He did infer he'd be doing one if we didn't win anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
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He did infer he'd be doing one if we didn't win anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
He inferred it.. I hope he confirms it tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Damage? Don't you think that's slightly over-stating it? We're hardly in mid-table or facing relegation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
I think this could be the end if we don't win the FA Cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
you are deluding yourself he has already signed a contract extension, this dip in form means they are just postponing the announcement
I don't think that's really true, it had supposedly been signed by him when we had won five games in the league in a row so why no announcement at that time?Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
He said he will if the board wouldn't guarantee him enough transfer fund to build his team.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Its all Wenger and the boards fault!!!111one :fury:
Giroud shows once again that he is among the worst strikers in the league, Arteta have never been and will never be able to play deep.
I still love you Arsenal and Wenger, you have all my support :bow:
FML if he has signed a contract extension, I mean hes just too friggin old now and we need some change
Do we really have to wait until he doesn't qualify us for the champions league before he has to go?
we are commercially one of the biggest clubs in Europe, we pay more for tickets than almost any other club fan does in Europe. And with that we are saddled with strikers than should be playing for a club facing relegation, and a squad of players who have no respect for the manager or the club otherwise they wouldn't have played like that today. Ozil doesn't care if he doesn't play as long as he collects his pay packet, Wilshere shouldn't be playing for us anymore, based on his performances against United, liverpool and today Arteta needs to step down from professional football. We have money but so many of the squad are infected with wengeritis you would need a couple of seasons to get rid of them all and bring in fresh talent under a new man. Don't get me wrong it's not just the manager, the academy has been badly neglected by the club in general and we are not producing anything now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
I don't think we'll see an announcement and then watch on why he has his swansong. When he goes it is likely to be swift and unexpected.
true. the deal was meant to have been signed and announced next week, but wenget is holding back signing itQuote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
definitely think he'll decide to walk if we tank it
Knew we'd be in trouble once I saw the starting 11.
Biggest mistake was benching the Ox who, just I had suspected and was confirmed after he came on, was the player we had most likely to cause them worries.
Oh well, back to fighting for 4th it is then.
Progress?
I had a bad feeling about todays game. All we need now is to lose to Everton next week in the FA Cup to complete the annual collapse.
Well we normally go out of the CL and FA cup in the same week so it's on the cards.Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
We better than wasting time until May. At least the club can focus and finding replacement for Wenger.Quote:
Originally Posted by adzzzbatch
No, but when we are playing Europa League next season, that will cause the damage. Please fuck off Mr Wumger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
At least if we are in the Europa League we will have a better chance of winning somethingQuote:
Originally Posted by Chippy
You don't think we'll finish in the top 4?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chippy
Liverpool 1-0 up, we are now 3rd, realistically 4th because City have 2 games in hand.
When Tottenham beat Cardiff at home tomorrow they will be 6 points behind us.
Premier League Tottenham V Arsenal Sun 16 Mar 16:00
How big does this game now become????
We have been in the Europe league before and lost the final to Galafukintasaray. So don't get your hopes up. We do have the balance sheet cup, though. We've been winning that one for yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by ARightTouch
Just coming back from the game now.
In spite of all round cuntishness from the likes of Peters, Adam, Crouch, Walters and Shawcross, it really was à pitiful performance and painful to watch.
We CAN win the FA Cup and we CAN finish in the top 3 if we get our acts together. But it's a big if.
I'm going to have nightmares of Santi Cazorla initiating à promising counter attack, only to pull off a nonsensical spinerooni and allowing Stoke to hoarde numbers back, sideways passing it to Rosicky, who looks up to find Giroud making about as intelligent à run as a blind squirrel.
I honestly believe we will finish fifth. Our run in is terrible Mr Letters! :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Bullshit, blind squirrel makes better run than Giroud. Giroud is utter shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ernesto
I'm amazed anyone is surprised by this, it's been happening every season for 8 years before this season, we get in good positions then are found wanting when there is something on the line. Last season when there were no trophies to be played for we coasted nicely to 4th place.
The pressure of anything but 4th place seems to be too much for us, I don't know if it's the pressure on the manager as he never seems to get his team setup right either, I'm over it to be honest, it's never going to change under the current management, all we're going to feel is disappointment when we inevitably fall short.
If we were really serious about success we'd have either signed the players we needed last summer, or moved mountains to get them in January, we didn't and the rest is history.
That's a fundamental problem with our style of play to be honest, we've been doing it all season, opportunities of counters have been wasted as we more often than not insist on checking back and passing sideways allowing the opposition to get back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ernesto
I think the problem is the players have this short pass pass football ingrained into their minds by Wenger and counter attacking just doesn't fit into that, that leaves us looking for intricate passing moves like we managed last week against Sunderland which only really ever come off occasionally.
Oxo doesn't seem to have been infected by this pass pass madness yet, but a couple more years and he'll probably end up doing the same.
What a total waste.
We do have a horrible run coming up but the last 5 games are all winnable. We'll probably pub team it into 4th :patrice:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chippy
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Finding our true level TBH. Progress? 4th is 4th - no matter what's come before. Webger can do 1/2 a season. But his failure to invest in his team is there for all to see.
A specialist in failure, you could say.Quote:
Originally Posted by IBK
MO in full-on sly WUM mode.
His wrists are next :rose:.
Its the inevitability that is so depressing...Quote:
Originally Posted by IBK
I am not being otherwise, but a small part of me hopes that we don't get fourth. I am sick and tired of watching Wengers tactics and scraping fourth and pretending it is a trophy. When he finally spends big, he wastes it on Ozil! I am seriously in a bad mood over another gutless performance. We need some fresh management ideas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Top 4 and the FA cup would be a perfect season.
Although this was our best chance at the league.
Moyes will either go or spend £££ massively in the summer.
Chelsea will probably get Diego Costa/Higuain.
City will be City.
Liverpool will spend that CL money.
:rose:
Problem is that Wenger knows how to finish fourth. Its his speciality. In fact if you are cynical - he is the expert at doing the absolute bare minimum to maintain interest in our club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chippy
It would be a perfect season given our aspirations these days. But we all know the FA Cup is a long shot - given our history in big games. Our nickname should be the paper tigers!Quote:
Originally Posted by Munchies
To be honest, Zim (and while I don't want to make this à whole "door cause analysis"- this is only à reactionary post to à single match) I believe our play changed with the introduction of Fabregas. Couple to that Mourinho, Allardyce and Pulis pushing back football by 20 years, and it all contributed to Arsenal's trophyless drought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
Fabregas was always dragging counter attacks back. Wenger thinks it's the right way forward (Hence the way Cazorla plays). He's wrong.
Aye - we haven't counter attacked effectively for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ernesto
think we should have just gone an extra £10-15m on top of the ozil money for suarez instead. he would be firing us to the title this season.
Our inability to counter attack is down to team selection and it's not philosophical. We have a very organic style and We very leaves a lot of the decision making down to the players. That's why he's never barking orders from the touch line. Overall, we like quick passing football an; I can't imagine Wenger saying anything to discourage that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ernesto