01 Feb 2017 10:43:52
Extremely irritatingly Wenger is commenting that Arsenal failed to compete physically last night. A little word of advice to Mr Wenger, you have to compete physically in order to win the PL. Our PL winning teams under Wenger could win the battles, with the likes of Keown, Adams, Vieira and even Bergkamp could leave his foot in. The moment any player shows a nasty streak at the club, Wenger condemns it. Against Burnley Xhaka had received a nasty foul from Dafour and the useless Jon Moss failed to book Dafour. The result was that Xhaka fouled Dafour and got sent off. Instead of backing Xhaka, Wenger made an idiotic comment that he isn't a great tackler and must try to stay on his feet and not tackle. He should have backed him and explained the reaction of Moss's failure to book Dafour earlier. Now Xhaka won't tackle or compete physically. We have ended up a team of pansies. I always remember people saying Scholes couldn't tackle! Of course he could, he just clobbered opponents who then wouldn't mess with him or other United players, I believe Wenger has allowed the team to become soft with the likes of Walcott, Ozil, Iwobi, Bellerin, Ox, etc rarely showing a physical side to their game.
01 Feb 2017 14:03:34
You went missing yet again R. G. I told you that you are going nowhere, we managed a crap draw last night and still went above you. You have zero chance against Chelsea as you always go missing in the big games
01 Feb 2017 14:31:51
Rg the club is rotten to the core with attitudes that are not what a top club should have. The mentality of the team and club is and has been for years, "cozy". Wenger has nobody to answer too the board love him for his attitude. Sky have a video showing the players warming up, what a disgrace, they really
look focussed, not. Last summer we
needed a center back a holding
midfielder and a striker minimum, with
the exception of mustafi, the others have
had no impact on the team at all. Cech
hasn't had the affect we all hoped,
injuries still blight the squad, the team is
il dissaplined, we have no leaders, we
have no trusted shape to the team and everything is done in the heat of the moment. Wengers decision making and player buying is very questionable. Ozil and Sanchez want a pay rise, IF they get it, in the present set up what exactly are we paying for because we aren't going to stump up and all of a sudden become a championship capable winning team, we don't have the players, the manager or the nous to achieve it.
01 Feb 2017 14:48:11
Rg xhaka can't compete or tackle, the guy is a waste of space. Rash, petulant and not good enough. 35 mil he cost, what a waste of good money. he's an embarrassment.
01 Feb 2017 15:55:49
We've had this before with xhaka so I won't go too into it. Don't believe he is a waste of space. Think he'll be one a good player for us. However if he isn't by next season then I hold my hands up and say I'm wrong. Really believe it's about time we stop waiting for players to reach their potential. So many players in our squad are stuck on that potential level if that makes sense but honestly how long can you wait!
01 Feb 2017 15:50:04
Just look at Sanchez . Smallest guy in the pitch and the hardest to get the ball off without giving a foul away. I think that's why he's pissed off! He knows there's only three or four winners in that team. And for me it's mustafi, kos, cech and Sanchez. All 4 can up tempo when there against it! Cech is actually better when his goal is raided
01 Feb 2017 16:38:59
D16, you don't pay 35 mil for a player and hope he comes good. Poor addition to the team, when he can ever play.
01 Feb 2017 17:54:01
I still think there's a lot of quality with him but unfortunately it's not been shown enough. I do feel you're being over critical of him. But that's just my opinion. I quite like the xhaka elneny partnership tbh
01 Feb 2017 18:09:57
I'm hoping we sell ozil instead of keeping him I can't remember any matches that he's done something to prevent us from loosing he's not delivered in the matches that count if rather play iwobi or on in the no 10 role Is was clear last night we need proper players with a fighting mentality I've come to realise as the season has gone along that we neee another holding player as Ramsey, xhaka, elneney are not good enough yes there great squad players but not stating material even coquelin got manhandled by capoue
01 Feb 2017 19:08:08
D16, you quite like the xhaka elneny partnership based on what, i think they have played together once, elneny is a rare starter, xhaka couldn't get a game for months, at the moment xhaka is disqualified, elneny is injured and neither are really stand out players. For next season, if its them two we are doomed, they aren't even close to the standard needed. I just can't see what your optimism about them is based on, except a hunch.
01 Feb 2017 19:18:37
Imired agreee with that 100%.
01 Feb 2017 20:01:54
Maybe I'm wrong but I swear they played more. And like I've said I don't think xhaka is as bad as you're making out. Granted I still expect more from him, do really believe He'll become a very good player for us. But can see your side of it. Saying that do you believe these games are being lost in the middle of the park? Obv there's more too it but what do you feel the main problem is? Other than arsene 😂
01 Feb 2017 20:58:04
No I don't think we are losing it in the middle, we are losing it all over. Our defence flatters to decieve, our midfield lacks power, we don't have out and out wingers in the squad to start or come on. Our strike force ( that is better than the invincibles ) again, flatters to decieve. I put it all down to the set up of the team and our shape with and without the ball. I have said it before, our game management without the ball is awful and sometimes not as good as that. I ask people do we really have that steely eyed determination and will to win that's needed. Personally I don't see it. I still believe, wenger now is not capable of taking this club any further. We do so many brilliant things but we also do so many shoddy things as well. Of all the players who wenger bought in the last two years ( he says he only buys player to improve the team ) the only one who I think has improved us and better than what we had is mustafi. Xhaka, elneny, gabrial, perez, debuchy, cambell etc for me are/ were squad players.
01 Feb 2017 22:12:29
Very good post that Steve. It does seem to be all over. Obv as you know I do like to defend arsene but it's getting hard. We do look poor all over at times. But the back we have bellerin mustafi kos Monreal and cech behind them.
That really should be good enough to do better then we seem to do. Maybe that's down to the mentality. It's just so frustrating all this. And as for no out and out wingers I think you said. What about Iwobi? Thought he was trying s lot harder than most
01 Feb 2017 22:20:05
steve i agree with you on most things but a certain henry took 3 seasons to get as good as he was and van persie also so give xhaka a chance he could be our next santi
01 Feb 2017 23:06:02
Is iwobi an out and out winger, he likes to come inside too much? I mean a flying machine who can take players on and put crosses in from the bye line. Not our style I know but maybe that's another problem. I like iwobi by the way just a bit to learn yet.
02 Feb 2017 09:00:43
Yea I see what you mean Steve. I think he's the most winged player we've got if that makes sense but he does cut in and has a lot to learn. I also feel Perez should be given a run. 6 goals and 6 assists with him hardly playing it could be interesting. Main thing for me is Alexis starting up top. I like giroud but that was working so well and when it wasn't giroud was coming on getting important goals
02 Feb 2017 16:12:48
Stephen Henry scored 26 goals in his first season. He was great straight away and got better. Rvp was not as good! Rvp first three seasons 34 goals Henry first three 80 goals huge huge difference
03 Feb 2017 08:18:43
I'm saying that give a player a chance to gel not everyone is does it straight away