if it is so difficult, why don't we just admit it and give it up?
we neither have the quality nor the desire. while others have improved, we haven't.
we are just hiding behind our own illusion. i don't know why we seem to think we have "achieved" alot last season when we merely finished third and didnt get ourselves relegated as everyone else had expected. because of this delusion, we have changed nothing, when there was so much to be changed.
even i start wondering if arsene wenger has lost the plot.
i always believe that a manager has to be given enough time to execute his grand vision for the club, to transform it. arsene wenger has transformed arsenal. but he hasnt been able to take us to the next level. that is something you have to admit, and that is something that is not concluded hastily. enough time has passed. enough has happened.
4th place is the best we can aim for this season. even that is not guaranteed. after that, the team will just break up over money and "ambition". they will fulfil their ambitions elsewhere where there are people who can fulfil these ambitions for them, with them merely playing a supporting role.
we have been too patient with ourselves. because we couldnt win, we started to convince ourselves that it was more important to play beautiful football.
but what happens when we can't even play beautiful football?
you may say it is still early in the season. we can say: we will go on and win the remaining 36 games. but a match that hasn't been played is not a victory.
and looking at the last two games, i have nothing to say.
just be prepared for the worst.
and maybe someone can tell van persie to stop taking the free-kicks. his free-kicks are a waste of my time.
20 shots and 1 shot on goal. aren't we the laughing stock of england?
we neither have the quality nor the desire. while others have improved, we haven't.
we are just hiding behind our own illusion. i don't know why we seem to think we have "achieved" alot last season when we merely finished third and didnt get ourselves relegated as everyone else had expected. because of this delusion, we have changed nothing, when there was so much to be changed.
even i start wondering if arsene wenger has lost the plot.
i always believe that a manager has to be given enough time to execute his grand vision for the club, to transform it. arsene wenger has transformed arsenal. but he hasnt been able to take us to the next level. that is something you have to admit, and that is something that is not concluded hastily. enough time has passed. enough has happened.
4th place is the best we can aim for this season. even that is not guaranteed. after that, the team will just break up over money and "ambition". they will fulfil their ambitions elsewhere where there are people who can fulfil these ambitions for them, with them merely playing a supporting role.
we have been too patient with ourselves. because we couldnt win, we started to convince ourselves that it was more important to play beautiful football.
but what happens when we can't even play beautiful football?
you may say it is still early in the season. we can say: we will go on and win the remaining 36 games. but a match that hasn't been played is not a victory.
and looking at the last two games, i have nothing to say.
just be prepared for the worst.
and maybe someone can tell van persie to stop taking the free-kicks. his free-kicks are a waste of my time.
20 shots and 1 shot on goal. aren't we the laughing stock of england?
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I think that all Arsenal fans should be proud of the way the team played last season. Sure they came up short but for me they played the best football for most portions of the season. And I will acknowledge that they did not defend well enough against the physically more powerful United, Chelsea and Liverpool in the big games but - for me - they were the light of the season. Even today the injured Fabregas is reminding people that the team is special. I think they still are too but they are even more prone to collapse this season than last. And there are two reasons for this: one - they have lost their midfield depth; and two - they have failed to shore up the centre of their defense. I understand your frustration. But don't give up on Arsenal's football just yet. For me they are the club equivalent of Brazil. And that is something to hold onto - forever.
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