Quote Originally Posted by Goonermerree View Post
I don't see any effort from them on the pitch. They're paid a fortune, the fans pay a lot of money to watch them. They should do their job.
..the question is whether they are doing a Chelsea and playing to get the change that is both needed and inevitable. It almost seems that way!

At other clubs we have seen players accused of 'downing tools' to get the manager sacked. I don't think that this necessarily is the case at Arsenal, but it is not that much of a leap of faith to conclude that our players see a dead man walking and therefore are no longer playing for the manager.

Philiippe Auclair in the Arsecast last week made some interesting points about how players can play the system by looking like they are making runs etc and having healthy match stats, but in fact using runs to hide from the ball instead of making a difference to the game. This way they look good on paper for an incoming manager, while in reality letting a failing manager down. Could this be the reason why Wenger continues to 'big up' players that have given up on him?