Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

We really should have had enough yesterday. 4 clear cut chances as we have is actually enough to win a game....IF those chances are clear cut. Of the 20 odd shots a team may have in a game they won't all be clear chances.

One of them was perfectly legit and wrongly ruled offside, one or two was terribly squandered by Giroud and one or two squandered by Sanchez. You can only afford to waste so many of them before you will pay, usually.


Coquelin was immense and whilst we had our issues we'd fully taken charge in midfield by the second half.

[Power n Glory]

The spine of our first eleven is weak. A new manager comes in with his head screwed on, he'd rectify that and we'd see some of our little technical darlings shipped on. We're too nice to win the league or anything else of importance. We need some real cunts back in our team, without them we're limited.

Also, speaking of the system, early in the game, did you notice how both full backs had pushed forward at the same time? We mentioned this in the match thread and said both shouldn't push forward but they do. The thing is, even if we had been dominant against Liverpool and passed well, there is always that danger of being hit on a counter. Looking totally toothless and then getting sucker punched.

[Marc Overmars]

Linked with Aleksandr Kokorin, whoever that is.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...r-striker.html

He doesn't have much of a prolific pedigree, of course.

[Özim]

Linked with Aleksandr Kokorin, whoever that is.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...r-striker.html

He doesn't have much of a prolific pedigree, of course.

Can only hope this is BS because if Wenger signs this guy after all his claims about buying better players than frankly he's totally incompetent.

[Power n Glory]

Can only hope this is BS because if Wenger signs this guy after all his claims about buying better players than we have frankly he's totally incompetent.

You say that because he doesn't cost £50m.

[Kano]

Maybe a new manager would have a different approach but I wouldn't say we're dropping points because we're too nice. That's not what happened yesterday at least. It's Wenger's philosophy. We don't need a massive overhaul.

There's a severe lack of cynicism about this team, players unwilling to disrupt their opponents when things are not going well. That is because there are no players on the pitch - apart from Sanchez - willing to take responsibility to alter that. We're relying on a tenacious but vastly under experienced guy to cover ground in front of the defence, he's a blur or energy but with not enough nous about the role. You've said yourself that Kos is a pussy and that Giroud is too and it shows in how timid and unwilling they are to attack the ball in various situations. We lack men in the middle of that team that will take the hits, do the dirty stuff and drive the team forward when needed. Those players do not exist in this squad and the only way you'll get that back into the team is buying in that mentality. Every other successful team has it. That's why we almost achieved it back in 07/08 because we almost had that set of players. Gallas, Flamini and RVP could play and thug it up when necessary. But it wasn't enough because RVP didn't play much as usual, Gallas turned gay and Lehmann lost his place to Almunia. Two FA Cup wins have changed nothing nor has one measily away win to City - our record against the top 8 last year was a joke.

If Wenger had joined the club without that set of English players, I'm not sure we would have seen the success that followed. In a sense, they almost got in the way of his dream, which was an Ajax system where anyone could play anywhere as the ball is seamlessly stroked into the back of the net for another 6-5 victory. Yet even Ajax had their scrotes. We no longer have them and so we just look like the a bunch of frauds. The second half against Liverpool was a perfect illustration of that fraudulent approach after a comical first half and they flattered to deceive as they have done continually.

[LDG]

Aleksandr Kokorin



Kokorin

Wengerout

[Power n Glory]

There's a severe lack of cynicism about this team, players unwilling to disrupt their opponents when things are not going well. That is because there are no players on the pitch - apart from Sanchez - willing to take responsibility to alter that. We're relying on a tenacious but vastly under experienced guy to cover ground in front of the defence, he's a blur or energy but with not enough nous about the role. You've said yourself that Kos is a pussy and that Giroud is too and it shows in how timid and unwilling they are to attack the ball in various situations. We lack men in the middle of that team that will take the hits, do the dirty stuff and drive the team forward when needed. Those players do not exist in this squad and the only way you'll get that back into the team is buying in that mentality. Every other successful team has it. That's why we almost achieved it back in 07/08 because we almost had that set of players. Gallas, Flamini and RVP could play and thug it up when necessary. But it wasn't enough because RVP didn't play much as usual, Gallas turned gay and Lehmann lost his place to Almunia. Two FA Cup wins have changed nothing nor has one measily away win to City - our record against the top 8 last year was a joke.

If Wenger had joined the club without that set of English players, I'm not sure we would have seen the success that followed. In a sense, they almost got in the way of his dream, which was an Ajax system where anyone could play anywhere as the ball is seamlessly stroked into the back of the net for another 6-5 victory. Yet even Ajax had their scrotes. We no longer have them and so we just look like the a bunch of frauds. The second half against Liverpool was a perfect illustration of that fraudulent approach after a comical first half and they flattered to deceive as they have done continually.

I think that's just a minor issue that papers over the cracks. You can point back to the 07/08 season and say it was down to being more cynical that lead that title run but we came close recently with the 12/13 season. Top of the table up until January and we could have won the league if he had signed a striker and looked after our players with better rotation and resting. It was clear we needed a striker in the summer, we fluffed our lines with Suarez and Higuain but could have rectified that problem in January but we didn't. We signed Kim Kallstrom. A player with a back injury that couldn't play and fill in for Ramsey who was crocked. And speaking of injuries, that's down to Wenger's poor man management. After crocking Ramsey, he goes on to crock Ozil and we slowly slip down the table and into 4th.

That wasn't the only season that we came close and fluffed our lines either. I can't remember which, but I think it was 09 or 10 where we were looking good, picked up injuries, didn't use the January window and then just went flat. It's these sort of decisions that have cost us when it looks like the team are in their groove but the manager does nothing to support it and keep the momentum going. Having tougher players in the squad would help but Kos turning his back on one or two shots isn't what's costing us week in week out. Giroud being soft isn't costing us either. It's the lack of quality in other areas that kills us because we could live with a less physical striker so long as they have the quality in other areas.

Wenger is just a problem. Even when our flawed tippy tappy approach is working and all the players push themselves to their peak he can't make the right decisions to maintain it.

[KSE Comedy Club]

You say that because he doesn't cost £50m.

Or because its true

[Power n Glory]

Or because its true

People need to trust Wenger more. Sanogo is 2% away from being the next Anelka.