Match Reaction vs Swansea (away).

[Power n Glory]

I agree with most but I disagree with the thinking that Wenger didn't have heart to bench Ramsey. He moved Ramsey out right because Chamberlain underperformed.

Not entirely true. Rasmey had lost his position at central midfield to Cazorla. Ox had a decent preseason but was dropped after the opening game. I don't think Wenger's that ruthless. He just has hard decisions to make about starters. We've seen him do it before by playing Wilshere wide or Ozil. And saying that, if Ox underperformed, why wasn't Campbell given a shot?

[mastermind84]

Not entirely true. Rasmey had lost his position at central midfield to Cazorla. Ox had a decent preseason but was dropped after the opening game. I don't think Wenger's that ruthless. He just has hard decisions to make about starters. We've seen him do it before by playing Wilshere wide or Ozil. And saying that, if Ox underperformed, why wasn't Campbell given a shot?

Meh, you could make the same argument for why Santi wasn't dropped after the first game and Wenger is playing favorites with him.

I do agree about we maybe should have seen Campbell sooner.

Also, Arsene is that ruthless. I firmly believe he intended on starting Podolski at CF his first season and then ended that 70 minutes of that first match.

[Power n Glory]

Meh, you could make the same argument for why Santi wasn't dropped after the first game and Wenger is playing favorites with him.

I do agree about we maybe should have seen Campbell sooner.

Also, Arsene is that ruthless. I firmly believe he intended on starting Podolski at CF his first season and then ended that 70 minutes of that first match.

It’s possible. Adds to the argument about him not being ruthless. The difference with Santi is that he hasn’t got the legs to play out wide, he never played well for us there and always had his best games for us through the middle. Wenger has shown ruthless moments with certain players but overall that’s not his nature and he’ll try to accommodate if possible.