Arsenal fans know what November normally brings – injuries, defeats and a new batch of stupid pills delivered fresh to London Colney for the chef to dish out with every meal.
Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, PSG, all back-to-back-back. It’s the stuff that makes dreams and summons nightmares and it is Arsenal’s November.
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But what are Arsenal fans fearing the most?
We asked Twitter:
everything!! pic.twitter.com/syKQm1Bil6
— Alastair Cummins (@AlastairCummins) October 31, 2016
all 30'frigging days
Our annual spanking at old Trafford and scraping a draw vs spurs…— Muncun (@Muncun) October 31, 2016
Our now customary rolling over at Utd.
— Nathan Williamson (@eldub1974) October 31, 2016
Injuries
— Osama Abdelsatar (@Osa_ahlawy) November 1, 2016
p6 W0 L6 nightmare
— Alstallio Music (@Alstallio) November 1, 2016
Hands down, the Derby. When we stumble there it often rattles us out of our winning mindset. Then come the injuries…
— kittyglitter (@kittyglitter) October 31, 2016
Likewise ..always an anxious time …tough Prem games,1/4 finals, vital games in C/L , bloody injuries !!!!
— Ian (@anarsenalchap) October 31, 2016
just injuries. It seems as if a gypsy has put a curse on the emirates for us to screw up in November
— taiye ogunnaike (@EveretteAmore) October 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/sammypels/status/793087960195469312
https://twitter.com/politicojac/status/793054987794382848
losing to spurs. I want invincible day this weekend! #ArsNov
— EQ359 (@EQBooty) October 31, 2016
It’s not just all about the people who are expecting the worst.
There are also those who are expecting Arsenal to show us that they have turned a corner, and they’re terrified too.
What if Arsenal *don’t* mess up like they usually do?
What if Arsenal really are worth believing in again?
How will you know?
What will happen if you’re wrong?
Hope can sometimes be the saddest of all emotions.
things will change surely..it has to.
— nakadgonner (@nanakweso9) October 31, 2016
,i think this nov. would be different. Usually our players get injured by end oct.-mid nov.,this time our injured r coming back.
— okojie nelson (@okojienelson1) October 31, 2016
,overcoming injuries =overcoming nov./dec. hoodoo.
— okojie nelson (@okojienelson1) October 31, 2016
Arsenal have a lot to answer for given what they’ve put their fans through over the past five years.
We might fight against oppo fans who point out that we always do x, y, or z, but deep down we know that their digs have more than a grain of truth to them.
They might get the facts wrong, but the essence is right – there are certain things that happen to Arsenal like clockwork.
An awful November is one of them.
Based on the replies to our tweet, the things Arsenal fans are most afraid of this season, in order, are:
- Losing to Spurs
- Losing to United
- Losing players to injury
- Losing all the games
Welcome to November.