It is not the "Arsene Wenger has turned things around this time!" blog.
It is not the "This result means that we don't need more defenders or a defensive mid and Wenger knows and everything is fine!" blog.
If you choose to read something called "The Existential Arsenalist," you should probably NOT expect to hear how suddenly the dead body of Ethel Merman has been dug up and is running around Ashburton Grove bleating "Everything's coming up roses!!!!!"
Do you know why I think that "Force 10 from Navarone" is a perfect film? It's because after the climax of the action, when the glorious band of misfits manages to destroy a dam that destroys a bridge that saves the Yugoslavs from the Germans, Robert Shaw does what is NEVER done in this type of film: He points out to his cohorts just why that, although they have accomplished this mission, they are faced with massive challenges.
So here I am, as Robert Shaw's Mallory, to tell you 3 reasons why we cannot start awarding ourselves our Victoria Crosses and our Medals of Honour simply because we beat that bloody team that we couldn't 14 years ago.
1) This club is managed by the same manager who chose to play Sanchez 90 minutes in a meaningless Milk Cup match, then refused to start him in the North London Derby while also starting the club's record signing out of position after watching him play the key role in a destruction of Aston Villa.
2) There is nothing about this match that has anything to do with the upcoming bloodletting that Arsenal face against the chavs--but it probably will tell Wenger that he should come out with a gung-ho style that will result in a 9-0 thrashing that Mourinho will use to come up with some new voyeur/specialist in failure crack.
If I know Wenger, he will have Per and Kos playing so high up the pitch that they're actually advanced beyond Flamini and the fullbacks at the opposing end line. I'm sure Twatbag Homesick Boy won't score a hat trick against his old club.
3) Who here thinks that Danny Welbeck would be at Arsenal but for one crocked frog?
Those of you who love to rewrite history and tell us how perfect Wenger is and how he's never made a mistake can put down your hands, now. You simply look silly.
If you weren't paying attention, Giroud got a contract extension this week. It was one of those "What the bleep are you thinking, Wenger?" moments that seem to come every week now.
Giroud is 28, has a broken ankle, and is a big plodding donkey man that has clogged up the arteries of the Arsenal attack for two years while people on the club's PR payroll have spun tales of how fantastic he is. He has taken 3 seasons to score 28 league goals before his injury.
Giroud has nothing to do with this team--I mean, "this" team. I mean the team that ran all over Villa and those mad flare-tossing Turks, nor the team that came out flaccid against THFC or Leicester.
Why would Giroud get a contract extension to keep him at the club until 2018 when Arsenal apparently don't even have enough funds to sign a reserve defender?
Before Danny Welbeck arrived, all I heard from those who defend Wenger at all costs was that Arsenal simply couldn't play without Giroud. Giroud, they said, was the key to all things. Giroud made every play possible, there was no Arsenal attack without his "hold up play" and his "clever flicks and kicks."
Funny, I didn't see any of that yesterday, and yet Arsenal managed to stick 4 past Galatasaray.
Can you imagine what Arsenal's attack would have looked like yesterday without Danny Welbeck's "all action" style?
Let's try this one--can you imagine what Sanogo (who was starting matches for Arsenal a few weeks ago, have you forgotten that?) might have done with the chances that Welbeck was presented?
Then remind yourself again--were it not for one crocked frog, Welbeck wouldn't even be at Arsenal. That would have been Giroud doing his go to the spot and stand there play, or maybe Sanogo doing that....whatever it is he does other than scoring goals.
So before you're convinced that this is the turning point, and that Wenger has it sorted, and that Chelsea won't find a team set up to play the world's highest defensive line, remember these things.
And then please also remember that Giroud is at Arsenal for four more years. "Zat Guy!"
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