Thierry Henry has not disappointed the Arsenal faithful in his last game for the Gunners in the Premier League. In a loan agreement that started with a magical match-winning goal against Leeds in the FA Cup, the legend has provided yet another match winner in the recent game against Sunderland.
After a lackluster
70 minutes with no goals, an unfortunate injury by Per Mertesacker gave James McClean
the opportunity to open the scoring for Sunderland. The answer from Arsenal came
after 5 minutes in the form of substitute Aaron Ramsey, whose shot ricocheted
off both posts before going in. There was a sigh of relief from the Arsenal fans,
both for the equalizer and the promise that Ramsey has ended his frustrating
spell. But a draw was not what Arsenal wants, especially since both Chelsea and
Liverpool had dropped points in their respective games.
The
remaining minutes proved to be the antithesis to the uneventful first 70;
neither team refused to budge. Then in injury time, a brilliant assist from
Andrey Arshavin had Henry nicking in the second goal, changing the possible
ending from a draw to a win for Arsenal. It was a moment to be replayed over
and over and in slow motion, possibly with a love song
playing in the background.
It was as if
the script was already written and they were all just following the cue. And
everyone who witnessed the return of the king now has another epic story to
tell the future generations of Arsenal fans about the man immortalized in
bronze outside the Emirates.
Written by Janina Montoya
That's a well written article, janina. =P one sentence in particular made me get goosebumps and get proper emotional. Should be easy to guess which one.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Haha, and yes, this was gentle enough.
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