Arsenal - Now Is Our Time For European Glory
September 27th, 2006 by Ian AdamsIan Adams is State of the Game’s new Arsenal columnist
If anyone had told me after the final whistle on “that night” last season in Paris that getting beaten in the Champion’s League final would be the best thing that could have happened to Arsenal Football Club then I probably would have lamped them one.
No defeat in any previous season compared to the heartache we felt after Barcelona’s comeback but looking at it now, and especially after last night’s performance against Porto, I think I’m ready to say that last season was just the final part of the European learning curve for Arsenal and this season we are ready to claim what should have been rightfully ours so many times over the past ten years - the Champion’s League.
It might have taken a last day stroll past the Spuds to get into the qualifying rounds this time but did anyone really doubt that we’d get there especially past the lasagne eaters and bottlers from down the road and with hindsight I think it was meant to be like that. We broke the Spuds hearts just like Barcelona broke ours and now as we power through clubs who have won the European Cup in the past few years they are struggling against the second best team from Prague in the UEFA Cup. “Big club”? Yeah right.
Big clubs sign players like William Gallas who has been immense for us since we stole him from Chelski. Big clubs have players like Thierry Henry who is never afraid to stand up and be counted when it really matters and big clubs play on the biggest footballing stages that the world has to offer. Comparing Arsenal to Spurs these days is as useless as comparing Arsenal to Accrington Stanley. At least Accrington Stanley can put the ball in the net occasionally.
This is Arsenal’s year for European glory, Henry has got his 50th European goal now and we look unstoppable. Watch out Europe, the big boys are in town.
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