Thus Spaketh Idd Salim

Even the best are replacable

Finally. If all the ‘credible’ news sources are to be believed, these two are finally leaving Arsenal today.

Nasri will be sold to Man City and Fabregas will finally be allowed to get re-united with his bromancers at Barca.

Both within the next 48 hours.

Arsenal Fans are split on this. Nasri was ‘good’ last season. For a game or 10. Cesc has always been Cesc. Master-passer and ball holder. I will not be all gutter-pressish and player-hattering on them and TRY to even suggest that they are not good players and that we will not miss them. Cesc more than Nasri ofcourse. We will miss them. Big time.

But then comes the realities of life.

Cesc is in love with Barca. He was taken from Barca, and now wants to go back. Blame the trophy draught. (Well, if you ignore the fact that the reason we did not reach the CL semis or better is because Cesc ‘accidentally’ back-heeled the ball to Xavi who passed to Messi for their goal.). Blame Wenger’s penny-pinching and mean spending. Blame the young squad. Blame the Bad football played in England rendering all the good players ALWAYS injured. Blame it on the Anti-Arsenal racist media. Blame the rain. Blame oxygen. Cesc was always going.

That is why Wenger signed Arshavin and the likes of Ramsey and Wilshere so that as soon as Barca put a price that we want, 35M+, then Cesc would be sold without us feeling a thing. By then, Arshavin will have adapted to the EPL and Ramsey and Wilshere will have matured. Talk of a Genius MasterStroke from Wenger.

I would be more worried if Vermaelen, Wilshere and Van Persie left right now. Cesc and Nasri are HUGE and important players. But Midfielders. And these, we have plenty of.

The Life Lessons

I see two lessons here:

1 – Prepping: Some things in life are un-avoidable. Planning for change if a MUST for any organization or setup. Your best will leave. And leaving will hurt you big. Especially if you did not have an apprentice or a better/equal player in place, ready to step in. We suffered this once in 2007 when Gilberto AND Flamini left before Song and Diaby could mature. Song is better now but Diaby is the same old lazy, slow, indecisive fuck he was 3 years ago. Totally stagnated. No improvement whatsoever.

You must plan and prepare for change and adapt. Otherwise you will fail. Because change is inevitable.

2 – Prunning: It was painful for the more Artistic Gunners like me to watch players who DO NOT want to be in the club get a regular spot every year. More saddening was seeing players who are inundated in hubris and delusions of grandeur block better prospects  from playing. I am sure Merida is now kicking himself. He should just have waited one year.

No matter how good one is, if they are NOT part of the team, or feel MORE IMPORTANT and worthy that the rest, then a decision needs to be made. No player is better than the team.

Cesc was never a fit Captain. But Wenger knew that the best way to keep the kid was the ArmBand. As he plans for a replacement.

We will miss Cesc and Nasri. But Arsenal was here before them. And will be here loooooooog after they are gone.

Cesc will be behind Xavi, Alcantara and Iniesta. I guess he likes it that way.

Back to code…

Wazi.