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We've beat Man Utd to signing Norwegian defender Erik Tobias Sandberg. Under 16 captain. Great!
Was just checking on Eisfield and wondering what happened to him. Found this interview. High praise but a few things that may raise an eyebrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
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EXCLUSIVE: The ex-Gunners midfielder, who joined Fulham in July 2014 before being loaned out to Bochum, says the Frenchman is withdrawn during sessions
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Eisfeld has revealed how Arsene Wenger is "very quiet" in training - unless you start doing long balls.
Eisfeld arrived from Borussia Dortmund back in 2012 with a billing as one of Germany's top young talents, but struggled to make the breakthrough with the Gunners before being sold to Fulham in July last year.
The 22-year-old, now on loan at German side Bochum, only made two appearances for Arsenal's first team but reserved praise for his former coach over the gravitas he displays behind closed doors.
He told Goal: "Arsenal stands for a certain kind of football. Arsene Wenger has formed the club, he emphasises the beauty of the game.
"If you play a long ball in training you would get some words - even from the other players. He [Wenger] is very quiet, doesn't talk much. During training sessions he rarely corrects something.
"Only after having finished he will talk to you, two or three sentences. And that is what you remember for a long time. In general, he is a person everybody respects, absolutely."
Although his time at the Emirates Stadium was ultimately unsuccessful, Eisfeld insists that he would make the same move if he were to have his time again.
"If you get an offer from Arsenal you don't decline it as a young player," he added. "The club is a world club, regularly playing in the Champions League.
"I would sign right away. You learn so much. The level at training is crazy high. There are several players who are internationals competing for the positions. There's so much to learn for a young player."
Another Norwegian kid who'll never play :bow:Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
That's the only thing Wenger seems interested, we seem to be going back to 2005 when this whole period started by signing kids left right and center.
If that's his idea of developing youngsters no wonder so many fail :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
Former players have time and time again identified his failings, sure he's good at some things, but he's terrible at quite a few things too, a great manager he is not.
Wenger's off in la-la land. Always building for the future, consistently failing to deliver today. He's failed to notice that by now some sort of future ought to have arrived. That won't deter him though. If at first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth you don't succeed - try, try, try the same thing all over again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
It's silly. We need a proper manager now.
This doesn't bode well for our new £33mill signing Xhaka. He seems to be a player who can do more than tip, tap it left and right. But the Swiss manager didn't fancy him doing more than that and Wenger certainly won't. Wenger is all about possession. If they other team doesn't have the ball then they can't score. Trouble is, without some variation to the play we may well keep the ball but the opposition has an easy job of it because we're so predictable and we'll never do that "vulgar" stuff that might stretch a defence. His training sessions should happen in a Dojo, not on a football pitch. He's not a football manager. He's something else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
Im pretty sure Wenger is confident he`ll be around to see these players sold or playing their 10th year with us. He has take Walnutt from a nobody back to a nobody in 10 years. Brilliant manager.
Wenger said he did not see it (when referring to the last 11 years) but that we are 2% away from domination and that the waiting period is almost over because of of our spirit and togetherness, until now we've just lacked a little bit of sharpness.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
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Originally Posted by Özim
It's odd that he doesn't correct the players in training except if they do a long ball. Why be so vocal about that particular part of a players game but not stop the game and correct players when they’re beaten too easily and not defending hard enough? Why not shout at Wilshere for over dribbling or Walcott for not even attempting to take on his man? He may feel it’s not constructive to shout at a player during a game or training to correct a mistake but it’s pretty evident from every team he’s coached that hoofing the ball forward is unacceptable. So they’re taking something in when he shouts instructions. It’s pretty clear what’s acceptable and what’s not in the squad so I don’t get why players can get away with slack defending and they don’t get a bollocking in front of their teammates. A quiet word after training or game just isn’t enough.
It's the biggest falacy in football that he's a great manager, history will say otherwise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Globalgunner