Since Arsenal last won a trophy

Arsenal are sitting top of the Premier League standings after six rounds of games. No, don’t fix your glasses, you read it right. This is not before the start of the season when Arsenal automatically sits atop the table courtesy their name as the table at the beginning of the season is prepared alphabetically. Pity Liverpool has no such luxury; after all, ‘every year is their year’.

With the arrival of Mesut Ozil to the club for a club record fee, Arsenal fans, and I know quite a few, have been going bonkers. They think the German international will assist them to the Premier League title, ending an eight year trophy doubt for Arsene Wenger and the long suffering Gunners fans. Really? It’s been eight years already?

Oh, well. The whole world has changed in the last eight years and Arsenal still hasn’t won a trophy? Here’s a look at some of the things that have happened since Arsenal last lifted a trophy (they won the FA Cup beating Manchester United on penalties at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff).

Lionel Messi turned professional and has gone on to win 78 (yes, seventy eight) individual honors, including four Ballon d’Ors.

The United States of America elected its first black President and what’s more, they re-elected him to office as well.

Arsenal has brought in 49 players in total and allowed 79 others to leave. Members of the 2005 squad that won the club’s last trophy have gone on to win 53 trophies at various clubs.

Irish golfers, yes, IRISH golfers have won seven major honors in golf.

Jose Mourinho left Chelsea, went to Inter Milan, won the treble, left for Real Madrid, benched Iker Casillas and returned to Chelsea, who meanwhile has had nine different managers in the time.

Smart-phones and Androids have become a rage.

Paul Scholes won three Premier League titles, retired from the game, came back, won another Premier League title and retired again.

Leonardo di Caprio starred in blockbusters like Blood Diamond, The Departed, Body of Lies, Revolutionary Road, Django Unchained, Shutter Island, Inception, J Edgar and the Great Gatsby.

Pep Guardiola retired as a player, became a manager, won 14 trophies, took a year off from football and returned as the manager of Bayern Munich, who won the treble last season (that’s three trophies in a season. Poor, old Arsenal hasn’t won one in the last EIGHT years).

Juventus and Manchester City were relegated, returned to the top flight and have won their respective leagues.

Swansea City went from League Two to the Premier League during that time and picked up the League Cup for their efforts last season as well.

EA has released FIFA 06 through FIFA 14 (only place where Arsenal can win a trophy, I guess).

Birmingham City have been relegated three times, promoted twice, and won a trophy beating Arsenal... Oh wait! Wigan too won a trophy and got relegated.

Nokia has been sold to Microsoft and BlackBerry has gone bust too.

Every English club across every English league has changed managers (even Manchester United).

The best one by far, Twitter has become a social tool. Yet, no Arsenal fan has ever managed to tweet about the Gunners winning a trophy.

On a personal level, I passed my Class X boards, Class XII boards, graduated college, and am just a few months away from completing my Masters. Unfortunately, they only give certificates for those achievements and not trophies.

There are so more to list, but I have lots of friends who are Arsenal fans, and i don't like to see them sulk. Kiddin'! Of course, I do. But I feel lazy to list any more.

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Posted by Subham Mitra on behalf of FootballWorld.