Match reaction - Man City

[Power n Glory]

But do you see how mad this has become? We are now saying Elneny was a better option than Coquelin, and that might be true once you are through the looking glass. But what about the ACTUAL defenders we have available that don't even make the squad? We need to be careful not to get sucked into Wenger's la la land. Draw right back and look at his insanity in all its glory. The fixes are simple but the old fool is mired in layer upon layer of his own craziness.

I'm definitely not saying that. If we're to stick with playing 3 at the back, it makes no sense why we're not playing Merts or Holding considering how impressive they've been when playing that formation. But I think both were injured. In which case, it makes even less sense to play 3 at the back with so many CB's unavailable. Just play Kos and Monreal as the pair and go back to 4-3-3.

[Letters]

I think what we’re seeing is that there probably isn’t any point in keeping players in their final year who have no intention to sign a new contract. I can only imagine what the rest of the squad who are committed feel about Ozil and Alexis. I thought Alexis would still be the same player but he looks like he’s going through the motions now.

With the power of hindsight, they probably should have been sold.

I've always been somewhat undecided about sort of thing. Part of me thinks "sod 'em, they're under contract, make them play". The other part of me thinks "there's no point in making them stay, just sell them".
As discussed, I haven't seen much of us this year but I'm not sure performances so far have been that definitive one way or the other. In some games it seems like Ozil and Sanchez have been quite good.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm definitely not saying that. If we're to stick with playing 3 at the back, it makes no sense why we're not playing Merts or Holding considering how impressive they've been when playing that formation. But I think both were injured. In which case, it makes even less sense to play 3 at the back with so many CB's unavailable. Just play Kos and Monreal as the pair and go back to 4-3-3.

Wenger was emphatic in his post match press conference. There's no difference between the centre back and the holding midfielder's role. So there you have it. Now Elneny and Coquelin makes sense. But let's hope Wenger doesn't decide there's no difference between the goalkeeping a striker's role. I don't think Laca would be as good at catching crosses as he is heading them.

The man's lost the plot completely. He's off the farm, gone rogue, lost at sea, off down the river without a paddle.

These strange injuries we pick up the day before kick off, or sometimes the hour before. A kind observer might say Wenger is unlucky. A keen observer might say he's a liar looking for excuses to cover up the latest disastrous result of his incompetence.

[Cripps]

Wenger was emphatic in his post match press conference. There's no difference between the centre back and the holding midfielder's role. So there you have it. Now Elneny and Coquelin makes sense. But let's hope Wenger doesn't decide there's no difference between the goalkeeping a striker's role. I don't think Laca would be as good at catching crosses as he is heading them.

The man's lost the plot completely. He's off the farm, gone rogue, lost at sea, off down the river without a paddle.

These strange injuries we pick up the day before kick off, or sometimes the hour before. A kind observer might say Wenger is unlucky. A keen observer might say he's a liar looking for excuses to cover up the latest disastrous result of his incompetence.

Thought you were doing work?

[Power n Glory]

Wenger was emphatic in his post match press conference. There's no difference between the centre back and the holding midfielder's role. So there you have it. Now Elneny and Coquelin makes sense. But let's hope Wenger doesn't decide there's no difference between the goalkeeping a striker's role. I don't think Laca would be as good at catching crosses as he is heading them.

The man's lost the plot completely. He's off the farm, gone rogue, lost at sea, off down the river without a paddle.

These strange injuries we pick up the day before kick off, or sometimes the hour before. A kind observer might say Wenger is unlucky. A keen observer might say he's a liar looking for excuses to cover up the latest disastrous result of his incompetence.

Are you able to find the source for that comment? I think that just proves his lack of respect for certain positions.

[Niall_Quinn]

I've always been somewhat undecided about sort of thing. Part of me thinks "sod 'em, they're under contract, make them play". The other part of me thinks "there's no point in making them stay, just sell them".
As discussed, I haven't seen much of us this year but I'm not sure performances so far have been that definitive one way or the other. In some games it seems like Ozil and Sanchez have been quite good.

The opposition has a bearing. If we're allowed to play then the team can handle the lack of pressure. Otherwise it all falls into the shit. Wenger, of course, is a major factor. If he's picked a semi-sane line-up and played most of the players roughly in their correct positions it can have a positive influence on performances. But when you look at games like yesterday's, when Wenger goes full on retard mode and wrecks the team before the kick-off, everyone struggles. Hardly surprising, but then you have to look at how well they cope and how much effort they apply despite the handicaps Wenger has inflicted. Alexis put in an effort yesterday but was entirely out of sync with the non-system he was supposed to be part of. Ozil didn't stand a chance from the kick-off, but he didn't apply enough effort either so his overall performance was rank. We won't miss these two, not because they aren't good players, but because Wenger is such a fuck-up it doesn't really matter if we have 2-3 decent players on the pitch or not. What we really need is the quality all over the pitch we used to have and then Wenger can be compensated for and even overcome.

[Niall_Quinn]

Thought you were doing work?

I did.

[Niall_Quinn]

Are you able to find the source for that comment? I think that just proves his lack of respect for certain positions.

3:23

I wish the journo had pressed him and asked him to explain what the actual formation was supposed to be. Sounds like Wenger thinks we played a 2-8-1.

[Power n Glory]

3:23

I wish the journo had pressed him and asked him to explain what the actual formation was supposed to be. Sounds like Wenger thinks we played a 2-8-1.

Fucking hell. I'm done.

[Niall_Quinn]

Btw, let's roll back a few days and think about that fuck awful non-performance against Red Star.

You know - where we rested the entire first team.

For what?

That shambles of a team selection yesterday?

Lacazette wasn't "rested". He's been dropped. Our top scorer. Benched domestically and in Europe by this stupid dinosaur.

But Coquelin plays midweek and is then asked to play again in a role totally alien to him. How mad is that? It's like he wants the player to fail, he wants to make him look bad, to take flak.