Comments on: Stop talking about next season + Groan gets a makeover

By: ss

ss — Tue, 04 May 2010 02:48:05 +0000

Totally agree with you. We are a sideway team. Other weaker team can also play beatuifully if they go sideways and backwards. Just look at MU & Chelsea in their counter attacks.. 3-4 pinpoint passes and shoot to score(at least they try). In our beautiful game, we will pass till cow comes home….how many times our swift counter attack ends up to nothing in the thid quarter with countless passing. With a toothless attack and leaky defence, its not suprising that Blackburn could exploit our weakness for a win. If Blackburn can see our weakness, as the manager said it himself, why can’t we see it?? We were supposed to have the easiest route among the title contenders for the last few games before the season ends. At one point, we were thought to have a chance to be champions.. Next year will be worst with Spurs and Man City raising the mark and getting stronger. We will be toughing out with teams like Wigan and Blackburn if we believe in our beautiful game approach (with no results).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:40:47 +0000

I agree with Eskil. Where is the improvement?The gunners have been smashed/mugged by MU/Chelsea/ Barca. In fact when the cl sf pitted the gunners agaginst the red faced,he rubbed his hands in glee. His first words’ were” We know how the gunners play”.But do the gunners /AW know how these teams play?
To be beaten a few times in the epl and cl and still play the same game is naive/stupid.I I bet Mourino would not do such a thing. He would play anti soccer ie flood the midfield. Hit on the break instead of all out attack which in Arsenal’s case is stupid/suicidal. The gunners defence is the worst among the top teams.With an incompetent goalie its a recipe no chef would tolerate.All these problems have been there for the last four years.
To compound matters our esteemed manager buys one kid after another when the team was crying for the experienced guys. Even our Russian said so.
Arsene knows what he has to do.Failure to act and if more kids are bought that;s it.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:31:02 +0000

We’re always linked with 100+ players – means nothing.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:30:45 +0000

You’re right that next year will be harder because City particularly will spend big, but there’s nothing we can do about that. We cannot compete with their price range so we have to do our own thing.

I think Nasri’s quotes have been slightly warped – he was praising our style but saying we deserve credit for being in contention when spending so little.

But the defence needs sorting out. Some of the individuals are fine (Clichy, Sagna, Vermaelen), but Gallas is likely to leave, Silvestre will leave, and Campbell will be 36 next season. Relying on Djourou to be fit for a season is premature, so Wenger needs to do what he did last summer and sign a first team centre back.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:28:17 +0000

In which case, they are even more premature – at that point we were firmly in the title race.

What I don’t understand is the need to summarise the season before it ends. Isn’t the summer long enough?

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:27:29 +0000

The improvement is there – the claim that United and Chelsea are worse than last year is a common myth.

Chelsea for example, won 25 games last season, and with three games left have 24 wins this campaign. The fact that both have lost more games disguises the fact that there have been less draws – it still takes a massive haul of points to be in contention.

Last season, we were out of title race in November.

By: Eskil

Eskil — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:09:22 +0000

Why is everyone going on about our improvement this season? We have lost eight times (in the league) so far this year compared to six in the entire campaign last year. Our only “improvement” is that Manure and Chelski are crap compared to last year. Last year we were outclassed by Manure in the CL twice + once in PL and Chelski in the league once. This year we have been outclassed by Barca twice, Chelski twice and Manure once. WHERE IS THE IMPROVEMENT??????

By: olasunkanmi .o.

olasunkanmi .o. — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:33:04 +0000

for the past five years we’ve being hearing the same old story from wenger that the team is improving but i dont think they ever think about winning any trophy because thats the reward of the game.

By: Kima

Kima — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:28:32 +0000

Phew..If every season is a success without any trophy ,I should doubt myself a dumb.If every season we fight for everything but end nothing,I may have to low my expectation from now on.I love this club ,that’s for sure.However,a careefree lost like last weekend,should be a big,big disgrace.
Nice layout btw:) Can’t wait for your Podcast

By: Vassey

Vassey — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:36:16 +0000

The fact his old mans been skulking around Barca and were being linked with plenty of creative midfielders. As if we need any more!!