DEAR CAPTAIN VERMAELEN and VICE CAPTAIN ARTETA

TV05 and Miki on my bedside dresser.

Please, please, tell all the players that we’re behind you! It’s a privilege & honor to play for Arsenal. Versus Swansea, you guys were lethargic, pathetic, jaded. Lead the lads to every battle with Arsenal’s motto in mind, ‘Victoria Concordia Crescit’.

Herbert Chapman envisioned the club to be the greatest in the world, even us fans sing it loud and proud at home, away, and even in front of the telly or computer monitor. ‘We’re by far the greatest team, the world has ever seen… and it’s Arsenal, Arsenal FC!’ Funny that you guys had a performance that did not deserve such praise. 

 To the rest of the Arsenal first team, what say you? What say you? Are you worthy to wear the colors of Arsenal? Are you worthy to be even named in the first team? If so, tell me what makes you special that you deserve to be in the first team. so many Arsenal academy standouts are even shipped with hearts broken to other clubs since they were not deemed to be not good enough to crack into the first team. These lads who supported the club as kids could only dreamed about playing for the club they supported now. Yes, you may be technically gifted in Arsene’s standards, but do you have the heart to play for Arsenal? Are you just gonna sit around and play some football, collect hefty weekly wages than most of humanity can collect in their lifetime?

To the Arsenal young guns, do you have what it takes to be on the first team? You’ve got your chances in the cup games. Take your chances and grab it firmly with both hands. 

Back to the first team, you’ve got a a tricky CL fixture at Olympiakos. Sort yourselves out!


 Remember when you lost to Manchester United 8-2, the faithful Arsenal fans stayed on and sang this, ‘We love you Arsenal, we do! We love you Arsenal, we do! We love you Arsenal, we do… Arsenal we love you!’.

We're by Far the Handsomest Team the World Has Ever Seen

 Three of the most of most prolific strikers in the world are now playing for Arsenal.

The whole of Goonerdom were celebrating the arrival of their latest addition to our beloved Arsenal, Olivier Giroud. The announcement was made official at around 5 o'clock in the afternoon in my time zone, and Beliebers might have the shock of their lives upon seeing the name "Olivier Giroud" topping the trending topics worldwide.

Just like Lukas Podolski's signing, the Giroud signing was a mere speculation for months. But it happened to be Arsene Wenger's worst kept secrets. As of this writing, Arsene Wenger has 3 of most prolific  strikers in world at his disposable and all three happened to be left footers. The lack of quality back up striker really hurt Arsenal's chances of attaining at least a trophy in what was a tumultuous season under Wenger. And doing business this early, made me think that Le Professeur's did learn something from last summer's transfer shenanigans.

Speculations that either Giroud or Podolski could be club captain Robin van Persie's replacement in case the latter's contract negotiations breaks down are just mere speculations. Robin is on a holiday somewhere, and he'll be reporting to the club by July 3 for the preseason training. By then we will know what will be his plans.

I wonder what would be Arsenal's next move? Adding some steel in the midfield by acquiring either Lucas Biglia or Yann M'Vila? Will they purchase a decent goalkeeper to back-up or even challenge Wojciech Szczesny? Which young Guns will be featured in the first team in cup matches? Which young Guns will go on loan? Do we have buyers or willing loaners to some fringe players? Will Joel Campbell finally have his working permit? So many questions by most Gooners that need to be answered. Roll on, July!

PS1: The acquisition of Olivier Giroud officially made Arsenal as the most handsome club in the world. Thus, I took a pun on a favorite Gooner song, "And it's Arsenal".

PS2: All three forwards photographed above have "bromances" with 3 club centerbacks: Lukas Podolski & Per Mertesacker, Robin van Persie & Thomas Vermaelen, Olivier Giroud & Laurent Koscielny.