The Arsenal Thread XXIV

Yo Ali, you snapped out of your funk yet? Still think Wenger is Sir Alex's equal?

Also really badly miss Jack. No one showed hunger today, Jack would have

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Lol at you still trying to gain relevance in this thread.

Answer the question

It's a not a losing culture. Loser culture would be more appropriate. I would blame the players today tbh. They thought it was going to be easy, but we just wanted it more. Your midfield was non-existant in the first half.

Personally I think some of you guys scapegoat him when you shouldn't. He's right in a lot of what he says and if you don't like him predicting a loss, just put him on the ignore list.

It's not a losing culture per se, it's an "almost" mentality. You go in and out of form - sometimes you're deadly at the beginning, sometimes at the end. Nothing is certain with Arsenal except the end result; you'll fall short of where you should be.
I'm not having a dig, I just look at your team and see how superior it is (particularly in midfield). It amazes me how little Wenger has done with such a strong squad in recent years.

Give me reasons why Arsenal are better than Spurs this season

COYS

The players were abject but we've seen this type of performance in big games too many times now. At the end of the day it comes back to Wenger.



Most of what he says wrt Wenger is spot on. It's just his extreme pessimism (which borderlines flat out trolling at times) which is what annoys people.

Losing and "almost" mentality are the same thing; they both lead to the same end result, which is us being second best whenever it matters. Wenger is past it as a manager. Like you've said even with the team we have it's the same lacklustre performances we saw during the trophy less years. We've changed everything; players, backroom staff, fitness coaches, and we're still a bottling team. Only thing that's remained constant is Wenger. Nothing left to defend him now.

We're not better than spurs this season. Spurs are actually three points ahead of us (dunno if you realised).

We're not better than spurs this season. Spurs are actually three points ahead of us (dunno if you realised).

Does anybody actually think Arsene is the best man for this job any more?

Nice rek but Arsenal have enough quality in heir side to win the league. No question.

It's the mentality of the players under Wenger. He literally inspires them to bottle it, every single year.
However as long as he's getting paid, why would he leave?

Most people haven't thought he was the best man for challenging for the title (let alone Europe) for many, many years.

True, it's never helpful to see pessimism but it's hard to get it of the mentality of you have no belief in your manager. I was like that with Rodgers and I still am a little since Klopp hasn't had a summer.

They nearly are - what I mean is that on your day you can be extraordinary, but (like you said) when it matters in the grand scheme, you throw it all away.
Wenger should've retired a few years ago to be honest but his past success means he's safe as long as he wants to stay.

Look on the bright side - at least you didn't lose a cup final today!
I have a celebratory/comfort food pizza waiting but I don't really have an appetite anymore. We tried so hard