Sentences with phrase «gunners wage structure»

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Mertz should never have been our captain in the first place... who has ever heard of a team that makes 11th hour transfer buys (Arteta & Mertz) then seemingly places those same individuals into prominent leadership positions from the get - go... indicative of the problems that have permeated our clubhouse for the better part of 7 years under the Kroenke & Wenger... what is wrong with the players chosen and / or the management style of Wenger that doesn't develop and / or encourage strong leadership from within... Mertz was the fine collecting lackey from year one... this is what happens when you don't get world - class players because many times they want to have a voice on and off the pitch and this can't happen when you play for a fragile manager who has developed a coddling wage structure where everyone is rewarded for simply wearing the shirt and participating in the process... not enough balance between performance and pay, combined with the obvious favoritism shown to some players regardless of their glaring lack of production... remember that Ramsey has played in positions that make no sense considering his skill - set (out wide) and has forced other players off the field or into equally unfamiliar positions with little or no justification (let's remember when you read articles about how Ramsey's goals this upcoming season being the potential X-factor for our success that this is the same individual who didn't score a goal until the final week last season)... this of course is just one example of many... before I hear another word from Mertz I want this club to address the fact that no former player of any real consequence has any important role in the management structure of this club, yet several former Gunners have expressed serious interest in just such an endeavor (Henry, Viera, Adams, Bergkamp... just to name a few legends)... there is only one answer: an extremely insecure manager!!!

If true, this will mean a massive change in Arsenal's wage structure and perhaps the Gunners really are serious about challenging for the title.

It's clear that Gunners wanted to capture this player just that little bit more than their rivals and, when you have a wage structure which can't always compete with the very biggest clubs, it's all about working that extra bit hard to sign these sort of players.

Those signings, as well as the new big - money contract handed to Mesut Ozil, has shattered the Gunners» previous wage structure and created a less equal pay pattern among the first - team squad, according to the Times.

Whilst Ozil was initially holding out for wages in the range of # 350,000 - a-week which would see the German on par with the Premier League's highest - earners, the report from the Sun claims that a lack of leverage in terms of lucrative offers from other clubs has resulted in the player having to settle for Arsenal's offer of # 280,000 - a-week, with the Gunners clearly breaking the club's wage structure to keep the World Cup winner in North London.

With Arsenal trio Francis Coquelin, Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny all signing new deals with the Gunners this week, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has claimed that every player will have to live within the Emirates wage structure.