Wenger might add to his squad in the summer

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Date	Time	C	Opponent	F	A	R	S
05 May	7:45 PM	CL	Manchester United (H)	1	3	Lost

After the Champions League semi-final defeat to Manchester United, manager Arsène Wenger has said that it is possible that he would add to his squad in the summer.

The Frenchman did not say that he would be doing so for certain, as he needed to take a step back and assess the squad but said that his young Gunners are still growing and can only improve.

Wenger said: "It's a difficult question to answer tonight because I am too disappointed.

"I need to take some distance with this season.

"We are on a consistent run of 21 games unbeaten but recently in the games that have mattered, like Chelsea and tonight, we couldn't win. That of course needs thinking.

"It's easy to say that we needa bit of experience but I am convinced that we have the quality and we'll continue to develop.

"If you look at the average age of the team it is still very young."

User Comments

biggest arsenal fan (TREYVOND)

Posted on 14 May, 2009 at 09:53 PM - Reply

Arsene Wenger from my point of view I do really think that arsenal is the best squad in the premiership we really have great players.The reason why we always lose is because are players are always getting injured thats the main reason. The beggining of da season we beat man u and chelsea 2-1 with are main squad, and now that we have Arshavin Eduardo rosisky in the squad there is no chance of us losing next season because we do have experienced players its not about th age its about quality and talent and the teams passion of football enjoying themselves in matches either win or lose the fans will be upset but greatful and will cheer on the players and you on the effort and commitment the team put in the game that is true fans.

Annet, Uganda

Posted on 13 May, 2009 at 03:13 PM - Reply

We need to be rewarded with trophies as fans Mr. Wenger the Professor. An Arsenal fan for life

We have to strengthen the spine

Posted on 7 May, 2009 at 12:48 PM - Reply

We need to strengthen the core of our side with experience. Get quality at center back, to rotate with Kolo and Gallas, in the middle next to Cesc (Yaya), and upfront to rotate with Edu. I think Ade can be sold now just to allow for some proven quality to come in.

Jordan Garlick

Posted on 7 May, 2009 at 11:46 AM - Reply

I am still in shock from that crushing defeat to manchester united and like everyone else has said there are so many areas to be addressed. For example Flamini, i was gutted when he left for AC Milan and he hasn't exactly been great there either if we still had him defending the back line and giving Cesc no reason to not attack and orchestrate midfield i think we would be in a much different situation. I don't think he should of been able to leave personally i think Wenger could of done more effort to keeping him at Arsenal, we need a strong defensive midfielder i have a lot of faith in Alex Song but he lacks experience like most of our squad if we brought Gareth Barry or Xavi Alonso even our team would be so much stronger. In other areas like our attacking i dont think we need another attacking player as Arshavin has been incredible, just a shame he couldn't play on tuesday......and don't not get me started on his bench warming in the FA cup semi final.....anyway on to our defense. I dont feel we need any more full backs Gael, Bacary and Gibbs are more than good enough but what im more worried about are our centerbacks. Kolo Toure, what a player have the up most respect for him and personally think he is one of the best defenders around but he needs to be paired with some one taller, no nonsense, shot stopper. Gallas is good but as many people no they not exactly the best of mates. I think if we had someone like Lescott, Hangeland, even Steven taylor maybe? We would be more efficient to say the least, just one towering centerback who scares the likes of Ronaldo and Drogba. Hopefully we will see some strong experienced players fly into arsenal this summer not some 2 month old from auxerre and a 6 year old from kenya.
We love you arsenal we do!

easy

Posted on 7 May, 2009 at 11:04 AM - Reply

I can bet with anyting i got, mr arsenal wenger aint gonna sign no expericed player, not only will we lose adebayor i think rvp would leave and guess who wenger's going to replace them with? 15 and 16 year olds, i hate all these wenger's yoiuth policy but what else can i say? Im an arsenal for life pls wenger wise up or leave

M.I.S

Posted on 7 May, 2009 at 08:28 AM - Reply

we just played the wrong Formation 4-5-1
we just need to play the 4-4-2 old one .., with Arshvin and Eduardo , Rosicky next Seasion keep the Faith Gooners ,...

bill

Posted on 7 May, 2009 at 04:06 AM - Reply

we need to get players of commanding presence at arsenal ,we have plenty of quality flair players at the moment ,cesc as captain?i think hes too young to have earned (respect)someone to look to for guidance in a match.hopfully we can get a player to assist him in mid.essien,lampard,yaya,gerrard,barry,viera,edu.surely arsene youve got a plan.

