Comments on: Arsenal’s Sleepy Display The Perfect Wake Up Call?

by: paris 2006

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:45:25 +0000

Just prehaps Wenger has reached his sellby date

by: Bergs

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 00:39:57 +0000

I like Aliadiere. Bendtner and Lupoli are at the stage Ali was 3 yrs ago - then he got shipped around, injured, loaned again….. So he’s made 2 appearances this year! Get over it - Adebayor scored about 3 in his first 20 appearances. Van Persie didn’t score for weeks. He is still showing classy ability.

My belief is that A) Natural scorers have not been replaced by like (Rosicky & Hleb). B) Experience hasn’t been replaced, and the kids don’t turn up. C) Physical presence - we’re tiny now, and can’t own sections of the pitch. D) A recently replayed Ferguson interview talking about his current ‘babes’ (Becks, Giggs & Co) said “I’m lucky to have not only some talented youngsters coming through - but player with a great work ethic - because that is equally important” You can see Kolo’s frustration these days - he’s under pressure and needs some help. Perhaps this team is good enough - but a mid20s leader in CM would be a huge bonus right now.
Bergs

by: gazzap

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 20:53:54 +0000

get off aliadiere’s back. he is a back up player not a first 11 player and is there to come in when we have injuries. there were literally no other fit players available against Sheff utd as witnessed by Denilson coming on as sub. the trouble is that team the other night had a scratch defence, a scratch midfield and a scratch strikeforce. players like aliadiere can come in and do a job when you have lots of strikers out injured but the rest of the team is basically full strength. as it was, every department of that team was young, inexperienced and not as good as the first string. it was a step too far to be able to compete against a fired up sheff utd with kids that play reserve football the rest of the year.
the same goes for flamini. he can come in a cover lots of positions when he has 9 or 10 other first teamers around him, you hardly miss the injured player, but when he is there with others like him then the step down in quality is noticeable.
we had 11 injuries the other night and every single one of them would have made the team stronger had they been fit. I maintain that if you take 11 first teamers out of chelsea or man u they would also lose the games we have been losing.
its not realistic to have a second 11 that is as strong as your first 11. no team, not even chelsea, could do that.

by: Wenger's Immortals

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 20:17:34 +0000

It’s just struck me - Aliadiere is obviously Wenger’s lovechild and he must support his illegitimate son by keeping him on the books at Arsenal until his child-support is fully paid off!

Why else would a player who is WORSE than Francis Jeffers still be at the club?

Harsh? It was supposed to be!

by: Ati

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 19:58:41 +0000

No matter how much we complain about other teams roughing us up and winning the ‘physical’ battle, the goals scored against us are proper goals.Goals which are scored cuz of good attacking play or defensive lapses.As for sheffield,i think the pitch, combined with poor passing, did us more than anything else. It was pathetic.

by: Wenger's Immortals

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 19:42:50 +0000

Baptista certainly looks like he’s got an eye for goal, and because of his strike rate for Real (impressive despite limited appearances) and for Seville you would have thought Wenger would have put him upfront with Van Persie.

But it’s the same old story with Aliadiere. What the hell is the guy still doing at the club? Seriously, it’s a huge mystery. Someone told me the other day that after Freddie, he is the second longest serving Arsenal player.

To me that is ridiculous! To think this ‘player’ is getting paid around £15k/£20′ per week out of the fans money is disgusting!

Why the hell won’t Arsene get rid??

by: eie

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 18:23:50 +0000

One of the problems we have is not the lack of plan b or physical presence but the fact that when teams play us at their home ground they actually expect to beat us. A couple of seasons ago most teams would have been happy with a home draw against us. Unless we get teams to fear us again we will not win the league again. As witnessed by chelskis recent results when teams feel they can get a result their mindset changes and they are not beaten before they get on the pitch. T
Too many of our players are not good enough and lack the quality to finish the chances the team creates and while this lasts we will continue to suffer against all teams. If we had been more efficient in our finishing we could have won at least 3 of the games we lost this season ie west ham man city and sheff utd. And against Bolton a draw , The only game we have been outplayed was fulham.
Another point is that we have lost the ability to salvage a draw from a game we continue to lose.

Wenger must realise that teams have the right to play anyway they please and that is what make the league such a challenge. where else can the bottome team give the top teams a game.