Who's Next?

[Niall_Quinn]

Even if we did sign a big name I wouldn't trust Wenger to get the most out of him performance wise or in mentality and lets be honest we should have a team strong in the all the key areas after spending 150 million since 2013.

Yes but we'd have a big signing plus the buzz that would come from knowingpraying it was Wenger's last season.

[Power n Glory]

Also from that blog:



But I don't agree with him. Wenger has already come out and spoken about the value of promoting from within, protecting the young players, etc. His usual code for shirking the transfer window. I don't think he regrets the summer at all. Rather, I suppose he views himself as desperately unlucky with the injury problems we have faced. Almost as if he's never seen the same, season after season.

We need a new Bergkamp or Ozil moment this summer, nothing else will do. There has to be a statement of intent from somebody at the club. Something that says we are in it and want to win it. Otherwise this all drifts on and with anything fan based (and increasingly fashion based) if you can't keep engaging the punters then you are going to fade out.

Of course that blog mentions what's really likely to engage us in the summer. Trying to get Ozil and Alexis to sign. If all they are promised is more of the same old shit then they'll be off and with no shortage of takers. A couple of fatal holes well below the waterline.

Nah, not even a big signing can convince me. Sanchez has been off the boil this season and Ozil has been off the boil since January. It doesn’t sound like Wenger has learnt his lesson or has any regrets about the season either. Now the economist is making assumptions about how a Brexit could affect transfer dealings. We can stick that along with his theory on China’s financial might and inflating the transfer market. He has a thousand excuses already lined up like always. A statement of intent won’t come from him or the Board.

[fakeyank]

New players, big signings will do fuck all IF wenger is still the manager. In an ideal world, I'd love to see Messi and Ronaldo play for Wenger... I am fairly certain that we will struggle with them in the side too. Why? He'll probably play Messi in central defense and Ronaldo as GK. However since this is not possible, I can only point to 10 years of bizzare substitutions, tactics, formations and player management as a reason why new signings will not make a difference.

[dostoy]

I always think that when that Russian came to Chelsea in 2003, Wengers ideas changed completely.

We won't win anything else with him in charge, we are stale and need a big change.

[GP]

I always think that when that Russian came to Chelsea in 2003, Wengers ideas changed completely.

I think so too. He was building something really special here and the Russian spending changed everything. I don't know what changed in his mind but he went too far the other way. There's no coming back now.

[Letters]

In an ideal world, I'd love to see Messi and Ronaldo play for Wenger... I am fairly certain that we will struggle with them in the side too. Why? He'll probably play Messi in central defense and Ronaldo as GK..

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

New players, big signings will do fuck all IF wenger is still the manager. In an ideal world, I'd love to see Messi and Ronaldo play for Wenger... I am fairly certain that we will struggle with them in the side too. Why? He'll probably play Messi in central defense and Ronaldo as GK. However since this is not possible, I can only point to 10 years of bizzare substitutions, tactics, formations and player management as a reason why new signings will not make a difference.

To be fair though, that can happen with a lot of managers. I don't think anyone is under any illusion that Luis Enrique is anything but an average manager, but he won the lot with Barca last season and is going through a meltdown with them this season.
Meltdown?...With a side where Messi, Neymar and Suarez have scored over 100 goals between them.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Exactly.

Everyone knows it should be Messi in goal.

[Xhaka Can’t]

I think so too. He was building something really special here and the Russian spending changed everything. I don't know what changed in his mind but he went too far the other way. There's no coming back now.

We will never know. But even back then, our summers were more occupied by angst on keeping our players rather than on strengthening the team.

[Letters]

Exactly.

Everyone knows it should be Messi in goal.

It's this sort of hyperbole which grates.

FY: "We wouldn't be any better with Messi, Wenger would just put him in goal".
Letters: "Well that's clearly bollox"
NQ: "There you go, sucking Wenger's cock again".