Blinded By The Light
Arsenal lost yet again away from home.. 1-0 to Wigan in the Carling Cup Semi Final 1st leg.
It was a tepid encounter. No fire, no fight. Very few people, Almunia and Gilbert aside, can be satisfied with their performance. It was a display with absolutely NO passion.
What has happened to the spirit at Arsenal Football Club?
Wenger played 4-5-1. That was a mistake. It is a good way to put pressure upon yourself if you can't score and have an experimental defence.
We all laughed at Fergie when he tried it in Europe. Arsenal are most dangerous when they play 4-4-2. The simple fact is Wenger picked a formation around who was playing.
Wenger needs a system to fit players into. That system is 4-4-2.
Wenger needs to bolster the sqaud in the transfer window. He needs a midfield enforcer who will actually do what he is asked, a strong player, with discipline, who can feed Fabregas, so that he can fulfil his potential as a playmaker.
Everybody knows it. Why can't Wenger see it? Or is he waiting until the summer?
We lost Edu and Vieira and haven't replaced either of them. Arsene needs to do that, although I just get the feeling he is waiting too long for a deal that is too good to be true.
We should sign Dacourt until the end of the season or someone to sure up the midfield who has a bit of experience. If only to add competition to what appears, a complacent side.
We need a player, not necessarily English although it would be nice, with a British spirit. I said it before. We need a Steven Gerrard.
Instead of standing up and being counted the senior players, particularly those who play in midfield, seem in a comfort zone. Which isn't good enough.
Fourth place is still a very much attainable target, there is little pressure on it and we just need a good run of results.
I'm sure, at this stage, we would all write off this season as a transitional one if we were to qualify for the Champions League. However signings do need to be made, even if they are temporary, because something just doesn't sit right with Arsenal FC at the moment.
posted by JoeBoni @ 1:44 PM
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A new ground to pay for.
20,000 people waiting for a season ticket.
What better scenario to write off a season and save money? Loose 25% of the people waiting for season tickets and you still fill the new stadium.
Take your chances on European football with the FA Cup or winning the Champions League and make sure you are not relegated.This seems to be Wenger's thinking. He knows that he can not compete with Chelski so why not write off a season or two, nothing to loose. We can always come back stronger when the income from the new season and corporate tickets is available and with a bit of luck a combination of new buys, a jaded Chelsea and by then experienced youngsters we might be able to compete with the blues.
Seems to me that the performance on Monday night says it all about Wenger & the board's outlook on this season.
The Club gambled on some kind result against Wigan with the team he put out, although even the supposed experienced players he put-out let us down (is Freddie injured).
Now lets face it we actually struggled in our first encounter this season against Wigan & that was with the 1st 11.
So “why” did he think we would do any better with the kids, “WHY” because it's not important to them!!!
Getting back to my point: Wenger held the big guns back for the League games to come because we have to make the CL next year no matter what spin is coming out of Highbury @ the moment with regards the costs being covered by a season out of Europe.
So as I have said before until the actual loan on the new ground has been renegotiated don't expect to see any multimillion £ signings to be coming our way in this window.
The good news is that it should be in place by the summer.
Lee.
Bring Gravesen to THOF, please....
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