Let's face it, Wenger is a major part of thecproblem and no more the manager he used to be and hence a need for
a change come the end of the season.
Not exact matches
If you
change it, there are still going to be cases where someone
comes up a few days short at the
end of the
season, and then there will be controversy over that.
Embarrassed to say that I bought into the whole «catalyst for
change» chat at the
end of last year and I was extremely optimistic
coming into this
season.
Nothing WILL
change under the current manager and i think we will make top 4 again this
season and the club will
come out at the
end of the
season to tell us fans that we should be thankful for making top 4 and that Arsene knows best..
While we don't expect much in the way
of managerial
changes at the top
end of the table between now and the
end of the
season, it's worth considering whose job might
come under threat if the desired climax to the campaign is not secured — be that a top four finish, a trophy, or just to remain respectable.
The club's position has not
changed in that the announcement will
come at the
end of the
season, and they said last month it will be a mutual decision.
A big enough offer for Debuchy and him wanting to leave might
change matters as we have enough cover but it totally
comes down to if the money is right and if Debuchy
comes back from this injury in the
end of the
season.
I just can't believe that we have become a joke we always start the
season well then have a bumpy December and by the time Feb
comes our form has taken a dip and we get kicked out
of all competitions except for that valuable top 4 that the board loves so much... ultimately if Arsenal want to compete again we need
changes from the bottom up... Kroenke and his board need to go cause clearly for them profits matter more than trophies... Wenger needs to go for his lack
of tactical naus guy has been using the same fornation since I was in high school and I'm doing my honours in accounting now... our medical team must all go our players always get injured and they never
come back in time (take a look at Santi) players like Coquelin Theo Mesut Gabriel Gibbs Giroud just to name a few need to go they're just not good enough seriously these players lack fight tactical Discipline and tactical awareness... at the
end of the day
change needs to happen things can't keep going like this for us....
This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety
of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style
of play has become a shadow
of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out
of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid
of the backs
coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out
of our own
end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes
of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play
of Monreal, but none
of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio
of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last
season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could
come calling in the off -
season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part
of last
season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part
of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature
of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front
end, we have Ozil, a player
of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out
of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front
of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that,
of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the
season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one
of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one
of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all
change soon, if it hasn't already
of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs
of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack
of mobility is an albatross around the necks
of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because
of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits
The time has
come for
change, Wenger should have went at the
end of the
season, now he will damage the teams chances, his own reputation or be sacked.
can u ever write an article without mocking arsene or wishing his reign to
come to an
end it is ok sometimes but every time
come on man give it a break on to our defence there are only 2 games in this
season where team's overall defensive performance can be taken to doubt first was pool because
of both first team defenders out second is olympiakos where u can point to team not defending so well on corner that also was actually an individual mistake by ospina which
changed the game so our defence is doing good job give credit where it is due
of course it would be interesting to see whether we can contain the most inform team in Europe.
Alexis in his second
season after a freakishly brilliant start, Ozil
coming in to consistent form at the
end of his second
season, Coq now with a proper body
of work under his belt and a whole summer to work on it, Bellerin with his first
season jitters out
of his system, Giroud finally realising he might be a pretty decent striker, Gab with some solid performances and the close -
season to bond further, Monreal maturing in to an unspectacular but tremendously solid FB, Ospina settled — it is my opinion that these and others will be what will bring the bigger improvements and the consistency needed next year rather than any wholesale
changes.
Sammy 2 did have a ton
of success in the Regular
Season and with one or two subtle
changes they really do have enough talent to be there in the
end come 2016.
I haven't
changed my stance once in the last 4 to 5 years and I am glad to Welcome t Lacazette and if he can even produce 75 %
of the goals scored in the French league, he will be a huge bonus and it appears a true CF.We hopefully are still in the market for Mahrez as in all probability we wont let Sanchez run down his contract and walk away on a free, as that is not the Arsenal way.We need to sell several players and it's the saving
of wages that is most important not what we get and a decision has to be made on particularly Wilshere and it looks like the player we arguably missed the most last
season Santi Cazorla maybe
coming to the
end of his playing days.We have already tried to sell Gibbs and Jenkinson and in all probability add the two keepers, Ospina and Szczesny to the list which leaves Joel Campbell who seems to have missed his chance and should have been sold at a premium after the last WC, but more importantly The Ox and Giroud.Our attack force needs a real hard think as I can't see Perez as a long term Arsenal player, but Walcott, like him or not in all probability will stay.
So out
of a
season ending defeat has
come some acknowledgment that
change has to be made.
The autumn foliage
season in some areas
of the United States could
come much later and possibly last a little longer by the
end of the century as climate
change causes summer temperatures to linger later into the year, according to Princeton University researchers.
It's definitely been a
season of change, but I am looking forward to new opportunities and experiences to
come in this next month and
end of the year.