If we finish 3rd Wenger is the best manager in the league

[Guns of Gibraltar]

Would you swap Wenger for any other manager in the Prem?

I'd swap him for Fergie, nobody else.

Would any other manager in the world get our squad higher than 3rd?

Fergie would, Mourinho, possibly Hiddink, I even think Klopp maybe able to.

Fergie would with the help of the whole country behind him.

[Tipsychubbs]

We were not going for 3rd its about staying in the CL from where we were the pressure was there, stop being an ass.

maybe not as much as winning the league but pressure none the less.

You think being 2-0 down against spuds we were not under pressure.

We weren't expected to win against Spurs, at that time we were the underdogs considering how the season was going. It was actually a surprise to us fans, the media, pundits, rival fans etc. that we came back to win. So we weren't under real pressure in that match. We weren't going to win anything, just maintaining the staus quo of CL football, the same repetitive CL football that saw us trounced by Milan. And finishing out of a CL will do what, exactly? Cause us to spend money like we'd already been spending while we had the CL money? it would be another excuse to cut costs and economize.

Ok maybe we were under pressure. Financial pressure. With no CL, it might be harder for Peter Hill Wood and his cronies to afford those Cuban cigars and extra yachts, they'd have to scrape around somewhere else to afford them.

[Letters]

What was the points gap between us and the other 3 chasing CL places before that game? I cant remember

We were 3 points clear of Spurs, would have gone 6 clear (although they played the day after). Tonight we were only 2 points clear (went 5 points clear).

[fakeyank]

I'm not falling for that ruse. The same people that perpetuate this media myth that we are the Barcelona of English football. I've seen the team enough times over the last 7 years to not be bowled over by purple patches in form where everyone looks on song. You really think Wenger is a tactical master? Teams lower down than us usually know how to play against us, and exploit our weaknesses. False dawns don't change that long term issue. I didn't see any of these masterclasses against Milan away, Sunderland away, Swansea away, Fulham away, Bolton away etc. when the pressure was on. The team seems to have a 'go and and express yourself' way of coaching mentality rather than an actual focused gameplan that takes into account opponent strengths and weaknesses. I'm not convinced, imo Wenger is a has-been, at the top level.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

When the pressure was on? So there's been no pressure recently? Behave.

4 months of good football does not excuse 7 years of shite.

[Ollie the Optimist]

I'm not falling for that ruse. The same people that perpetuate this media myth that we are the Barcelona of English football. I've seen the team enough times over the last 7 years to not be bowled over by purple patches in form where everyone looks on song. You really think Wenger is a tactical master? Teams lower down than us usually know how to play against us, and exploit our weaknesses. False dawns don't change that long term issue. I didn't see any of these masterclasses against Milan away, Sunderland away, Swansea away, Fulham away, Bolton away etc. when the pressure was on. The team seems to have a 'go and and express yourself' way of coaching mentality rather than an actual focused gameplan that takes into account opponent strengths and weaknesses. I'm not convinced, imo Wenger is a has-been, at the top level.

can i just say i did see a tatical masterclass in this game, we won 2-1 because of wengers subs. it was also the first game of our run to now losing only one game. not bad eh? give wenger some credit for that

[Cripps_orig]

I think he meant the FA Cup game when we were awful and had our asses handed to us by a piss poor Sunderland side

[Ollie the Optimist]

I think he meant the FA Cup game when we were awful and had our asses handed to us by a piss poor Sunderland side

ah i forgot that one. true we were shit but still my point still stands with regards to the ohter sunderland game. wenger has outwitted this season, mancini this week and the peoples manger twitchy. he outclassed them tatically and guess what, we fucking hammered those two sides

[Cripps_orig]

City have beaten us twice this season already...

As for Spuds, they too have beaten us. Might not have been by scoring 5 past us as we did them but ultimately as a great man once said "it doesnt matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning"

[The Verminator]

City have beaten us twice this season already...

As for Spuds, they too have beaten us. Might not have been by scoring 5 past us as we did them but ultimately as a great man once said "it doesnt matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning"

Vin Diesel is a great man?