Quote Originally Posted by Syn View Post
It looked alright at the start of the season - though, granted, it wasn't for long. The guy on the ball is standing still...that's fine. But everyone else should be busting a gut to support him. Instead they're all going at walking pace. When we played against Man City, Chelsea and Liverpool we were doing it right. Now that we're playing Norwich, QPR etc. we're supposed to win by strolling it? It's not even about learning lessons any more - it's about no consequences or motivation from the manager.
It's Wenger's coaching because the team is totally different but we have the same problems. Nasri, Cesc, RVP, Song, Denilson, Clichy, Bendy....all gone and we used to have the same sort of static games while they were playing. We can't play this short passing game and watching Barca vs Celtic just reinforces that point. They had to work their socks off to get a team that was desperate to hold on for a draw but the movement, passing range and technique required to break them down is way beyond what we can hope of producing. Technique and having the players is one thing but we're not even getting the movement and work rate right.