tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166923344297539926.post6147695185009657885..comments2023-10-18T23:30:57.730+11:00Comments on Antipodean Gooner: From Hero to ZeroWEGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09635019254405051471noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166923344297539926.post-20725579254496039082010-02-13T16:17:06.938+11:002010-02-13T16:17:06.938+11:00Hey man, thanks for the comment. I completely agre...Hey man, thanks for the comment. I completely agree with that. Yeah, I know Campbell and Cole played in the CL Final, but the lineup that got us there (and kept the clean-sheet record) was FlimFlam, Sendross, Kolo and Eboue. They're no great shakes, but they did it through guts, concentration and effort. Cheers.wegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166923344297539926.post-11100629049079045792010-02-08T19:48:25.054+11:002010-02-08T19:48:25.054+11:00CL Final defence was Eboue, Campbell, Toure, Cole ...CL Final defence was Eboue, Campbell, Toure, Cole according to the BBC match review. <br /><br />The main problem with the current defence is they can be too attack minded and get caught out of position. They are also not organised very well, and have no commanding leader.<br /><br />Wenger should bring in Mannone for Almunia, at least in the short term.<br /><br />I agree about him extending contracts for just above average players like Denilson. Why? If they're not good enough for Arsenal sell them on. They can still do a job for lesser clubs and have a long career. Wenger should be ruthless like Ferguson - if yr not good enough, yr out.<br /><br />He also needs to instil in his players a fighting spirit, which is the main area they fall down when compared to Man U and Chelsea. Nasri and Walcott in particular are guilty of jogging leisurely around instead of busting a gut to close down the opposition and win that ball back.<br /><br />Now I love Wenger, and can't imagine loving Arsenal as much when he finally leaves, but he's so stubborn. BUY. SOME. PLAYERS. Not 15 yr old prospects for the future. Established players who are good enough ALREADY. Especially a striker. Bendtner will never be a world beater, Eduardo the same and Van Persie even when fit and in form is merely a spindly-legged 'pretty good', rather than a ruthless gladiatorial predator like Rooney or Drogba.<br /><br />It's getting to the point now where although Wenger is responsible for producing another good Arsenal side, and really is over-succeeding with the personnel he has, it is his own stubbornness in not buying real talent in vital areas AND his lack of tactical nous/refusal to play any other way which is stopping Arsenal being a genuine Premier/Champions League challenger.<br /><br />I don't think I want him to go, but it might benefit Arsenal if they dropped out of the Top 4, crashed out of the Champs League v Porto then maybe MAYBE he would have a little re-think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com