Arsenal WILL beat Swansea says Vermaelen
The Arsenal players are understandably disappointed with the result against Manchester City yesterday, and none more so than our Belgian captain Thomas Vermaelen. The 27-year old knows that they should have defended better and they will need to start the game against Swansea much better on Wednesday to avoid a repeat of that disappointment, but he is confident that the Gunners will triumph.
“There are a lot of big, big fixtures coming up against good teams, big games.
“We wanted to have a good start, and that is why it is more disappointing that we could not get a good result.
“But against Swansea, I am confident the group will respond on this defeat, and I’m confident that we can get a result on Wednesday.”
Vermaelen will take a lot of positives from the way that Arsenal came back in to the game against City, and the way that the home crowd responded to their efforts. The players will focus on that before the FA cup game, and if they carry on in that manner, then we should be in to the next round.
“That can give us a massive boost, that they’re behind us, and they did that through the whole game. It was difficult for us, because we had 10 men, and for them as well, but they supported us through the whole game.”
So far this season, Arsenal have bounced back well from poor performances and bad results, which bodes well for Wednesday. The team owes the fans and they are determined to give us something to cheer about against Swansea.
ummm no we wont beat swansea and we will finish the league in 6th if we buy no one
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we hear the same week when we lose a game
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They need a good start ,same old story different day..
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Wenger is looking at Etienne Capoue.. guess who’s back in the market…lol
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we hear the same every week when we lose a game
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it’s becoming a habit listening to Bullshit,the thing is we don’t believe it nomore ,i know for a fact we have had enough of this .. time for a change all round…
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It’s a win-win situation:
Should we win – great!
Should we lose – Wenger’s time comes another inch closer to its end.
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Vermallen took a lot of positives from the game ” what a stupid quote ” we lost for crying out loud again… too many games down the pan… no more excuses …
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HOW MANY GOOD START DO ARSENAL NEED?
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Don’t believe the ‘arsenal back in for Zaha’ rumours going about on the internet.
The daily express has a story that man utd have basically sealed that deal, and guess who one of their columnists is? Ian Holloway- the Crystal Palace manager. (Zaha’s manager for those that don’t know).
He should know what’s really going on.
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I was at the game on sunday,and I disagree with people saying we played well and tried hard. It was such a disappointment to see our players faces of confusion many times during the game. We didn’t know how to cope with, lets face it, a weakend city side. I also include TV5 in that statement. Will we beat Swansea? I really don’t know anymore.
Now my season ticket works out at just under £70 per match. this include the 7 credits for ECL games and FA cup game. should we not qualify for the ECL this year, do we get a discount on our renewal???? does anybody know the answer???
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I dont like to say but i wish we are out of fa cup, champions league and finish 6th or 7th below spurs, so that wenger will know the reality and the quality of his exceptional squad.
wenger must buy quality and top players.
I am a die-hard gunner.
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Wenger is looking for a replacement for Arteta due to his injury as Diaby is a gamble. Hope we get atleast 2 players to get a bit of confidence back :/
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I believe the club should stop using those cheap’n'cheesy PR stunts, it’s all becoming a joke nowadays.
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Stopilla Sunzu goes to reading..??
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Our problem is AW he needs to go we need a new direction this is getting a bit out of hand!!! Livid… tired of his excuses coming out of AW this time he is blaming the atmosphere at the emirates for the players negative display. The transfer market is dry no real rumors what the hell is AW up to??
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No we can’t beat Swansea with Forwards we have. Did you see Walcott last nite???? That guy is not a CF! Why does he dictate rules to AW. If tomorrow gibbs going to come out and say ” I want to play GK or outherwise I leave” does it mean we have to change averything just to make a guy GK if he is not capable of doing that? Nonsense. I don’t care what Walcott wants, if he doesn’t want to be a team player let him go, because of him we can not sign up another striker, cause Wenger uses Walcott as an excuse!
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to Kimbono,
are you serious??? Because somebody wished Arsenal to loose that’s why they lost???? What about they came to this game not prepared, the only 2 players that really wanted to win were Wilshere and Schzesny(GK) the rest came just for fun, what about coach subbing wrong people at the wrong time? I think it is not fans that caused AFC to loose, its coach and co. let us loose!
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Put a shit Side out against Swansea ….. Or Give some fringe players a chance (Eisfield, meade, gnarby etc) It can’t do any worse than our league team!
