West Brom 3-1 Arsenal - Mismatch Reaction

Almost every player in our squad is an international, are some of them not good enough for the club absolutely

In fact most are just not playing for this manager. Even a turd like Ramsey seems half decent playing for Wales. Xhaka is one of Switzerlands best players, and if you watched him for Moechengladbach his passing and tackling were exceptional (think he's arguably too slow for the Premier league though)

It's part laziness and part lacking in confidence, no one is getting on their backs for losing and no one is giving them advice or encouragement when their heads are down.

I think unquestionably we need reinforcement, but I think of some of the absolute steaming manure we have had wearing the shirt over the last ten years, these guys don't come close.

I think they need to find their balls or ship out. I think a few are irredeemably bad (like Coquelin, he's not terrible he just doesn't have the technical ability to compete at this level) but most I think would benefit greatly from a new manager and a new approach.

This poor soul was duped into thinking we were great too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrslYxYyS_A

It's shit coaching. I'm convinced these players should not be as bad as they've been.

Defeats don't seem to register judging by how little defiance we seem to produce. Upsetting the odds is impossible for us because the players are never told to do anything differently.

It's more than that. That still of the West Brom goal - it's on the 3rd page of the reaction thread. That isn't bad coaching, you've got 4 or 5 players just standing there, their feet planted. There's a bloke on the edge of the box unmarked just waiting for any rebounds. They can't possibly be coaching them to defend like that, it's just a collective giving up.

The players have let themselves down but they're completely punch drunk. A bit like us fans really having to witness and endure exactly the same thing every season. It's driven us nuts so I'd think it has also rubbed off on the players too.

We've seen plenty of diabolical defending in the past with different players.

There is only one constant.

The mentality is the main thing, and that too is generated by conditioning during training. Apart from the crap, antiquated training, our players have been taught that they will win enough games each season to achieve the club aims because they have "qualitee". So they are set out each game to go out and play their game. They are not bred to consider each match a form of war an instalment in a crusade to conquer the opposition. They accept heavy defeats as amiably as wins. Its all OK. Squads come and go and its all the same shit. All that matters is meeting set targets. Winning stuff is what may come if we play to our potential. If not, next season we try again. If other teams win titles, its because they are cheating.

This group may have switched off, but who amongst them is a winner?. Walcott, Ramsey, Merts. There is hardly a competitive bone amongst them. They have probably just accepted. Some like Walcott and Ramsey have never worked under a top coach. All they know is Wenger. It may be Ozil and sanchez that have convinced a few that this shit really does not work.

How do you get to play at Premier League level without being competitive?

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Originally Posted by Letters

How do you get to play at Premier League level without being competitive?

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Easy. Our boys can point out to most of the opposition that they are paid twice what they are

Doesn't answer the question at all.

I think it does. If Walcott was at Everton earning 40k per week. He might try and work at his game to get to Arsenal or City where they earn 3 times that