I know, I wasn't expecting too much from him, given 3 months out, but he did play a few good passes when he came on which no one even tried to run onto.
I know, I wasn't expecting too much from him, given 3 months out, but he did play a few good passes when he came on which no one even tried to run onto.
It's sad to say it, but Wenger has become almost worthy of pity. He is a man clinging stubbornly to a football philiosophy that has been overtaken. And his players aren't even trying to prove him right.
Putting the laughter back into manslaughter
How many times have we seen other players collapse like this? Under Henry as captain, Gallas, Fabregas, RVP....they all had these sort of games where they looked out of their depth. I see people blaming the players saying they don't give a shit, but I find it hard to belive, especially for this particular group of players. What they lacked on the field quality wise compared to the attacking finesse of the past era, they made up for in fight and spirit. That was the common theme I'd hear people regularly agree on here but now I'm hearing people say they don't give a shit. That can't possibly be true. Not at this stage in the season. They're just lost and mentally gone.
Last edited by Power n Glory; 06-04-2014 at 06:51 PM.
I would tend to agree.
that's very true, up to Christmas everyone was very happy with how things were going. the streamlining of the squad over the summer getting rid of most of the deadwood. A good attitude in games, a tight defence and a willingness to keep going and fight to the end. Now this team is no different to seasons past... well perhaps worse as we have been smashed 4 times this season and 3 times in the last 5 away games.
or perhaps we were where we were purely on the back of Ramseys amazing form.
Even after that though we were hanging in there. With 9 games to go we were 4 points off the top. We were level on points with Liverpool, Chelsea were 4 points above us but we had a game in hand over them. Liverpool got 12 points in the following 4 games, we got 2. We had harder games but still. It's pretty pathetic.Originally Posted by Bumble
I didn't think we had enough to win the title but we were on course for somewhere in the region of 80 points which would have been a big improvement on last year. I didn't expect us to collapse this badly, I don't think even the real doom-mongers on here would claim to have thought it would be quite this bad.
An improvement in the league and the FA Cup and I'd have declared it a pretty successful season. Now...well, we could still win the FA Cup and that would bring back some feelgood factor but right now it's all pretty depressing, especially as we've been here so many times before.
Do. Not. Bottle. The. FA. Cup.
Listening to his post match interview you can tell how much these defeats are hurting him. Putting aside his faults, the players need to take a look at themselves. They may not be getting the tactical direction they need, but these are seasoned professionals who look like they dont give a crap. Really poor all round.
No. This is what can happen with a team of talented players - who can believe in themselves while the going is good. But with Wenger's system - (a) It needs to work perfectly in order to deliver results. (b) It needs players on top form; no injuries. (c) It needs other teams to give us space to work. Whatever Wenger is trying to do - it is simply not enough to succeed now that the game has moved on.
Putting the laughter back into manslaughter
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