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01 Apr 2014 11:44:57
Long term reader, very very infrequent poster.

With the recent capitulation of a Liverpool-Arsenal love in, I would like to raise a couple of points for discussion(hopefully).

Wengers new contract has become a will he won't he saga. My question is this, how do you think a new manager would fare if he didn't sign? Moyes has had a rough ride at United, and IMO he justified his appointment. Rodgers had a below par first season at Liverpool, and look at what he has done this season, after being given time. Could we cope without the Champions League for a season? Or possibly even longer?

My second point, our medical team.
We have a top quality doctor heading our medical team, former Ireland Rugby team doctor, as well as going on a lions tour. Great credentials, so why do our players suffer so many set backs, and niggling injuries? Is this due to our thin squad? Or is there more to it than that?

1.) If Wenger is going to be replace with Klopp, Martinez, Jogi Lowe, i'm all for it. and established coach, with tactical awareness. If not then Wenger should stay.

Im not going to say our manager is tactically inept, our showing in the champions league against the better teams has shown me he plans and prepares the teams well against better opposition, same can be said against city recently.

Its the game against chelsea where he should have played flamini and against united when he should have made the subs required to take the game to them and win it.

liverpool game was just not to be, the team were over confident from their form.

However depth has once again been the issue. Had we had ramsey, Ozil, Wilshere, walcott still playing we would not be in the situation which we find ourselves. but then again its the same story every year.

I do not understand how Ramsey has been out since dec, considering he was to be out for a month, 3 months on still not recovered.

Poldi was supposed to be 6 weeks it took 3 months, ox was to be 8 weeks took nearly 4 months. something is wrong somewhere.

I think these players should have personal trainers and their training regimented to their needs.

We can't be having 8 players on average injured during a season, and mostly key 1st team players, either they invest 100 million in a medical team that can ensure we don't have players out for longer than regarded or we buy players for contingency and depth.

besides the everton game, I feel confident we can win 5 on the trot to end the year.

2.) LAKER

When will you lot ever learn, every year the AFC website gives a short recovery time to injuries in order to stop the fans putting pressure on.

How else do you account for the predicted time period being so far out, it is all a con. I was told Ramsey wouldn't play again back in Feb, yet the website still says differently. well he had better hurry up

3.) All due respect to your post banbury, but I think they did the opposite with theo

4.) They have no idea what's going on. there are people running that place.

5.) Goonerink

At the time of Walcott getting injured it was an easier one to announce, there weren't many long term injuries, if any, plus the fact an injury such as the one Theo got isn't one you could blag . I'm afraid our honesty with injuries is few and far between

24 May 2013 12:15:19
Does anybody else think that next season, Giroud will tear the league apart?
I ask this because if you look at his career so far, he has gone from struggling in the french Ligue 2, to a Ligue 1 team. He took a season to settle and the following season set the league alight. So this season was his settling season. And next. ?
I also feel he may have a good season based on the success of LK6. They were both playing for Tours in Ligue 2 in the not so distant past, and they were rated by nobody, but if LK6 can copme on leaps and bounds top be hailed as one of the best defenders in league, could Giroud not have similar success up front?
Now I'm not saying that we don't need to sign a striker, because I think we do, but either to play alongside Giroud in a newly organised attack, or as a squad player with Walcott playing up top.
If I was in charge (many of you will probably be glad that I'm not having read this), my key areas for investment would be the wings, although I love the ox and Podolski (who has played the bulk of his games for Germany on the left, and still taken an impressive amount of chances). A winger with proper class and drive who can beat his man and whip in a cross, or cut back and pass the ball to feet, I would like to see Isco, or Jesus Navas, but I doubt either would ever happen.
A defensive midfielder, just as another option, preferably someone young such as Wanyama who can be eased into the team as Arteta is eased out.
And finally a goalkeeper. An old hand, who is willing to tutor WS, and isn't afraid to bring him back down to earth. I feel our young keeper has the potential to be top class, but if his ego keeps inflating and his attitude doesn't change, he will be one of those players touted for success who never made it. I would like to see Buffon or Casillas who both command their areas and could really tutor WS, but I think if we are going for experience Cesar is more likely.
Final point now, I promise. I would keep Vermaelen. He no doubt has quality, loss of form doesn't mean loss of class. If he was truly unhappy with all the sales, I would think that would motivate him more to be the exception, ie the one who stayed despite everything. I think he gives our defense a different dimension when he plays, which is always good for mixing things up if we are struggling or in need of rotation. But if he wants to go then it will be a real shame, he will be difficult to replace.
Sorry that this has been long winded but I have been a long time reader who has never put their view accross in a post so I'm just letting evverything out at once. If you made it this far then thank you :)
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1.) Great post, and I would agree with all your points. Shayman

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So a player who is on the books for another year, should either be paid off or never play for us again? Because of his injury history? A) I only speculate but I doubt he pictured his career on an operating table B)why pay him not if he can play?

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Fergie once went 13 games without a win. I, amongst many others regard him as the greatest manager of a generation. Surely this proves that although our form has dipped, we are not yet on dire straights?

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In the games against the lesser teams he performed well, and given his age he should improve, but his games against better opposition make me sceptical as to whether or not he has the ability to make it at the top top level. If we were to sign him, I would love to be proved wrong, but I honestly can't see it.