Where’s the winning mentality?

The world do not run on ‘what if’. You can console yourself thinking what if Saka wouldn’t have missed the penalty, or if one of the headers of Jesus would have landed in the nets. There were about 10 of these what-if moments but then why count only ours. Pool could have scored some more against us, West Ham might have taken advantages of one of the counter attacks. I don’t think you will remember what happened during the game after a month, but you would surely not forget that we lost 2 important points each against Liverpool and West Ham after going 2-0 up.

Why? Because we lacked the winning mentality on those days. Nelson screamer won us a game in the last minute because we fought through out the game. Compare it to the last two games, when we stopped playing and fighting after going 2-0 up. As a result, we earned 2 points out of possible 6, in a time when we are fighting for the league against a team which has won 4 times in last 5 seasons. I’m devasted, league title is still open but winners do not give up a 2 goal lead. City, after going 2-0 up, would make sure they score few more before the final whistle. Arsenal, on the other hand, became complacent. Call it a young squad, call it a young manager, call it mere luck or bad referee decision; I’m a football fan and I hated to see it.

Where’s the manager? You are on the touch line. You can see Saka is having an off day, you have Nelson, Trossard and ESR to give a try but you go on and replace two of your threats in Martinelli and Jesus. If Partey is not playing well, you shouldn’t care about his price tag and/or his last 28 match performance. He is having a bad day, where is his back up? If you were so sure about Jorgihno, why wasn’t he brought on the field?

Where are the players? Showboating somewhere. 2-0 up do not give you a license to start taking things lightly. Tricks, miss passes, no cover, giving up on duels. What the f*ck.

League is not over yet. If City wins their game in hand, we will be 1 point ahead of them with 7 games remaining. One of them being a head-to-head at Etihad. As a player, as a manager, if you want to be called winners and lift the prestigious trophy, go and beat them fair and square and then win remaining 6 games. I will do it next season, we would have a matured squad, we will buy couple of midfielders, City will have Champions League games, City will play three games a week, Arsenal will have a good rest — are for a reason – bollocks.

Lift your head up, if you see Kevin De Bruyne in front of you, make sure you run faster than him, make sure you jump higher than him and if need be, make sure you push him against the wall to show who the boss is… on that field. There’s no place for meek and gentle in any competitive sport.

And remember, finishing second is not a trophy. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog!

Rant over.