I like Arsenal. But you, do you like Arsenal? Or just Arsenal with Trophies?
- Dennis Bergkamp
Hello everyone, Happy new week! Ahead of tonight's English Premier League between Arsenal and Crystal palace I find myself questioning my loyalty to my club Arsenal.
How Did I Start Supporting Arsenal?
From where I come, as a kid, you don't choose a club especially if your parents are soccer lovers. My Mother was a Strong Gunners fan, with Thierry Henry, her favourite player.
And my Dad? Yeah, he was a soccer fan but like you probably guessed he didn't have a club and always support clubs Arsenal plays against, teasing my mum every time Arsenal loses. So yeah! It was a pretty easy choice to join Arsenal FC supporters. I was 7 when I Started shouting "Gunners for life"
How did My Friends Take It?
Notably, most of my friends were either supporting Chelsea or Manchester United. And it was a bit under the radar at first that I supported arsenal, not until a school football match where we had to play with our jerseys, and yes, I came with an Arsenal jersey my mom bought for me. Even after scoring 2goals in my class win, questions about my Arsenal jersey wasn't something I escaped. I had a lot of choices to pick from, At least I could have just said "My mom bought it for me without asking" but instead I said, "guys I'm an Arsenal fan". Those words I didn't know I will have to repeat almost every time in my life.
The Ugly Truth
Being An Arsenal fan has been a huge thing for me, I face alot of mockery due to the fact my club hasn't won a European trophy in their history and it's also more than a decade since we won the League Title. All I boasted off was that Arsenal has never been relegated and Also the 2003-2004 unbeaten season in which we earned the name "The Invincibles".
It got tougher as I became a teenager. And at some point, I told everyone that teases me that I no longer watch football. That was partly true as I found so much love in Tennis🎾 and the NBA🏀. (Story For Another Day) But I still felt bad when I saw a defeat on the scoreboard for Arsenal.
Writing this now makes me realise how much emotions I have invested into supporting Arsenal, We Fans I've been called a lot of names. I once heard "there is no more patient man in the world than a man that supports Arsenal".It's so funny how much hope I still have in my mid-table club. In the build-up to writing this post, I commented on @leedsunited prediction post saying Arsenal would win tonight 3-0. Don't ask me why because I don't know.
If Arsenal has millions fans, know that I'm one of them, if arsenal has just one fan, know that I'm that fan, If Arsenal has no fan, Just know I'm dead.
- Anonymous.
Conclusion
There is always a reason why you support your favourite team. Can you tell us why? Or maybe I should tag another Arsenal Fan. @belemo will you like to share your arsenal Story sometime?
Written by @Samosticallly
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My name is Oluwadare Samuel{Aka} Samostically And I love to play and talk about chess But when I'm not playing, I love to write about my thoughts, my Life and I also try to engage and improve my relationship with others.
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