The Emirates Stadium. You can smell the trophies, the success, and the optimism; created by the fans presence. Only the world’s finest players can grace the stage on the greenest grass in England. Just over 60,000 red leather seats and top class facilities at the recently built North London stadium. When the stadium is empty, they’re just seats and a pitch. However, expectation from everyone connected with the club roams the air inside the stadium. The groundsman deserve the greatest gratitude as the 115 by 74 yard pitch is regarded as the one of the world’s best cut surfaces. Daily, the groundsman conduct work on the pitch so that the fans can enjoy the Arsenal stroke the ball across the carpet during matches.

London is Red. London is Arsenal. The identity of the club is red. Red like human blood. With the Emirates costing the football club over 450 million pounds to build; the board expects only the world’s finest players to wear the Arsenal badge. The fans are considered as Arsenal’s 12th players. Before, every game they rumble with animosity and excitement as the players ready themselves for battle in the tunnel. Players prepare themselves with different mindsets. Some may opt to approach the game with a no-nonsense attitude. Players like Francis Coquelin tend to look ahead out onto the pitch. Similar to a Lion staring at its prey. He will never shed a smile towards his enemy; fully focused on the war he is about to fight. Intimidation fills the hearts off the opponents as they see the concentration in the eyes of the french warrior. Blessed with the art of tackling and man-handling opposition like a lion versus a mouse. Pace, Strength, but also the technical capabilities of playing the ball on the floor. Making ferocious tackles on the pitch, the fans regularly erupt with positive chants towards Coquelin. You will never see the soldier wounded; he does everything for the badge on his chest.

22nd September 2014. Alexis Sanchez; one of the world’s most unique attacking forces; proven by his form in the latest World Cup. His dazzling feet and electrical pace leave some of most highly rated defenders chasing his shadows. The hunger in his eyes throughout every game shows that he is not daunted by anyone. Alexis stands directly behind the ball with Lukas Podolski on his right. He takes two slow breaths. The Emirates is at silence. A screech from a rat would have been heard from all four corners of the stadium. He galloped towards the ball and took a stab at the bottom of the ball. It bent around the 4-man Southampton barricade like a boomerang and nestled in the net leaving highly rated Fraser Forster, flabbergasted to say the least. Sanchez runs towards the corner flag while his team-mates chase after him as if he were a stray 50 pound note. The fans erupt in delight as the Chilean puts Arsenal ahead. However there are fans that express nothing more than a cheeky grin as they have seen him produce magical moments like that many times before. Just one of the exuberating scenes at The Emirates.

Then there is the man who makes the Arsenal clock tick, the tactical mastermind. Mr Wenger. Arsene brings his class and experience to the Premier League. He always has his long turquoise  coat that he always wears on the touchline, which reaches down all the way to his lean French knees! Not one of the most vocal managers in football, but his 20 years of success at Arsenal motivates his players on the pitch to do the business.

25th March 2012. Arsenal are 1-0 up in the League Cup but need a 2-goal cushion to ease the blood pressure of the fans. The fans emotions fluctuate to and fro from anxiety to excitement. Arsenal are lacking the clinical, composed finisher. On comes Arsenal legend Theirry Henry in his second spell at The Emirates. Almost instantly the forward picks the ball in on the edge of the box. The fans behind the goal, edge up off their seats. Their mouths open in excitement. Then the Frenchman gently but with genuine accuracy strokes the ball into the net. The Emirates goes ballistic. The king runs off to celebrate with his fans.