IT WON'T BE A CANTER
Things that I do not want to see on my timelines:
The “hair guy” United fan.
Eni Aluko crashing out over Ian Wright.
When are they going to invent an algorithm I can influence? All I want to see are Viktor Gyokeres “Bane” celebrations, “he is him” Declan memes, and that doggo at the Winter Olympics.
Today, I want to counter my positivity of yesterday because we all need to brace ourselves for the next month; we can’t gaslight ourselves. Manchester City beating Liverpool in the last minute is consequential at the moment. Arsenal players didn’t think City were going to get much from that game. They were chatting about Liverpool going 1-0 up with 15 to go, and they will have felt the slight shift in reality.
Going from partying in your head knowing City would drop points to Fulham, to realizing City now have renewed momentum and belief, and that Fulham will now pay with a 6-0 spanking.
Our reality hasn’t changed as a club: winning the Premier League will not be a canter.
But what will change now is the pivot in the media. Sky, who seem to let Gary Neville run his agenda farm, will be unbearable. We’re about to hear about Arsenal players bottling and the consequences of Arteta failing again. It is about to be disgusting for us.
And some of it will be fair. Arsenal are leading the Premier League; until you’ve done it once, you don’t get any grace. The boys are going to have shaky games. It is our job to make them easier by not groaning online and in the stadium. There are going to be bad results. The chances of the gap staying at six for the next few months are very slim.
The journey to winning the title will be bumpy, painful, and unbearable, but it is our job to keep it together. My view on the race? We’re going to win it this season. I don’t think City are as strong as us, and I think the collective build-up of raw pain we’ve felt over the last four years will keep the players focused until the end of the season.
We just need Arteta to rotate players properly, dial it back in training, and make sure he’s listening to the needs of the players. This is our season. We are the best team in the world. It is in our hands to make sure Pep’s last season at City is a miserable one.
Okay, that’s me done. See you in the comments. x