Arsenal's Winning Season: Why Victory Silences the Critics
By
Patrick Redford
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
The article discusses the criticism Arsenal Football Club faced throughout the season for being "boring," overly reliant on corner kicks, lucky due to other clubs' down years, and playing ugly, cynical anti-soccer. It argues that despite these complaints, winning ultimately justifies itself, suggesting that the ends (victory) outweigh the stylistic criticisms.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledArsenal is boring.
Arsenal's exclusive source of goals is the corner kick, which they treat as something between an offensive-rebounding exercise and a defensive line trying to get the quarterback.
Arsenal plays ugly, cynical anti-soccer, an aesthetic betrayal of the man who made the modern Arsenal.
Arsenal is unworthy, barely scraping past the worst teams in the league instead of blasting them to hell.
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