Vela has been pretty good for Real Sociedad tbf.
Arshavin thinks he's coming back.![]()
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Vela has been pretty good for Real Sociedad tbf.
Arshavin thinks he's coming back.![]()
That's how I feel about the situation. This team is unpredictable and would much rather wait to see what happens at the end of the season and in the summer. The team looks good at the moment and it would be great I'd they player like this all season, but we have to get there first and then deal with the summer transfer saga as well.
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Point taken mate - and I agree that there's still a ways to go before we can start toasting the manager again. But IMO the last few games have given us more reason to hope. For me, there have been 2 differences to our earlier purple patch. First - we look more balanced as a team - and are creating more opportunities going forwards. Rosicky in particular looks more convincing than Ramsey in giving us drive, and we look like we have 2 wingers at last. Our 1st 11 looks as though it knows what each other are doing and we look like we have a plan. Remember - the teams we have beaten are no also-rans. Second - the team is playing for each other - and its plain to see the spirit and togetherness. This was not so apparent earlier on.
In short - its not just the results, but the way we are playing that looks different. Yes, we have had false dawns before and we will inevitably have a poor result or two - but so will all the top teams. For now, the team and our manager have earnt a little more faith from me.
Putting the laughter back into manslaughter
I agree with your sentiment, but just want to temper this view about RVP. Yes, he's a genius, and yes, the lack of backup could come home to bite us. But he is a lone striker in an attack-minded team that is set up for him. He is bound to score lots of goals. While he is fit, any manager would want to play him as much as possible. Few of the top teams have genuine strength in depth in terms of 'guaranteed' strikers, if you exclude Citeh.
You could turn the situation round and say how effective our system is built around our striker. Yes, we are running a risk relying on robin, but we are half way through March and only have 10 games left for him to keep fit for. If the gamble pays off, it will be churlish to use this as a stick to beat Wenger with.
Putting the laughter back into manslaughter
Come on fellow Gooners, stop commisserating and admit that AW has lost it. He has become more of a PR manager with his apologist-like tendencies in recent years. Time we stop buying the horse manure he and other club officials are selling.
Season after season our aim gets lower. Infact, this season is definitely the worst as every other season we'd at least be title contenders till we implode on the last lap and drop to 3rd or 4th. Now it is other way around where we grapling to catch up and/or maintain a CL spot.
We were only winning under Wenger when France was the powerhouse of world football. Since their fall off, we've followed suit - how coincidental.