From yesterday's game, this one was amazing: [video=youtube;YYh1tAMLDRM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYh1tAMLDRM&list=UUBTy8j2cPy6zw68godcE7MQ[/video] A not606 argument breaks out in this one between fans who want Wenger out, and ones who want him to stay: [video=youtube;b_Z5El142vA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Z5El142vA&list=UUBTy8j2cPy6zw68godcE7MQ[/video] Then comes afcw's clone: [video=youtube;XYe3RHQlwtI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYe3RHQlwtI[/video]
I would estimate its only about 30% of Arsenal fans that still want Wenger in charge. If we loose against Wigan - maybe 10%. This year was meant to be different. There's no excuses over a small budget - the board have encouraged Wenger to buy. Yet nothing has changed. The last guy does make a good point though. The PUMA deal will almost certainly bring in another TOP addition. But I am split. I would love to see Wenger give up on this project and just go hell for leather for a trophy. Spend some money. But does anyone think he's actually willing to do that? We needed a striker and perhaps a few more natural athletes in the team.
I have some sympathy was that last guy's argument but I'm not convinced that even with a top striker Wenger has the tactical nous to use this squad to triumph over the Citys and Chelseas of this world. They will both strengthen in the summer (imagine Chelsea with a world class striker up front!) so our rivals will be more consistent against the lesser teams next season. This means there will be an even greater need to fight them directly and start winning our head to head games with them. We look scared of top teams. Our players don't seem to believe that we deserve to challenge for the title and the top teams don't seem to consider their games against us a daunting prospect. Wenger seems to have changed his philosophy over the years. I remember when Fergie said something like this about Wenger in 2002: "he's trying to muscle us out of the league!" He obviously used to believe in pace and power, something our rivals these days have in spades. Over the years he seems to have tried to turn us into Barcelona, the only problem with this is our players aren't good enough to pull it off and he's not willing to fork out for the standard of player that is necessary for that approach to work. This leads me to believe that Wenger is not giving us the best chance to win the league. It's quite simple, if you can't afford to bring in Barcelona-standard players, then you have to compensate by making us well drilled and hard to play against by changing our style against the best teams. We our currently getting the worst of both worlds. The persistence with tiki taka with players that aren't good enough to make it work. Hence the drubbings.
Haha. It has to be said I do agree with the third guy... Did anyone else notice how thick the guy in the first video sounded though? A few too many cans in his life time I reckon!
