- Dec 5, 2006
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Now I'm not one to get sucked in by other fans' biased views, opinions etc. but this argument really irks me for its lack of logical reasoning (I know logical thought is a tall order to expect from Arsenal fans, but its absence is still frustrating here). I keep hearing the same argument from arsenal fans when talking about Spurs's improvement (and Charlie Nicholas just said it on SSN*) - 'this is Arsene Wenger's worst ever team, we're playing so poorly, and Spurs are still only 4 points ahead, haha......'
What Arsenal fans fail to realise is that 10 years ago we were miles behind them in quality. Over the last 10 years we have gradually improved as they have gradually declined. Now we are fairly even and we are probably just edging in front of them. Their argument forgets this and tries to dismiss Tottenham's fantastic improvement by treating the 2 clubs as always having been equal, and therefore if Spurs are only just ahead when Arsenal are playing so badly, they cant be that good. Also, in reality, Arsenal aren't playing badly. They are no longer a title challenging team so you cant keep comparing their current team to the invincibles etc.. Now, they are a team fighting for 4th place, and that is exactly what they are doing at the moment. Therefore, Spurs, a team with similar present ambitions, being 4 points ahead is an achievement.....Their argument is like saying Usain Bolt is a terrible sprinter because he only beat his rival sprinter by 0.1 seconds when in reality his rival sprinter had a 5 second head start - they fail to appreciate where Spurs have come from to get where they are now, and fail to appreciate how they are no longer a title winning side who at the moment are 'just playing badly'.
Does anyone else often hear a similar argument?
*Charlie Nicholas - what a tit. Came out with the above argument, then (ok, jokingly - but still annoyingly) said the only way to stop Bale was to kick him, and (again jokingly) maintained Arsenal could be Bale's next club. The guy (like a lot of Arsenal fans) is rattled and scared of us. He desparately tried to claim Arsenal were still superior and laughed off Tottenham's improvement, before 'predicting' that Arsenal 'might just nick a draw' in the game.
What Arsenal fans fail to realise is that 10 years ago we were miles behind them in quality. Over the last 10 years we have gradually improved as they have gradually declined. Now we are fairly even and we are probably just edging in front of them. Their argument forgets this and tries to dismiss Tottenham's fantastic improvement by treating the 2 clubs as always having been equal, and therefore if Spurs are only just ahead when Arsenal are playing so badly, they cant be that good. Also, in reality, Arsenal aren't playing badly. They are no longer a title challenging team so you cant keep comparing their current team to the invincibles etc.. Now, they are a team fighting for 4th place, and that is exactly what they are doing at the moment. Therefore, Spurs, a team with similar present ambitions, being 4 points ahead is an achievement.....Their argument is like saying Usain Bolt is a terrible sprinter because he only beat his rival sprinter by 0.1 seconds when in reality his rival sprinter had a 5 second head start - they fail to appreciate where Spurs have come from to get where they are now, and fail to appreciate how they are no longer a title winning side who at the moment are 'just playing badly'.
Does anyone else often hear a similar argument?
*Charlie Nicholas - what a tit. Came out with the above argument, then (ok, jokingly - but still annoyingly) said the only way to stop Bale was to kick him, and (again jokingly) maintained Arsenal could be Bale's next club. The guy (like a lot of Arsenal fans) is rattled and scared of us. He desparately tried to claim Arsenal were still superior and laughed off Tottenham's improvement, before 'predicting' that Arsenal 'might just nick a draw' in the game.