Playing for the club you support, the club your dad
has a season ticket at and the club you are desperate for to win - that is a
distant dream for most…
Unless you’re Carl Jenkinson.
For a player that was playing in the sixth tier of
English football, his rise to ‘fame’ is quite remarkable.
He was told he was no good, he was rubbish, and was
not an ‘Arsenal player’, yet he still went on and fought. He was sent off at
Old Trafford early in his career and many doubted him. Some people even thought
he would never get capped by Finland,
let alone talk about the prospect of him playing for England.
He played here and there, sometimes played well
enough, sometimes didn’t have the best of games, but never really got spoken
about. That was until this season. An injury to Sagna has meant Jenkinson has
played, and played very well indeed. He has developed defensively and
offensively and his natural height gives him a big advantage at set pieces. He
has created goals too and has been a threat in the opposition's half of the
pitch.
Carl Jenkinson is truly living the dream, a dream
we would all love to live. We cannot directly influence a result (we can chant
songs and try and motivate players but not much else) but knowing Carl Jenkinson,
a man who loves the club as a supporter, makes me feel rather good.
I hope he gets picked for England and
hope he proves to be a top player for the country because I am sure he will be
for OUR club.
Up The Arsenal!
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