I believe I’m over my post Hull depression. It was really very hard to take. Especially when we had the chance to remain on top of the table. And when we knew that Manyoo and Chelski would always get referees’ decisions in their favour. Hull, playing for the first time in the Premier League, that too in Emirates Stadium, we should have won the game in the first half itself. Instead, we lost.

There have been reactions from all quarters, including Arsene Wenger, who said that the defeat left him physically sick. According to him, the team lacked focus and possibly took it easy and thought that just turning up for the match would give us the three points. Didn’t happen and we dropped three points and places.

In a surprising statement, Kolo Toure said that he was scared to face Hull City. He said:

“Against Man United everybody thinks it’s going to be a tight game but when you play against Hull it’s harder because you are expected to win and score in the first minute. But it doesn’t happen like that. I was scared against Hull because there are no easy games. We are professional players and when we go out we want to play well and win.”
Scared? Point taken that there are no easy games in the Premier League. But being a professional with many years of top flight experience, I’m not sure why Toure was scared.

Moving on, the boss has promised that he will make changes in the team that would face Porto later tonight. But he insists that the changes are not punishment. He says:

“Punishment? No, you know sometimes you make changes because you consider the other team, you consider the balance of your team, sometimes because one player is not at his best.”

I’d like to see Wenger punish those who didn’t perform. Not for lack of skill but for lack of will we lost that match. And I’d like him to take the decision of dropping William Gallas. He, more than anyone, has taken his place in the team for granted. Possibly a Vela – Bendtner or Vela – Adebayor partnership upfront and Nasri on the left, who incidentally is fit to play. Cesc Fabregas has been out for form till now and it is about time he regains it. The crunch time in the league is coming soon. Now is the time to race ahead and post December we must consolidate our position. We can’t afford to slip up like we did last season. The players know this too. If only they implement it on the pitch and consistently show their consistency.

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