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    Quote Originally Posted by Joker View Post
    Pretty pathetic performance tbh, we only had 4 shots on goal with 1 on target. Arsenal teams only 5 years ago would never look so toothless which sums up our decline. The midfield were extremely poor, with little spark or creativity from any of the 3. Walcott was feeding off scraps for most of the match although he needed to do more.

    On this form there's no way we're getting a top 4 spot. Tottenham and Everton look much better teams and unless we make some top quality signings in January, I can see us playing Europa League football next season.

    Personally, I would like to see Rosicky start in midfield to add a bit more drive and energy. He's good at carrying the ball forward and trying to link up with the forward players (his goal against Spurs last season a classic example) and that's what we need, rather than the conservative passing of Arteta who's not contributing enough.
    Spot on! I said the other day that we are never going to get fourth, Spurs and Everton are much better sides with a drive for success. Wenger and the board will go at the end of the season! We only beat Newcastle because they run out of energy! More cracks papered over in that game !

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    What was with all the slipping over as well? Fucked up countless passages of play which could have been fruitful for us.

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    Wenger in the interview said "Did we underestimate Southampton? I hope not". As a manager surely it's his job to make 100% sure that the players don't take any team lightly in the league? So often in the past two years we've had players say we've not taken some teams as seriously as we should, and this has damaged us. We must start learning to play at full pelt against all teams, not just the elite.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joker View Post
    Wenger in the interview said "Did we underestimate Southampton? I hope not". As a manager surely it's his job to make 100% sure that the players don't take any team lightly in the league? So often in the past two years we've had players say we've not taken some teams as seriously as we should, and this has damaged us. We must start learning to play at full pelt against all teams, not just the elite.
    mate these players are simply not good enough....its a harsh reality.

    Someone should ask Wenger when he is going to fuck off and take the current board with him.....aka "sold RVP for footballing reasons"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joker View Post
    Wenger in the interview said "Did we underestimate Southampton? I hope not". As a manager surely it's his job to make 100% sure that the players don't take any team lightly in the league? So often in the past two years we've had players say we've not taken some teams as seriously as we should, and this has damaged us. We must start learning to play at full pelt against all teams, not just the elite.
    Its clear he did'nt have a clue why it was so bad,or how to fix it which is the bigger worry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gunnerrrrr View Post
    mate these players are simply not good enough....its a harsh reality.
    This is it right here, players are not good enough, and we have a manager who simply can't find a system, that works for the players we have, that will bring out the best in them. And that actually makes them look like a team out there.

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    Orbinho ‏@Orbinho
    Prior to this season, in the previous 94 games Arsenal have never had fewer than two shots on target in a game. Happened twice this season

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    on the performance...
    I cannot fault the desire of this team. They are a good group, they showed top, top spirit but maybe lacked the glue in the danger zones. I must say, we lacked oil too. It is my resolution to make sure we do not lack this quality again. Buying is not the only way to fix this. We will work. This group does not say no to work.

    on Southampton...
    They of course have a good team. You see Lambert and Ramirez gave us problems, but I feel we had the solutions for them. They surprised me technically, yes. Was their desire bigger than ours? I cannot measure desire yet. Believe me, you [the press] will be the first to know when I can.

    on Gervinho....
    He had a little ankle. Maybe he lacked little bit sharpness. For the whole season? No. What did I think of his comedy tumble? I did not see this. I will need to see a replay.

    on possible January signings...
    You see today we have Ramsey on the bench. We have Rosicky, Gervinho, Coquelin. It will surprise you that we have also Diaby, Santos, Frimpong and Eastmond who have not even played this season. Where do I fit all these players? The solution must not always be to say "Who can we buy?" The solution can also be to play our game and show we have the right ingredients. Is Zaha a new ingredient? I am not here [press room] to discuss cooking with you. We will show patience in the market. You will see the way we operate is a quality. We have no set targets yet.

    on looking...
    But we are looking, yes.

    http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...lub-loves-him-

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    One of the worst performances from Arsenal point of view . The substitution did not solve anything . We were lacking a proper defensive midfielder to break up games and organize a counter-attack .
    Sagna was awful and clearly not in the game and should have been replaced in the first half . walcott , deluded by his last performance , revoted to his former " self " of comical decision .
    Gervinho was just a big head without brains and Ramsey was a wasted space which should have been occupied by Rosiky or even Coquelin .
    Giroud didn't have any service upfront and the whole team was clueless and couldn't exploit his aerial ability .
    We were very lucky not to lose this game . But a blessing in disguise is a good lesson for Wenger as the transfer window open Today . But the question is : Has he learnt his lesson ?
    Last edited by Alpha; 01-01-2013 at 08:40 PM.
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