I watched your game last night in the hope that I would see a real, all guns blazing fighters performance; challenges flying in and Arsenal peppering the Villarreal goal like their lives depended on it. Surely the stories I had heard about this being the worst Arsenal team ever would be dismissed. All they had to do was score once, they can't be that bad? Instead I sat here in total disappointment at how flat and lifeless Arteta's men were. It felt like someone needed to poke all of those players with a stick to wake them up; rather it felt like a pre-season performance by Gunners, except this was a European semi final with everything on the line.
Whilst I have defended Arteta in the past (I do think there's a good manager in there somewhere) I believe he will go at the end of the season. I know he is one of the major villains of the piece to Arsenal fans, but getting rid of Arteta won't majorly change anything. That set of players have zero mentality, hunger, desire or fight in them at all. To think Aubameyang is your captain when once you had Vieira is almost a mockery of the club. Where is his leadership? He vanishes when Arsenal need him most.
Poor recruitment over the last 3-4 years, mixed with frivolous decisions over player contracts (Willian 3 year deal) has seen Arsenal become something of a joke compared to what they once were. In the glory days Arsenal seemed to be a step ahead of everyone in that regard. Vieira, Henry, Pires, Lauren (the list really does go on) all arrived at Arsenal in somewhat of a hush before cementing their status as legends. Now it's the opposite. Arsenal seem obsessed with spending big money (Pepe, Lacazette) for the sake of it and without seeing a bigger picture.
The biggest issue in all of this though, is Stan Kroenke. The American tycoon simply has no real interest in Arsenal whatsoever and until he is gone then Arsenal can forget about ever being relevant in top flight football ever again. He is like a terrible parent to a child that eventually goes off the rails (We Really Need To Talk About Arsenal) before it all ends badly.
One day Arsenal may be a force again, but mountains will need to be moved before we see it.
The Decline Of Arsenal
posted on 7/5/21
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Serial WUManiser™© - KROENKE OUT, EDU OUT, ARTETA OUT (U1410)
posted 17 minutes ago
"hope that I would see a real, all guns blazing fighters performance; challenges flying in and Arsenal peppering the Villarreal goal like their lives depended on it."
You obviously haven't been watching much of Arsenal. We're negative, gutless, error prone, bottling mess. Tbh, we've always been the later three but now we're awful in attack as well.
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Not according to 'JustYourAverageFan' you're not. The players are all hungry to win according to him!!
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I didn't say that they were. But, if you read it correctly, I did they say there was no way for any of us on here to know that they aren't.
Plenty of players from Africa speak about family struggles. I can't remember who it was (possibly Yaya Toure but I could be wrong) who once said that he suffered a fair amount of abuse from his own fans about recent performances, but he went on to say that they didn't understand what was going on in the background of his life. He went on to say that off the field, he was constantly worrying about waking up to family members potentially being killed because of the region of Africa that his family lived in.
So I'm certain that won't be true of every player, and yes, some of these players may be short of confidence or not wanting to play for the club, however, it also isn't correct to say the whole set of players, like you have referred to, do not have the hunger or desire to play anymore.
posted on 7/5/21
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 19 minutes ago
I do watch those players, however, going back to my original point, you're working under the assumption that they have no hunger or desire, yet they might be asked to play a certain way under Arteta which may show those characteristics.
But yeah, the professional footballers, many of them at Arsenal who have arrived from deprived backgrounds and have worked their way through football to reach the elite level in the PL suddenly don't have the hunger and desire to play anymore. That sounds about right doesn't it Culer.
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If you think those players want to win and aren't pampered superstars who don't care then you're deluded.
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Please refer to above.
Also, practice what you preach. You go on about people giving you abuse all the time and you've gone and called me deluded on two articles now. A proper WUM.
posted on 7/5/21
comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 19 minutes ago
I do watch those players, however, going back to my original point, you're working under the assumption that they have no hunger or desire, yet they might be asked to play a certain way under Arteta which may show those characteristics.
But yeah, the professional footballers, many of them at Arsenal who have arrived from deprived backgrounds and have worked their way through football to reach the elite level in the PL suddenly don't have the hunger and desire to play anymore. That sounds about right doesn't it Culer.
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If you think those players want to win and aren't pampered superstars who don't care then you're deluded.
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Please refer to above.
Also, practice what you preach. You go on about people giving you abuse all the time and you've gone and called me deluded on two articles now. A proper WUM.
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Sorry about that I should have phrased it differently.
I disagree with your opinion.
posted on 7/5/21
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 44 minutes ago
comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 19 minutes ago
I do watch those players, however, going back to my original point, you're working under the assumption that they have no hunger or desire, yet they might be asked to play a certain way under Arteta which may show those characteristics.
But yeah, the professional footballers, many of them at Arsenal who have arrived from deprived backgrounds and have worked their way through football to reach the elite level in the PL suddenly don't have the hunger and desire to play anymore. That sounds about right doesn't it Culer.
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If you think those players want to win and aren't pampered superstars who don't care then you're deluded.
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Please refer to above.
Also, practice what you preach. You go on about people giving you abuse all the time and you've gone and called me deluded on two articles now. A proper WUM.
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Sorry about that I should have phrased it differently.
I disagree with your opinion.
