We are more unprepared than usual for this season opener. You have to admire Wenger's ability to make things worse even when it seemed rock bottom had been reached.

Our two stars, both mysteriously injured before the kickoff. According to Wenger it's ideal, just the way we want it to be.

Thing is, it's not impossible to manage things with a fly-by-seat-of-pants philosophy. You throw caution to the wind, take risks and use skill, judgement, super fast reactions and steel balls to run the course and get to the end.

But in Wenger we have a guy who is incompetent BUT conservative once the outcome of his incompetency strikes. It's a double headed nightmare.