Quote Originally Posted by IBK View Post
I agree. I think Ferguson would have won the league with our squad. All the talk is about how cash strapped we are, but Wenger has squandered our available resources on mediocrity, and his ridiculous wage structure has contributed to some of our best players leaving.

As NQ says - its the mentality, not the players, that are lacking at our club. We have seen how well even this current lot can play when they are on top form - but the manager settles for less than 100%, makes excuses for under-performance and often persists with players who are playing badly. A Fergie or a Klopp simply wouldn't accept this.
It’s dangerous to think the only solution to our problem is to spend more money and it’s a problem with the Prem in general. It’s the wrong mentality when every manager looks to the transfer market to improve and that’s why we have the sugar daddy clubs inflating the market. Managers putting pressure on Boards to release more funds instead of coaching proper football and playing good tactics. Whatever happened to skilled management? It’s why I have such a problem with managers that make excuses for their poor playing styles and hoof ball tactics. They all seem to say that it costs money to play good football but it doesn’t, it’s down to the coaches to install a philosophy.

Wenger doesn’t adhere to that sort of thinking either and it’s why he’s invested in youth and always looks for value in the market. He’s trying to build and mould a team. He’s always critical of the English way of thinking and says it all the time. ‘You here in England always think the solution is to buy’. I agree with his philosophy but have a serious problem with the execution. That’s where he’s getting it wrong. Besides being wasteful with his resources, his tactics are often bad and takes way too long to adapt to a situation. We can go for months repeating the same mistake or playing out of form players and that’s what kills us.