I would say their are two squads above us inferior on paper but their managers manage to get
more out of their squads then Wenger from his.
Do you really think a Koeman or Pochettino would not have gotten
more out of our squad last season?
Regardless of the transfer market and our squad, I think it is time for Wenger to resign and as many have said give the job to a hungrier manager who can get
more out of our squad.
Not exact matches
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of his career, Marouane Fellaini working
more effectively in an advanced attacking role and loaned
out midfielder Tom Cleverley likely to be sold outright, there is scope for strengthening this area
of van Gaal's
squad also.
Hammers boss Sam Allardyce has said that this is one
of the strongest
squads he has had in his whole career, and has not ruled
out spending
more before the end
of the summer transfer window.
I think Pep or Klopp or Conte and even Koeman could have gotten
more out of this exact same
squad over the last three years.
That will not stop a lot
of Arsenal fans from calling for Arsene Wenger to get his chequebook
out to add
more goals to the Gunners
squad in the January transfer window.
Chelsea had a total
of 28 players
out on loan on September 1,
more than the amount needed for a Premier League playing
squad, and so far very few
of those players loaned
out get the chance to break into the club's first team.
(3) formation flexibility — it took 20 years for Wenger to return to a back 3 and now he can't seem to choose anything but that formation... the teams in the premiership and those we could face in the Europa will present vastly different tactics and we need to have a manager who can prepare this
squad for this eventuality and have the fortitude to make the necessary adjustments throughout the season... I have seen nothing in the past 6 - 7 years to suggest that he is the man to take on this challenge... I can't even remember when he changed formations when he would replace a small, pacy striker, like during the Walcott experiment, with the lumbering Giroud...
of course this is exactly why there is no other manager in the world that plays
more players
out of their natural positions (square peg in a round hole)
YES we can there is a team spirit (when it come to the EPL) in that changing room that we want this you can see the drive / hunger / passion We just need to take it a game at a time and hold
out till Jan when we will have
more of the
squad back so we can rotate better.
We're really not as far away as the table looks, I trust José to sort it
out, but I also believe Poch and Kopp would have gotten
more points
out of the
squad this year if it was their second with the team.
It's still unclear who will be dropped
out of the 26 - man provisional
squad, but this game has certainly given us
more of an idea.
As usual we have loads
of Arsenal players
out on international duty during the interlull, and there are ten
of them with the senior sides and many
more off with the younger
squads.
We have already heard that Olivier Giroud has been sent back to Arsenal from the France
squad and is
out of the friendly match against Germany this week, but now we have even
more worrying news from L'Equipe who have told us that our top defender Laurent Koscielny missed yesterday's training session with Les Bleus.
OG would round
out the
squad nicely and could change the complexity
of a tight game in the 65h minute or so, but the Arsenal need a
more complete and dangerous CF to consistently lead our line.
Manchester United made a number
of major changes to their
squad last summer and worked their way back into the Premier League top four, so here are five
more weak links that manager Louis van Gaal could ship
out, plus five suggested replacements...
Having signed the likes
of Angel Di Maria and many
more during the summer, van Gaal could now trim down his
squad a little further as some big names also look to be heading
out of the club before come in.
Campbell was seen to be much
more impressive than the likes
of Walcott and Oxlade Chamberlain last year, however the Costa Rican was unable to maintain a regular spot in the team and was often left
out of match day
squads all together.
When fit, I'd expect his role in the
squad would be
more similar to that
of Edu — he still comes
out a loser currently, but he's a lot closer to Edu in overall quality.
Towards the end
of the transfer window this summer, Arsene Wenger made it very clear that whilst he was keen to add to his
squad with a few
more additions, that he would also look to send a few first team players
out on loan to gain some experience.
Given Juan Mata's presence in the
squad, it remains to be seen who gets the nod
out of the duo as the Spaniard has been
more effective when played centrally too.
What the Leicester and spurs season prove is that there are plenty
of quality managers
out there who can deliver
more thann 4th place with
squads that are inferior to ours... Time for a change where it counts
I personally think he needs to bulk up some... Bielek is earning rave reviews though and his progression is going as planned, Akpom needs a proper talking to, his problem is
more attotude than lack
of ability, just like Gnabry, I think because both had a run with the senior
squad they feel like they are big enough to.command regular shirts where they play which is not the case, you have to earn the right to play on a Saturday afternoon, its never handed
out to you... all in all, its been a disastrous season for us
of you look at progress Te English players are making at Spuds whilst our» s sit on their asses earning ridiculous money for doing eff all....
Catching Chelsea would mean, an abundance
of luck, no
more injuries (When Chelsea will get crucial ones, Fabregas, Costa, Courtois and defenders as examples), a tactical enlightenment from Wenger (that would call for a miracle), beat Man United, Man City, Chelsea at Home and not waist points against Liverpool and win all the odds games against the lower teams (as well as being kicked
out of the CL and not go far in the Uefa Cup as we don't have the
squad to do either anyway).
scholes is looking
out for England he sees what most see unlike most fans on here his not ignorant
of wheelchair's short comings as his short history point
out other wise it may be a case
of the
more things change the
more there stay the same for willchair and 22 is not young in footballing term 9 to 19 is young and where potential should only be talked about in terms
of whether or not a player will be good or great to complement a group /
squad.
