Oh how they laughed. Those clad
in red and white on the final day of the Premier League season had to hold
their sides as they laughed harder and harder with every Newcastle goal that
flew in at St James’ Park on Sunday.
Arsenal significantly
strengthened their chances of a top three finish with a 2-2 draw away to
Manchester City on Sunday.
The Gunners knew that a loss
would have severely dented their hopes of avoiding the dreaded qualification
round for next season’s Champions League and therefore were happy to come away
from the Etihad with a share of the spoils.
Arsenal were back to their
insipid best against Sunderland as yet another drab performance lacking in
commitment and ideas resulted in more dropped points.
The Gunners it seems can
currently only beat teams who have completely nothing left to play for this
season and therefore turn up with a distinct lack of ambition.
The Emirates Stadium witnessed
Thursday night football for the first time as Arsenal welcomed West Brom to
North London in a rearranged league match which saw a large number of seats
left empty as the apathy around the club becomes more and more palpable with
each game.
Arsenal once again produced a
performance lacking in any hunger, desire or commitment and lost yet more
points in a season which is becoming more and more embarrassing by the game.