Settled squad, settled mactnager?The fact is your club haven't the league since 2004. That will be 13 years this year if youse do it, a bit too settled. There is no real progression on the pitch. Yeah Arsenal won two back to back FA cups in recent times but they should be aiming for the league . Everybody knows the deficiencies in the side but they are never addressed in the transfer window.
I can't believe that you don't question Wenger at this stage. I respect the man for what he's done. I do question his ability to create leaders in a team. He inherited many leader's from George Graham when he came to Arsenal which led to there success in my opinion. He had the backbone of players like Adams,Dixon,Seaman ect and then Wenger brought the style. You're team lack steel and are mentally fragile. Rival fans know it, the media do and your own fans do. Arsenal broke mentally when youse bottled the league against Birmingham. It was sad that Eduardo broke his leg that day but youse collapsed. Your captain that day Gallas showed the club up, something broke in Arsenal that day and it hasn't been the same since. Don't give me injuries as an excuse last year, absolute rubbish excuse. Arteta and Rosicky would have made such a difference?
You prefer Arsenal's approach to not spending crazy money, like United on Depay and Schnierdelin? Wow, if crazy money is spending less than 30m I don't know. We spend because we are trying to get to the top, we aren't happy for top four every year. The club also bring through it's own talent too, Arsenal should know that more than anyone from last season. You used the word edge in your post, that's something that Arsenal lack. Real cutting edge, when you play badly and get a result away to us our city when it matters.
The bulk of those 13 years we were handicapped financially due to the stadium move the club chose to pay off with their own money and it was during the period the credit crunch hit which further set back the clubs economic progression plans.
Since 2013 I believe we've improved our defensive approach to games and defended more as a collective unit, Wenger has shown more tactical flexibility through integrating a more counter attacking system when we set up not to dominate possession and we have more characters in the team compared to 5 or 6 years ago so overall your claim Arsenal haven't progressed on the pitch is ignorant. What are the deficiencies in the Arsenal side? Why do you assume all the problems are certain to be addressed by delving into the transfer market?
I do question Wenger and have done increasingly especially after last campaign but I'm not an emotional fan incapable of analysing the situation thoroughly and putting things into perspective. Arsene like all managers has his flaws but he's still the right man to take this club forward in my opinion.
No leaders? Viera for me is Arsenals best ever captain whom Wenger signed, developed and appointed as skipper during the clubs best ever period 2001-2005.
I think Arteta was a highly underrated leader for Arsenal and a good captain that whom alongside Mertersacker changed the teams mentality bringing more togetherness between the players which was non-existant with the preceeding squad that included players like Nasri, Van Persie and those other trouble-making bottlers.
The fact Arsenal came so close to winning the league in 2008 when we were weakened financially and up against arguably the greatest ever Chelsea & Mancheser United sides speaks volumes of Wengers management skills. It was embarrassing the way that team imploded following Eduardo's injury very similarly to how Tottenham blew-up last season but we ended up three points behind the team who went on to win the champions league and league title that year when everyone predicted Arsenal to drop out the top four after losing Henry and Ljunberg.
Its obvious that our transfer strategy is more prudent and proficient compared to the majority of sides as we spend big only on proven truly world class players whilst still bringing through youth and importing bargains like Elneny, Koscielny and Cazorla. Wenger would never purchase Di Maria for £60m or Shevchenko for £30m as he assesses football and all the aspects fully which truly benefit us.
Manchester United haven't been in the top four consistently for 4 seasons now and theres no guarantee things are certain to alter in the upcoming campaigns as the premier league has become more competitive than ever and I have doubts over Mourinhos abiliy when up against more than two managers as serious contenders as next campaign it'll be Conte, Pochetinno, Guardiola, Raneiri, Koemen, Klopp, Bilic and of course Arsene himself so your deluded if you believe Manchester United are to get beyond top 4 as you haven't been capable of sustaining yourself in the top positions in four seasons.
