Close! but not close enough.

5 years have passed and this is the 6th year without a silverware for arsenal.
Yesterday night all hopefull arsenal fans watched while they prayed that this trophy drought would come to an end.
For most people, the carling cup means nothing, but for most arsenal fans it was definately something huge.
When the carling cup kicked off at 12am last night, nervousness kicked into me. Watching the match, i knew if Arsenal would not get a much easier opportunity to win silverware as compared to this. They were playing birmingham and arsenal were clearly the favourites.
But then came the biggest scare as zigic headed in the first goal of the night. The underdogs were up a goal to nil, silencing all the arsenal fans. Thankfully the on form van persie equalised for arsenal just 5 minutes before the break. I shouted in delight as it was a definate sign of a turn around.
As the 2nd half kicked off, it was all arsenal, total domination as usual. If it wasnt for Ben Foster's heroics Birmingham would have been down probably by 5 goals.Arsenal kept knocking on the door. Stalemate it was right up to few minutes before the 90 minute mark. The on loan obefemi martins scored the 2nd for birmingham. It was terrible defending by the gunners. As we moved on the final 4 minutes of injury time, i hoped and pray for an equaliser by Arsenal, though deep down I knew it was over.

The final whistle was blown, and i broke down into tears. It was just the most fucked up feeling of being that close, but just not close enough. Another golden opportunity passes by Arsenal. It was mixed feelings for me. Anger, sad and sympathy.

As emotional as i was, it made me realised something. Silverware or no silverware it doesnt really matter. Watching my favourite team play week in week out fighting every second of every game is the greatest prize of all. Arsenal is a team that plays great football. Their flair is just beautiful to watch. The 2nd most beautiful football in the world. And the talent that they contain is developed from scratch as the money they spent is close to nothing. Thats definately something all of us can and should be proud of.
Ofcourse winning silverware would be great but at the end of the day its all about playing the game the game that you love & us fans watching and supporting the team that we love more than anything else in the world.
The rest is secondary.
 

Football isnt just a game anymore, Its a lifestyle.