Match Reaction v/s Hull

[Xhaka Can’t]

Mourinho isn't the best manager in the world in any event, you could probably put any half decent manager in at Stamford Bridge currently and they'd be doing exactly the same job.

Too bad they can't stick Wenger there.

[adzzzbatch]

Post match comments:

on the match…
It was a disappointing afternoon because we got a point but we had 80 per cent possession. It is a very disappointing result. We were unlucky with the referee on the first goal but on the second goal we can only blame ourselves. We came out of the dressing room with a lack of focus and gave them the lead straight away. It was difficult. I cannot fault the effort or the heart that we had in the game. The defensive concentration was missing on the second goal and when you make it difficult at that level you cannot give the goals away like that.

on whether they did enough to win…
I think so.

on the dominant opening 20-minute spell…
If you watch the game again you will be surprised that we played better than the result indicates. Even in the last five minutes we had three clear-cut chances on goal. It’s difficult when we play against teams who are physically stronger and organised. It was 10 against 10 in one half and that’s always difficult. This was the kind of game where we couldn’t afford to concede another goal when we came out at 1-1. We know that - we have enough experience to know that and we cannot give a goal away like we did. They had two shots on goal in the whole game. At Chelsea we had three shots on goal in the whole game. We conceded two goals. It’s difficult to score three goals against any team in the world.

on whether another experienced defender would have made a difference…
Look at the two goals and tell me after.

on Jack Wilshere…
He’s well.

on whether he can play on Wednesday…
If he’s selected, yes.

on whether his team knows how he feels…
I think the performance was quite good but we put ourselves in trouble because we gave two goals away. We put our heart and effort in until the last second and I cannot fault the effort, the spirit and the work rate of the team. I’m quite respectful for that.

on what the result is down to…
The first goal is for the referee. The second one is for us and I said that.

on being 11 points behind Chelsea…
Of course [it’s a concern]. I cannot say it’s not a concern, it’s a big concern because the other teams have won their games and we haven’t. I cannot say it’s not a big concern.

[Xhaka Can’t]

It’s difficult when we play against teams who are physically stronger and organised.

Organised?!?!?!

Hull are fucking cheats.

[Injury Time]

Perry stick a fork in this guy please

Eta WUMger not this mysterious stranger above.

[Marc Overmars]

It's fairly clear Wenger no longer has a grasp on what made him so successful and what it takes to be an effective team in this league. The signing of Alexis has proven beyond all doubt star players will not fix anything, that guy is a fucking worldie but as a team we're actually somehow worse than last year despite his impressive contributions. We have a good squad with some potentially explosive players, but none of that will come to fruition without a manager who has a clear and effective plan and the nous to actually implement it and work to the strengths of what he's got.

Wenger has had years to get it right, years. More than most top managers are afforded but we're no better now than we were when the first doubts about him arose. Yes he steadied the ship when the waters were choppy after the Emirates move, and for that he deserves credit, but It's obvious we won't finish higher than 4th again and there's every chance we may miss out altogether given United are back in the mix.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Too bad they can't stick Wenger there.

The Arsenal Board would never let him go, he's worth his weight in gold to them because he will get the minimum required with the minimum expenditure allowing them the club to make obscene revenues which will be a veritable cash cow for the two main investors if they ever wanted to sell up. Second because of his almost senile bumbling in terms of match preparations and tactics he's a wonderful scapegoat for the clubs real problems.

Worth every penny of his salary.

[IBK]

You have to wonder what Wenger sees in these performances week after week to make him stick with his game plan. In his own way he's become as big an enemy of football as Maureen, sucking the joy out of every aspect of the game and replacing it with mind numbing tedium. You could put Ronaldo and Messi in that system and they'd fare no better. It's only when the individual brilliance of a player escapes the suffocation of Wenger that we ever look like scoring. Otherwise we could play for years without getting a goal.

I tend to agree with that.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Or could it be that there is no system at all and the problem is most of these players can't perform with individual brilliance because they are shit?

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

The thing that sums it up is that he rushed ramsey back and threw him in today because we needed him. The transfer window closed 2 fucking weeks ago and we're rushing ramsey back, which will only result in him getting injured AGAIN. Going round in fucking circles.

[Letters]

Does anyone on here believe we will ever challenge for the title with Wenger in charge of this team?

Well, no. But I don't think anyone could have predicted we'd be quite this shit this season