Ugly win, beautiful goal. The history books will record that Eberechi Eze decided Arsenal’s tough, tense 1–0 win over his old club Crystal Palace with a goal in the 39th minute. That’s all that matters to Arsenal fans, one goal, three points and their lead at the top of the Premier League extended to four points.
League campaigns are very rarely beauty parades; they are about grinding out wins in the competitive elite English division where mid-table teams like Palace cause problems.
Eze’s goal, his first for Arsenal in the Premier League, could have been a scrappy tap-in for all their fans cared. It came from another dead-ball, cementing Arsenal’s reputation in the eyes of their rivals as Set Piece FC. It’s meant to mock them, to suggest that Arsenal simply rely on free kicks and corners. Arsenal fans will shrug and smile and point to the table. They’ve not won the title in 21 years. The end justifies any functional means.
It was all about securing the right result, especially with champions Liverpool losing their authority and losing games, the latest at Brentford, and also Manchester City slipping up at Aston Villa.
Moreover, agenda and negative narrative about Arsenal and Arteta is always on steroids with the English media. A weekend where the defending champions were beaten by Brentford in the 4th consecutive loss after spending double record transfers this summer, City losing to Villa and Chelsea losing to newly promoted Sunderland despite the huge amount they have spent also!
But look at the distasteful agenda they are trying to push about a club that just won their game to go 4pts clear at the top of the table!!
Some Arsenal fans think Arsenal will get celebrated if they won the treble…..I have a bridge to sell to you if you believe that. They will find something negative to push about winning the treble as long as its Arsenal. So it's better we enjoy the little wins and stop looking for unnecessary validation from the media!
To be honest I just hope we can get enough wins to see us through this season . Whether it's by Haram ball or finesse football Arteta and his boys must get over the line this time around .
