Arsenal A better monetary investment than an emotional one

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In continuation of my about Arsenal being at the risk of becoming an ALSO  RAN club, this article is further exploring the anguish at being an Arsenal fan.The Money-Side of Arsenal If you just search Wikipedia, you will be amazed to know that Forbes Magazine has recently ranked Arsenal as the 3rd most valuable football club, behind Man U and Real Madrid, with value of 768m. Arsenal has i sued only 62,219 shares with each being prized at 10,250.The Emotional-Side of ArsenalAfter being the invincible for a season and making records after records, suddenly the Arsenal side has gone without any kind of Silverware since 2005. Fans have waited and waited and waited but season after season, the 3rd most valued club in the world has failed to deliver on promises of  Cameron Reynolds Jersey SilverwareIn Arsene we trust  A good Investment  In Arsene we trust  Good Investment  Lets look at Arsenal since Arsene took over, not from footballing perspective, but from an investment perspective, lets say we owned some shares of Arsenal and lets see the return on our investment.The biggest would be the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal has a bigger stadium, progre sively paying off debts on the stadium, it looks to be of long term value, after all the pricey seats at Emirates will mean eventually more turnover in the long run.Lets look at the return on Player, Pires, Veira, Henry, all went on with a cool profit, and surprisingly, some of them Sterling Brown Jersey  went to other clubs and won silverware there. Besides Reyes, and Adebayor other players sold off have been good return, and even on Adebayor return was positive. Arsene strategy seems to be bring in youth players, take them to summit and then selling them off at good returns, whereas waiting for end of season to get players on free transfers (Chamakh), so little and minimal investment and great returns on them.. Next season by all means Fabregas seems on the direction of departure again gaining a healthy profit for the club.So if I were a investor in Arsenal, I am happy, more than happy, extremly delighted.The emotional sideNow no wonder, all the owners of Arsenal seem so keep on Wenger, after all a good return on investment.but football is not just about the money (though it is increasingly becoming about the money), football is about pa sion, about the fans, who invest in  Wesley Matthews Jersey the club through their money, time and mostly vest their emotions in the team.After all, a true fan, will feel sad an entire day after the teams lo s, I bet many would have felt the same on Tuesday after the Man U game.Defense  No DefenseNow lets look at what Arsene has done at the club, like pointed out in his comments to my , Arsene inherited a strong defense, but since he has not really invested in defense, and Arsenal looks increasingly vulnerable, I mean Football is game of uncertainties, but how often has Arsenal surrendered a 2 -0 advantage and ended without even a point. Just check last few seasons, it has happened just too often for the liking of a top clubGoal Keeper  No Target at allLast few seasons has been the utter ignorance that perhaps the best bet of stopping a goal is having a good goal keeper, rather than having your mid fielders rushing back to defend. Goals that should have been stopped easily at the level of top cla s football are just allowed to happen. There is no strategy at it, the goal keeping selections are so puzzling at Ersan Ilyasova Jersey  timesLook at Man U, Real Madrid, Barcelona, all have maintained good gloves to guard their posts, and Arsenal might be the only top flight club struggling in this regard.Attack  More youth le s efficiencyYES, Arsenal soak up the po se sion, but in comparison the number of shots on target are pathetic. Pa sing football looks great, but there is too much of pa sing and le s of attacking.Like William Bush responded, in 4 years, Walcott, should be a spent force, yet he is used as an impact player, who makes impact every odd game, and has a knack of pa sing the ball, when he should be taking Jrue Holiday Jersey  the shot. Emotional Investment -Arsenal fansThere is more, but now Arsenal fans must take stock of their investment, their emotional investment and analyze whether they are getting good returns on it.(Thanks to kayode, William Bush, Vineet, AB and Nick, for their comments on my previous article which prompted me to write this one)