Finally Arsenal End Their Trophy-Less Streak

Arsene Wenger's Arsenal broke their nine-year trophyless run after yesterday's victory over Hull City in the finals of the FA Cup. 

Nine years. Nine years without a trophy. It took them longer than the fans had expected when Partik Vieira lifted the same trophy after the penalty shoot out against Man. United in 2005.

How did this misery end?

2 goals inside 8 minutes. With a screamer by Santi Cazorla who made it 2-1. Arsenal were behind till the 71st minute, Koscielny scores. Extra time action from Aaron Ramsey making in 3-2 for the Gunners.

A nightmare started to develop in the minds of the Gunners that coming so close to the trophy, they might loose it when James Chester and Curtis Davis converted their close range efforts into crucial goals. Followed by a great piece of work by the young midfielder, Santi Cazorla, everyone in the Wembley Stadium were shocked.

In the second half, the tides turned entirely to the Gunner's way. Their play was defined as
" Electrifying " as fans lost count of the number of chances they created. Wenger remained on his feet, at the dugout, urging his players to be confident and to give their best. This motivation payed off when Laurent Koscielny converted Cazorla's corner into the equalizer for the Londeners. Aaron Ramsey took care of the Extra -time action as he gave Arsenal their first trophy in nine years through his wonderful goal.


Steve Bruce's game plan became immediately clear:  frustration with counter attacks. And Curtis Davies in-charge of the defensive line. He used his pedigree formation. 3-5-2. A system which was being trusted from the past two years. His wing-backs, Ahmad Elmohamady and Liam Rosenior were aggressive and often joined the attack to put pressure on Arsenal's defense.

Olivier Giroud, Arsenal's front man was leading the attack with pace but unfortunately could not convert the chances he got into remarkable goals, which he could have possibly done. So Davies willfully dragged his line high up the pitch and encroached upon the halfway mark whenever possible.

In the power pack of five midfielders in Hull's team, two of them were over Giroud making sure he gets minimum touches on the ball, one was over Lukas Podolski when he drifted towards the shoulder and other two were taking charge of the passing.

A hard-fought win over Hull should give confidence to Wenger's young players and could usher in more glory in north London. One can not ignore that they could have won the league also. What are you all expecting of the Gunners in the 2014/15 season?