04 Mar 2017 19:33:10
Why did Welbeck come off and Iwobi stay on? Not sure was Iwobi started ahead of Sanchez as he doesn't offer much more height. .
I wanted us to sign Mane in the summer - could have been a useful signing for us
04 Mar 2017 19:38:11
Wellbeck has scored, looked dangerous. and he was ready to play. i absolutely agree, we looked like one down with Iwobi. don't take me wrong i like this guy but he was terrible tonight.
04 Mar 2017 20:26:31
I don't care what is said publicly no way was the Sanchez dropping tactical, Arsene may no longer be the fantastic manager he once was and his tactics in the past have at times been baffling but there is no way he's gone from a football mastermind to a complete novice.
Whatever the reason he dropped our best player it backfired on him in the second half because of it was by some stretch of the imagination tactical it was totally irrational and if it was a show of strength for some reason bringing him on at half time showed exactly who had the strongest hand.
Whatever the reason it had to work in Arsenes favour and unfortunately for him its done exactly the opposite.
Am i gutted by the result and performance? Not really it's no real surprise it's nothing that hasn't happened lots of times before in recent season's, am i absolutely gutted to see things ending so badly for Arsene Wenger the man? Totally.
It's not nice at all to watch the man who gave us our greatest years ever look so increasingly more and more unable and incapable to do the job everyone wants and expects for Arsenal football club, and by everyone I include Arsene himself in that too.
04 Mar 2017 19:34:54
And I wanted kante and we got xhaka, what a joke.
04 Mar 2017 21:42:41
52- true.
Wenger relies on his players to do the right thing and keep their shape. This works well with a creative team with a disciplined back 5 but struggling at present
I don't believe he is an idiot but we are really struggling on the pitch. We are also making odd decisions with our limited resource (cash) . Our cash reserves are low and we have not invested well for short term gains.
Very worrying and I really want Wenger to succeed - for his legacy as well as our great club.
04 Mar 2017 22:46:37
Sy what on earth did cash have to do with tonight. Liverpool are in the black this season compared to us, we ended the season in second and spent 100+ mil. don't use that as an excuse, its not.
04 Mar 2017 23:35:46
Steve - where have I blamed cash. Read my comments - I have said we have made strange investments.
04 Mar 2017 23:56:48
Sy you bracketed cash. what's going on has nothing to do with cash.
05 Mar 2017 00:45:11
I criticised our use of cash which is a limited resource.
05 Mar 2017 01:40:09
Whats limited? we spent over a hundred million more than liverpool this summer. The only thing that is limited is some of the players we bought or didn't. Our tactics are limited and our defence is limited and our mentality is limited.