Match Reaction - Le Bumbling Idiot 1-3 Monaco

[Ralpheroo72]

He's been brilliant recently
One bad game (in a game where, by all accounts, there was a collective brainfart by all of them) and it's all this bollox.

Not even close to his Real Madrid form, both for us, and ze Germans. You consider the outlay, we have not done well out of it. He was top class in 2010 World Cup, now he is coasting.

[Özim]

Monaco scored 4 goals in total in their entire qualifying group and generally can't buy a goal and yet they knocked in 3 against us away, time and time again we get found out in Europe, we've had an easy draw this season and yet somehow we almost managed to blow it, if we got byes all the way to the final and the other team didn't turn up I still wouldn't fancy us to win it with Wenger in charge, we'd probably knock in a couple of own goals to lose it.

[Marc Overmars]

Ozil and Santi play the same role but Wenger doesn't have the balls to rotate them. We had no game plan last night, nobody knew where they were supposed to be playing, either that or they ignored instructions. Wenger saw that midfield fail against Palace but he went with it anyway because he didn't respect Monaco and assumed we could just outplay them. Because we couldn't control the middle we couldn't play our game. Wenger must have seen that too but he did nothing about it. Choreographers can have the most amazing visions but if they can't translate it to the dancers on the stage then everyone is getting booed come the end of the night. Wenger failed across the board. Again. On the big stage. It's what he does. He never learns.

Unfortunately it will take injuries again for him to stumble upon a productive formula once more.

[selassie]

Ozil and Santi play the same role but Wenger doesn't have the balls to rotate them. We had no game plan last night, nobody knew where they were supposed to be playing, either that or they ignored instructions. Wenger saw that midfield fail against Palace but he went with it anyway because he didn't respect Monaco and assumed we could just outplay them. Because we couldn't control the middle we couldn't play our game. Wenger must have seen that too but he did nothing about it. Choreographers can have the most amazing visions but if they can't translate it to the dancers on the stage then everyone is getting booed come the end of the night. Wenger failed across the board. Again. On the big stage. It's what he does. He never learns.

[Power n Glory]

He's been brilliant recently
One bad game (in a game where, by all accounts, there was a collective brainfart by all of them) and it's all this bollox.

'Brilliant', Letters? 'Brilliant'?

[Marc Overmars]

Not even close to his Real Madrid form, both for us, and ze Germans. You consider the outlay, we have not done well out of it. He was top class in 2010 World Cup, now he is coasting.

Very rarely is he integral to anything we do. Doesn't seem to want the responsibility and lacks any sort of intensity to make a difference.

A luxury player we just can't afford. Not the guy for us, sell him while we can still get some big money and invest in a proper central midfielder.

[Marc Overmars]

'Brilliant', Letters? 'Brilliant'?

This is how far his stock has fallen. Just by not stinking the place out it is considered an improvement for Ozil.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Monaco scored 4 goals in total in their entire qualifying group and generally can't buy a goal and yet they knocked in 3 against us away, time and time again we get found out in Europe, we've had an easy draw this season and yet somehow we almost managed to blow it, if we got byes all the way to the final and the other team didn't turn up I still wouldn't fancy us to win it with Wenger in charge, we'd probably knock in a couple of own goals to lose it.

talking bollocks again Zim. we didn't have an easy draw, however Monaco did

[Niall_Quinn]

Wenger went on about suicidal defending - but why were our two CBs so high up the pitch on so many occasions and why were our fullbacks pressed on beyond the attacking wide men (who were often found wandering into the centre)? Were they instructed to do that? Or for some reason did they ignore instructions? Or was it the product of Wenger's free hand that allows players to "express themselves?" This is assuming there was a plan at all.

Whatever. Monaco had a plan and they executed it with discipline. Four of their preferred back six were missing FFS, but the replacements stuck to their jobs and played as a unit, bar the first few minutes when they were finding their feet. They are coached properly. We have the better players, they had the better team. That's down to the managers.

[Letters]

'Brilliant', Letters? 'Brilliant'?

The way he set up Santi for that chance on Saturday was pure quality, he's been getting plenty of goals and assists.
From what I've heard (mercifully I didn't see it) it was a bloody awful performance all round last night, I'm not sure why Ozil is being singled out when he's been playing so...ok, 'well' then, recently.