Confessions of an anxious Arsenal fan by GilbertoSilver Gunnerblog http://gunnerblog.com/2012/05/04/confessions-of-an-anxious-arsenal-fan/ It’s all so simple. Win two games, and third is ours. Other teams’ results can do nothing about that single, unalterable fact. It should be utterly reassuring. And yet… (赢下英超第三名)这并不困难。只要拿下两场胜利，第三名就是我们的了。其他球队如何 也与我们无关，也无法改变我们的地位。结果应是如此。但是心中总觉得... I must confess that I am an anxious Arsenal fan. If you’re a regular reader of the blog, that won’t surprise you: the enormity of wrenching third place from this most nightmarish of seasons, and the potential heartbreak of handing it back to Tottenham on the final day have combined to fray what little nerve I ever had. It seems it’s catching, too. Amusingly, after Newcastle and Spurs both picked up impressive wins in midweek, a reader tweeted me declaring the results were my fault, as I’d been giving out “ negative vibes” all week. I question his reasoning, and yet apologise profusely. 我得承认自己是个焦虑的枪迷。如果你有经常看这部落格，这一点也不令人纳闷：过去梦 魇般的赛季以来一直为第三名挣扎着，甚至可能在最後一天把它让给 Tottenham 而心碎 ，两者让我感到更加怒不可遏。看起来 Arsenal 拿下第三名是轻而易举的。然事实却充 满令人玩味的变数，Newcastle 和 Spurs 都在周中拿下了胜场。一名推特使用者说都是 我的错，因为我一直以来都传达"负面的可能"。我问他原因，并向他道歉。 I appreciate the arguments against anxiety. We’ve only got to play Norwich and West Brom. The Canaries seem to have preempted their summer holidays, losing three on the bounce and conceding an average of almost four goals p/ game across those fixtures. West Brom, meanwhile, are also playing for nothing, and are led by a manager who has admitted to the press he would have preferred to resign in order to focus on his forthcoming responsibilities as England manager. On paper, these are distinctly winnable fixtures. 感谢有些评论是正面期待着结果。我们只要赢下 Norwich 和 West Brom 即可。金丝雀 (Norwich)可以提前放暑假而轻松踢球，加上最近连输三场且平均一场被进4球。West Brom 就算踢得差也无关降级，加上他们的主教练在记者会承诺会辞职，以专心领导英格 兰国家队。理论上，这是稳赢的赛程。 The problem is that Arsenal have a habit of losing distinctly winnable fixtures. Even in the midst of our best run of the season, we managed to come unstuck against Wigan and QPR. Common perception is that we’ve stalled; our positive momentum halted by an unshifting metaphorical handbrake. We’re all looking nervously towards Robin van Persie, a figure whose form this season has been so stupendous as to take on a mythical quality. He, we all hope, is the Arthurian figure who can release the handbrake from the stone and set us on the roll again. 问题是，Arsenal 有着就算稳赢也会输的坏习惯。即使季中我们拿下很棒的连胜赛果，却 在对上 Wigan 和 QPR 时松懈了。目前感受是我们已经停下来；就好像本来勇往直前却拉 起手刹车般。我们担心着 RVP，他在本季如此地神奇，充满着神秘般进球能力。我们期待 着他如同亚瑟王，从石中解放目前停息的现象，再次燃起冲锋的焰气。 My panic reached its peak on Wednesday night. Whilst things have been in our own hands for a while now, I can’t help but hope for favours from others. Going in to the game, we knew that a draw between Chelsea and Newcastle, coupled with defeat for Spurs, would leave us needing to win just one of our two remaining games to guarantee third spot. At a certain point, it looked as if we might get our wish: Newcastle held a slender 1-0 lead at Stamford Bridge, as Bolton equalised against Tottenham. However, Papiss Cisse’s wonder goal and Bolton’s defensive collapse soon put an end to that. Spurs and Newcastle have now closed to within a point of us, and suddenly we’re under the cosh. 