Quote Originally Posted by Flavs View Post
I disagree, the players we have, have the ability and the technical gifts to be great, what they lack is the self belief and the character to get wins when they are taking knocks, this team has a glass jaw its as simple as that. How many times in the last couple of seasons have we conceded a goal and the heads dropped and then ambled on. Who do the players look to when they are down and out? The manager, sadly the one we have seems to be unable to get them up for any more. IMO Wenger doesn't exude that air of confidence or that winning knack any more, he looks more like a lost old man. I agree that some of the signings have been wrong but even a shit player can be driven on by an inspirational leader, which we don't have.

Also comparing the character and self motivational ability of Henry and Vieira to Rosicky and Arshavin is just silly.
this team hasn't got a single player that stands out. Only half-players and some decent ones. I didn't compare the character of Arshavin and Rosicky with other players, I was only saying that they captain their national teams so they must have some kind of character. Also players like Vieira and Henry were the makings of AW, as they were nobody before coming to us. Henry's first touch was as poor as Walcott's at Juventus and Monaco, Vieira was sold by Milan after playing just one game at Bordeaux. He was pants.

AW spotted their qualities and developed them. I think that what he got wrong during these trophyless years are the signngs. Motivation means nothing at all if we don't know players and human being personally. Maybe Rosicky is vocal, maybe not. Who knows? You? Ask a silly question, get a silly answer. Not from me.