Well when the UEFA Financial rules law comes into effect, Arsenal will certainly be in a better position that City & Chelsea - so in that sense he has a point ha.
True. Can't really argue with that.
Yes for sure - football is a result business & at the end of the day, thats really all the matters. In the last 6 seasons i would say Arsenal genuinely weren't good enough to win - thats why they threw away a few good season starts. This season i think they have the right squad to do damage going forward (dont know what happened in that Carling Cup final).
We all know that Wenger's policy of nurturing the younger players and introduce them into the first team action. There is nothing wrong with that but what their fans are crying out for is 2-3 quality and experience signings. I know Wenger dislikes the idea of spending big like City or us but nobody is asking him to spend over 50 or even 100 million on players every season. The fans just want him for once, to spend a decent amount of money on some players to add some steel and toughness into the team.
None of the players in the current squad are mentally strong enough particularly when the going gets tough at the business end of the season. Hence, they always fell short in the second half of the previous seasons. Furthermore, only Clichy and now Lehmann have won trophies in England while the rest have not.
Fact is the Gunners have been one of the more consistent clubs in Europe in the last 15 years & Wenger IMO is the best man to continue leading them, since i cant think of too many other coaches who could replace him & do better. But admittedly if by next season they dont win some major trophy (FA Cup, BPL, CL) his position will become indefensible.
If Arsenal fans want to continue seeing their team play football like the way they are now, then Pep Guardiola might be the right man to replace Wenger. Owen Coyle is also probably a good candidate to replace him as well.
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If only had we won at West Brom would we have stood a great chance to finish inside the top 4 .
There is a slim chance for that to happen. Tottenham still have to play us, Arsenal, City and Liverpool. On the other hand, City have to play Spurs, Bolton and Everton. But that would also mean you have to win all of your remaining games to stand any chance. Tough but a possibility.
And guess what , Hodgson won 5 points from 11 away games for Pool , while he has already won 7 points from 3 away games for Brom , so Liverpool only have themselves to blame here . Hodgson basically din have the support of the crowd , players , Kenny himself din seem to support him (though Kenny's appointment was what i wanted and got
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Change of heart towards Roy?
Man , you definitely are greedy , do you want United to win the title with ease ??
Obviously not but realistically, the title is pretty much out of our reach while the second place is not.
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Probably not but still hilarious nonetheless. Especially seeing Tevez's replacement Balotelli be replaced himself.
59 points after 32 games last year. ?154.75m spent in the summer.
56 points after 32 games this year.
That pretty much sums up City this season.