“One-nil, to the Arsenal. One-nil, to the Arsenal.” It is perhaps unthinkable to those reared on Arsène Wenger’s Invincibles but, during the early ’90s, this was the defining ethos of the Gunners; belted out by supporters as George Graham’s side attempted to bore opponents to death before, up the other end, Ian Wright could pop up to provide a winner.
These days, nobody is going to be confusing Jamie Young for David Seaman or or Léo Lacroix for Tony Adams, and we can only hope John Aloisi’s tenure in Melbourne’s west does not end in a similar fashion to Graham’s in north London. However, almost 30 years on from that chant ringing out over Highbury, A-League Men leaders Western United are performing their own little tribute to that side: riding a wave of one-goal victories to the top of the table and, potentially, league glory.
