Wenger’s ‘blessing’

There are images that become symbols. They carry an implicit message and are very important. The Arsenal he got what he didn’t expect, on the special night of Boxing Day. Yes Arsene Wenger decided to return to the Emirates, on an important day for English football, it was to ‘bless’ the path taken by the club, which, four years after his dismissal, is again at the top. When Wenger sat in the box, greeted the fans and was taken to the wonderful return of the leader of the Premier League against West Ham (3-1) he knows the value of the reunion and the contribution it will make for the club. He wants to definitely heal the wounds of the past and for the unity party, which reaffirmed Arsenal as the leader, to be completely complete.

“An Arsène Wenger”. The chant of the ‘gunner’ fans rang out again, at the Emirates. They reminded him of his glory years in his first visit since he left, emotionally, in 2018, having been sacked by the club due to poor results. Wenger, 73 years old, has not returned since. “I didn’t leave, they kicked me out,” he added, hurt. The ‘architect’ of Arsenal’s best times, now FIFA’s director of development, now enjoys the imagination of Odegaardof dribbles of moreoverof physical deployment of party Y xhaka, and Martinelli’s goals. Also the style of his former player and disciple, Mikel Arteta penetrated again Arsenal who presides over the Premier.

The coach who brought the greatest glory to the ‘Gunners’ managed to reinvent himself with a victory that calmed the Arsenal of the dreaded ‘Qatar effect’. The severe damage to the ligament of Gabriel Jesus, one of the negative consequences of the World Cup, caused some doubts about the effectiveness of the attack without the Brazilian. But Arteta, as he did Wenger in the past, he turned a problem into an opportunity. interjected the young man nketiah and Arsenal’s bet paid off. Nketiah also represents the image that the team has developed, a fusion of technique, mobility, enthusiasm and confidence on the pitch.

“It’s a really special day”, summed up Arteta, after the victory, and meeting with the club’s management, and with Wenger, who he thinks is the heir. “I hope he feels the legacy he left here… Thanks to him for everything he did at the club.” The past and the future will be linked again after some time at Arsenal, with the usual inexorable script: ball control, forward pressing and attacking ambition. The Arsenal de Arteta dominated with 13 wins in 15 games. He scored in every game and had the best start in his history. He warned his rivals that, 18 years later, he has rediscovered the path to recapture the Premiership.