FORMER international Moses Kpakor is a fan of Arsenal and he does not hide it pouring encomiums on the London-based side for their 3-0 demolition of Fenerbahce in a Champions League play-off in Istanbul.
The victory came after the Gunners fell miserably, 1-3 to Aston Villa in the opening fixture
of the English Premiership League (EPL) four days earlier at Emirates.
"Wow! This is what we call a convincing or, call it a respectable victory (3-0) at away. The
attractive and beautifully playing Gunners have errased the Aston Villa tears some of us had to shade in their 3-1 home defeat.
"My Tiv people say that a man is not completely good or bad. That he must have an element of good or bad, no matter how bad or good he is. Thus, I can say no matter how bad Arsene Wenger is, at least when it comes to Champions League qualification, the team is one hundred per cent pinched to play brilliantly and aggressively too. This is at least the one good element in Professor Arsene Wenger, even in the multitude of his bad and what have you," said the 1990 African Cup Winners Cup (Mandela Cup) winner with BCC Lions of Gboko.
He stated that Arsenal in spite of paying little attention to hiring of star players remain aforce to reckon with in Europe.
"You know there are many reputable Managers in EPL for several years, who have not had this one privilege: to play in the Champions League tournament? But let's say for about 16 or 17 years the Gunners have this honour and it means serious money. "That's perhaps, why the club moved from Highbury to the Emirates! It took so much money, and thanks to the Manager, Arsene Wenger. This is a legacy beyond any trophy in any terms. But what's wrong here? We see the same line up week in week out in the EPL. Yet the team plays inconsistently but when it comes to the UEFA Champions League, they are giants! It means that the players themselves have failed to transfer this form in Europe back into the EPL. Except they are telling us the EPL is stronger than the UCL!! Conrgats to 'Attractive Playing Gunners," said Kpakor who won the
1990 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) silver medal with the Super Eagles.
Arsenal also at the weekend bounced back to reckoning in the EPL with a 3-1 away win at Fulham.
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