If we beat them it’s a bonus… But realistically the further we go in the FA cup is only going to deplete our already knackered squad! AW needs to buy at least 5, yes 5 players in January to sustain a top 4 challenge and a run in the FA CUP ! Let’s face it, we are running on empty now and by the time we meet Bayern in mid Feb we could have a few key injuries..
AW seems reluctant to get ANY reinforcements in (even though we are renowned for getting crucial injuries every year at this time) so we should use the fringe players and give the likes of Cazorla & Wilshere a rest and then take it from there!!
The transfer of THEO is getting beyond farcical.. It’s a smoke screen to cover up the fact we haven’t bought anyone as yet! It’s a joke that everyone and its not just a plea from the part time supporters or those that have only been with arsenal for 5 or so years, its a genuine concern from all fans that have seen this great club surrender and suffer when we lose our best players and not replace them with ‘LIKE’ for ‘LIKE’!!!!!!!!!
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Get behind the team.
I’m peed off with Wenger and the board at the moment.
Pretty much everyone is.
But this is Arsenal. I want us to win this game badly.
Deep down I’m expecting the worst.
I’m also expecting no marquee signing this window and a 6th place finish with no trophy.
I’m also expecting us to get humiliated against Bayern.
I’m a realist but I still want us to win every game.
You are not a fan if you ever want us to lose. End of story.
And yes…Wenger out if he doesn’t buy anyone of note (not some average player) and all of the above happens.
We have lost too many world class players and not replaced them properly.
Cesc, RVP, Nasri have all left recently and we get Arteta, Gervinho and Giroud to replace them. Arteta and Giroud are ok…but not in the same class.
WE NEED A MARQUEE SIGNING! A STATEMENT OF INTENT.
AND WE NEED IT NOW!!!!
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did i say thats why we lost?? nooo
im asking if thy are happy that they got what they wanted to happen??
and if there not then dont wish that on arsenal
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A very bad season will be the best for Arsenal. Only then will the die-hard AW fans also give up.
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@George, I’ll be very surprised if AW goes into the transfer market for a DM. But I am sure he wont. Expect to see Coquelin/Frimpong/Ramsey getting more game time. Too much pressure on Jack.
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arsenal linep against swansea:
szezcsny
sagna mertesaker vermaelen gibbs
frimpong wilshere
chamberlain rosicky podolski
giroud
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im worried even if we finsih in 6th posistion the board and wenger will not spend big. these greedy people dont spend money even when we have millions. we might even sell wilshere, cazorla, podolski,etc.
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Quick question, when are we going actually spend some f*cking money and say enough is enough time to actually win something
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We are not meant to pour our anger on the players. Get behind them for the Swansea game and let’s see what will happen.
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When are Arsenal going to start SERIOUSLY challenging for trophies and WINNING them instead of being happy selling our best players every year, making a profit (as well as ripping the fans off) and being satisfied with a top four finish every season? I’M FED UP OF IT. It’s coming up to eight years now, yes EIGHT YEARS since we last won a trophy and for a so called “BIG CLUB” like Arsenal that is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. SHAMEFUL in fact.
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@ Ofir yeah i agree
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@Darule
I know its not the only reason but a reason we dont do aswell in games or lose leads id because us fans get nervous and dont cheer our team through, i think we need to cheer till the final whistle but dont get me wrong that is most certainly not the biggest problem but it would help a lot, thats why teams like norwich etc do well at home because they cheer their team to victory but i just wish arsenal had some big changes and became a football club again not a piggy bank
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@hugh well mate.thats all he’ll be doing.looking.out we go in the FA cup.and wenger will say we played well second half. What a dick
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We play with so many attacking players we should be making 15/20 chances every game but we dont need to change the formation at times and play with with stronger dm to help r defence getting fed up with readin we will pounce back in r next game i would like to read we have bought a world class player and have a chance to win the league
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@ kimbono
So much rubbish cums out from all da wengerites,so now arsenal lost yes2day cos sum fans wished 4 it???iv been wishin 4 da lotto numbers 4 years now n still aint happend,jus shows the mentality of da fans wengers bringin 2 dis club,well we lost yes2day as a result of 5 seasons plus of mis-management,no need 2 try n insult othas who r clever enuff 2 see dat jus cos ur 2 stupid 2 see it,so in reality kimbono, ur da virgina my friend lol
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On the subject of Vermaelen, I think we need a good captain. He always has been one of my favorite players at the club but is he captain material? Not in my opinion. We lack leadership every game and the role of captancy seems to have distracted him from his performances of late. When I look at the Arsenal of old (Tony Adams, Lee Dixon, Martin Keown) I realize how much we could do with a real powerful leader in the dressing room.
