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Oh, and thanks for the heads up about that. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
Although as you clearly don't bother to read or understand or consider in any calm way what my opinion is, I don't think I'll take that statement too seriously.
I will not going to be pain of quoting again, but this certainly means giving wenger another chanceQuote:
Originally Posted by Letters
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Either way on his head be it if we fail to challenge again
Outside of Goonersweb it doesn't really matter whether Letters thinks Wenger should go now or at the end of the season, anyone with any realism will tell you though that he won't be punished for his inaction in the transfer market and that's why for him it's more of a risk to buy than not to buy.
Does anyone seriously believe he's going to be sacked unless he finishes outside the top four?.
Even if every single Arsenal fan in unison wants him to go, it will make not a jot of difference.
I don't think he should be sacked right now because we would be cutting off our nose to spite our face unless you are idiotic enough to genuinely believe that any manager could do a better job than Wenger. A lot of managers could do a better job unquestionably, but we want a better manager not ANY manager.
Also it won't change anything because we still have a team lacking goals and midfield solidity, which can't be addressed until January anyway.
I'm sick to the back teeth of his excuses and how when he shows an inkling of changing his ways he immediately reverts to type again because he's so damned stubborn.
But I'm still not 100% convinced that our majority shareholder isn't conniving behind the scenes to stop us from spending our capital in order to assist his own financial ends.
The thing is though, if you look at his transfers over last few windows, thats exactly what he has done. Cech, Ozil, Sanchez are genuine world class players. Gabriel so far has looked a very good player (perhaps its time he replaces Per in the line up for good but thats another debate). Ospina is a good back up, i like the look of Chambers but admit he's raw but as fourth choice its fine. Debuchy again is good back up. I don't think Schneiderlin is better then Coqulein and at 25 million, not sure its worth it, Wanayama isn't the best so again its signing for the sake of it even as back up. Vidal would replace Ramsey and that wouldn't happen, no point benching Ramsey and vidal wouldn't come unless first choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
Wenger in his mind has over the last 3 years developed a squad that he thinks is good enough to challenge/win, although he tried for a world class striker, but that failed. Its a lot easier to take a punt on a squad with players like Ozil, Sanchez, Cech in it then ones with Song, Denilson, Bendtner.
well put :good:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ollie the Optimist
He won't be sacked even if he ends up outside the top 4, that's pretty clear, I can remember the board saying we don't have to be in the top 4 every year we have enough money to be able to cope when we were looking like we could miss out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
Wenger is going nowhere regardless of what he does, there's no consequences for his actions, he can do what he likes when he likes, he has way too much job security and power.
Clearly it isn't, he signed a few top players and a lot not so great players like Debuchy, Chambers, Flamini, Kallstrom, Sanogo etc, so he's not done what he claims he would only do, it's the usual rubbish he comes out with.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ollie the Optimist
:lol: what does 'give him another chance' mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
Wenger is our manager. He will be our manager all season. What you or I or anyone else think about that makes no difference. Saying I'm 'willing' or 'not willing' to give him another chance makes no sense as it's not in my power whether he's our manager or not.
But clearly a season can only be judged at the end, like a game can only be judged at the end.
Do you judge a game when you're 4-0 up at Newcastle half way through or at the end when you've slumped to an embarrassing draw? I'm not happy with the lack of activity this summer but ultimately the season can only be judged at the end although the longer the season goes on the more valid the assessment of it is.
Just watch this brilliant squad he has put together huff and puff its way to a meandering 4th placeQuote:
Originally Posted by Özim
That's all fact, my friend. Not fantasy. If you agree that Walcott edges Welbeck, that's the point I'm making. Sometimes there is no point in saying this player has a better touch, movement and so forth. I'm just pointing out the fact that Welbeck had a very long run as striker and we looked just as toothless in many games as Giroud or Walcott's recent outing. In comparison, Theo has had a shorter run of games up front but has played better and the teams looked better, quicker and more lethal when he's played well there. I'm not saying we can't do better because I believe we could have a serious threat in Sanchez. I'm just looking at internal options now that the window has closed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
Speaking of Sanchez, he's a selfish player as well. Have you seen how many times he's dribbled for too long when a pass was the better option? Or the bad decisions he can often make? Why not highlight that along with Walcott's and Ramsey's selfish play? Honestly, I have no problem with Walcott and Ramsey going for goal and being selfish in that area. Positional awareness is something they need to work on and not neglecting defensive duties, but we need players willing to shoot. We need that from Ozil. Call it selfish but I think players need to be more brave and take responsibility. Take a risk and not always play the percentages.
I have no problem with Sanchez taking risks as well. It's what makes him stand out and get goals. We don't need him to become institutionalised like the rest of them and we don't need another team player striker. We need someone more selfish up front. I don't know what player up front you thinks good for the team but so far, we're not getting the right results from Giroud and the same goes for Welbeck. We need to take a risk somewhere if we want a change in fortune.
I don't want a striker up front that just helps us to keep the ball in our opponents half with endless passing. If that's the team game you mean, we need to do away with it. Our attacks need to be faster, shorter and more efficient. Bursts of attacks rather than just going through the motions. None of this long drawn out 500 passes before a shot or mistake concedes possession. I'd rather we had players that take risks and lose the ball high up the pitch but we have an organised solid midfield and defence ready to win the ball back so we can mount another attack.