Let's face it goalkeepers tend to march to the beat
of a different drum and Szczesny certainly fell into that category, but most
of his antics were relatively harmless and simply reflected a certain level
of immaturity that isn't uncommon for someone thrust into the limelight at such a young age... lord knows we've seen that happen with numerous players throughout the years and very few were ever banished for such behaviour... the only on - field action that drove me crazy was his inability to take a deep breath and not try to rush the play with an ill - timed throw at certain points in the game when common sense suggested holding the ball and slowing things down... the fact that he continued to do this probably had a lot to do with the glaring lack
of coaching time spent with the goalkeepers... ultimately he made the fateful decision to take his frustrations
out into the public sphere and paid dearly for it... in the end, his services were wanted by several
of the best Italian
squads, which is significant considering the historical importance placed on the defensive side
of the ball in Serie A... all I know is that if someone asked me to pick the most athletically gifted goalkeeper we have had in our
squad since the arrival
of Wenger, without hesitation, he would be my pick and for that reason his departure is
more than a little disappointing... what else is new though
Considering that our
squad has players like The Ox, Bellerin, Gibbs and Walcott, this system can really get the best
out of them as the ball is
more likely to get spread
out to the flanks.
3 League titles / 6 Fa cups and constant champions league last 16odd years
out of 19 also but no matter what anyone says his time as our coach has come to an end even if we win the league which in fairness we have a great shot so going
out of Europe could help us win the league for Wenger to leave on a high like fergie did... This has to be his last season in charge along with Stan the Conman... Money needs put into this
squad to get it to the next level and a different direction because in all honesty when we beat Bayern they just did nt take their chances like they did last night and they already had a great
squad and added to it in the summer with Costa etc... we had a real chance this year if we had brought in
more than Cech and that is Wengers fault!
It's frustrating to hear that once again Welbeck is ruled
out of the Arsenal
squad, but thankfully this time it's
more precautionary than anything.
On paper we have a much better
squad than Liverpool yet he gets
more out of them than we do.
Couldn't agree
more with you regards the negative postings however I think it's
more a reflection on how divided our fans are, bad results and wenger
out posts get thumbs up, a win
of any kind and wenger
out posts get thumbs down.me personally a wins a win and I actually thought we did ol but I'm very much in the wenger
out brigade, the wins really do cloud the reality in my opinion which is wenger has built a
squad so unbalanced its scary, miss managed it and not focused at all on the defensive side
of the game, I do however feel that some though not all on both sides are guilty
of stepping over the edge as regards personal abuse and it's all getting a bit ott
After the Catalan side bowed
out of the Champions League quarter - finals for the second consecutive season, a massive
squad overhaul is expected at the Nou Camp and Turan is understood to be one
of the players who will be
more likely to exit the Catalan club.
«We know we have a good
squad and we are
more than capable
of challenging anybody on our day but the main thing is to go into each game individually and try to come
out on top.
If I were the club hierarchy I would worry a lot
more about empty seats because the fans stop to care and are no longer interested in all your arguments about having the perfect
squad and needing no improvements, than about fans not showing up
out of protest.
alot
of player's have been loaned
out and sold, which obviously has reduced the size
of our
squad and a few
more could be leaving, yet we have only signed one old boy reject keeper from our enemy and two teenagers.
There was
more bad news for Arsenal as it was announced that defender Laurent Koscielny has pulled
out of the France
squad to play Portugal and Armenia due to an Achilles injury.
This man was either
out of ideas, since we all know that each
squad can be improved on, or he is
more interested in running a project.
In hindsight perhaps the youngster should not have played against Tottenham, because as soon as he joined the Spain side the problem became
more apparent and he was pulled
out of training and eventually dismissed from the
squad altogether.
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
I wonder if Wenger would get
more goals
out of the
squad if he tried to play Sanchez and Laca in a similar fashion.
Arsenal fans, and the media, have been crying
out for new signings but let us not forget that despite a raft
of injuries we have a team that came very close to challenging Chelsea for the league last season and a settled, connected
squad can reap
more benefits than a disjointed collection
of individuals that require time to settle in and gel with each other.
As much as the
squad was crying
out for
more defensive cover before the window closed, the bigger problem is our injury record / problem and our mentality — though i'm pretty sure Chelsea and Manchester City would have dropped a few
more points if they had to play the line ups above over a run
of a few games.
That is what I thought, anyway, but the Arsenal players
out on the Wembley pitch proved me wrong I am
more than happy to say, so does that mean that we have a fantastic
squad full
of quality and depth in every position?
With the Spaniard now confirming that he will be
out at least until November and
more complications in his rehabilitation expected after as many as eight surgeries, surely Arsenal need to sign a player in the mould
of Santi, and I believe Elneny should be the player making way considering that he offers next to nothing to the team, even failing to make it to the matchday
squad on most occasions.
Valencia have suffered financial problems over the past few seasons that has led to the sales
of stars David Silva, Raul Albiol and David Villa and there may well be a need to sell once again to balance the books and Soldado may well be interested in a high profile move that could help assist in his pursuit
of a return to the Spanish national team after
more than three years
out of Vicente Del Bosque's
squad.
im happy to see chambers step into that role if we buy a quality cb and bellerni is brought in as right back cover i think the lad has what it takes wana see wenger use
more rotation from the
squad this season its been said on here already its vital we use our whole
squad and if wenger is not confident in our back up players he should go
out and buy
more instead
of saying hes happy with the players he has then not using them
OT a little but I'm dreading having Podolski back in the
squad, wish we could cut our losses with him and go all
out for Griezmann, but
of course that's highly unlikely now as that was a lot
more realistic last summer.
If we can hold
out good performances for the next 3 weeks till
more of our players come back we can go back to fully rotating the
squad.
The 24 year - old will only have one
more outing to earn his place in the final 23 - man
squad for the European Championships, with a fixture against Australia coming up on Friday at the Stadium
of Light.