Gooner 4ever

Posted on 7 May, 2009 at 12:30 AM - Reply

The Arival of Arshavin has saved our season, without him we would have struggled even for 5th spot. Arshavin offers Vision, leathal instinct, spontanity and the drive to make a difference with a dribble or an intelligent pass, who else does this? Fabregas does not offer all this.

Some say sell Bendtner, no way.

Sell Adebayor, buy a quality target man/striker and keep Nick as back-up and super-sub.

sell Diaby, he does not have the mental sharpness required. Song is an ok back up, so is Denilson, but we real need aquality def.mid, Senna?

Keep the defenders, but please let Sagna focus on practising cross passes this summer.

At the moment we are far to predictable, playing always a safe pass, and performing very little cleaver movement in the last 3rd. Ade and RVP have a lot to prove, it seems they have lost the passion, either for football or for Arsenal FC.

Not far away

Posted on 7 May, 2009 at 12:06 AM - Reply

i tell you. i were devasted after ten minz..watched da rest of the game but silently..were not far away. we have got a base..just need defender who will play 4 the shirt = jagielka. partner 4 cesc = barry/alonso/yaya toure and a striker(sell ade...dnt care wot he has done...missing in big games)=etoo, villa

dennis,uganda

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 10:01 PM - Reply

am fed up and fed up all the time we are young team,who made us young team? we cant be young for ever foot ball has changed and wenger should accep change.yes we have quality but quality alone can not work we need big guys in midfiel and strikers who have an eye for goal who can shoot like tores drogba roney who go into a game to look for goal.

Mannix

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 09:17 PM - Reply

Alot of empty promises alwys comes before summer break.He knws he need to make a little empty hope to impresse funs to buy the most expensive full season ticket.We love Arsenal bt Wenger has let us down.Yesterday we lost one fun who went ahead & commit suicide after CL Semi final defeat by our arch-rival Man U. So disappointing.

pan

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 08:56 PM - Reply

Yes...Mr.professor plz add some world class players for defensive midfielder,defender... to replace galllassssss,silvestreeeeee....diaby.....
when semi final in emirates was start,the gooner did right...until gibbsy did wrong....

Mr. Salleh Nasri

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 07:54 PM - Reply

well... that game was very out of mind... dont blame gibs.. but where's the team spirit..? where? also the player who can take sxcelent free kick... for a few last seasons, we have henry, pires, hleb.. but now, we only have van persie.. look at defend, why toure like not commited? why sagna & clichy not more doing overlaping? on striker, where the superb smoothy finishing from adebayor? who can answer this questions?

Crystal Ken

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 07:42 PM - Reply

Adebayor needs to go, we can get 30-35 million for him and add another 25 million and we will have 60m to spend on:
A big strong Centre Back: Hegeland
A big strong Enforcer in Midfield: Velusio, Ya Ya,
and
A quality striker who will score goals.... I would love Eto'o.....

J Wessels

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 07:19 PM - Reply

Replace Wenger with English Manager and replace most of the team with English players they are more dedicated.

Gulu gooner

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 07:12 PM - Reply

having watched yesterday's thumpin' from Manu, i couldn't agree more with other funs world over, Arsen needs thorough thinkin' for the success of the team and the feeling of we funs, the team needs fighters, experience and class. Time for experiments and hoodwinking us with excuses that the young players need to grow is over. Wenger should think of tropies becoz that what brings more money, presitge and pedegree. Please Wenger hear our cries!!!!!!!!!!!

joel

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 07:10 PM - Reply

Watch your language Sir! ....but I agree On selling the players you've mentioned......@ wenger move on..

Gulu gooner

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 07:09 PM - Reply

having watched yesterday's thumpin' from Manu, i couldn't agree more with other funs world over, Arsen needs thorough thinkin' for the success of the team and the feeling of we funs, the team needs fighters, experience and class. Time for experiments and hoodwinking us with excuses that the young players need to grow is over. Wenger should think of tropies becoz that what brings more money, presitge and pedegree. Please Wenger hear our cries!!!!!!!!!!!

Always Arsenal!

