...but to lose in this manner is unacceptable. We are an embarrassment, how can they crumble this badly, where's the desire, fight, professionalism, pride??? Wenger your time is up if you can't manage to motivate your team for such a big game!!!
This stage of the competition last year we put in an amazing performance at home to Barca the eventual winners I know this is away but this is a Milan team who most likely wont win it and it highlights how far we've fallen. There's a deep routed problem on top of the lack of quality we have. Maybe the impact of selling Cesc and Nasri has ruined the belief in the squad? We won't win anything with the mental strength of this team (oh the irony Mr. Wenger when that's the only thing you bleet on about)
We have zero mental strength - thats just BS from Wenger. Its not Cesc or Nasri leaving that is the issue - the team have had no belief for years.
Tried to think of what we lack from previously successful teams. The basis of a winning team is Quality, Effort and Tactics. You can sometimes get away with just 2 of the 3 (after all Wenger's never been known for his tactics) so for us it was the quality and effort that won us 3 PL Titles But you look at the team now and we don't even have 1 of the 3!!! RVP is quality but apart from that we have young players with potential and not much else (TV is injured too often and underperforming, as does Song, etc). Ways to fix it? 1) Get a manager that can either motivate or tactically restructure the team (if not both) 2) Dump the deadwood and bring in at least 3-4 top quality players. They don't have to be 30M buys, look at purchases such as Demba Ba, Parker, Hernandez, Sessggson, etc
Apparently there is no player the world that we could get to make us better, and Wenger is doing a brilliant job considering the resources.
No no .. we have mental strength ... according to Wenger. they probably do to be honest - shame they don't have the talent to match !
One of the most frustrating things after we play this badly is Wenger doesn't drop or demote the player (probably because he doesn't want to harm their fragile little confidence) Ferguson has fallen out with players but they at lease earn their spot in the team....how many players do we have who continually be first choice for us regardless of how pathetic they play We don't have a big squad but I want to see at least a couple of players dropped for the game this weekend and it made clear it's due to their terrible form AOC and Gervinho can start and leave Theo at home
We had the honour of being the only English club to win at the San Siro and we did that in style too. But that was 4 years ago and the team we have today bar for a small handful of players is nothing like the team of 2008 and since that team won nothing, it sadly puts into perspective the quality of this present team. Our season is not over yet provided they pick themselves up and they need to make certain they do not crumble as they did last year. The CL however looks to be something to be hoped for in another year. Right now we need to make sure we get to play in this competition next year.
At least Arsenal got out of the group stages,your group included the white horse,the red lion,dog and duck and you still ****ed it up..........CHANNEL FIVE TONIGHT.......ENJOY
That was the worst Champions league performance i can EVER remember from an Arsenal team. Milan were decent but not THAT good. Wenger even admitted so himself. We need a BIG change this summer, either a new manager or a compete rethink of our transfer strategy. Money needs to be invested. as much as i belive wenger is capable of bringing trophies back to the club, i think he's too stubborn to change his strategy. If that is the case - then he must go. (basically the board have to free him up some transfer funds and demand he use them on quality additions)
I wouldn't get too cocky yourself just now. Chelsea may not even qualify for the CL next season unless you win it this time round.
lol @ the manc whos team never got out of the group stages in the EASIEST group ever ! priceless . Have fun against the young boys or sporting brakskiov or whoever plays in that **** competition . you failed MONTHS before we did.
When i watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FUZxnW2tAHk it becomes absolutely clear what Arsene and Arsenal are lacking these days. Clear as day.
No ones being cocky to be fair, just a reaction to a manc having the nerve to rinse Arsenal over a C.L defeat. United had a piss easy group and failed to qualify. Arsenal were embarrassed but the opposition was AC Milan in the San Siro. Jesus....did I just defend Arsenal?
