Sunday, April 06, 2008
Moronic supporters
A couple of weeks back I had a pop at Chelsea fans who barracked Avram Grant when he made a couple of substitutions against Arsenal when they were losing 1-0. The final score indicates he was right and now Chelsea are right on United's coat tails and in with a good chance of reaching the Champions League semis. After all if anyone can secure a 1-0 it's them lot.
We sure as hell can't. Not these days.
Another goal from a dead ball situation, we have seemingly lost the ability to create from open play as time and time again we run into two banks of four camped on the edge of the penalty area. Just like a few years back opponents have sussed us when United kicked us off the field while breaking our 49 game record. And just like then it is taking Wenger ages to adapt accordingly.
Meanwhile Chelsea and United carry on winning regardless. Frustrating don't come close to describing it.
But jeering the players at half time isn't going to help anyone. Understable but futile. What's annoying is that everyone knows where we're going wrong but Wenger just seems to ignore it.
He's not of course. We would hope that work is being done behind the scenes to strengthen a defence that can't head, a midfield that can't create and an attack that cant score. Oh and Eboue who can't play.
Wenger's interviews are a lesson in Orwellian repetition. Intone the same mantra and people will believe it one day but while he says all the right things when placed in front of a mic you would hope that behind the scenes he is rattling a few cages and deflating a few egos.
Those half time boos don't come from old school Arsenal I hope. Instead these new middle class namby pambys who expect instant success and don't know what it's like to struggle. Those half time catcalls were a wake up call. Not to the team and the manager but to the fans. It's time we regained our club back from this lot before we end up like Chelsea; another tourist destination.
We sure as hell can't. Not these days.
Another goal from a dead ball situation, we have seemingly lost the ability to create from open play as time and time again we run into two banks of four camped on the edge of the penalty area. Just like a few years back opponents have sussed us when United kicked us off the field while breaking our 49 game record. And just like then it is taking Wenger ages to adapt accordingly.
Meanwhile Chelsea and United carry on winning regardless. Frustrating don't come close to describing it.
But jeering the players at half time isn't going to help anyone. Understable but futile. What's annoying is that everyone knows where we're going wrong but Wenger just seems to ignore it.
He's not of course. We would hope that work is being done behind the scenes to strengthen a defence that can't head, a midfield that can't create and an attack that cant score. Oh and Eboue who can't play.
Wenger's interviews are a lesson in Orwellian repetition. Intone the same mantra and people will believe it one day but while he says all the right things when placed in front of a mic you would hope that behind the scenes he is rattling a few cages and deflating a few egos.
Those half time boos don't come from old school Arsenal I hope. Instead these new middle class namby pambys who expect instant success and don't know what it's like to struggle. Those half time catcalls were a wake up call. Not to the team and the manager but to the fans. It's time we regained our club back from this lot before we end up like Chelsea; another tourist destination.
# posted by Me @ 12:17 PM 
