At least Shrek didn't score today, he overdid his penalty kick. I can't stand his celebration he would have probably kissed the manure badge to try to mend things with the supporters.
A nervous, frantic, disappointing performance by the Gunners. If only it was out of the ordinary. I don't want to harp on the 'sense of entitlement' excuse but it really does seem like this team is unwilling to put in the work required to deserve their place at the top. I think the team wins mostly by wearing down their opponents with offensive pressure. Against seasoned teams like ManU, Chelsea, and even the Sp*rs, it tends not to work. They will put up a wall along the top of the box and stand there all day as our fancy boys pass it around until they run out of space and make a long, inaccurate shot the only product of their possession play.
Also, Arshavin is useless, but Walcott isn't much better. I think the reason Arsene puts him on late is because it psychologically puts pressure on him to hurry up and stay sharp. When he starts he tends to pace himself more which doesn't play to his strengths. And holy hell, 90% of the time he gets the ball he either runs it out of bounds or kicks it up forward to an imaginary teammate. The phrase "hurry up and go slow" comes to mind.
We don't have enough dimensions. Wenger needs to stop his conspiracy bullshit and start changing tactics at halftime.
Wenger is blaming Arsenal's poor performance on the quality of Old Trafford's pitch. I agree that the pitch wasn't up to standard but it isn't a good enough excuse. All we can do is continue to keep winning out games and kick the living shit out of Chelsea. Surely we're due a win over one of our big rivals.
I'll give him that. Both teams were slipping and sliding. But this is classic Wenger trying to deflect blame off of his team--to the pitch, to the officials, to himself--and I don't know if this group needs that kind of handling.
It's embarrasing that he can't concede that they just had that killer edge. Wenger can be one of the most stubborn people in football when it comes to accepting facts. We let the media hype our "Kids" week in and week out and we believe it and so does he, but fails to realize we don't have consistency in our squad. Rvp- One of the best strikers in the world but he's made of glass. Chamakh- Very nice lad. would like to see more of his aerial game, more headers and less diving. Bendner- Feel bad for him, had an injury and then Chamakh pushed him down in the pecking order, rightly feels upset at being benched when's he's showed improvement. Vela- Probably the only player Wenger has overlooked. This guy had a two game goal streak and then benched him. The problem seems his confidence goes to shit for not playing enough games. He will probably end up leaving, shame he looked quality even better than walcott. Arshavin- being one of our veterans has gone tuned into a Lazy Cvnt after having a great first season, he looks tired and frustrated out there. Walcott- "Mr. Super Sub" is only good at that, beating tired opposition with his speed but no intelligence on the pitch, same player as Lennon at spuds. Frustrating, miles away from being the next Henry. Rosicky- a very smart player but age and injuries have slowed his game, not the same player. Nasri- well he's very gifted but used in the wrong position by wenger, sometimes looks annoyed at playing the wing. Probably our future CM after Fabs leaved to Barca. Wilshire- a player ahead of his time, very mature and smart. Only weakness seems his temper right now, but he's a fine lad. Fabregas- great player but still fails to maintain consistency. Song- another improved player, several season's ago I used to hate this guy but now has gained my approval. Denilson- plays better as a DM then CM. Very gifted technically but still very inexperienced. Ramsey- this guy looked the real deal before they broke his leg, hopefully he can regain his form. It would be a shame to see this lad's promising career go down the shitter. Koncielny- Good defender, still hasn't had enough time to be judged, shall wait till end of season. Squallaci- Same as Koncielny. Clichy- This guy adds nothing to our defense, constanly taking risks and getting skinned for that. I would drop him if I were Wenger and bring back Traore from loan. Let him undertstand that he needs to improve and stop taking his place for granted. Sagna- Our only solid fullback. Djorou- Honestly, I think he's shit or not ready to even come off the bench, his defending has put us into trouble a few times. Flappy- Improving but has his moments of turning to shit. Szczesny- Looks 2x the player flappy is. We should give him more starts.
