'Naive' – that's got to be one of the best descriptions for the team (and manager) over the last nine seasons.

I never understood why Wenger abandoned his original 'Wengerball', playing with pace, power, tactical discipline and skill.

He kept skill and pace (well, Walcott in terms of pace), but abandoned power and tactical discipline.

While everyone else, United, City and Chelsea, have been aspiring to a version of Wenger's original power play, Wenger has stumbled through a lost decade tinkering with some third-rate imitation of Barcelona.



I wouldn't be surprised to see him leave the club by mutual consent by the end of January.