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Problem is we've been saying this kind of stuff for the past what 3 or 4 seasons and we'll be saying this kind of stuff for the next x amount of seasons with Wenger in charge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
He leaves the squad short by design, it's how he operates.
Bang on, Sir!Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
By design? Why?Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
Edit: Oh, and I don't think I've been saying that for the past 3 or 4 seasons.
And because we are owned by an absolute cunt who has no intention of taking the club forward, and managed by a guy who appears to be more focused on filling the owner's pocket rather than doing what is necessary to win - we are short a top striker and so haven't walked the league this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
You're right. A striker who could have converted just a few more of those chances Ozil keeps serving up with all the garnish would see us on any more points, possibly top of the league and maybe on course for a title. Our failure to convert those many chances and our failure to be hot on the heels of the title favourites sure made their job a lot easier.
The money is in the bank instead of on the pitch. There doesn't seem to be much prospect of this changing. The club have jumped in early to manage down expectations for the coming summer window. Our "war chest" (or war thimble by comparison to our major rivals) has already been pegged back. The focus remains on what is prudent and sensible and conducive to growth. Growth for what? I think we know.
The very fact the club will not invest to win at least suggests we are in dire shape. If you aren't in football to win it then you are nowhere.
Plenty of other people have been saying it. "Giroud is not good enough to win us titles", has become an anthem. And, believe it or not, Sanogo isn't good enough either, or Chamakh. Just look at the strikers we've tried to compete with over the last few seasons. It's a joke, or a farce as Wenger likes to say every time his negligence is highlighted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
It's by design. That much should be obvious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/footb...nzema-strikers
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...r-striker.htmlQuote:
"At the moment our squad is well-balanced quality-wise and numbers-wise.
"When you win the FA Cup final scoring four goals and score six today, it shows scoring goals is not our problem."
http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foot...-a3144736.htmlQuote:
Wenger said: “Up front, we don’t need any more.
“We need a keeper and then it depends how our midfielders get through without injuries until the season. Maybe at centre-back we’ll bring one in.”
http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/...42/story.shtmlQuote:
"Giroud has the *confidence. I have said that many times. He has the mental stature to play in this position.
"We had Giroud, but we also had Theo Walcott who I believe is a world-class striker, we had Alexis Sanchez who is a world-class striker, and we had Danny Welbeck who is a world-class striker.
"You have to spend a huge amount of money to improve on that four."
On Giroud.
"He's not only a goalscorer, he's a guy who puts work in for the team. I think he's among the best strikers in Europe.
I don't think our squad is in dire shape though. I agree about our ownership. Replacing Wenger will solve some problems but not all of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
And yes, Giroud isn't good enough to win us a title. The hope this year is that Sanchez and Ozil would chip in. Ramsey would find his shooting boots and Walcott would get fit and some consistency.
Alas it was not to be.
But 'by design' implies Wenger deliberately leaves us short and with no chance of the title, I can't see any reason why he'd do that.
Meaning that he always thinks the squad is strong enough when everybody else and I mean pretty much everybody else is telling him otherwise.Quote:
By design? Why?
Edit: Oh, and I don't think I've been saying that for the past 3 or 4 seasons.
It's a recurring theme, the squad hasn't been strong enough for years yet he keeps on selling us this dream that it is.
If 'by design' you mean he thinks we should be good enough then maybe that's so (and maybe he's right, when we lose to teams like Watford and Swansea it's not because our players aren't good enough).Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
I thought was the implication was he knows we're not good enough but deliberately doesn't try and address that. I'm not sure why he'd do that.
He might not be able to, he might have too much confidence in the players, but I doubt he's deliberately leaving us short because he hates us all or something!
Fair enough :good:Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie