Arsenal will NEVER win anything MAJOR under Arsene Wenger

I was waiting for this game (Chelsea beaten 1-1, net, by Barca in UCL Semi Final at Stamford Bridge) to happen to write something on the topic. Ok. I never doubted Barca's capability and ability for God damn sake. And I had a bet in the office that Barca is going to win the CL because whosoever wins the SF clash between Chelsea and Barca will win the UCL. Reason? Coz, Chelsea don’t have any obligations of EPL so they can play freely without any tensions and can play safe with their best players in the EPL. So, if Chelsea would have won I can bet my life that they would have won the league. Barca, why? because they can be assured of the La Liga title and hence no headache for them as well. Hence, the same Chelsea logic applies here.

The other SF clash b/w Arse and Man Poo winner would go on to be the Final loser. Why? Man Poo have one eye on the EPL and they have to do both EPL and UCL a very difficult task (not impossible though) but I just say a difficult task and Arse? More I say about them, more I will keep on saying and saying and saying....Why? My most learned and soccer educated friends in the US had a halo about Arsenal being the team of the future and blah blah blah...exciting football and all.....What happened? I declared that Arse are not going to win anything means they are not going to win anything. I still stand by my words and ready to shout it out loud from the topmost floor of 72 floor IFC building in Hong Kong. Arsene Wenger's policy can’t win you big trophies. You think, Cesc is gonna stay for long? In the transfer market in the summer and you will see the rumour mills floating around with demon called Real Madrid looking like a hawk and ready to pounce with slightest of hint. If not this season, Cesc will surely move ahead next season. Come what may. He is a class player to be without a trophy for long. How long can Arsene convince him to stay with a promise that no wait my child this season for sure you are gonna win something. Bloody they are not even able to win even the fucking Carling Cup. Adebayor is going to go this season for sure to 'Beyonce' like Milan. Cesc for sure by the end of next season. My friends of the holy state of America, let me tell you, Arsene will again start building a team, promise again and deliver nothing. You can’t keep good players for long without a major cup or trophy. Even Gerrard has accepted that he considered quitting the club of his life, by his life and for his life, Liverpuke because they were unable to win anything. But, then came Rafa and suddenly out of nowhere they were winners of the UCL. This year they are even fighting for the title. This motivates players like Gerrard. Its not always about money honey, it’s also about recognition. And even talking about money, let me tell you Arsenal are not one of the best pay masters. Walcott earns meagre 10,000 quids a week I believe(meagre I say because its peanuts by EPL and current standards)....I believe Arshavin, Cesc and Gallas are the highest salary getters but definitely not of the standards that their mates in Chelsea, ManU or Liv, Real, Barca get.

Mates, you need matured players along with good balance of young promising youths to win something. How much I hate Fergie....even I dont know. but I am a fucking great admirer of the astute skills of that guy. He bloody knows what he is doing. He somehow convinced Ronaldo to stay for a year so that he can have a look for his replacement and see, he has Ribery lined up for this summer and is not scared of breaking the British record of transfer fee. And he knows, that Ribery would not go to Arse or Man City, he will come to Man U because not only Man U will pay him more or a bit less than Man C but Man U will win trophies.. Arsenal were the invincibles around 2002-03 because the other teams were not up to the mark...Man Poo was in a re-building phase after departure of its own brand of world beaters of 99....Chelsea were never there and Liverpuke? Do I say anything? Even then, did they do well in UCL?Never. because, they were too much dependent on Henry. See where is Henry today. He is sure to write his name in the history books with La Liga already in his pocket, one hand away from UCL trophy and moreover he is the part of what I call TRIMURTI of Barca strikers who have scored more goals between them than top Italian league side.....Do we say more? Barca is the team to beat this year. I never doubted Barca's ability but just as a Chelsea supporter wanted them to win.

Now coming on to the beautiful game called football. Let me tell you my friends, as much as I love the beautiful game, I also love teams winning the trophies and achieving results. Miss World or Miss Universe is the lady who is not necessarily the one with sexiest assets but one who has the most balanced mixture of sex, beauty and intelligence. Same way, only promise won’t win you anything. In the international arena, for me, the all time favourite teams have been Brazil and Argentina. Why? Because not only they play beautiful game but also between them they have won [how many] world cups? 7?8? and countless other cups. Spain is another team which plays beautiful game but this team has been very much like Arse i.e. promising and not delivering before came Luis Aragones and cut the ego of the team into pieces, built a nice team, selected players based on performance rather than reputation and sorted out the defense besides also 'willing' to play, at times, what you guys call UGLY football but I call 'EFFECTIVE" football. Result? See they won for the first time in decades a major trophy. Spain are even favourites to win the FIFA world cup next. Arse is a team which will never win anything MAJOR until Arsene Wenger is at helm. What will you do with Beautiful game? Dribbling and short passes, if it ain't gonna fill your trophy closet even half for 15-20 years of your playing career? And what to do you say about so called Chelsea's 1-0 football attitude? I think it was only under Mourinho (that too in his later part of Chelsea career) that they played like that. Under Avram mostly and even under Scolari they didn’t play that way, they either thrashed the lowly opponents or got thrashed by the other big three of the big four. Even under Hiddink in the league they dont play like that. My friends, if effective football wins you trophies and which will give you money and which will inturn help your club return to breakeven early, so be it the case. I am game for it.

I always believe institution is always bigger that’s why I favour Chelsea come what may and dont flip flop between Arsenal-Chelsea-Arsenal-Chelsea-Liverpoorl-Arsenal. No never. A fan and is a fan. I dont desert India cricket team and start supporting Australia because India cant even make it to Round 2 of the Cricket world cup in 2007. When in the Nagpur test against the Australians MS Dhoni adopted a pakced 8-2 offside field to stifle the Aussie batsmen and provoke them to make mistakes, people started crying for his head and accused him of killing the beautiful game called test cricket,...but MSD a sucker punch that he is and the astute personality that he is, answered in one sentence, that "this approach helped my Team India win the series against the Australians and humble them to one of their most lowly points in Test cricket in recent times, so be it." And I supported MSD. For me result matters but if you get that result with nice flavour then that flavour is icing on the cake but can never be the cake itself. Most teams in the world in whatever sport they are have to deliver results to stay afloat but also to attract best of breed talents. Italy and France, two of the most unexciting teams in the world, but they have been able to win 2 world cups of past 3 due to their so called effective and ugly football...I dont like it either but for Italian and French fans, if it gives them a reason to celebrate so be it. I am not a purist but I am pragmatic when it comes to my idea towards life and my approach towards life and this is reflected in each and every act that I do, be it soccer, cricket, Formula 1, Indian politics, Investment Banking, any thing under the sun.