Zedie wrote:Royal Gooner wrote:So, no discussion about Fabregas being thrown off the Ken Friar bridge? Oh wait, that already happened....
lol! Had to be done. I know he was loved by the club internally and he was a big part of our history, but the people have spoken.
While I think it's wrong not to acknowledge what he contributed when he was here, it's too much to have to look at him while he's at one of our most hated rivals.
For that, he can f**k right off the bridge. He's living under a new Bridge now.
Cesc blew his Arsenal legacy away. Not that it matters to him anyway. But when we look back at this period 20 years from today, we'll place Rosicky at a higher pedestal than Cesc despite Rozza's injury-ridden career here and Cesc's glorious run during the transition era.
Also, look at it - Ozil will forever go down as one of our Icons. He signed for us in his peak. His signing ended our trophy drought. He blew the world away in a FA Cup final. If we win the League with this band, Ozil will probably be the first of the new breed of future Arsenal legends. That's something Cesc could have been. In fact, if Cesc had stayed and won the FA Cup in 13/14, he'd be placed at par with Vieira/Pires at the very least. Only Henry, Adams, and Berggy would be higher. A League title and he'd be there too.
Ozil, in particular, is a League title away from being a Arsenal legend. It's not because of his Bergkamp-esque performances, but because of how his arrival coincided with our renaissance.
Considering Cesc and van Persie were here for so long, it's a shame they chose the path they did. As I've always said, van Persie had to do it because he was nearing the end of his career, but for Cesc - he left everything for Barcelona and ended up realizing that he's still not good enough for them. Consequently, he had to trade everything for Chelsea.
Alexis, Ozil, Ramsey, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Cazorla, Rosicky, Walcott, Monreal - will all be remembered as Arsenal icons over the two best players we've had since Henry left and before the arrival of Ozil.
It's so sad that one of the greatest seasons by any player anywhere in the world - van Persie in 11/12 - will now only be a footnote in our history.