02 Mar 2014 08:22:13
Sorry guys and Jenny I'm going to hate what I'm going to say but! I believe what makes a supporter is that you have to be able to take and give criticism aswell as being able to bestow praise on your team. Yesterday's performance. I was ashamed of our performance where did that performance come from? I watched the game live and to be honest I said to my son at half time that I'd had enough Champuons League!? Ha! Forget it . If it wasn't for the money involved I wouldn't even bother sending our team out to Bayern.
I am so dissapointed I don't know where to start here.
I don't know whether Wenger has began to lose the plot again?. We have paid £42 million for a player he misses a penalty but Wenger thinks he needs to sit on the bench for 2 matches to get over it! What sort of CRAP! is that? If we have a player that is that stressed he can't play get rid if him.
And before anyone says he was carrying a bit of an injury of course he wasn't!. Giroud! What in the World is up with him? as simple as that I can't even believe we have even! got a MAIN! striker of his calibre and dare I say it again, forget about TV highlights Sanogo, I've come to the conclusion after reading a few of my mates posts on here maybe it's not his fault, he is a player from the FRENCH SECOND DIVISION thrown into the Champions League after virtually minutes of game time with us and played as the main striker against the best team in Europe what type descision was that? Sorry to all his supporters but he doesn't cut it for me I believe he is way out if his depth at the moment. We should have a squad that reads like the who's who if football after all these years. All this penny pinching to pay for the stadium etc has not done us any good on the pitch over the last 8-9 years. I really don't know whether Wenger is our man truthfully. At this rate we are down to hoping for the FA Cup, pitiful really.
If it carries on like this I'm going to take leave of absence from this site as I don't want to come on here and be negative but my emotions at the way we are being managed is getting the better of me. Stoke City for Gods sake .

1.) 02 Mar 2014
Agree GB, the move to the stadium has done no good at all, be were told of this big pot of gold at the end of all the payments.a few years of hardship we were told. I was told I was negative on here but what is the point of posting what people want to hear, I will say again as I did last year, we are punching above our weight and papering over the cracks, until we start taking 4 pts off of our rivals forget it.

You are also right it isn't Sagogogogog's fault, why he isn't out on loam beggers belief, we pay Bendover 52k a week, make him earn it.

As for Ozil, I am not quite sure I understand that either, stress oh FFS it is football, not a life or death, give me stress at that salary, regardless of the job

2.) 02 Mar 2014
02 Mar 2014 09:18:01
Got to say, I, like the majority of the Arsenal faithful saw this coming, Sanogo for all his desire and running is still a div 2 player, and for sometime have thought ARSENE WENGER uses Arsenal as a proving ground for French national team players, there is duel purpose to his transfers, ok, we have done very well out of it, but we have also had some stinkers. Yet again we are sputtering, coughing and chugging our way to the finish line, I really feel we have a mountain to climb and yet again we will be without any honours, being out of Europe is a very real threat. I hope I am wrong . Wenger is a hero, we have been lucky to have him and he will always be a legend around Highbury and Emirates, but, I think this is the problem, the difference he brought is no longer enough to separate us from the others, and his top, top scouting methods have deserted him, we do not pick up the diamonds we used to,
Giroud, was bullied off the ball yesterday, he is not top quality, good defenders stop him.
Sanogo is not top quality, or even close to it
Ozil, first season, its tough.
Jack Wheelchair, not tough enough, too weak
Arteta, side ball merchant, and too slow

The offensive spine of our team is too weak, hence the goal scoring issues we have, and we keep getting found out against strong sides because we are not strong enough,

Like most of the last 9 seasons, we are 2 or 3 players short of a competing for silverware side,
I think Wenger, might walk at the end of this season, I'd like Dennis Bergkamp to be our new manager.

3.) 02 Mar 2014
You have nothing to apologise for GOLDBOY. It's all very frustrating. It's like watching the movie Groundhog day, but over a 9 year period with a different cast being tried out every year, but not quite good enough to make the improvements needed.

Fans come on here, some are positive, some negative, but we all have one thing in common. We want the Arsenal to win. It's just that some think Wenger is still the man and others don't. Good strong arguments can be used for both sides. So don't apologise mate. I think bearing in mind we pay the most in ticket prices and have won naff all in nearly a decade. The club should be grateful we haven't made life a lot more difficult for the powers that be.

As far as Groundhog day is concerned, he ends up getting the girl. God knows how long it's going to take.

4.) 02 Mar 2014
Liverpool fan here. Goldboy you are clearly hurting. We have all been there. We lost 3 ; 1 at Hull earlier this season and we looked absolutely dreadful.

Stoke have beaten Chelski and Man Citeh at their place so whilst it was a bad result for you it is not an easy place to go.

You have a solid defence and plenty of great midfielders.

My advice would be to spend 50 million on Costa next season.

Meanwhile 10 games to go and first business is to secure top 4 then see if we can sneak a bit higher. Have a feeling we can give it a go. If we have a shot at the title then so do you as there is only goal difference in it

Just want to get Spurs off our coat tails and give Manchester United a drubbing then in last 5 or so games see if we can still be in with a shout.

Keep the faith. Wenger is a good manager and you have clearly improved from last season. If Walcott had not been injured I suspect that you would be coasting to the title.

If we can't win it then I hope you do.

5.) 02 Mar 2014
Completely agree Golds.

My main criticism would be that it's alright for us to have a squad that can't get results against big teams ONLY if we can win games like Stoke away. With Ramsey and Walcott our only major players out now, there's no excuse.

Our defence was a bit shaky but we managed; our one-dimensional attacking lost us the game. I've defended Sanogo in the past, but clearly he needs to be occasionally started against smaller teams to get 1st team experience - we are missing another attacking option for big games or games we're struggling in. Even someone like Demba Ba or Javier Hernandez coming off the bench on 60 minutes could well have won us the match today. But we don't have that, and I just can't understand why - as you say - Wenger relies on a young player fresh from Ligue 2 as our Plan B, why he didn't strengthen this area properly in the last 2 windows.

I've been trying to hold back negativity this season because 1. we're doing much better than we usually do by March and 2. I want to get behind the team for the whole season and judge the outcome at the end. But you're right - we need to call it how it is and criticise when it's just not good enough. Yesterday was the most disappointing result of the season for me, even worse than the thrashings. If this turns our season into another battle for 4th it will be hard to find positives.