View Full Version : Barney Ronay puts it very well - some of you would do well to take heed
halfsharkalligatorhalfman
02-20-2013, 11:57 AM
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Geeky_Disco asks: "Is an eight-years-trophyless Wenger finished?"
Barney replies:
No. I don't think there is a crisis or a "meltdown" as such, just a wider scale realignment in football and Arsenal will do well to compete as they are. It is very easy to pick out flaws – all teams and managers have them – when basically your best players always leave.
Wenger could do with bringing in some help, either above or below. He looks – by choice - very isolated. It's a one-man club now, whereas Bayern for example have layers of management and experience everywhere, Arsenal are essentially one man's vision.
East Upper for Supper
02-20-2013, 12:01 PM
7evens
02-20-2013, 12:07 PM
halfsharkalligatorhalfman
02-20-2013, 12:08 PM
And that Wenger's perceived flaws are as much to do with us losing our best players every season.
7evens
02-20-2013, 12:14 PM
Not the easiest of people to affect change.
Change is what's being heavily touted by most on lookers
halfsharkalligatorhalfman
02-20-2013, 12:17 PM
Merely that he could do with help, hardly a massively negative observation. :shrug:
7evens
02-20-2013, 12:27 PM
Just an observation
redgunamo
02-20-2013, 12:30 PM
halfsharkalligatorhalfman
02-20-2013, 12:30 PM
and their relative positive/negative slant vis-a-vis our underfire manager.
halfsharkalligatorhalfman
02-20-2013, 12:34 PM
And it still says that his perceived flaws are as much down to losing our key players every season, as they are personal failings.
redgunamo
02-20-2013, 12:37 PM
And as everyone knows, with football managers as with women, the most important part of what you say always comes after the "but".
7evens
02-20-2013, 12:40 PM
Either way, It implies he needs help.
I made a point in another post that people are fairly brutal in how far they're prepared to accomodate someones flaws after a period of 16 years in charge.
The knives are out at this stage and I can't see the protest movement being appeased by the prospect of keeping the unpopular protagonist in charge while wheeling in the help.
7evens
02-20-2013, 12:43 PM
halfsharkalligatorhalfman
02-20-2013, 12:49 PM
On a large scale? Perhaps for the board, but not for Wenger, I hope.
As Ronay* says later:
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I don't think he will or should go. The only pressure is coming from a few newspapers and a small section of supporters, many of whom are... well.
*And he is the arbiter of all that is correct
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