TheEconomist
Established Member
Hi all,
Its been a number of years since i last posted here. Glad to see some familiar names still around.
I've followed the forum even though i haven't posted, but after the events of the last week i really had to express myself somewhere
Its upsetting to see the state of things, I've looked up to Arsène Wenger as a role model for such a long time, and I hate the way it looks like things are going to end for him and Arsenal. Hes the greatest manager we've ever had, and an inspirational person, it makes me sad the camera cuts to him on the touchline now days, watching him stand there in exasperation as his players let him time after time.
The way our season has imploded this past week is inexcusable, and to throw away the title in the way we have given the weakness of our competition this season is infuriating.
Unfortunately I think its time for a change now this summer, though i think realistically we wont see a change until his contract expires next summer.
Lets hope that Walcott has also left by then. I dont claim to be a technical expert, but i'd love it if someone could explain how he managed to find himself at one of the biggest football teams in the world. Sure, hes fast, but there are many other players out there who are only marginally slower than him. In the ten years Walcott has been here, he hasnt demonstrated a particular strength in technical ability, footballing intelligence, advantageous physical attributes or anything else that i would consider important to be a "world class" or even above average footballer. When hes on the pitch, it feels like we're playing with ten men. Surely there must be hundreds of players knocking around the lower leagues who would be just as good for us?
I appreciate we have invested a lot in him and his development, but i think its time to see that for what it is, a sunken cost, and one that needs to be written off immediately. For his wage, we should be getting a world class player of Özil and Sanchez's level. God knows how we are going to get him off our books with his salary
Anyway, sorry for the rant. Hope your all keeping well and in good health.
Its been a number of years since i last posted here. Glad to see some familiar names still around.
I've followed the forum even though i haven't posted, but after the events of the last week i really had to express myself somewhere
Its upsetting to see the state of things, I've looked up to Arsène Wenger as a role model for such a long time, and I hate the way it looks like things are going to end for him and Arsenal. Hes the greatest manager we've ever had, and an inspirational person, it makes me sad the camera cuts to him on the touchline now days, watching him stand there in exasperation as his players let him time after time.
The way our season has imploded this past week is inexcusable, and to throw away the title in the way we have given the weakness of our competition this season is infuriating.
Unfortunately I think its time for a change now this summer, though i think realistically we wont see a change until his contract expires next summer.
Lets hope that Walcott has also left by then. I dont claim to be a technical expert, but i'd love it if someone could explain how he managed to find himself at one of the biggest football teams in the world. Sure, hes fast, but there are many other players out there who are only marginally slower than him. In the ten years Walcott has been here, he hasnt demonstrated a particular strength in technical ability, footballing intelligence, advantageous physical attributes or anything else that i would consider important to be a "world class" or even above average footballer. When hes on the pitch, it feels like we're playing with ten men. Surely there must be hundreds of players knocking around the lower leagues who would be just as good for us?
I appreciate we have invested a lot in him and his development, but i think its time to see that for what it is, a sunken cost, and one that needs to be written off immediately. For his wage, we should be getting a world class player of Özil and Sanchez's level. God knows how we are going to get him off our books with his salary
Anyway, sorry for the rant. Hope your all keeping well and in good health.
