March Reaction V Bournemouth Away

[Niall_Quinn]

Unless there is a dramatic turnaround at the club, Ozil and Alexis are gone and Bellerin is another likely candidate to follow them out the door. Ox is a doubt too. Kos could also be a target for the big clubs. The club is heading nowhere except in circles and it's not a surprise when players who could easily get more money and more medals elsewhere get itchy feet. It's up to the club to instil some sort of purpose, ambition, direction. Don't see how it will be done given the people in charge.

However, if Ozil is giving less that 100% that's unacceptable because he's still picking up the wages. Until he's gone we need every ounce of effort from him, and the rest. Henry's a bit of an idiot for suggesting Iwobi is ready to fill Ozil's role though, especially on the back of one performance against a dire Palace. And anyway, Wenger sidelined him yesterday so it's not really a case of one player filling in for or replacing another, it's more a random whim sort of thing that I'm sure the manager couldn't give a convincing explanation for if pressed.

[Power n Glory]

Who knows. I've had a rotten cold for a week, I worked the last three days last week and tried to power through but just crashed out at the weekend and still feel wretched now. So if Ozil has anything like what I have I can appreciate why he's no closer to coming back.

On the other hand, who knows this could be a Wenger illness caused by the contract situation.

Well, Ozil has said he'd prefer a winter break and Wenger has said Ozil doesn't need to train that often. I suspect he's been given a winter break to get him ready for the next half of the season. Maybe he needs it. I wouldn't put it past Wenger to cover for a player but his choice of words raises suspicion. 'I haven't seen him'. Sounds dodgy.

'I think we need one,' he said. 'I had my big injury here, the first time in my life, because as a soccer player, you need rest.

'You need to do something else, even in your mind. Sometimes you want to take off, take time with your family, to have more energy.

'But here, if you play all year, you feel your body getting tired, especially in winter.'

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[Power n Glory]

Unless there is a dramatic turnaround at the club, Ozil and Alexis are gone and Bellerin is another likely candidate to follow them out the door. Ox is a doubt too. Kos could also be a target for the big clubs. The club is heading nowhere except in circles and it's not a surprise when players who could easily get more money and more medals elsewhere get itchy feet. It's up to the club to instil some sort of purpose, ambition, direction. Don't see how it will be done given the people in charge.

However, if Ozil is giving less that 100% that's unacceptable because he's still picking up the wages. Until he's gone we need every ounce of effort from him, and the rest. Henry's a bit of an idiot for suggesting Iwobi is ready to fill Ozil's role though, especially on the back of one performance against a dire Palace. And anyway, Wenger sidelined him yesterday so it's not really a case of one player filling in for or replacing another, it's more a random whim sort of thing that I'm sure the manager couldn't give a convincing explanation for if pressed.

Henry is only talking about playing Iwobi against more defensive teams. He has a point. Iwobi has to get games in his natural position otherwise he'll end up like Ramsey, Jack, Theo and Ox. It would be more useful to rotate him rather than play him out wide for years where he's not learning and it drains away his confidence playing up any position.

[AFC Leveller]

Does anyone else feel ospina should come in for Cech? This season ?Cech seems to have gone backwards and is not as good as he once was

[fakeyank]

Does anyone else feel ospina should come in for Cech? This season ?Cech seems to have gone backwards and is not as good as he once was

Cech got easily beaten for the 1st and third goal. Thats not a keeper who will win you the league. Last season, yes... this season so far, no.

[fakeyank]

I happened to watch our goals on YT now.. you want to see a losers mentality? Watch Girouds celebration after the 3rd goal. That was pathetic.. You have 5 minutes left to score and save some skin and what do you do? Jump around celebrating like you scored the winning goal in the Champions league.. what a farce.

Sanchez is the ONLY player in our team that knows how to win, and wants to win. The manager, the board and the rest of the players are all second tier crap. Sanchez will do good leaving us, just like Cesc, Nasri, RVP and other players who have left us. You will not win anything significant with the fossil in charge.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Does anyone else feel ospina should come in for Cech?

No

[Power n Glory]

Does anyone else feel ospina should come in for Cech? This season ?Cech seems to have gone backwards and is not as good as he once was

He's had some dodgy games. Beaten too easily on his near post. I trust him more than Ospina but anymore blunders and he should probably get dropped to the bench.

[Maestro]

Have Claude and Ty respectively evaded/survived suicide and homicide?

[Letters]

Sanchez is the ONLY player in our team that knows how to win, and wants to win.

As always you spoil a more or less reasonable point with hyperbole. We have players who have won World Cups in our team and no professional footballer gets to anywhere near Arsenal's level without wanting to win.

But they don't seem to want it enough and we have no captain to get them going when things aren't going well.