Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
We've had this discussion.
There is a massive difference between 1st and 2nd.
There is NOT a massive difference between 2nd and 3rd.

Slipping to 4th would have been very disappointing but we didn't do that. The Cup Final was the priority, on the day they did the job.
And you didn't understand it the first time around either.

You can't talk about a winning mentality and then claim there is no difference between 2nd and 3rd, the two concepts are entirely incompatible. You say we finally have the squad (agreed) and the mentality? I'm showing you why we don't finally have the mentality. Forget about the practical consequences of finishing 2nd or 3rd, you dwell on these but they are trivial compared to the wasted opportunity to finally beat a major doping rival by pushing on to the final whistle.

You can't seem to comprehend the winning mentality, I don't think Wenger can either. He also deals in benchmarks and averages and secondary landmarks. That's not what will push us to the top but admittedly we'll always have a place in the foothills.