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How does Vermaelen know that we WILL beat Swansea? Has he got special powers or something that correctly predict the outcome of events in the future?!!
It’s like me saying i WILL win the lottery jackpot on Wednesday and guaranteeing you it!!
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Arsenal at the moment are up’n'down like a yoyo, so inconsistent it’s unreal. I hope we show up against Swansea and get a win, a clean sheet would be a blessing.
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can’t trust wenger anymore.
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I honestly wouldnt bet on it. am expecting more power pace and precision from our players all the same, though that shouldnt be too hard.
On the Zaha speculation.
I honestly believe that if we are going to get back some of that free flowing majestic football we were so privilaged seeing, we must buy “foreign players”. If im being honest here id have to say that the only English players who could play within a top Spanish side without looking stop start are Rooney and Wilshere. I always want Wenger to get the ones he goes after but the more British we keep getting will also mean the less fluid our play is, when compared with our football.
O yeh and the fans who want us to lose games got there wish yesterday, happy, were yiz smiling much.
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@kimbono…people want us to lose because winning a few games is meaningless and all it does is keep that lunatic wenger smiling and in a job. Losing enough games puts a lot of pressure on him to quit which is the best thing for our club. Sometimes you have to take a bit of pain to heal the wound.In this case its surgery to cut out the rotten crap.
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And on a serious note..as a fan/supporter u support the team tru thick n thin,yes….but the thingz goin on at the club right now r a special set of circumstances dat require us 2 boycott everythin,mainly games..now while to the simple minded dat might seem like betrayin the team or the simple fact is right now,wenger is not doin any favours for the 12-13 decent players we do have, by not adding dat last extra bit of quality dat will give them dat push 2 make em geniue world beaters,now wat we wana/need 2 do is force the manager/club hand in2 getting that extra quality…if we say by(60k)turning up week in week out “its ok” and “good job”..then there is no way in gods green earth ur gona get greedy men wid no intrest in arsenal FC 2 spend money they don’t want to,so even tho on the face of it,it might seem harsh or disloyal,the reality is those who boycott r protectin the long term intrests n progression of the club,if that’s 2 hard or difficult to understand,then I feel sorry 4 whoever can’t get it,cos it simply means uv lived a shelterd life n are so far detached from reality dat its inhibited ur ability 2 process day 2 day issues in a rational way,its arsenal FC,not wenger or kronke FC
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Who do people expect to sig? It is january for god sake.. The players out there who is actually up for sale is rubbish. Clubs don´t want to loose their best players midway through the season. Sometimes I wonder if people actually is retarded
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I honestly wouldnt bet on it. am expecting more power pace and precision from our players all the same, though that shouldnt be too hard.
On the Zaha speculation.
I honestly believe that if we are going to get back some of that free flowing majestic football we were so privilaged seeing, we must buy “foreign players”. If im being honest here id have to say that the only English players who could play within a top Spanish side without looking stop start are Rooney and Wilshere. I always want Wenger to get the ones he goes after but the more British we keep getting will also mean the less fluid our play is, when compared with our football of old.
O yeh and the fans who want us to lose games got there wish yesterday, happy, were yiz smiling much.
Why in some pos’s do we need two players to do the job of one, Diabys not a holding player and is only good when he has someone like Song Arteta beside him, even Artetas not at his best unless he has someone with power and pace next to him, Walcotts not a lone forward and could only be at his best with someone next to him who can win headers play passes etc. Liv used to be so bad upfront coz they used a little and large duo, for us to be wasting an extra man to get the best out of someone is just detrimental. Some want us to play four four two so Walcott will have someone doing the jobs he cant, thats just wrong, what we need is a top player similar to one of the many top players we had throughout the years.
