Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
He could start by calling them gutless fucks - I would. Even if the manager fucks up the tactics, even if he told them to give the ball away, even if he told them to flop on the ground and whine like a bitch, even if he told them drop their heads the minute things started going against them - let's assume he told them all that as some are effectively claiming - you'd think the players would have enough personal pride to fight. They didn't. They didn't keep their heads, they let their heads drop, they embarrassed the club. But they are sure getting an easy ride the day after. It might be right to say the manager must take the flak, fair enough and that's certainly what's happening. But under all the huff and puff, the real worry is these players don't seem to have a set of balls. Do we think there's some magic manager out there who will help them grow a pair? Somebody who has more pride in them than they have in themselves?
I agree the players are certainly not blameless and deserve every bit of criticism they get. The issue however is that this is not the first set of Arsenal players who have been labelled gutless, lacking balls etc. The only constant throughout that is Wenger hence the stick coming his way, some of which is harsh but ultimately is not baseless.