Love Is In The Air

There is an unseasonal air of spring, a feeling fo warmth and good feeling. No, I’m not talking about the London sunshine, but the camarderie amongst this crop of Arsenal first team. After watching them deliver a gritty performance agiasnt a fighting FUlham side, Van Persie confirmed the new ingredients of success.

“When I first came to Arsenal, I was 20,” he reflected. “Kolo came to me and said ’see me as your older brother. You come from another country, you speak a different language and are a bit nervous’.

“I now say this, along with Gael Clichy, to the youngsters. There is the Dutch guy Nacer Barazite, Jack Wilshere and Armand Traore who still need to find their way, along with Thomas [Vermaelen].

“After two weeks, Thomas said ‘you are right, everyone is so nice and kind’.

There is a saying that the publicity of the football pitch brings about the truth; so far, we’ve lost two in a manner that showed that we shouldn’t. If further evidence is to show that there is a difference, then Arsenal are taking the small boys more seriously.

Last night win agiasnt Fulham came curteousy of a man-of-the match midas touch winning performance from Vito Mannone. After being much maligned by sliipery performances agiasnt Wigan and Standard Liege, the Italian had one of those days. As a goalkeeper, I fully understood his ecctasy of emotion; once in a while, a keeper has a day when everything he touches is pushed past the goal. Everything.

On this note of positivity, October is drawing closer, and it seems that Arsenal FC’s generousity is all encompassing. For matches agiasnt Olympiacos and Blackburn consecutively, tickets have been released on general sale. Brilliant stuff! But i’ve got my red membership now…