They float around, often looking beautiful and sometimes possessing a very real and serious threat and venom. Fundamentally however, they lack a backbone. Spineless. Floating along. Pathetic.
Arsenal FC have proven yet again that if they were an animal, they'd be the Jellyfish.
Due to a late running AFL match (mental sport, so much running...did you know there are 18 players per team on the pitch at once?!) the pub that I was in for West Ham vs Manchester United was not able to show the game until about 25 minutes had already been played.
Instantly we were surprised to see the scoreline reading 2-0 to the Hammers. Fair play, what a start, we have a game on our hands. At this point I made two predictions.
The first was borne out of years of experience, that 2-0 can be one of the most dangerous scorelines in football. A cushion that allows a team to begin dreaming of the three points, the famous victory...but one that can be halved in an instant. As soon as one goal is conceded, the momentum is entirely with the team chasing the game...in circumstances such as these when the team in the lead is the underdog; the collapse is almost inevitable.
With this in mind I asserted with great confidence that United only needed a goal before 60 minutes and they would win the match. Not as much confidence as the lad on the next table who backed his team at the ridiculously generous in game odds of 8-1, but fair play to him.
The second prediction was this:
'If United go on to win this game, I guarantee Arsenal don't beat Blackburn'
Oh look, morning has broken, let's check on the results. Quelle bloody surprise.
Jellyfish FC 0-0 Blackburn Rovers.
Pathetic, spineless, lacking in direction...yet again, Arsenal have fallen to pieces. The only team they have beaten since February is Leyton Orient. They have failed to score in three of their last four games. In that time, leaders Manchester United lost to both Chelsea and Liverpool - with a bit of fight, grit and leadership, the Gunners could be firmly in the driving seat in an enthralling title race. Instead, the championship is likely to go to the most average United team in my lifetime.
Arsenal fans must be sick and tired of it - I am, and I don't support them. At least some jellyfish can sting you...even kill you. This particular breed of jellyfish seems to lose all it's venom, every March, regular as clockwork. Losers.
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