Six seasons without a trophy will eventually start creeping up on you. Especially if you’re a gooner (or a ‘goner’, according to some disgruntled chicos!) So of course, when the fans jeered Arsenal players during their ‘lap of appreciation’ after their dismal 2-1 loss to Villa yesterday, it was to be expected! Sure, it must have been extremely awkward for Fabregas y amigos and it wasn’t a classy thing to do, but these fans are paying to watch you play, and passion can be a very tiring thing to hold on to. ¡Por el amor de dióssssss, reward them with something!
Still, in this day and age (where bandwagon jumpers and glory hunters are aplenty), it takes a lot to remain faithful to a club like Arsenal. So if you’re still holding on, hats off to you!
“It was not embarrassing, it was our job to thank the fans and you never have to be embarrassed when you do your job,” Wenger said. “It was not a tour of glory but no matter what kind of result happened you have to respect your fans for turning up all season. It’s not a ego trip it’s a respect trip.”
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