Quote Originally Posted by Dein-machine View Post
You could be right - Maureens boring defensive mode means through all the Chavs success, its been shit to watch. I think City were certainly close last year when they were hammering teams every week with great attacking play but the Henry/Bergkamp partnership was truly a thing of beauty & we may never see anything like that again in our lifetime.
I am not sure I understand the criticism of Mou's 'defensive mode'. His teams play defensive mode against the big teams but against other opposition, they score a bagful of goals. I think 'parking the bus' is a stereotype that has stuck to them. If I were a neutral, I'd prefer watching Chelsea over Arsenal. I am not exaggerating when I say that our football is absolutely atrocious on most days. Pass front, then side, then back, then side, then back, then front... no penetration, no direct play! In fact, AW is lucky in this respect over Mou that the stereotype of Arsenal playing 'beautiful football' has stuck with us. The last time I remember we played beautiful football consistently over a season was the 07/08 season... Its been a pile of manure since then!