Arsenal fans are a real conundrum to most people!
They spent most of the summer slating Wenger & the Arsenal board for their poor transfer activity, demanding they buy a top goalkeeper, centre back & a new striker.
The Wenger Out brigade were in full voice demanding he pack up & go.
They buy one, yes one player and suddenly Wenger's a genius, the Messiah & a magician all rolled into one!
Is this one player the best goal keeper in the World? NO! The best central defender? NO! Surely the best striker then? NO!
He is a midfielder, albeit a top class one at that, but still a midfielder in an area that they were acknowledged as being very strong in indeed. Have we not had Arsenal fans telling us how good Wilshere, Ramsey (who is playing great) and Cazorla are that it is the best midfield in the PL?
I say now that Ozil was an excellent buy, if a little expensive for someone surplus to requirements at Real Madrid. I also think Bale was way overpriced too, but thank you Real!
So what has happened to the "Wenger Out" brigade?
He has not got any of the types of player that they were demanding & insisting Arsenal needed to compete at the top level for trophies?
Inistead we now hear that they are going to be competing on all fronts because they have signed Ozil, completely ignoring the fact they have failed to strengthen in reality where they needed to!
They also seem very touchy to any suggestion that Ozil was not what they needed, although I will be the first to agree that he would grace most teams with his skill & vision!
They will point out we have lost our best player, which is correct. However what we have also done is strengthen the team in all areas and added real quality to weaker areas. I also think our team is better and stronger than last season, and our squad as a whole is possibly in the top 2-3 in the PL.
I am not saying we will win the PL or anything like that, however I do think we have as good as chance as any team of competing at the top level.
Off out now, but will look forward to your comments on my returnl later! COYS
The conundrum of being an Arsenal fan!
posted on 16/9/13
The conundrum of being a spurs fan:
Logging onto ja606 to see what's happening, going to the spurs board and oh look, yet another article by a spurs fan talking about arsenal (and ozil)
Is it any wonder why they always say we're I'm their shadow? Can't stop talking about them or thinking about them, smacks of inferiority complex. Lets just concentrate on ourselves and what WE can do this season maybe?
posted on 16/9/13
I admit some Arsenal fans have a tendency to change their minds about Wenger in a very short space of time, however, from what I've seen, a lot of people either still are skeptical about whether he's the man to take us forward, some people say they want us to show real improvement this season and try to be competitive and others think he's done a good job over the transfer window thus should go when he wants to.
Personally I still don't think he's the man to take us forward anymore and would prefer it if someone new comes in at the end of the season. I've said this for the last 3 seasons now. But then again, judging Wenger's comments about his contract situation, it does seem this time he may leave if he feels he hasn't achieved what he was meant to.
posted on 16/9/13
During the window
"Wenger out"
Closing day "Wenger out"
Ozil signs "Wenger is a god, sign a new contract"
Before that
"Ramsey booooooooooooooooooo"
Now
"Ramsey is class"
posted on 16/9/13
comment by Greatteamswinit4times (U6008)
posted 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
Great article.
For te arsenal fans responding, ignore the ozil bit and focus on the sudden 'wenger out' to 'wenger is a genius' bit. What's going on there. You're as fickle as sandy.
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I think as fans paying top dollar, when you know the club has 70m+ waiting to be spent, you have a right to get a little anxious when the manager hasnt spent a penny with one day left and at the same time making noises such as 'we have enough strength'.
Then with the signing of Ozil, it was a player who we couldnt have dreamed of signing in the last decade.. and it was because of Wenger, so he says.
posted on 16/9/13
Guys - Don't you think that Arsenal's current position in the league is a factor here?
posted on 16/9/13
Whatever we all think about Wenger (Spurs or Arsenal fans) one thing that can not be denied is that his teams at Arsenal have achieved Champions League qualification for as long as most of us can remember. OK...they haven't won the PL but they have been there or thereabouts for the past 15/16 years. That's an excellent record.
posted on 16/9/13
It's all good and well being in the CL and earning lots of money, but you'd think considering Arsenal got to a final back in 2005 you'd have progressed since then, gone backwards and gone out in the 1st round almost every other season when you draw a half decent team,
posted on 16/9/13
Lionel............................................This is only in response to certain (not all) Arsenal fans who come onto our board & rubbish Eriksen if we dare to compare him to Ozil 2 years ago, and it is these same fans who were after Wenger's blood only hours before they got Ozil.
For the record I think Wenger has done a great job at Arsenal & those fans should be careful of what they wish for!!
posted on 16/9/13
Chris H........................................So you haven't been reading posts on the Arsenal board over the past couple of months then? I would suggest the 8/10 Arsenal fans on here were extremely unhappy with Wenger & called for him to retire.
posted on 16/9/13
GG, there is certainly a contingent of fans who were very unhappy with how the transfer window was conducted and felt Wenger should go if he didn't sign anyone big.
I think, the general feeling was, that it would have highlighted the final straw for him in terms of a hunger to win trophies.
I was in this camp, and stick by it. Ozil was a fantastic signing, but I judge Wenger by results now.
Like I say, whilst there may be a couple of extremist idiots spouting a different view every week, most were fairly lucid in their views and stuck by them.