Match reaction vs Anderlecht

[Marc Overmars]

We don't have a captain. Haven't had for years.
When things start to go wrong there is no-one out there to get us going again.

Yeah I agree. I honestly don't know who is officially the captain, BFG or Arteta??? The fact not a single player out there spotted the danger and tried to rally the troops tells you everything you need to know about the make up and personality of the team. Even BFG has admitted he's struggled for motivation this season, I'm sure having no competition for his place has contributed to that.

Wenger just doesn't have a grasp on things anymore and it's scary how many basic fundamentals we lack.

[Niall_Quinn]

"For winning the group, you can say that's nearly impossible now," conceded the Frenchman, who was highly critical of his team's defending.

"The first Anderlecht goal was offside but defensively our performance was not good enough to do it.

"At 3-0 we thought the job was done and it was a combination of switching off and fatigue as well.

"In the Champions League you need to be at the mental level or you get punished and certainly we were not."

Asked whether he planned to strengthen his defence in the January transfer window, Wenger said: "Honestly it's not the worry tonight.

"We just came out of two clean sheets and maybe thought we had got the job done at 3-0."

Fatigue? Really?

[Marc Overmars]

Fatigue.

Then use other players, instead of your favourites.

[Munchies]

how about making shit useless subs?

does that not come into it Wenget?

[topgun]

Wenger just doesn't have a grasp on things anymore and it's scary how many basic fundamentals we lack.

Exactly we can't even get the basics right so what hope is there really,oh well that's the first of this seasons capitulations out of the way.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

What fatigue is the senile old duffer referring to?

It's never his fault, eh? Always some vague intangible that has to carry the can.

[mr_brighterside]

he should be fired. twice.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

What fatigue is the senile old duffer referring to?

It's never his fault, eh? Always some vague intangible that has to carry the can.

Ha fatigue

Fatigue caused by failing to rotate your squad

And yet no substitutions until we are at 3-2

What is worrying about l'ouisseau is that he doesn't seem to be able to react to what is going on on the pitch his team sheet and substitutions are decided well in advance.

[rodders]

Even if you accept the fatigue twoddle why is it that this sort of thing only seems to affect Arsenal?

[Letters]

What is worrying about l'ouisseau is that he doesn't seem to be able to react to what is going on on the pitch his team sheet and substitutions are decided well in advance.

The thing is, when had a proper captain he would make sure the team responds to setbacks.
If a team is winning 3-0 they're clearly much better than the opposition.
If the other side get a goal back then the team need to respond, step up. A strong captain helps that happen.
Right now the slightest setback and we're all over the shop.