like that and get nervous all the time, it's only bad for you.
And, now, finally, I've made it to the stage, were I am able and want to put some stuff on the table to elaborate on what ambition is for one club and how should it be judged and seen by Arsenal's fans.
Ambition, a very strong word but can someone really put themselves on the same level with it, I bet you many clubs don't have it and won't ever have it because they are strong on words but absolutely horrible on actions, basically they talk the talk but can't walk the walk. They don't have the guts, but, WE, Arsenal, have guts and we have enough to make everyone around us look average.
Approximately (+-)12 years ago we started a HUGE project called 'The Emirates Stadium' and we spend millions, put ourselves in huge debt just to make our future secured and sealed for eternity but who will give credit for that, if we have fans moaning about ambition and those negative thing? Barely anyone, if it continues the fans to be this pessimistic. We've seen Spurs, Liverpool and Chelsea talking about expanding their stadiums or building new ones but it's a long process and it needs long proceeded plans plus legal procedure so everything can go through but guess what happened in the end? They failed and they quit. That's being scared, afraid of failure and losing the money you barely have, most importantly, it's lack of ambition, something you praise those clubs for and they don't deserve to get their name called in a positive manure from our mouths.
We promised a new era, we delivered success. We promised a successful project, we gave that in the end. We walked the walk after talking the talk, we built the Emirates, we went through a period of transition, the hardest period for an Arsenal fan, we've seen our best players leave, we've seen us losing games and titles, we weren't competing at one point but you still criticize the manager for not spending, you think he's selfish, dithering? He isn't that kind of a person, he didn't change when he bought Ozil, problem was we didn't have the money and now, when we have it, we are capable and we are doing wonders in the market. Doesn't that ring a bell in your limited head? Maybe still hasn't but will it ever ring? When will it be the time when you realize that the off the pitch actions are the stuff that give you the tag of an ambitious club?
Moving on towards Gazidis, a man who you like to slag off a lot, dozen of times in a year but do you really know his job? I bet not. Some want an actual football guy in the Board but looking at Gazidis, many really don't know what his role nor what he is doing. He's a financial geek who does the football stuff on his own. He's our CEO and does wonders, he's the only CEO I'm aware of that takes HUGE interest in its Academy and looks to improve it and make it the best supplier for first team players in the near future. Brought Jonker, signed a deal with Puma, a new deal with Emirates and loads of other partnerships. Worked his ass off to get Ozil done in just three days last summer but still that isn't enough to prove you that he is the right guy. He got Sociedad to pay for Vela twice, the second time he wasn't even an Arsenal player, 17 million for a player who left 3 years ago, that rang a bell in my head but did it ring in yours? I doubt it.
All in all, we represent class, history, tradition and in meantime, we're building our stature in the modern football, new stadium, improved facilities and we're still looking to reinvest and rebuild Colney and build a new training ground, another key factor that approves our ambitious moves and most importantly, we're an attractive destination for world class players and we've proved that with Ozil and it seems with Sanchez now. Arsenal are the most ambitious club in England, we're different compared to the rest, our view is based on the present and the future but in meantime, our off the pitch actions gives us a huge boost and a good impression to the others. Point was, that Arsenal fans should start using the off the pitch actions to judge our ambition and desire. The transfers, money spending and pitch performance will come after all those FOOTBALLING procedures that come before anything else.
Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed it and understood my point.
Written on: 3rd July, 2014.
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