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It’s Time For Arsene Wenger To F*cking Leave!!

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Regular readers of my blog will know that I have always been one of the few AKB’s left amongst the Arsenal supporters. I believed that he was the right man to take us forward, especially after years of financial difficulties – but now enough is enough.

I tweeted before the game that there are only 3 things certain in life: Death, Taxes and Arsenal losing at Stamford Bridge. And I even said to myself I wasn’t going to watch the match as I knew exactly what was going to happen. But as most of you know supporting Arsenal is a religion and is something you can’t just turn off and on with a flick of a switch. So even knowing what would unfold this afternoon, I watched the game.

The game ended 3-1 and that’s not a surprise. Arsenal were second best all afternoon and again, that wasn’t a surprise. I hate playing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge because mentally we just bottle it. We approach the game with no fight, no determination and most importantly no belief. Why is that? It all stems from the manager.

I don’t know why Arsene Wenger keeps making the same mistakes. The only time we won there was when they had the incompetent Andre Villas Boas in charge and Van Persie scored a hat trick to give us a 5-3 win. Apart from that, the only win I remember was in The Invincible season when Vieira and Edu scored in a 2-1 victory.

Don’t get me wrong, the refereeing once again was a complete joke. The opening goal was a clear foul – Alonso pretty much pole axed Bellerin before heading into the net. In any other game thats a foul but there seems to be a trend of awful refereeing decision going against us recently.

After that we couldn’t really get into the game but despite this, we still make some decent chances to nick an equaliser. Gabriel had the best chance but his header went straight down the keepers throat.

But as it stands, after the defeat against Watford midweek, we are now 12 points behind. Once again, in early February we’re well out of the title race.

So now our only chance of silverware this season is either in the Champions League (are you having a laugh?) or the FA Cup. Ah well, at least we can try and finish 4th again.

Look, I love Arsene Wenger. That man has done more than any other to grow and build a football club that is self-sustainable and has one of the best stadiums not just in England but the world. And while the man has given us unprecedented success – he ideas and football beliefs are just outdated.

The best defence usually wins the league yet that’s an area he doesn’t believe he needs to teach. He inherited a side with one of the best defences the country has ever seen and did recruit well, signing Lauren, Sol Campbell and Kolo Toure, as well as bringing Ashley Cole through the ranks. But after that it’s been nothing but stop gaps. And Arsene was fortunate with The Invincibles defence, as Ashley Cole off to Crystal Palace before Silvinho had his passport problems, Lauren was originally a right sided midfielder and Kolo Toure was groomed into the roll by Martin Keown.

After 13 years without even looking like we could sustain a genuine title challenge, enough is simply enough.

 

The Ultimate Wenger20 Anniversary Tribute Videos!

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Like most of you I’d imagine, I’ve been looking online and on YouTube in particular to see the Wenger20 tributes as I was sure there were plenty of them around. There are some really interesting and endearing interviews, and some of the best videos that I’ve found and enjoyed are below:

Thierry Henry Interviews Arsene Wenger (Sky Sports)

Thierry Henry puts the questions to Arsene celebrating 20 years at Arsenal, including what was his greatest moment at the club and and his worst:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPFyymEbJCs

NBCSN Special: Inside The Mind of Arsene Wenger

An in depth interview with Arsene Wenger, by Roger Bennett:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAGQ8OLyvqc

20 Years of Arsene Wenger (BBC Special)

Ian Wright, Martin Keown, John Hartson, Amy Laurence and Piers Morgan discuss Arsene’s 20 year reign at the club including how he will be remembered in history:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExK3E1trV5c

20 Years of Arsene Wenger (Sky Sports)

A short documentary / tribute to Arsene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2HwvZWD2MU

Arsene Wenger Explains The Invincible’s

The boss chats to Ian Wright, Sol Campbell and er… Williams Gallas about that Invincible’s season:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXDuFdBteps

 

 

 

Vote Here! Who Was Arsene Wenger’s Greatest Ever Player?

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Who was Arsene Wenger’s greatest ever player?

Over the last 20 years, there have been some special talents at the club. We had Tony Adams and Ian Wright who were at the club when Arsene arrived in 1996 and helped Le Boss achieve fantastic success in the 1997/1998 season.

Dennis Bergkamp would prove to be the genius that epitomised Arsene Wenger’s attacking style of football, and managed to win 3 Premier League titles and 4 FA Cups – and goes down as one of our most successful players.

Patrick Vieira as also there from the start and his last act for Arsenal was scoring the winning penalty in the FA Cup Final against Manchester United. A warrior on the pitch, he was a true leader.

Then we have Robert Pires, the man who was worshiped by the rest of the squad when he lifted the Premier League trophy in 2002. He scored some amazing goals but will be remembered for being an assist master. Possibly the most unselfish player we’ve ever seen at the club.

‘Safe Hands’ is also in with a shout as he was Mr Reliable and won 2 Premier League titles and 3 FA Cups with Arsene, even though he was in the twilight of his career.

But who do you think is Arsene’s greatest ever player? Take a look at the options below and vote!

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Who Would Be In Your Greatest Arsene Wenger XI?

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Last night at the end of MOTD2, Ian Wright was asked for his greatest ever Arsene Wenger starting XI, with the caveat that he couldn’t pick himself, and ended up with the following team:

GK: David Seaman
RB: Lee Dixon
CB: Tony Adams
CB Martin Keown
LB: Nigel Winterburn
RM: Robert Pires
CM: Patrick Vieira
CM: Emmanuel Petit
LM: Marc Overmars
CF: Dennis Bergkamp
CF: Thierry Henry

But who would make your best ever Arsene XI?

Here’s mine:

GK: David Seaman
RB: Lauren
CB: Tony Adams
CB: Sol Campbell
LB: Ashley Cole
RM: Freddie Ljungberg
CM: Patrick Vieira
CM: Cesc Fabregas
LM: Robert Pires
CF: Dennis Bergkamp
CF: Thierry Henry

So who makes your greatest ever Arsene Wenger XI? Leave your team in the comments section below!