周三晚上是我担心的一刻。虽然目前的掌控权在我们手里，但我还是期许着外在的助力。 在比赛前，我们都知道只要 Chelsea 和 Newcastle 战平，加上 Spurs 输球，这样我们 只要赢下两场中的一场即可稳坐第三。在比赛当时，看起来可能成真：Newcastle 才进一 球，Bolton 扳平 Tottenham。然而 Papiss Cisse 的世界波，Bolton 的防线崩溃，让我 们的期许幻灭。Spurs 和 Newcastle 现在仅落後我们一分，突然我们被鞭策着接下来非 赢不可。 After a brief period of catastrophising, during which I began to cancel all my post-August appointments for Thursday nights, I consoled myself with the thought that in these end-of-season tussles for league positioning, the dynamic can shift very quickly. Look at the battle at the bottom: the favourites to join Wolves in the Championship seem to change on a week-by-week basis. This Saturday, Arsenal have a tremendous opportunity. Beat Norwich – as we know we must – and suddenly the pressure piles back on to the chasing pack. They would know that defeat on Sunday, when Newcastle face title-chasers Man City and Spurs travel to a relegation-threatened Villa, would leave us out of reach. 经历过短暂的灾难期後，也就是去年八月我取消所有周四晚上的会晤，自我安慰着英超季 末会是激烈的排名竞争，每场比赛都影响重大。瞧瞧目前的降级区：会和 Wolves 一起降 级的球队每周都在变动。这周六，Arsenal 有着极佳的机会。击败 Norwich，非赢不可的 比赛，且很快就会有被後面超前的压力。当 Newcastle 对上 目前英超榜首 ManCity 而 Spurs 对上有降级压力的 Aston Villa，他们也清楚要是自己输了周日的比赛，就会难 以追上我们。 There is no reason we shouldn’t do it. When you take a step back, talk of our ‘poor form’ is somewhat overblown. Yes, we haven’t won in three, and the defeat to Wigan was very disappointing, even taking in to account their recent giant-killing exploits. Draws against Chelsea and away to Stoke, however, are creditable results. At the Britannia, there were signs that the fighting spirit so crucial to our second half of the season resurgence is returning. 我们不能有藉口。若怯场畏缩，说什麽“状态不佳”的藉口就太不应该了。当然，我们最 近三场也没有赢球，尤其输给 wigan 更是令人失望，即便考量到 Wigan 最近有着“巨人 杀手”的火热状态。接着平 Chelsea 和 Stoke，还算可以接受。在大不列颠里，已有迹 象显示我们在下半场奋战不懈的精神已经回归。 We have all the ingredients to win both remaining games. Our first-choice back four is fit and in form. We have the league’s best player, and he’s back among the goals. And, as supporters, we have the reassurance provided by having been in this situation before, and come out on top – albeit with a little help from a dodgy lasagna and a certain Yossi Benayoun. 我们有着赢下两场比赛的理由。後防四人全数回归且状态不错。我们有全英超最佳球员， 且最近也进球了。作为支持者，我们确信一直以来都能占据着这位置，尽管我们还有着会 闪躲的千层面也就是 Yossi Benayoun。(???? 千层面????) 视频： Yossi Benayoun 踢对上 Spurs 进球 http://youtu.be/J2vXqUSitnA The squad must know now that there is absolutely no margin for error. Spurs have had their dip, and are now right back in form. Newcastle’s dip came and went months ago, and they look like they could overturn anyone at the moment. The pressure is back on us now, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’ s when we were comfortably clear that we began to look a little complacent. Beat Norwich tomorrow, and the pendulum swings once again. 球员们得知道没有犯错的余地。Spurs 的排名曾经跌下去，然现在以绝佳气势追了上来。 Newcastle 在数月以前排名跌落，但也追上来，且气势好到可能击败接下来的比赛对手。 现在压力回到我们身上，但也不见得是坏事。我们先前在情势渐佳时而自满。所以，现在 是时候奋力击败 Norwich，让命运的钟摆朝向我们吧。 Come On You Gunners. Please. 加油枪手们！ --

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