“It's really not what paying supporters want to hear.”Originally Posted by redgunamo
Of course, what he says is 100% right. He's just wrong to say it. If only because it's really not what paying supporters want to hear. It always comes across as self-serving and defeatist. You know, "So long as I get my eight million a year, I couldn't give a stuff about trophies." It simply doesn't sound good.
I suspect only a manager who felt extremely, even too, secure in his job could get away with it for long. After all, if the boss of a big club doesn't believe his team is good enough to win the big trophies, then the obvious response from the club would be to get a manager in that does. And Wenger's experience seems to show that patience isn't eternal, even for a great coach who's making lots and lots of money for his employers.
And it's not obvious at all he means **** trophies. Unless you think not bothering to win the domestic cups each year frees the team to concentrate on the winning the Champions League and the Prem. Oh, wait; you do think that, don't you
Really? I’m a paying supporter and it’s *exactly* what I want to hear. You may say I'm unusual, but no I'm not the only one. Take a quick look at Simb and you’ll see plenty of fans fighting Poch’s corner, justifying his comments on exactly the same grounds that I would.
You admit he’s right, yet you think he should pander to the Spurs fans who are too thick/immature/sentimental to face reality by bare-faced lying to their faces. This is akin to telling a bloke in a frock that he's a bird just to spare his feelings. Since when did you think this was the right thing to do?
"Unless you think not bothering to win the domestic cups each year frees the team to concentrate on the winning the Champions League and the Prem".
No, I think not risking your best available player (Erikksen) in a winnable domestic cup game at Selhurst Park when you've already got key injuries to contend with, plus vital league games and a money-spinning CL tie around the corner, is by any rational and objective measure a decision that is in the best interests of the club.
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