As I said before Leicester city Same shit in August Short handed We will have 3 pts by end of transfer window deadline More panic buys Apparently seri signed with Barca Another " target" gone
Wenger will retire a legend He has done more for this club that any manager preceding .. it isn't even close But yes - he should step down - it's natural order of things
He probably will but I think it will come years after he retires. I think in the years immediately after he finally (please for the love of god) leaves, there will be too much ill will towards his demeanor and stubbornness. Most will only think of his driving the club towards a range of mediocrity. Others will think of the fractious fan attitudes and possible apathy. As for doing more for the club than any manager preceding, that's up for debate. I believe the stats show there are previous Arsenal managers who have delivered more trophies per matches or years managed than Wenger, something like that. Too many people forget past history sadly. But again, you're probably right, he will be seen as a legend, it just may take 15-20 years before he's fully appreciated. And he really only has his ridiculous stubbornness to blame if it comes to that. He's more responsible for tarnishing his own legacy than anyone else.
No clinical finishing at all. Same old. No energy in this squad even with the new signings. Blah. This was a game you HAVE to win or else your no where! We're no where. Pretty disappointing.
second game of the season and all the ugly shit has already raised its head again. Why cant we finish? Welbeck should not start ever. He cant finish which has been his MO for 10 years which is why MU got rid of him. 40 chances today and nobody can finish. Blame the defense all you want but its going to be a long season if we cant score after literally 10 very good chances in this match. Didn't see anything today at all to make me feel optimistic about his season. ********ing broken record deja vu all over again. second match of the season and I'm already losing interest. I guess this is about the earliest ever in an Arsenal season when I can say "I'm not feeling it" at all about the team. We got nothing going on.
Disagree. I'm huge on going negative in Arsenal for the past several years. But saw some potential. I always complain that when against a packed defense we lack variety in breaking them down. Today it was through the middle, over the top, wide, long shots-it bodes well. But you're also right, we don't have a stone cold finisher.
I'm upset about the result, but I thought the performance was decent. Not good, but decent. I thought we were the better team, and were a more than a little unlucky. Every team has a couple of games where they get completely hosed, and being the better team at Stoke is rare for Arsenal. Regarding the subs, so far it seems like Theo Walcott is useless in the new formation, and it suits Iwobi really well. Xhaka has to play deeper and disciplined with Ramsey. Next week at Anfield will tell us a lot about this team.
I quit caring about Wenger a while ago, except that it would be nice that when and if he resigns or quits or gets fired, that the club _not_ put a statue of him outside the ground or name anything after him or the like. As far as I'm concerned, he's Bruce Rioch who lasted longer.
Not for me. Everybody said Jack Butland had a good game and I suppose he did, but how many goals should Stoke have conceded, given our chances. Two at the outside I'd say, one penalty maybe and Lacazette's finish not given offside. That's not enough, as we can be the better team, as we were and still not win. There were a lot of complaints about our early fixtures but this one I thought was a break for us. We have to go to Stoke sometime, it might as well be a Saturday midday in August when the weather is warm and the pitch is in good shape.
It could be that way but it doesn't necessarily have to be. As bad things are, Wenger's ability to get value in the transfer market is the "good" Wenger. It gets worse from there. There's been a few real talents that just became available, at least supposedly, ie Draxler and maybe a couple others. Mahrez is still available. It's when the window shuts and Wenger has to coach what he has that the real incompetence comes out.
Being the better tEam is great if u win How often do we dominate these games and lose? Too often Wenger even subbed off our most clinical player and kept on welbeck who couldn't score in a brothel
As far as the game went, one thing that we were hoping for is that the 3 at the back would at least be papering over some of our defensive frailties. It's been evident so far at least that it hasn't papered over Xhaka's lack of mobility which has been a real sore spot for us. I think Ramsey can still be a great player, but the way he plays he has to finish much better than he does. He gets in great scoring positions but doesn't score enough, I'm not sure what that's supposed to do for us. GIven that we're playing 3 at the back and the level of talent of our opponents in the EPL, we cannot afford any passengers in attack. Unfortunately, that's exactly what Welbeck is at the moment. I've got no idea what our selections at the back were supposed to be. As far as I know both Holding and Chambers were healthy and available. Yet neither even made the bench. Monreal played and Marty was on the bench. Please no. This is a squad with some talent, plus we've got money and there's still quality available in the window. I'd like to see what somebody other than Wenger could make of it. Quite a bit better I'd venture.
It's early in the season: a bad result combined with a good performance gives more cause for optimism than a good result combined with a bad performance. Every team has 2-3 games a season (or more) where they play well and something like this happens. But we historically haven't played well at Stoke. We've gotten our asses handed to us most years.
no, man. i absolutely agree with you. we absolutely have the talent to pose a challenge. we just have a manager who cannot be bothered.