The Cold Light of Day

I had a troubled sleep. Like the kind you get with a fever. I kid you not - I did have dreams of the humiliation, and woke up each time wondering if it was all a dream. Should've taken a cue from a fellow sad Arse and sought solace in a sleeping pill. Wonder what kind of sleep Le Boss had.

Anyways - here's a nice little piece summing up the depths of our humiliation. Some of my favourites, which Le Boss would do well in reading and sucking up for his (continental) breakfast include:

* Arsenal are not at the same level as Chelsea and Manchester United. And that discrepancy is particularly apparent in their head-to-head encounters. In the past 12 months, the Gunners have faced their superiors on eight occasions and have not won once. Total score from those matches: 5-18.

* The running theme in all three goals Arsenal conceded was the culpability of Clichy, Almunia and the appalling Denilson. With neat symmetry, all three were at fault for the third. One of the many differences between the two sides was that, whereas Arsenal had three weak links, Manchester United had none. Every one of their players enhanced their reputation.

Oh well. In the cold light of day, it's obvious we ain't in the same league as Chelski and Man U, have not been for the last 5 years, and will probably remain so until Le Boss gets a clue. So long as we keep above Man City, Pool, Villa and Spurs then. For those of you who have noticed then, I'm gonna keep the photo on top of this blog until Arsene shows that Arsene really knows.

Reactions from the players are also coming in after the game. First, the selfish Arsh:

"It is getting even harder to believe that we can win first place after such defeats."

Selfish Arsh looks to be a genius Arsh too. Such conclusions should ideally be considered before putting on such a dismal performance, not after. Too late for that, Comrade. But come to think of it, why did he say "it's getting even harder"? Was it so hard? If we'd won, would it be so hard?

Second, from the Captain re the coming game v Chelski:

"We have to beat them to stay in the title race."

Erm, yeah. Good point too. Duh. Just try not getting humiliated. I'd take a 1-0 defeat, and would be chuffed at a drab 0-0 draw. Also:

"We have to be positive. It is very easy to say we lost to United and let our heads go down. We have to be strong."

Its the damn supporters and fans who have to be strong I tell you.

Finally, it's the end of the transfer window, and all we have to show for it are: (a) sending off Jack Wilshere, and (b) re-signing Sol Campbell. Shows the ambition of champions, it does. But I suppose this shows the confidence Le Boss has in his current team.

Yeah. Right. Perhaps tomorrow I will be less sarcastic.

Yeah. Right.