We have just had to endure a full week of tabloid frenzy, over Ashley Cole's recent alleged conversations with Chelsea. No football fans, especially Arsenal fans, like reading this kind of thing about their club, especially not when the media seems to take such delight in reporting so obviously damaging stories. So, it was good to be able to play a match again, to create some football-related news reporting.
Judging by the first half hour of the game, it seemed as if the players also wanted to let their football take centre stage. 3-0 up before the half hour mark, with the third provided by Mr Chelsea himself, Ashley Cole. I'm sure the papers will now go mad, and write about how that goal "proves his commitment" to Arsenal, but lets face it, it doesn't really prove anything at all.
At 3-0 up, Arsenal eased completely off the gas, with the game well and truly won a third of the way through. The rain was teeming down, and the pitch very slippy, so understandably, the team didn't really seem up for playing in the mudbath.
Cole was cheered enthusiastically throughout by the Arsenal fans in the wet away section, I think perhaps too eagerly. We should support players that wear the Arsenal shirt, but if they are talking to our biggest rivals about moving there and breaking their contracts, then they deserve only the bare minimum of support. Whatever the eventual truth, it looks like he has been a very silly boy, and his standing amongst Arsenal fans should rightfully be badly damaged. Penance needed from our number 3.
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