Away Form

[Letters]

There has been no year on year regression over the last few years. I posted the points and final positions over the last 5 years in another thread, the few seasons prior to this one we've been pretty consistent, last year we got 75 points which is the same as the year prior to that. We finished 5th rather than 3rd as we did 2 years back because of Spurs and Liverpool's improvement, not because we regressed. Even then we won the FA Cup beating City in the semi-finals and Chelsea in the final.

This year has been a car crash in the league, mostly because of our away form. It will be our worst points total under Wenger and a massive decline from last year. Let's say we end up with about 60 points, that would be 15 points worse off than last year. Are you suggesting that we will regress by another 15 points and end up with around 45 next year? I don't believe that will happen.

Edit: I should add there is pretty much zero evidence for what happens next because under Wenger we haven't been this bad before. I am skeptical we'll fall lower because I reckon there's only so badly a group of players this good can fall, but there's no excuse for them being as poor as they have been this season so I guess time will tell.

[Niall_Quinn]

Did you believe at the end of last season we'd be 15 points worse off now? So what's stopping you believing Wenger can hit a new record low next season? Far more likely he'll drag us down lower than any other possibility.

Wenger does best when he has NO options. When he has a massive injury crisis and can't fuck with the team. Give him resources, options, and he's a complete disaster. So the resources could well be the factor that opens the floodgates for a Wenger baked calamity, rather than any limiting factor. Yes, Wenger can buy more and better players. But so what? He still doesn't have a clue how to use them, as we saw again today.

The bloke's the anchor that will drag us deeper with every day he's permitted to stay.

[Letters]

No, I didn't think we'd be 15 points worse off and this season has been embarrassing, especially away from home.
I've explained why I think there is a limiting factor to how low we can sink. I may be wrong.

[AFC Leveller]

We just can’t defend. This has been our problem for years now and it is clear as daylight that wenger or his coaching staff can’t organise a team or set them up properly. It is the main reason we won’t get past Atletico.

Wenger our, coaching staff out.

[Niall_Quinn]

We just can’t defend. This has been our problem for years now and it is clear as daylight that wenger or his coaching staff can’t organise a team or set them up properly. It is the main reason we won’t get past Atletico.

Wenger our, coaching staff out.

Wenger explained that last week. We're an attacking team (apparently) so that's why we don't have a defence. A big club like Arsenal can't reasonably expect to have a balanced, well coached team. We just can't. It's unrealistic. Ask Wenger. He'll tell you.