07 Jan 2017 09:14:32
G62- I hate how people use Leicester as a yardstick, it's an anomaly and frankly it will never happen again. Money spent is directly linked to where teams generally finish, a once in a lifetime season does not change the trend that's been set for years. and what have Liverpool done that is so amazing, how exactly have they overtaken us?
Moe, Wenger has in his mind how football should be played and won't change that for anyone.
Yeah Spanner mate let's pretend we didn't see the moaning levelled at Wenger for trying that out, stories about how Alexis Sanchez was too small to be effective in the pl as a striker.
07 Jan 2017 11:48:58
And the invincible season Positive mate? Was that both a one off anomnomly season that was bought not achieved?
Surely the same argument we use to debunk others achievements have to apply to us too mate? If not we are surely just kidding ourselves and no one else.
{Ed025's Note - fair point G62..
07 Jan 2017 11:52:27
I actually agree with you but only the middle sentence, the rest is sour grapes.
07 Jan 2017 12:21:51
Gunner, I think we got a lot of help from refs and fluked a few games. We couldn't do it the next year and we never did it before so how can you possibly say it was a fantastic feat. Nobody else has ever done it so it must have been a fix.
07 Jan 2017 13:23:42
62- we spend within our means, how could it be bought!
Steve - I am. It aware of any very large bets placed on an invincible season. Being unbeAten did require a lot of luck ( many missing penalty, Portsmouth lucky penalty, some magic from Henry) . We had been consistently good and had low level of losses before prompting Wenger to state we could do a season undefeated - he was one or two seasons out.
I am just tired of people saying - look at Leicester! Yes look at them now and before. They are NOT the model or a comparison we should use. Liverpool probably are a good comparison although they have done nothing in the league either with more finishes outside the top 4 than top 3 finishes. They have a huge advantage this year with no European football. Steve, if you cannot see that then - you need to lie down not me. At least I know my opinions are a little rose tinted where as yours are anti Wenger tinted where you pick on strange comparisons or mock people like me on here.
To say Leicester was not a once in a lifetime and had a lot of luck is BS. Did they win it and work hard for it - YES. Were they helped by everyone else being useless - yes. That's what annoys me the most as it was OUR best chance also because if this and pretty sure you stated that plenty of times.
Like I say - it wS an ex pro that told me about the betting and conspiracy. Leicester still had to perform to win. Look on line for the consiracies
07 Jan 2017 13:34:48
Steve, 62, ed - I am in a p@@@y mood
Very sorry - too easy to vent on line ðŸ‘
{Ed025's Note - dont worry about it SY, we all get moody at times mate..just look at steve.. :)
07 Jan 2017 14:49:22
No problem at all SY mate your a top bloke and poster, as Ed025 says we all get moody at times and say or write stuff we later wish we hadn't. It's called being Human mate, although that still doesn't explain why Dags does it :-)
{Ed025's Note - your right there G62 mate.. :)
07 Jan 2017 16:57:51
No apology needed, none of it was personal and it is good to get it off your chest. can't beat a good moan to clear the pipes out.
07 Jan 2017 18:56:48
Thanks guys
07 Jan 2017 20:20:47
I think the only moans were that Sanchez could not play as CF on his own. I don't think anyone who knows anything about football would say he could not play CF in 4-4-2. I think giroud up top with him would be brilliant, at least worth a try
08 Jan 2017 00:12:56
Spanner does that mean you would drop ozil. Ozil would not fit our 442. And do you think a front 2 of sanchez and giroud is better than ozil and sanchez.