Quote Originally Posted by Marc Overmars View Post
Wenger is a poor coach but the players need to shoulder some responsibility as well, if we had any strong personalities on the pitch we'd be doing a lot better. If someone like Ozil had the mentality to match his ability then he'd be a different animal.

Chelsea for example have gone through plenty of managerial upheaval over the years, however their players were always strong enough to get it together amongst themselves.
Pretty much. We all know Wenger isn't one to micro manage and won't dish out detailed instructions at half time or shout anything from the touchline. So saying that, I can't quite understand why the players haven't worked out for themselves that a player like Giroud can't play tika taka pass and move and is more of an aerial threat. They clocked in enough hours playing with him to work that out. So why after seeing the ball bobble off his feet for the umpteenth time do they keep trying to ping him a ball to feet pass when they know the outcome? It applies all over the pitch. Where is the intelligence to adapt? It's the worst team I've seen assembled by Wenger. Previous teams, you could see two or three players having some sort of understanding of where they want the ball and how they want it delivered. I don't see that from this squad. No team chemistry at all. Flat.