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 07:09 PM - Reply

Have faith gooners, yes it was hugely disappointing, I have been a Bear with a sore head for the last 23 hours (when Gibbs slipped). Who could possibly replace Wenger, the guy is a football genius he could walk into any club or intl team as manager tomorrow. He has kept the club highly competitive through a period of immense transition (stadium build & move) when funds were very limited. He kept to his ideals with youth and technically brilliant football. His employers the board could not have wished for anything more, he has delivered excellence with the most limited resources, as a result what will be available to him over the next few years will be a fantastic bunch of players, technically gifted and more experienced for their past efforts.
He will be able to add to the squad pretty much any world class player he desires.
I personally THANK Arsene, encourage him to stick to his policy and am well looking forward to the next ERA, gooner be awesome. keep the faith true Gooners

Femolism From Nigeria

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 06:35 PM - Reply

It is a shame,we lacked inaggressive team that believe in playing to the gallary while the time elapsed

Femolism From Nigeria

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 06:34 PM - Reply

It is a shame,we lacked aggressive team that believe in playing to the gallary while the time elapsed

gooner in anguish

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 06:30 PM - Reply

if this does not open his eyes and show him the reality god knows what will ...we are average in every department...we dont even play beautiful football any more...this is it...arsenal is done for...the arsenal we had all seen playing beautiful football with the likes of henry and pires and co is a memory...times like those woont be back any time soon...arsenal as we know it is no more...

kshah

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 06:20 PM - Reply

we all keep on talkn on this site to tell wat we want n what wenger must do...but no one seems to listen to us fans

jose

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 06:08 PM - Reply

iT COME A TIME A SAID AM FADE WITH OUR BOSS COZ HE ALWAYZ PROMISE US MANY THING WITH OUT FULL FILLMENT OF HIS PROMISE,WHEN I REMAMBER PIRES,TH14,BATLEMAN VIERA,EDU,PALOUR....OOOOGH!!ITS PAIN TO SEE HOW THE STAND OF OUR CLUB,MR PROF U HAVE TO RESONABLE MAN AND CHANGED PERSON WITH SITUATION LOOKS.BUT I WONT BLAME YOU AT ALL THIS IS THE PROBLEM OF MANY OF THE PROF,THEY BELIEVE IN THEM SELVES

Alan Hughes

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 05:46 PM - Reply

Last night was the final bit of credit Wenger had left with me used up from now on I am going to judge him on teams current form. When he took over we had a great defense 2 good strikers and not much else.
He added great attacking flair and a midfield to die for . But year in year out the defense has gotten worse and worse. When are we going to buy a defender who can win a ball in the air. Gibbs slip is getting the blame for the first goal. Nobody seems to mention that Ronaldo was able to win a header easily which started the move for the goal. How many of the current arsenal defenders would even challenge to get into the back four of Dixon, Winterburn, Adams & Keown. None thats how many I do think this has a lot to do with Wenger. Right backs and left backs concentrate more on going forward than defending. Do they even practice defending in training. Even when we get a good defender Sagna for example was voted best right back in the premiership last season as time is spent at arsenal his defending gets worse. Id love to see Arsene Wenger turn this around at Arsenal but I just cant see it happening.

Ross

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 05:32 PM - Reply

Apart from Robin VP (and he's a little sluggish) we have no real goal threat up front. Ade is too wasteful and certainly not threatening enough. You never actually believe Ade will score like you do with top level strikers (Torres, Villa etc).
Midfield is in need of serious muscle who can simply tackle and pass simply. We have creative players in the form of Cesc, Nasri, Asharvin who can do the killer ball (Yaya Toure type player required but understand he would not want to leave Barca).
Defensively, two new centre backs urgently required. We never (ever) look secure against top opposition.
SELL: ADE, BENDTNER, EBOUE, WALCOTT (YES WALCOTT, HE CANNOT KEEP THE BALL TO SAVE HIS LIFE)

A dissapointed gooner from Argentina

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 05:01 PM - Reply

I also think that we have to spend big to buy one player per line. I mean, what have we been saving money for a lot of years with this Youth POlicy for? We have to get consolidated players like Terry on defence, someone like Xavi to play alogside Fabregas and a striker like Torres, Villa or Eto'o. Get rid of Bendtner, Diaby and Gallas. I've been an Arsenal fan since 2002, and what made me became a gooner is the way I saw Henry, Pires, Viera and the others played. Well, guess what? I don't see that anymore, it seems to be gone. I'm not gonna become a fan of a different team, but I hate seeing players who doesn't put everything into the game, and I hate seeing Wenger making mistakes like speculating against Man U, giving away the first leg thinking that we'll do well on the second match. You can never do that against teams like this, it's nonsense, as it is saying before the second game that we will probably win when we it was extremely obvious that they had much more quality than us.
I hope we bring some players, hope that ROsicky finally comes back, hope that everyone staying gives their best and hope that, at last, we win either the CL or the PL next season.