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I think we need KEVIN STROOTMAN to lead the team Verms is not a captain. Good player but he talks in the press and never on the pitch…
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Hi don’t leave in London but I want to ask are fans really starting to boycott arsenal matches now? Cuz been hearing a bit on it
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N for all the thumb down wengerites merchants…REAL CHARACTER is telling it as it is…u never saw alex ferguson or roy keane making excuses,they tell it as it is,go n check der silverware stats r records(even startin from 96′)n ul soon see it pays,pacifying ur kids,friends,work mates is ALWAYS counter productive! always call a spade a spade,otherwise u run the risk of people around u findin out/knowin how stupid u are,n even if u are stupid the last thing u wana do is broadcast it 2 the whole world,wengerites….wat u lot are doin is cultism,n hero worship,u r no different to thousands of weak minded individuals that get told what to do n how to think n end up being led down a dark path,wenger has flaws…2 many,deal wid it n tell it as it is,stats don’t lie….7 seasons of same ol same ol’ doesn’t lie,n 4 those who can be bothered 8 years of youtube “arsenal footage”shud refresh ur memories
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No coach is irreplaceable.Wenger`s sack will bring a new dawn to Arsenal.Coaches that can and will do a better job include,Guardiola,Hiddink,Raijkard,and Bergkamp.Wenger has reduced Arsenal to a laughing stock.He is not even ashamed of it.It`s that bad.He lies to fans every time to cover his deficiencies.IT IS ONLY A CRAZY AND INCOMPETENT MANAGER OF A TOP CLUB THAT WILL WAIT TO BE BEATEN 8-2 BEFORE BUYING PLAYERS.He has done well in the past but Arsenal can`t afford to keep living in the past.The past is past for crying out loud.
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Lol..same old same old…it’s infections…starts with AW apologising then the players and occasionally Gazidis gets in the fray…then he says we have 70m to spend and wenger buys a retard that no one wants who sits on the bench and collects a fat communist pay cheque until he turns into deadwood and can’t be sold on….
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What has Vermaelen’s sweet word got to do with reality? Dream on captain, you and your coach is a dreamet; you always see positives where there is negative!
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you guys are just mad that u wished for us to lose then came on this website crying that we lost lol
and i am not a wengerite which just shows u are idiots and think u know evryting but in reality dont know shytt
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@frenchduds
all i know is that NOTHING puts wenger under pressure
and we should all know that by now
the old foool just dont give damnn
meaningless wins?? im sorry but that dont exist. even friendlies are not meanigless
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guys wait what the bard will do
if they will give money to wenger
i know wenger will leae us in 2014 to psg
believe me he will tell psh to gigh wilshere
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Vermaelen was shouting a lot at Wilshere during the Man City game. Telling him off and telling him not to get another booking. It was nice to see him actually captaining the side at last. As for Jack, he was everywhere and the rest of the team didn’t seem able to keep up with him. We lost against Man City because Wenger had Giroud on the Bench, our most likely player to score. Cazorla had a terrible game. Walcott was shrugged of the ball instantly time and again. He is not strong enough in a striker role and will continue to score 1 goal per 4 games as striker instead of 1 goal per game as winger with assists too.
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Vermealen should get in act and form together as he has been one of the worse Arsenal players…!!! A captain should lead by example…
Arteta or Wilshere should have the arm band as they are the driving force of the team right now.
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@thevoiceofreason?
You say you must call a spade a spade and to do otherwise is “ALWAYS” counter productive.
But you go on to say you run the risk of people finding out your stupid, which you never want people to find out.
Do you see how you went wrong?
If people are calling a spade a spade well then you cant hide the fact of stupidity, a spade is a spade.
And you say seven years of same old same old. I do believe that winning is everything but you’re blatantly omitting the fact that we have had a champions league final, we have been pipped to the PL title twice and we have had a CC final whilst also playing football of the highest order.
Winning is everything but you must acknowledge that there has been a very fine line on many occasion, the reason i bring it up is for the way you speak with your love of phrases your dislike of Wenger maybe clouding your judgement and for your thougths that people who arent of your opinion are feeble minded. I have read allot more reasoned opinion from fans who back there manager compared that to the abuse being volleyed by the anti Wenger lot who coin phrases ie wengerites forehead akbs etc furthermore the anti Wenger lot predominatly come across as very childish kids who have a total lack of respect.
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@ Invincibles Nice
What do you do to get over that line?
It seems that we are going in circle… This time the circle has become a all sphere and we are going no where !!!
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The only way we are going to win is if you play some d**n defense vermaelen
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If wishes were horses, beggers would have ridden before you were born. Dont forget the tormentor, Michu the destroyer. Mr captain, pls influence you manager to buy players.
