
Originally Posted by
Joker
We can't use our start as an excuse. Wenger knew that the start of the season was going to be difficult, with Liverpool and Man Utd in the first month of the season, and he failed to plan properly which means we faced those two teams woefully understrength. It was only after the 8-2 did Wenger decide to strengthen, and even then the signings he made were unconvincing.
Why should we ignore the start of the season, as if it was beyond our control? We could easily have had a much better start if we had done better business in the transfer window earlier, instead Wenger made a complete horlicks of it as usual, which forced us to play catch-up from the start.
And I agree that our squad is actually not particularly talented. Combine that with a lack of grit, concentration and spirit (especially when Wilshere and Vermaelen are missing) and it's no surprise we're being outplayed by teams like Fulham. It's heartbreaking how we've fallen so far in such a short time.