Match Reaction Arsenal vs United

[Özim]

Depends what you mean by 'nothing to show'.

If your only criteria for success is silverware (which I would suggest is far too simplistic) then we may well end up with 'nothing to show' from the season.
If we collapse and end up with similar points to last season then I'll agree that there will not have been as much progress as it seemed, if any. That can only be determined at the end of the season though. Right now we're only 1 point off the top so you're scratching around for something to moan about so you're complaining about future events.

Let's see where we are in May. So far we've been far more competitive than last year, we've been winning games that last year we'd have dropped points in, the defence is looking more solid (two freakish games accepted) and we've made our most ambitious signing arguably since Bergkamp. There are reasons for hope. I don't expect us to win the league but that should never have been the criteria for success this year.

Ultimately, for a big club that's the criteria, it's about winning not coming 2nd all the time. The problem with the progress you're suggesting is in doesn't help us at all in the near future, just because we have a few more points this season it doesn't mean we'll do better next season, as demonstrated when we were right up there in 2008. Moreover points are one thing, but until we beat the best teams, I just don't ever see us winning anything and that for me would be more progress than a simple points increase because psychologically the difference would be huge.

In May we'll be where we always are, in the top 4, having failed to beat the top teams with some fans saying let's see how he does in the summer, then the cycle will begin against and continue for the following seasons until AW eventually leaves and we have a manager with a great focus on winning.

There is no more "1 more season" for Wenger, people have been saying this for years and none of his promises have ever come to fruition and they never will because he'll never change the way he does things.