Arsenal’s struggles are a hard one for the fans to comprehend

It’s a hard one.

It’s hard for fans of rival clubs to feel sorry for us Arsenal fans.

Why should they?

We’ve never finished outside the top four of the Premier League during Arsene Wenger’s reign – and even the year before Le Professeur took away, we finished fifth.

We’ve seen our team go a whole season and a little bit more unbeaten, we’ve suffered narrow heartbreak in the final of the Champions League final, we’ve won FA Cups and Premier Leagues.

The last, almost, two decades Arsenal have been consistent, they’ve been successful and we’ve seen some of the world’s greatest players grace the colours of our great club.

So, why should our rivals feel sorry for us Gooners when we see our team throw away a three-goal at home to Anderlecht? Or play appalling against Swansea City? Or narrowly salvage a point against Hull City?

Well, the truth is, they shouldn’t because that’s how football works. We all laugh and enjoy our rivals struggles – I’d say watching Tottenham is one of the few joys Arsenal fans get at the moment.

I’ll be honest, I started this article because a West Ham-supporting friend had irked me by saying he has no sympathy for me due to Arsenal’s successes in his lifetime. However, that annoyed me, because Arsenal really are specialists in their own (spectacular) downfalls and no fan should have to experience the embarrassment, the frustrations and absolute devastation us Gooners have to go through on such a regular basis.

Growing up in a time where I expected my beloved Arsenal to win, every single game, has spoilt me. I’m hit harder by a defeat than the elation I should feel during a victory. That’s wrong.

I’ve been spoilt and I’m now struggling to enjoy every Arsenal goal, moment or game because I’m waiting for the expected capitulation.

Apologies if this didn’t make sense, I’m not really sure the point I’m trying to make. I wrote this moments after the game and I wrote this from a mindset that has me lower than the Anderlecht result – I thought the only way was up after that!