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Hey Shandy it might help it not look so obvious if you leave both accounts open rather than logging off your sandy one and onto your Culer one.......
posted on 7/5/21
comment by The scenes (U22442)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 44 minutes ago
comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 19 minutes ago
I do watch those players, however, going back to my original point, you're working under the assumption that they have no hunger or desire, yet they might be asked to play a certain way under Arteta which may show those characteristics.
But yeah, the professional footballers, many of them at Arsenal who have arrived from deprived backgrounds and have worked their way through football to reach the elite level in the PL suddenly don't have the hunger and desire to play anymore. That sounds about right doesn't it Culer.
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If you think those players want to win and aren't pampered superstars who don't care then you're deluded.
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Please refer to above.
Also, practice what you preach. You go on about people giving you abuse all the time and you've gone and called me deluded on two articles now. A proper WUM.
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Sorry about that I should have phrased it differently.
I disagree with your opinion.
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Hey Shandy it might help it not look so obvious if you leave both accounts open rather than logging off your sandy one and onto your Culer one.......
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I'm not Sandy you moron. People like you ruin the user experience of this forum.
posted on 7/5/21
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 37 minutes ago
comment by The scenes (U22442)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 44 minutes ago
comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 19 minutes ago
I do watch those players, however, going back to my original point, you're working under the assumption that they have no hunger or desire, yet they might be asked to play a certain way under Arteta which may show those characteristics.
But yeah, the professional footballers, many of them at Arsenal who have arrived from deprived backgrounds and have worked their way through football to reach the elite level in the PL suddenly don't have the hunger and desire to play anymore. That sounds about right doesn't it Culer.
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If you think those players want to win and aren't pampered superstars who don't care then you're deluded.
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Please refer to above.
Also, practice what you preach. You go on about people giving you abuse all the time and you've gone and called me deluded on two articles now. A proper WUM.
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Sorry about that I should have phrased it differently.
I disagree with your opinion.
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Hey Shandy it might help it not look so obvious if you leave both accounts open rather than logging off your sandy one and onto your Culer one.......
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I'm not Sandy you moron. People like you ruin the user experience of this forum.
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No no Shandy people like yourself with your multiple accounts and fantasy worlds are the people who ruin this site
posted on 7/5/21
comment by The scenes (U22442)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 37 minutes ago
comment by The scenes (U22442)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 44 minutes ago
comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 19 minutes ago
I do watch those players, however, going back to my original point, you're working under the assumption that they have no hunger or desire, yet they might be asked to play a certain way under Arteta which may show those characteristics.
But yeah, the professional footballers, many of them at Arsenal who have arrived from deprived backgrounds and have worked their way through football to reach the elite level in the PL suddenly don't have the hunger and desire to play anymore. That sounds about right doesn't it Culer.
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If you think those players want to win and aren't pampered superstars who don't care then you're deluded.
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Please refer to above.
Also, practice what you preach. You go on about people giving you abuse all the time and you've gone and called me deluded on two articles now. A proper WUM.
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Sorry about that I should have phrased it differently.
I disagree with your opinion.
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Hey Shandy it might help it not look so obvious if you leave both accounts open rather than logging off your sandy one and onto your Culer one.......
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I'm not Sandy you moron. People like you ruin the user experience of this forum.
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No no Shandy people like yourself with your multiple accounts and fantasy worlds are the people who ruin this site
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I have one account. The one i'm on now. Idiot.
posted on 7/5/21
Culer, perhaps you could ask admin to confirm it?
posted on 7/5/21
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
comment by The scenes (U22442)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 37 minutes ago
comment by The scenes (U22442)
posted 24 minutes ago
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 44 minutes ago
comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by #Culer (U22564)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by JustYourAverageFan (U21016)
posted 19 minutes ago
I do watch those players, however, going back to my original point, you're working under the assumption that they have no hunger or desire, yet they might be asked to play a certain way under Arteta which may show those characteristics.
But yeah, the professional footballers, many of them at Arsenal who have arrived from deprived backgrounds and have worked their way through football to reach the elite level in the PL suddenly don't have the hunger and desire to play anymore. That sounds about right doesn't it Culer.
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If you think those players want to win and aren't pampered superstars who don't care then you're deluded.
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Please refer to above.
Also, practice what you preach. You go on about people giving you abuse all the time and you've gone and called me deluded on two articles now. A proper WUM.
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Sorry about that I should have phrased it differently.
I disagree with your opinion.
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Hey Shandy it might help it not look so obvious if you leave both accounts open rather than logging off your sandy one and onto your Culer one.......
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I'm not Sandy you moron. People like you ruin the user experience of this forum.
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No no Shandy people like yourself with your multiple accounts and fantasy worlds are the people who ruin this site
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I have one account. The one i'm on now. Idiot.
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Thats it Shandy remain nice and calm..........
posted on 7/5/21
comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 8 hours, 55 minutes ago
comment by TheBlackCountry (U22512)
posted 12 minutes ago
They are just a couple of years further along the same road as Man United are travelling down.
Owners with very similar agendas, divided fan base, players with poor attitudes that would rather be elsewhere, out of depth former players as managers recruited on the cheap, etc
Like I said, two clubs on the same path to terminal decline.
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