Wengers reluctance to open his cheque book
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As a Arsenal Fan, I'm getting a little irritated and yes feeling a little uneasy on our prospects for the season. Firstly, since Patrick Viera was allowed to leave the club (which I thought was a horrible mistake in the first place) Wenger has refused to find a natural replacement for him. Instead, he choose to rely on two youngsters Febregas and Flamini, two youngsters who are hot propects for the future, but definitely far from that of the Viera mould. It is evident in the last few matches that Arsenal was sorely lacking the prescense Viera provided, that killer pass he so often provides that breaks the backs of defences. Just look at the two previous Premiership matches, against Newcastle they looked really out of sorts until Jenas got sent off. Again against Chelsea, they dominated, but the attack often crumbled when they reached the last third of the field. Thumbs up to Gilberto Silva though who tried really hard to emulate Viera's role, but fact the matter is that the man is not Viera. Of course, the departure of Viera is only the top of Arsenal's problems. The state of their defence is worrysome, the sight of Drogba muscling his way through to goal is just disgusting to watch. Again, Mr Wenger has choosen to rely on youth to troubleshoot the defensive problems plagueing his team. I just cannot comprehen Mr Wengers policies. Yes, bright young talents they are, but they are sorely lacking experience and big match exposure to be handed the mammoth task of replacing a figure like Viera or shouldling the defence.
I understand that Arsenal is running on a shoe string budget with the Emirates Stadium being a liability on their finances. That is why when Viera was being sold, I accepted it knowing that the club needed money to bring in more players and that Viera only had 2 years left in his contract. However, since his depature, Arsenal has only brought in one player (Hleb, who I must say is a really good buy). That just isn't enough. Wenger needs to couple his "Go Youth Policy" with a reasonable transfer policy to mantain an efficient balance. I'm not going into specifics as to what Arsenal need to become the team that is able to via with the likes of Chelsea and Real Madrid for domestic and european honours, I think what change is needed is rather evident for us the fans to see. -
Dont worry dude. Arsenal and Man Utd are still the best.
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Chelsea is up there too......i agree with quincey,arsenal seemed a bit weaker this season......they'll be third.
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i think arsenal is weak this season cos their captain gone. hope henry can make the difference.
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Fabregas....is the man this season....
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Wenger is only interested to replace the old with new blood.
He will sell Henry when the fetching price can afford him to bring in several young promising lads.
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relax. arsenal still have plenty of firepower and class in them even w/o viera.
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If you are a true arsenal fan please spell the name as vieira..not viera..And if you think your problem is bad,wait till henry is gone..den i can truly say au revoir monsieur wenger..
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too bad. im not a arsenal fan. so i cant be bothered if its viera or vieiraOriginally posted by stellazio:If you are a true arsenal fan please spell the name as vieira..not viera..And if you think your problem is bad,wait till henry is gone..den i can truly say au revoir monsieur wenger.. -
not reluctance lah... bo money lah.. arsenal so poor hahahahaaha
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I was referring to the thread starter,if you don't support arsenal den don't reply la since mr vieira doesn't mean anything..Originally posted by alan-:too bad. im not a arsenal fan. so i cant be bothered if its viera or vieira -
wait till the new stadium is done....emirates stadium....from then it will then test how arsenal will react to be it the transfer market or anything....
Originally posted by I-like-flings(m):not reluctance lah... bo money lah.. arsenal so poor hahahahaaha