Negative Gooners and why negativity is pointless

I see a lot of negative gooners after every defeat. I understand this. When we lose, emotions are raw. I always feel drained, as if I've been running for 90 minutes with the boys. I'm emotionally exhausted.

But on my twitter feed, and my facebook, and various comments online all I see is "typical Arsenal" "same old arsenal" "f***ing giroud" "f***ing wenger" and that is just a selection of the more mild responses.

We lose one game, and the fans abuse Wenger and the players.

We lose one game, 2-1, to the current Champions League winners and team at the top of the EPL, and the fans give up hope. "Wenger out."

We lose one game and the fans give up.

We lost one game. One game. Imagine if the players themselves had that attitude? We'd never win. Ever. If the players had that attitude, they'd retire from football, think they were losers, and then get a job cleaning toilets at McDonalds.


That isn't how they became Premier League footballers. They became profession footballers through hard work, dedication, and not giving up.

Fans who have these types of negative attitudes about football and can't see the positives from the game...they're the same type of people who hate their jobs, get angry at their families, and genuinely aren't happy in their lives. They want to give up when they fail.

Failure is hard. It hurts. It hurts a lot sometimes. But how can you ever have success without the risk of failure? Failure is what makes success satisfying.

I'm not saying take football less seriously. Because take it seriously. I take it seriously. Too seriously, some would say. I'm emotionally distraught after a loss. But I channel that into positives and optimism. What can we do to improve? What are the positive sides? Where to next?

All I'm saying, is don't judge a season by one game. Don't judge a team by one game. Don't judge a player by one game.

Keep positive. Keep calm and carry on.
Love,
KiwiGoonerGirl