Did we do good business last summer?

[LG10]

Top 4 in the Wenger era was straightforward, just had to overcome villa and Everton (which we struggled with). Not something to keep bringing up to defend him, when the competition strengthened he failed miserably.

 

[Makingtrax]

Top 4 in the Wenger era was straightforward, just had to overcome villa and Everton (which we struggled with). Not something to keep bringing up to defend him, when the competition strengthened he failed miserably.

Straightforward? There's little evidence the league is getting harder, but a lot of evidence that us and Sp**s have got a lot worse. Read @Rex Banter 's post above.

City have scored 100 points, never seen before. Two teams with 98 and 97 points points last year, never seen before. It's all too easy for the two teams at the top and the rest have fallen away into mediocrity with problems.

 

[Lidl_Reed]

Straightforward? There's little evidence the league is getting harder, but a lot of evidence that us and Sp**s have got a lot worse. Read @Rex Banter 's post above.

City have scored 100 points, never seen before. Two teams with 98 and 97 points points last year, never seen before. It's all too easy for the two teams at the top and the rest have fallen away into mediocrity with problems.

It was easy and back then we had English players who cared for the club, instead of all these midfielders.

 

[Macho]

Top 4 is definitely harder today than Wengers time for sure.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Top 4 is definitely harder today than Wengers time for sure.

Yep. The Wenger Apostles will tell you differently, though

 

[Makingtrax]

Top 4 is definitely harder today than Wengers time for sure.

Why? What's the actual evidence?

 

[Makingtrax]

Yep. The Wenger Apostles will tell you differently, though

Can't see any evidence myself. But those who kept posting 'any manager could do better than Wenger' have to keep saying 'it's getting harder' else look a bit stupid now we're in the worst position for 25 years. I get that.

 

[GDeep™]

Can't see any evidence myself. But those who kept posting 'any manager could do better than Wenger' have to keep saying 'it's getting harder' else look a bit stupid now we're in the worst position for 25 years. I get that.

 

[LG10]

Straightforward? There's little evidence the league is getting harder, but a lot of evidence that us and Sp**s have got a lot worse. Read @Rex Banter 's post above.

City have scored 100 points, never seen before. Two teams with 98 and 97 points points last year, never seen before. It's all too easy for the two teams at the top and the rest have fallen away into mediocrity with problems.

Chelsea, United, Sp**s, Leicester, wolves are all very good teams and better than the ones Wenger had to face. Every pl team has money now and there are very few freebies. League is at a much higher level tactically now, was embarrassing seeing Wenger outcoached every game near his end.

 

[GDeep™]

Chelsea, United, Sp**s, Leicester, wolves are all very good teams and better than the ones Wenger had to face. Every pl team has money now and there are very few freebies. League is at a much higher level tactically now, was embarrassing seeing Wenger outcoached every game near his end.

This is the weakest Chelsea team since Roman took over, what you on about? Utd are also managed by a bum.

 

[Macho]

Can't see any evidence myself. But those who kept posting 'any manager could do better than Wenger' have to keep saying 'it's getting harder' else look a bit stupid now we're in the worst position for 25 years. I get that.

I’ve never said this tbh. I loved Wenger.

I am man enough to say if I saw Emery, Ljunberg and Arteta in our future I wouldn’t have said Wenger out.

I think Arteta doing a good job btw but seeing our strategy, the pool of managers we were looking at and the budget we’re working with, sacking Wenger was kinda pointless.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

I’ve never said this tbh. I loved Wenger.

I am man enough to say if I saw Emery, Ljunberg and Arteta in our future I wouldn’t have said Wenger out.

I think Arteta doing a good job btw but seeing our strategy, the pool of managers we are looking at and the budget we’re working with, sacking Wenger was kinda pointless.

For me it was Wenger out, no matter the replacement unfortunately. Had reached the breaking point. We became stagnant, so a coupla years desert wandering like Utd after Sir Alex (GOAT manager of all time) i was prepared for

 

[GDeep™]

I think Arteta doing a good job btw but seeing our strategy, the pool of managers we were looking at and the budget we’re working with, sacking Wenger was kinda pointless.

Budgets have increased though, we’re spending more now than we did under Wenger.

 

[Macho]

Budgets have increased though, we’re spending more now than we did under Wenger.

No it hasn’t, it’s still 30-40 mil per summer on average.

Wenger spent loads don’t be fooled. Auba, Laca, Özil, Mustafi, Xhaka, Sanchez, etc etc was all under Wenger I wouldn’t be surprised if our net spent was actually less with all the loans and stuff we have done since his exit.

 

[BigPoppaPump]

Chelsea, United, Sp**s, Leicester, wolves are all very good teams and better than the ones Wenger had to face. Every pl team has money now and there are very few freebies. League is at a much higher level tactically now, was embarrassing seeing Wenger outcoached every game near his end.

Chelsea & United now are nothing compared to 10-15 years ago.

 

[Ash10]

Chelsea, United, Sp**s, Leicester, wolves are all very good teams and better than the ones Wenger had to face. Every pl team has money now and there are very few freebies. League is at a much higher level tactically now, was embarrassing seeing Wenger outcoached every game near his end.

What?

 

[LG10]

Chelsea & United now are nothing compared to 10-15 years ago.

And we were nowhere near them at that time

 

[LG10]

What?

They were better than the likes of villa and Everton it’s not debatable

 

[LG10]

This is the weakest Chelsea team since Roman took over, what you on about? Utd are also managed by a bum.

When those two were good we were nowhere near them and were fighting for fourth. They’re not what they once were but still have super expensive squads that are much better than the teams that challenged us for 4th in that era.

Ole isn’t world class but calling him a bum or a gym teacher is just dumb, he’s a solid manager.

 

[GDeep™]

When those two were good we were nowhere near them and were fighting for fourth. They’re not what they once were but still have super expensive squads that are much better than the teams that challenged us for 4th in that era.

Ole isn’t world class but calling him a bum or a gym teacher is just dumb, he’s a solid manager.

Ole is the worst manager in the league. Loses any big game he has.