easy

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 04:49 PM - Reply

I can bet with anyting i got, mr arsenal wenger aint gonna sign no expericed player, not only will we lose adebayor i think rvp would leave and guess who wenger's going to replace them with? 15 and 16 year olds, i hate all these wenger's yoiuth policy but what else can i say? Im an arsenal for life pls wenger wise up or leave

Ngahu

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 04:32 PM - Reply

If you think Gooners are sad, some have died for our loss last night. I am still devastated and beginning to think that the promises Wenger makes about our youthful side do not include trophies. May this Kenyan Gooner rest in peace though...

King_Henry

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 04:19 PM - Reply

With Arshavin in the squad, we can do better next season. But 1st we need to strengthen our midfield. We need an anchorman to do the dirty job. Remember what Flamini did for Arsenal last time? Someone like Mascherano, Essien or maybe have to bring back Mr. Flamini!

david dein

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 04:08 PM - Reply

if i was still here this would never have happened because i would have pushed for more experienced talent to be brought in.
i agreed with most fans on what we needed but felt by pushing wenger i was rocking the boat and to do that at arsenal is not aloud.
everyone with responsability at the club should grow a pair and say what we need . ie get rid of 3-4 players i wont name but we all agree who it would be , bedntner adebayor eboue and gallas and replace with world class players.

Geoffrey Nairobi Kenya

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 03:19 PM - Reply

I think wenger needs someone like our former midfielder Gilberto,Viera,and talisman Henry.

Indiangunner

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 03:05 PM - Reply

A sad day for all gunners. wenger should sell adebayor. we have quality players like rvp,cesc,theo but they will go somewhre else if dont win trophies. and there is no one to replace them. wenger's youth policy has flopped. wenger develops good pllayers but they leave arsenal like hleb,flamini. v are depending too much on cesc. we need someone to partner him. at this time we need someone like david villa and a worldclass defender.and dont forget rosicky.hope v will him for the full season

stan kronke

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 02:47 PM - Reply

when i own this club i will let mr wenger no that to win you must score goals , something i think we have lost touch with, adebayor is nowhere near as good as he believes so sell him for starters. personally i beleive african players are there for money only. cant go wrong with europeans .

Julius - Nairobi Kenya

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 02:27 PM - Reply

We need strong midfilders and strikers. Why is it that we play entertaining footbal and no goals? Why is it that our players are not shooting? We need to get players who move the ball forward and shoot at any given opportunity. Passing game is okay with me but we need to finish it off by shooting at the goal not passing the ball even when inside the penalty area. Wenger, please listen to us. We like you and would like you to come up with a new style of playing, especially when near the goal mouth. Enough said.

sandesh

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 02:08 PM - Reply

disappointed, absolutely frustrated. and i fear that these big players can move out of london becoz of the result last night. u kno they themselves are responsible but its been so many years since we won the trophy and the team do not look like they will win trophy next season as well. but i have believe and if wenger buys some really star players just like he did at the winter buying arshavin then we can think of winnin trophy but otherwise with these young squad we cannot compete against the big team who hae much more physical and mental ability

the unguru

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 01:42 PM - Reply

everybody is angry. Rightly so.
Spare a thought...

tony adams, keown, seaman, o 'leary, parlor, henry ...and other great gooners have spent years at the club before they became legends.

look at man u ....scholes, giggs, neville and more recently van der saar, ronaldo, rooney...everybody has spent a lotta time at old trafford

the point is this

every graet team goes through a dry patch before re-building...we need players who are gooners at heart, love to play football the arsenal way and respect the fans and their sentiments

we need players who want to make emirates their home

it'll take a year...maybe two
but we will bounce back
i'll tell you that

Jules

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 01:32 PM - Reply

I know every arsenal fan is disappointed at the moment but to call for the sacking of Wenger is just unthinkable. He is probably the best player we have and he needs to be given all the time in the world.He is a winner and his record proves it. Yes it has not worked out so far but we are on the right track. We seriously and urgently need to sort out our defence with a couple of tall,physically and mentally equiped defenders, a solid midfielder and players who really want to play for the club.I hope it has finally hit home with Wenger on last night performance that as talented and gifted most of these youn players may be,when it really counts, they don't have either the mental or physical strength to win you a silverware.Something has to give but i just hope Prof Wenger stays for as long as possible to accomplish his vision. Happy times will return again with Wenger at the helm, but the question is how long do we have to wait with these Kids??