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U talk balls nvincibles nice (1),u cut ur cloth accordin 2 ur size,arsenal r a massive club n on pitch success should reflect dat,big in history,big in fan base,big in staduim size,big in commercial revenue,BIG!!…so spare dat we challenged 4 1 champs league final n been pipped to the title crap,we didn’t get pipped,we blew da title…in spectacular fashion(more than once) the champions league final in question we leadin wid 15mins 2 go n folded completly(2 near post goals that no self respectin keeper shud EVER concede)…n who’s responsible 4 playin below average keepers in a european cup final??wenger is!…dats in amongst a few 6-1,8-2,n a gud few 4goal defeats,let me make dis clear….no manager of any big club on the planet would have survived an 8-2 thrashin by ur fierce rivals,u AKB clowns might hav put dat 2 da back ov ur minds but real arsenal fans aint n it still burns n hurts..so the point is,while u soft,passive(jus here waiting 4 death c**ts)feel dat typa shit is ok,the real arsenal fans who have the same passion u see in a roy keane or a john terry don’t think its ok,n don’t u soft c**ts ever try 2 talk down 2 us cos of ur lack of testicular fortitude….invincibles nice=biatch,kimbono=biatch..can’t b arsed naming the rest of the weaklings,stick around 4 now but wen wengers gone make sure u lot r gone wid him cos its not the club dat u lot r here 4
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We pick the wrong captain. Verm obviously cannot lead and motivate the team.
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everybody keep asking for new manager….huh…for me arsene is the rite man at this moment for arsenal…if we are looking for a new man in charge …he shud be pep or rijkard..other ppl will destroy or style of football..dats all…for me we shud have winning mentality and play a good football..trophies is number 2 as long as im as fan or ARSENAL is well entertain on what they shown on the field…thats all….football is not only winning the trophies..
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@giroud fan: I am trying to make some sense of your little entry.
You think Wenger should stay but perhaps pep is OK.
And you think Arsenal should have a winning mentality and play good football. No kidding.
Here is the problem: Over the past 2 seasons Wenger has acted over and over again to ensure that Arsenal can’t play good football and can’t keep a winning mentality when all the best players are sold away and good players are overlooked so that his favorite bad players get on the field each week. These are only some of Wenger’s misdeeds.
Wenger is acting in complete contradiction to what you say is important but naturally you still support him. That makes no sense at all.
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thevoiceofreason
Really enjoyed your rant. AKB was something we all said a few years ago. Now members are getting in the way of progress. Believe it or not, I’m not quite in the Wenger out club but I’m getting close. Just feel he deserves a chance to turn it around (end of season 3rd/4th and some new players his only hope imo).
His arrogance and he fact he seems not to care about ticket prices or fans wanting their money’s worth (ie some world class players)
Some say we haven’t really got the money yet. Garbage! Look at AC Milan. Poorer than us and have some top drawer players in the side.
We generate double..YES DOUBLE the money Spurs do and they outspend us by miles.
Just not good enough anymore.
Worst fear is that Wenger is using Arsenal as his pension fund. The less he spends the more money is n the club etc.
Also the days of us finding bargains are gone. Everyone has copied Wenger’s set up and we’ve stood still. If there is a good player out there, everyone seems to know about him. You get the odd surprise…but not many.
Basically, to get good players you need a great youth team set-up (I mentioned getting some of the ex-Barca youth team coaches in) and the balls to spend.
If Spurs keep spending 40m every season then we should be at least matching them.
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szczesny
jenkinson mertesacker vermaelen gibbs
diaby
cazorla wilshere
walcott
giroud podolski
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i just waanna say
MEHHHHH…
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@ thevoiceofreason – one thing: Wenger didn’t start a sub-standard keeper in the CL final. Lehman was sent off after 15mins or so and had to be replaced.
Other than that I think the main frustration is that us Arsenal fans that actually go week in week out are getting a rough deal. Paying £1,500 a year to watch a team that wants to win, has huge expectation on it, and has little support from above. I wouldn’t go as far as to call it fraud, but we are being manipulated. The club is preying on the fact it knows it will always sell tickets and make the revenue. There is not enough impetus to succeed because there has been – and is – no repercussions for the board or management.
There is an emotional bond between the fans and our club, and we’re being abused.
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