Arsenal have had until been a consistent performer in the English Premier League but when they were thrown out of top four positions in the much hyped English top-flight, they showed their strength again but this time in the FA Cup where they defeated defending champions Wigan and entered into the final for the first time since 2005. It was not an ordinary win coz match stretched to the penalty shootout where goalie Lukasz Fabianski became the hero with two brilliant saves to win the match in the penalty shootout. In fact, whole match in the control of Arsène Wenger side and they gained the initial lead in the first half as well, but they could not sustain the lead to the second half and Wigan equalized the score. The highlight of the game the last few moments when Fabianski saved the two fine shots from Gary Caldwell and Jack Collison and rest of the job was done by the Santi Cazorla taking their lead to 4-2. In premier league, Arsenal is out of the top four which means they would not qualify for the Championship league next season, but they recouped their lost pride a little bit with this outstanding feat. The whole stadium was packed with around 50000 odds spectators and they were repeatedly chanting Arsenal support and got the reward finally.
The match winner, Poland goalkeeper Fabianski, thanked fans for their support and dedicated this superb triumph to all the well-wishers who did not led them down. He said after the match, “It’s always nice to win, I don’t know if it proves a point. To be honest when you play you don’t think about any of that, for me it’s all about winning the game, focusing on the moment and the day.
“That’s all we wanted, a win: we weren’t paying any attention to any outside things. In the club we are all quite smart: we knew we had to win the game because by winning this game it just picks us up as players.
“It picks up the club and the fans, it gives us more belief that we can manage first of all to finish in the top four, and then hopefully to win the final. I think it’s more for the fans, I think they have been waiting a long time and they show up every away game, win or lose they always follow. It was a great atmosphere today as well so it’s great to do it for them.”
If Wenger’s side could perform similarly in the final, they would take home their first title in last nine years which makes their performance this season even more significant.