IT IS WHAT IT IS

 

Earlier in the season at the Emirates Arsenal secured a 3-1 victory against 11 men Sp*rs, last night was Tottenham's turn to take the spoils from the game at The Armitage Shanks Arena against 10 man Arsenal.

A questionable penalty decision and a red card had an impact on the result and I suppose it's convenient to highlight the Referee, Paul Glen Gary Jimmy Jurgen Gareth Jermaine Tierney's performance, or the fact that the 'not fit for impartiality ' Mike Riley maned the VAR desk, but the end result means that Arsenal retain 4th spot in the league with two games to go.

I saw a lot of talk about anxiety ahead of the game and lots of outrage after. This is good though isn't it? Having something to play for this deep into the season is where we want to be I would have thought.

I am hoping that the sense of injustice has a positive effect on the team ahead of the trip to St James' and that the experience of having to play against an inveterate cheat like Son Heung-Min will have been a learning experience. This player is a con man of the highest order, a cry baby akin to Wade Walker played by Johnny Depp in John waters' Cry Baby who can summon tears at the drop of a hat, who falls at the drop of a light gust of wind yet seems to be immune from censure. Having seen his antics in the Amazon show All Or Nothing it was clear that he is a spoilt brat of a character. maybe next time we come up against this wretch we will readjust how he is dealt with as Holding last night did himself no favours in his tussle with Tottenham's master of deception.

The celebrations at full time were as vigorous and as bombastic as anything criticised in the past few weeks, but I guess that the team weren't wearing a shirt with a cannon on it rather a chicken on a Basketball.

More grist to the siege mentality mill as far as I'm concerned.

We go again on Monday knowing quite clearly, after this result,  what we need to do on that evening and probably on the following Sunday afternoon.

We are in the mix with two games to go. That's a good thing, and nothing that is worth achieving is achieved easily.