Can we win the Premier League again under Wenger ?

[Letters]

The man just hates to spend money.

Our net spend over the last 2 years, since the new financial deals have been in place, is about £110m.
Only Utd have spent significantly more - City have spent about £10m more.

(http://bitterandblue.sbnation.com/20...-5-and-7-years)

Over a longer period we spent less but with the stadium debts and our poor sponsorship deals, we were somewhat constrained in the transfer market.

As for the question, I'm not sure. For two thirds of last season we matched Chelsea stride for stride, we stood up in some of the big games so there's the potential there. What we've never managed to do under Wenger, since the Invincible days, is to keep going for a whole season. I think we've finally got the squad to do that, and the mentality to too. My concern is a slight weakness up front, we haven't got an Aguero or a Suarez. It is harder to win the league than it was when Wenger joined, since we last won it the only people who have are the billionaire cheats and ManYoo under Fergie (I have no idea how he did that in his last season, was was definitely the GOAT, IMO).
We won't win the league this season right now, with a real top striker we might although they don't grow on trees.

[Syn]

We've got a chance. Mostly depends on players staying injury free and Ozil establishing himself as the best player in the league.

[dostoy]

We've got a chance. Mostly depends on players staying injury free and Ozil establishing himself as the best player in the league.

Injury free Syn really !!!

We always have loads of injuries, I hope this changes but can't see it happening.

[Bumble]

If we can beat Chelsea in a game then we can win the league. I do think we need to beat Chelsea to really believe we can win the league.

[Fist of Lehmann]

Injury free Syn really !!!

We always have loads of injuries, I hope this changes but can't see it happening.

Chelsea won the league at a canter last year with one of the smallest squads in the league.
They can do that because they doubled down on their fitness/medical staff and facilities. Turns out investing in your infrastructure is a smart move.

Injuries are inevitable, but we could do more to mitigate the long lay-offs and endless complications.
Fortunately it looks like this is also the sort of investment we are starting to make.

The scouting should be next on the overhaul list by the sounds of it.

[Niall_Quinn]

We've got a chance. Mostly depends on players staying injury free and Ozil establishing himself as the best player in the league.

He's already the best player in the league. Even the media has stopped shooting at his house and you know you have to be good to turn those fuckers around after you have signed for the wrong club. I suppose the Di Maria thing helped a bit. £20mill less than that useless fuck

Sometimes joining the right club isn't what it's cracked out to be.

[fakeyank]

To the OP, answer is No.

[selassie]

No

[Maestro]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...rsenal-6118271


The bastard winds me up so much, sometimes, but we have a legendary manager ....maybe not as successful trophy-wise as some of his contemporaries, but Wenger is a cool cat with a lot of class. His almost dictatorial obsession with shaping a philosophy and identity for this club has put something in place that we will thank him later for.

We are ready for the next stage with or without him, but make no mistake ...he's mostly the reason why we're "ready for that next stage", we're on the map and looking ready to go. He has a month to pick up a couple of good signings and I hope he does, to give us a chance to challenge strongly this season.

It is time for Wenger to step down, and most of us agree on that but there is also a significant number who are happy for him to stay, and a some who are willing to support him if strengthened and strongly challenged. I don't hate Wenger, I just hate some of the decisions he makes and their subsequent consequences. Fact is he's here for a little while yet, so whilst he's here I am going to support him and the team positively, because you know what I think I really like and respect Wenger as a true legend and visionary for us, classy with it as well. I think and agree with that the club is in a good place to step up, he knows it and even he's starting to think of a future away from the club and maybe football altogether ...... who knows?

[Dein-machine]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...rsenal-6118271


The bastard winds me up so much, sometimes, but we have a legendary manager ....maybe not as successful trophy-wise as some of his contemporaries, but Wenger is a cool cat with a lot of class. His almost dictatorial obsession with shaping a philosophy and identity for this club has put something in place that we will thank him later for.

We are ready for the next stage with or without him, but make no mistake ...he's mostly the reason why we're "ready for that next stage", we're on the map and looking ready to go. He has a month to pick up a couple of good signings and I hope he does, to give us a chance to challenge strongly this season.

It is time for Wenger to step down, and most of us agree on that but there is also a significant number who are happy for him to stay, and a some who are willing to support him if strengthened and strongly challenged. I don't hate Wenger, I just hate some of the decisions he makes and their subsequent consequences. Fact is he's here for a little while yet, so whilst he's here I am going to support him and the team positively, because you know what I think I really like and respect Wenger as a true legend and visionary for us, classy with it as well. I think and agree with that the club is in a good place to step up, he knows it and even he's starting to think of a future away from the club and maybe football altogether ...... who knows?

- whether you for or against him staying I feel this probably sums up the feelings of most of us on here. For me its a shame, the areas where he has been poor ie spending that bit extra to buy proven quality, addressing the glaring issues in the team as opposed to sticking with players that were so obviously too weak & lack of tactical nous in the bigger games - I think he will look back one day & realise he got those things horribly wrong far too often,
You want somebody to say to him - "Look Arsene, the job you have done here over the years has put this football club in a fantastic position, you took on Man U in the early years with all their money & gave them as good as we got, you've given us Champions league football every year, even with others seemingly having an endless pot of money. Now, thanks to you, we're in a position to really have a go at these guys by spending the necessary money - you had 10 tough years of austerity, now go & treat yourself & the Arsenal fans to a few special players that we take us to the next level"