we need some short of short term fix as well if Wenger intends seeing out the rest of his contract.

Yes you bloody did.

We desperately need a change of tactics not new players .

... but a short term fix would prolong the agony , better to lose a few more and hasten Wenger's departure .

For me his idiot interviews , his perserverance with tippy tappy , a team reluctant to shoot , unable to organise a decent defence has completely over shadowed his Henry , Pires , Invincibles legacy and he'll be remembered as the bloke who was too stupid/ stubborn to retire when the writing was on the wall .

We desperately need a change of tactics not new players .

Thanks for making my point, boozy.

Say all you want you've properly mugged yourself off with that one :laughing7: :laughing7:

How about you show the post(s) you're referring to then.

... but a short term fix would prolong the agony , better to lose a few more and hasten Wenger's departure .

For me his idiot interviews , his perserverance with tippy tappy , a team reluctant to shoot , unable to organise a decent defence has completely over shadowed his Henry , Pires , Invincibles legacy and he'll be remembered as the bloke who was too stupid/ stubborn to retire when the writing was on the wall .

We desperately need a change of tactics not new players .

It seems strange to me that some people would rather we didn't sign a striker of the quality of Aubameyang if we have the chance of landing him.

I absolutely agree with this Haz, but we need some short of short term fix as well if Wenger intends seeing out the rest of his contract.

Check for yourself you wally. You wrote it!!! :1laughter:

This is my opinion as well, but even though I think our setup is the biggest part of the problem there are clearly problems with his game that he needs to work on. For the first goal we conceded against Liverpool he tracked Coutinho for his entire run forward, but then suddenly stopped for the last five yards or so, giving Coutinho a free header. Infuriating.

He also has a habit of going in for 50/50 challenges when the opponents are counter-attacking, which is incredibly dangerous if he misses them. A couple of those have lead to us conceding this season, and while I wouldn’t say those goals are entirely on him, his actions put us in a bad position. I do believe these problems could be worked on with a proper defensive coach though. His physical tools could make him a great midfielder, even with his lack of pace.

It'll also give Arsene eighteen months to 'Wengerise' him. He only needed six months with Lacazzette.

No I didn't, and since you're the one claiming I did you're the one who should back it up. This is a post I've actually written about Xhaka:



In that same debate Bernard was asking you about the number of goals you think Xhaka has cost us, and later you claimed Bernard considered Xhaka a 'midfield maestro'. Another fabrication.

So, any actual argument for why you're not a *%^@?

What are the best twitter accounts for ITK transfer rumours? I could do with a laugh.

Never said any of that.

He improves the team compared to the alternative of playing Coquelin or El Nenny who are both hopeless but he isn't of the required level. I don't necessarily devote a ton of time voicing my frustration but found it quite startling people using pass completed statistics to suggest hes some kind of midfield maestro when he's been a complete liability since he's been with the club. It was like the NRA or trump using certain irrelevant statistics to advocate gun ownership in the US.

Bubblechrist and Bernard

Really?





It's all on this page, and if you go back one page you'll see what I actually said about Xhaka. You'll also see who actually was asking you what goals you thought Xhaka had cost us (whish is a pretty reasonable question to ask if one assumes you're having a debate with someone who hasn't got the wit and intellectual honesty of a loaf of bread).

Haha what a Wally :1laughter:

Spot on

It'll also give Arsene eighteen months to 'Wengerise' him. He only needed six months with Lacazette.

Thanks John ...and I'm sure Soc [ his thought processes being that little bit slower ] will eventually think similar .

Does anyone know of any Arsenal fans who think should be in charge next season? Not heard anyone say it in months...

£30-35m for each of the 3.
Cheap as chips in today’s market and all covered by coutinho’s fee with £50m change

Agree completely with this. Malcom, Lemar, Goretzka, Keita, Bakayoko and Draxler are the type of player we should be going for, not Aubameyang (who I suspect may fall of the proverbial cliff in the near future) and Mkhitaryan.

Get young, talented players in who are hungry to make a name for themselves, and a manager who has an idea of what to do with them. Look at the way Liverpool are playing now after a couple of seasons with Klopp and the team he has built. This was their squad the season before Klopp arrived - mediocre pretty much all the way through, with a couple of bright spots. Fast forward to now and they're one of the most exciting teams to watch in Europe. And who knows, if Van Dijk is the player he's hyped up to be and Keita is successful they might be ready to properly challenge next season.

How about you show the post(s) you're referring to then.

If we think the English refs are bad look at what they have to put up with in France. Ref is running to keep up with play, cuts across a defender also running back and trips up, then aims a kick at the defender and sends him off for a second yellow card. It was in the PSG v Nantes game

Says the guy who was outwitted by a mouse