Comments on: Outclassed, but don’t write this team off entirely

By: casicky

casicky — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:05:20 +0000

hahahaha this is jus tpical us isnt it us Artsenal fans…we so good at picking ourselves up and dusting off the shame and regret of our seasons that we atually turning out into a better version of the hopeless Tottenham.

Quite frankly our managewer leaves things to chance,they maybe little things like deciding to blood players in make or break seasons so tha they gain experience only for them to establish themsleves and leave…

Arsene,Arsenal and its fans are made for each other quite frankly we are all guilty on bein intent on making a statement than winning something…

Condolences to the Kenyan guys family,deep down i really hope it wasnt all becoz of Arsenal

By: jmx

jmx — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:02:58 +0000

i do not agree at all…Wenger made a mistake in benching denilson and eboue for sami nastri and gibbs. He sent a boy to do a mans job. Wenger needs to be given an ultimatum by the club. Next season without a trophy and out he goes. Furthermore he needs to buy more players. Moreover Wenger does not adapt well to situations like the loss where he should have understood that there was no real threat to united in attack. How i look back at the days when viera, ray parlor and petit would shoot from outside the penalty box to deadly effect. In kenya a fan hanged himself…because of the loss..we are dumbstruck

By: Faried Mentoor

Faried Mentoor — Thu, 07 May 2009 07:38:01 +0000

Get off the PROZAC, you ponce!

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:59:58 +0000

can´t really see a lot of changes over the summer, provides we dont succumb to the plague of sales…
up front, with eduardo coming back and bendtner with another season under his belt, you would think that we have enough fire power. Ade should probably go, but I dont see that happening for another year, when bendtner is ready to take on the reigns…
midfield is looking pretty strong as well, really…rosicky coming back is a massive boost to the talent and depth, and I hope that he can stay fit…otherwise, I cant see anyone being bought unless there is a culling…
and defence, yes, a massive power centre half would be wonderful, but that would mean replacing toure or gallas and I am not convinced wenger will do that…on top of that, djourou is coming along quite well, and there is always the possibility of senderos coming back…
keeping the faith and hoping for a great next season

By: callygooner

callygooner — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:41:46 +0000

Mostly agree in that the big centre half is essential. Saw Fulham beat Stoke two weeks ago and Haangaland was awsome. Ideally we should get him and keep Kolo and Gallas to mix and match according to games.Adey is a problem but so is RVP whose style of play doesn’t really fit with the type of team Wenger is building.I’d sell the Dutchman and go with Ady\Bendtner up front with Asharvin or Nasri just behind.Bear in mind no one is going to buy Ady on 80 grand a week and current form. Separately and looking ahead Wenger needs to find a powerful runner up front in case Ady continues to flop, but I would give him and Bendtner 6 more moths

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:44:32 +0000

Very good article! However I would like to sell one player. That is Adebayor. I’m not going to even start moaning on about him because I’m sure most Arsenal fans understand how poor he is. A lot of people, like you said, want a clearance and for things to really change a lot. Well, if you start selling players you are only weakening your squad and is that what we want? No, because whenever Arsenal fans are asked why we don’t compete for trophies we say we don’t have the squad and the money that United and Chelsea have. So clearing the squad defeats the point of what this club needs.
What we do need is some clever acquisitions in the summer. Preferably an established centre back and central midfielder. Players who have commitment, passion and real desire. Players who have a good engine and work rate. Someone like Flamini.
Good luck Arsenal! I know we can build a super club which will once again challenge like the invicibles did.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:36:51 +0000

I feel we don’t need a lot. Just a bit of tweaking & fine tuning. We, recently over the last few years, have been the bridesmaid & never the bride.
Persisting with the youngsters when it comes to the death shows where the class is. Always with the opposition who can go the extra yard.
But yet, Wenger is not to far away. We have no cutting edge up front. Forget Ade, of course he wants to stay, he’s been found out. A one season wonder & nobody wants him. Who would want him ahead Drogba, Torres, Rooney, Ronaldo, even Tevez. I would even have Anelka than have Ade pull on a shirt again.
At the back, I would make one change. I would Toure out the backline & replacing him with Hangaland. Gallas plays better with a tall centre half beside him like he did at Chelsea. If I couldn’t get Flamini back then I’d move Toure into midfeild as defensive midfield, because a centre half he isn’t, never has been, & never will be.
The midfield would consist of Fab & Toure in the middle, Rosicky & Sammy on the flanks.
Up front I’d have Arshavin with Huntelaar. If we couldn’t get Huntelaar I’d put Eduardo in their. The rest of the players would have to wait on the bench, with the exception of Vela & Gibbs, but these two would have to prove that they are progressing.
But even with the eleven I would choose, I’d tell them they were playing for their place in every game.
I’d also get GG back to coach the defence.
Just one more point, how many times do we lose possession with Ade continually getting caught offside & so therefore inviting pressure back on us. I’d be interested in how many times we’ve conceded because of him getting caught offside. Rant over.

By: davi

davi — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:05:07 +0000

really good article, entirely agree
cant believe how much people have blown the performance out of proportion, of course we werent going to play well after the 1st goal(s) went in, it was an impossible task really, and man utd wer fortunate to go ahead really
ppl just want us to win win win, thers no understanding
u win some, u lose some, and we already beat that man utd team this year, so we’re not That poor really