Match Reaction vs Sunderland (away).

[Power n Glory]

With that argument, you may now finally understand why I don't rate Wenger for keeping us in the top 4 all these years. The teams contesting for that spot have all been 'shit'.

[Letters]

With that argument, you may now finally understand why I don't rate Wenger for keeping us in the top 4 all these years. The teams contesting for that spot have all been 'shit'.

Well, there is something in that. Although I think this year everyone seems particularly poor.
But some of the other sides have spent a shitload of money to try and unseat us so you can't completely dismiss our staying up there despite us not spending as much in the transfer market.

[Power n Glory]

Well, there is something in that. Although I think this year everyone seems particularly poor.
But some of the other sides have spent a shitload of money to try and unseat us so you can't completely dismiss our staying up there despite us not spending as much in the transfer market.

Well, look at it this way, Man Utd have spent a bucket load this season but we're just above them. Can we really praise the way we've performed this season to stay above them when looking at our record and the way we've played?

[LDG]

Not this argument again

[Xhaka Can’t]

Not this argument again

Sadly, there is little else. Like the club, our arguments stink of stagnation.

[selassie]

Regarding our current playing style, "snail pace tiki taka" Actually it's not even tiki taka as we seem to struggle to even pass the ball these days. Anyway I caught the article in the link below, I thought it was quite interesting Wenger mentioned pace in the team and referenced 3 guys who are currently starting for us.

We have so much pace in the team...but we don't use it?

I hope our current style is more to do with the players lacking confidence and the team being more cautious regarding defensive duties because it makes no sense whatsoever not to utilise the pace of Alexis, OX and Welbz.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...ce-this-season

[GP]

Sadly, there is little else. Like the club, our arguments stink of stagnation.

Your face stinks of stagnation

[Dein-machine]

The issue for me is that Wenger doesn't even seem to be concerned about our shit play. Not just in interviews but in what he is doing on the pitch. The lack of quality in the final 3rd is there for all to see. Most of our play tends to be central against teams who know what we're going to do & we lose the ball after our 85th pass sideways. We need to add proper width to stretch defenses but you don't do that by playing Arteta & Flamini. It was obvious that Sunderland, on the back of a 8 goal hammering, would spend all week working on their defensive deficiencies especially with us coming up. To play 2 DM's against these teams is ridiculous. It means our 4 attacking players having to break down 6 defenders. We scored 2 goals handed to us on a plate which is simply shit against a terrible Sunderland team. We didn't even need a DM on Saturday, play 4-5-1 with Sanchez & Campbell wide, Welbz up top, Santi, Rambo & Ox coming through from midfield. Get a few goals in front & bring on a DM to sure it up.

[Syn]

We played Arteta and Flamini, they didn't wander forward too much so we held a better shape, and we ended up keeping a clean sheet. The first in ages. We should've won easily but Welbeck, Chamberlain and Cazorla were shit. With Ramsey off form we don't have the right balance in midfield. We went back to basics a bit in the Sunderland game - just two limited CMs that pass to more talented players and hold their shape and I think we might have to continue doing that. Hopefully Ramsey can go back to playing like he did in the second half of the 12/13 season. Even if we don't have his goals, we need his defensive qualities. Once we don't have to keep chasing games we might win more regularly.

[Letters]

Sadly, there is little else. Like the club, our arguments stink of stagnation.

I would say our arguments have regressed.