Just seen an article on SkySports saying that Wenger should be allowed another opportunity to rebuild. The premise is wrong, he shouldn't and here's why.
Assuming the best (for some) happens and Wenger is handed a transfer war chest to rebuild. Let's say he somehow convinves RVP to sign a new contract, and secures the signing of the likes of Hazard, M'Vila and a couple of other great players. What would be different to us in this hypothetical season and last season, when we had Fabregas/Nasri at the club and still completely capitulated come the business end of the season. Still won nothing for all the sumptuous talent we had.
Rewind back then to the 07/08 season when we had a great team but still capitulated in the face of adversity. That team had Hleb/Flamini/Fabregas/Eduardo in it, again great players.
Wenger could put together a great team again imo, but we'd still fall at the final hurdle if we made it that far, because good players only camouflage the coached flaws as a team that we've had on show for almost 7 years now. Players like Hleb/Nasri/Fabregas were so good that they could create something from nothing, thus compensating for the sheer impotency of our passing game (see us breaking teams down for the last 4 years for evidence). But when push came to shove, it wasn't enough, which is also down to the ironic lack of mental strength in Wenger's teams.
All the Hazards or Gotzes in the world will matter little if the manager is intrinsically incapable of getting the pure basics down first.
Ergo, Wenger needs to step aside rather than setting himself, and us up for another pitfall.
Why Wenger shouldn't be allowed rebuild.
posted on 20/2/12
You can give wenger all the money in the world but reality is he is tactically inept. His refusal to adjust tactics (battering from united sum this up), his formation, playing players out of position and his persistence with average players as well as ridicoulus substitutions.
posted on 20/2/12
I know that I am going to point towards something we do not want to hear: we should become a bit more realistic about the Invincibles. Even they did not manage to win anything in Europe. Arsene Wenger is the only manager of the top 10 with the most CL games who did not win the Champions League. We should not forget this when we judge the club's success under Wenger.
posted on 20/2/12
Substitutions - Wenger's responsibility (injuries permitting).
Tactics - Wenger's responsibility.
Training and on-field ethic - Boro Primorac as first-team coach.
Lack of quality players - Everyone seems to think Wenger's refusal to spend is the reason, but I'd be surprised if the board don't have a say in it.
posted on 20/2/12
The other side to this of course as mentioned as how much ineptitude Wenger has been showing in many areas.
OK, he might not have had all the money in the world to spend but this deadwood is his creation, so we open the purse strings up, get the green light to rebuild and hand it all back over to Wenger, are you sure ?
posted on 20/2/12
AHB, I hate to say I told you so but...
http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewArticle/9912
Can't believe it's come to this
posted on 20/2/12
I know. I was a fool to think he'd change his ways and you were right. Things continued on exactly the same, the only difference being with far worse players at our disposal..
But I'll tell ya now, no more. I won't be had again. That's it!!!!!!!
WENGER IN!!
posted on 21/2/12
"Why Wenger shouldn't be allowed rebuild."
Because it will give him another excuse if we fail in moving forward in the next 4/5 years.
"We're still in transition".
It's why I do not listen to any of his interviews anymore. He is so full of $hite.
posted on 21/2/12
The thing is, were we invincible because of Wenger or in spite of Wenger?
I'm not quite sure of the right answer here.
posted on 21/2/12
Let's be honest - Wenger brought many of the Invincibles in, and trained and coached them. He has to get some credit for that, no question.
posted on 21/2/12
"The thing is, were we invincible because of Wenger or in spite of Wenger?"
Yes, it was because of Wenger. But even that season we underachieved. Should have won the treble no doubt about it. But still what Wenger did was a huge achievement and one we can't take away from him. The only problem is that it was a LOOOOOONG time ago.