not sure what kind of effect this will have on wenger tbh.
he's continually shown loyalty towards young players and brought them through, many of whom would be nowhere near the standard they are without him. they've all pretty much backstabbed or wanted out. no doubt wenger will be left questioning himself and the morality of modern day football. if it makes him more ruthless then im all for it, but if it makes him more stubborn, then we've got a problem.
I think it's stupid, isn't he saying he should actually be the one calling shots in who we buy (presumably)? Then he releases a statement which is more of a turnoff for any potential player coming because they know they probably won't be playing with him anymore.Originally Posted by ItsMe
I agree
Podolski and Giroud aren't typical Wenger signings, so I hope he's just thought fuck it, I'll play Football Manager and see who I can get.
Enough of this developing players crap, none of them give a fuck about him.
You're absolutely right, he will never learn and this has been the problem for a long time. When things don't work you change things and try something new, try to find a solution to the problem.
He doesn't and won't.
It's mystifying and the reason he'll never win again.
but it doesnt make sense.
2 months ago he said he wanted us to show ambition by signing players. 4 days into the transfer window we have signed a goalscoring machine from germany and ligue 1's top goalscorer last season. what was he expecting? 6 signings in 4 days? he's not even given us a chance to prove our worth yet we stuck with him through years of crap. he clearly knew exactly what he was doing months ago as his swift release of the statement early in the transfer window suggests he wants to ensure he gets his move asap before other clubs turn to other targets.
the statement was also released weeks after he held meetings with the board, and before another set of crucial meetings in mid july with the board, when gazidis comes back from holiday (dont forget robins on holiday too).
if he was uncertain about whether to leave or go, he would have at least waited til mid july and had those meetings with gazidis, and then made a decision. but he didn't. instead he based his decision on meetings weeks ago which tells me he knew what he wanted to do months ago, as he clearly doesn't need another chat with the board to make some sort of decision.
fucking c*nt.
I think he's saying we're not willing to change the way we do things.
He's not asking to dictate who we buy, just that we show some ambition IMO. Players have long been calling for some spending and they've been spot on as we've seen what's happened in the last 7 years.
I'd rather the players got their wish then us continuing the way we have been, Wenger and co won't do the necessary, noone believes in the project anymore...if noone believes isn't it time for a change.
Sorry one person believes, but he is sadly deluded.
What an absolute bastard. Fuck him tbh, he obviously has a very high opinion of himself despite the fact he's only had one good season in his career (and even then he tailed off after March). I though his unsuccessful European Championships may have knocked a bit of sense into him, and forced him to accept that he's not a world class footballer and Arsenal is probably the level where he'd be best suited. But no, he thinks he's a great player, and is holding out for an offer from Man City, Barca or Real.
We should sell him ASAP tbh, and forget about the **** completely. Hopefully, finally Wenger and the board realise that winning trophies will make contract renegotiations easier in the future (although I doubt it).
Wishful thinking, we knew we were going to lose our only player who scored goals last season so we thought, let's buy a couple players on the cheap to replace him (knowing that we'd be able to get most of the money back).
Podolski is a good player, but he's no RVP....our two new signings are excellent, but losing RVP would put almost put us to back where we started at the beginning of last season in reality.
I guess the reports of him being one of the c***s in the Dutch camp weren't really far off the mark.
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