Monday, June 25, 2007

nothing is permanent

i was saddened recently with some sports news...

thiery henry, the arsenal superstar forward would be leaving to join barcelona. although this is the worse kept secret for over a year, it was still the worse news for any arsenal supporter

though i'm a die hard newcastle united fan, i have always loved to watch arsene wenger's arsenal. they play beautiful, fast paced attacking football and any neutral fan would agree they are a joy to watch. with henry leading the line, you would always get goals, and most of the times, spectacular goals..

henry has always said he will be a gunner for life, and despite his departure, i believe him. he is an honest, decent bloke and he explained clearly why he left. first viera was sold, then arsenal moved to the new stadium which limited their transfer budget. though henry was made captain, he was too moody to lead the line from the front. then david dein left and arsene will not renew his contract with arsenal after next season. being 29 years old, it was now or never...

i think his departure will be a great loss for arsenal, and from the looks of it, the club is in danger of a free fall. i certainly hope they don't self destruct, i'd watch them play anyday over the other big 3 clubs. it's also a loss to the english premier league, losing one its brightest star, and dare i say their best ever player...

with the spanish league starting in an ungodly hour of 3 am HK/Malaysian time, i won't be able to watch much of henry's live action

the good thing is, barcelona is coming to HK to play a friendly game and they promise all their stars will come! i better get the tickets, this would probably the best chance of seeing him play live...

like i said, nothing is permanent anymore, the only thing that is permanent is... change

take a good look at yourself and your life and reflect

are you being the best that you can be? are you neglecting the people around you? have you said "i love you" to your family and loved ones? don't wait, just do it...



au revoir monsieur henry...

1 comment:

zewt said...

i think arsenal has never been the same since he departure of viera, and i think henry felt it too. every man is for himself... despite the fact that arsenal made him who he is today... he must look at himself... particularly his age and try to make the best out of it.

like you said... nothing is permanent.