23 Feb 2018 11:07:48
morning, we were told that moving to the new stadium would make us compete with the so called super clubs. the only thing that we are competitive in is our stock market value.
you hear Gazidis talk and the first thing that comes out of his mouth is sustainable business model etc. well let me tell you, our great club has sustained itself for over a century, so stop talking rubbish and start talking about getting the players to do their jobs properly i.e defenders are paid to stop goals going in, midfielders are paid to take control of the battle zone and the forwards, yes you got it are supposed to put the ball in the back of the net, simples.
i don't like saying this as i respect Mr. Wenger and what he has done for the club, but he is definitely a reactive coach and not proactive like he was many moons ago. Reactive means you're already in a bit of trouble and you got to do something about it. Proactive means you stop the trouble from hitting the fan in the first place.
P.S. if we do win the cup on Sunday (highly unlikely), we will just be papering over them cracks again. # time for big change.
23 Feb 2018 11:51:19
It is Wenger who refuses to spend as he believes in a profitable business model. The board to the best of my knowledge has never refused Wenger funds and indeed, Gazidis on occasions has publicly stated that funds are available. Former director Keith Edelman was sacked after stating that Wenger could spend £100m if he so desired.
The PL has moved on since the new stadium was built and clubs such as Man C, Man U and Chelsea have enormous resources.
23 Feb 2018 22:22:31
I agree again arbie Arsene is no longer proactive but to me the biggest problem of all is he is only reactive when he's totally 1000% ready to accept that something or someone hasn't or isn't any longer working out.
Weaknesses every pundit and sports writer has highlighted time and time again for 2 or 3 years Arsene still refuses to see until he personally comes round to admitting it.
We had no top keeper until Cech for years, have had no DM since Gilberto although stand Le Coq did a decent job next to Caz and had no out and out natural goal scorer capable of converting all those chances we were creating but Arsene just refused to listen to what anyone and everyone was saying until he was good and ready.
Xhaka and Iwobi are just the latest additions to where Arsene refuses to accept what is plain for everyone else to see.
I like Arsene the person and he was the best manager we've ever had but that was a very long time ago now and he's been taking us backwards for years now.