Arsenal til i die

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 01:14 PM - Reply

I think that Wenger needs to sign a prolific goal scorer. David Villa and Samuel Eto'o come to mind. Definately a centre back, as well as someone to bolster our midfield. Like the role Makelele played at Chelsea. Micah Richards would be a brilliant signing. Also i think Wenger should reconsider his youth policy. I know the youth are the future of the club but they should not be as involved as they at Arsenal. Just put them out on loan until they are ready to come into the side!

Katuramu Absolom

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 01:14 PM - Reply

Disappointed Arsenalists, thanks for your constructive comments. All of us Arsenalists are very disappointed! In brief let mr Wenger sell off those non starters or send them on loan so that they can improve and buy players of Arshavin type. In the stricking line Ade, Bent should go! midfield Dy should go! Defence we only want to remain with Clichy, Sagna and Jor. The rest should go! If mr Wenger does not take drastic measures Arsenal a clud with a lot of fans World wide will be in trouble in a few years to come.

vela12

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 12:58 PM - Reply

please buy david silva to acta s our left winger n a striker...we are terribly falling down at a fast rate...evryone is laughing at arsenal..

Jimford Kenya

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 12:57 PM - Reply

Just to let you know by the way...here in Kenya a Fan killed himself after Ronaldo's second strike.

Liam Conlon

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 12:25 PM - Reply

i think Arsenal need to but 3 or 4 expierenced players. i would like to see yaya toure and david villa signed in the summer. Arsenal at the moment lack experience, talent and need to find the one touch football tactics that did us proud when Henry, Bergkamp and Pires were playing for us.....Sort it out Wenger, UP THE GOONERS!!!!!!!!!1

LozTGooner.

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 12:16 PM - Reply

Would definately want to stick with Wenger as manager, but he does need to spend. I would say we have enough strikers, even if Ade goes, as its the natural position for Theo and Andrey, along with VP and Eddie, and Vela and Bentner for support.

We need Alonso, and I would like to see us swoop and pay some money to trey and Nick Laescott off the toffees.

pappi

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 12:09 PM - Reply

Mr. Wenger should aknowledge by now that experiment time is over. Look at what Arshavin has already brought to the team with his experience. The young gunners will grow but they do need guidiance on the pitch from more mature players. Arsene, buy players that will encourage these boys before they lose confidence like it happened tp poor Kieran last nite.

Boss

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 11:17 AM - Reply

first of all i want to say, i really dont like the way arsenal play nowadays compare to henry,pires,viera era's. Nowadays arsenal past a lot to side rather then move forwards.

second, please sell adebayor, bendtner n gallas. Buy a world class striker who know's how to finished and run intelligently from opposite defend example torres. Buy a good centre defend who can partner with toure. Bring back traore and loan gibs. Gibs need some times progress, he's a very confident player.

I dont no whether it's true or not but may be next season nasri will play as a defensive midfielder with fabregas. Try to buy good defensive midfielder because our substitude looks very poor compare to mu.

If next season arsenal didnt win any trophy, then as a arsenal supporter i hope fabregas move to barcelona because he deserve to win something. He's still young, he deserve to achieve more. I really like him, he's a one of the brilliant youngster along side messi.

Not the player let down arsenal supporters, it's wenger let down us. He's the one master of arsenal success and he's the one of arsenal failure. I still believe he can turn around arsenal into succefull club.

This season is a good lesson for arsene wenger.

DieHard Fan.4 betta 4 Worse

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 11:12 AM - Reply

im so disappointed by last night's perfomance by arsenal.to begin with, i think our defence is pathetic...step 1 to fixing the defence is buying 2 experienced defenders like Rio...i still dont understand why we sold Ashley.. its like we are now in serios footballer business...every best player we get or mold goes straight into the market yet we neva buy experienced players to replace them...arsenal is now becoming a BIG joke...Wenger best use the window period to get us at least 3 experiencd players, if we planning on winning any future leagues, otherwise we will always settle for the top 3 but never come 1st.

Comicaevil

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 11:10 AM - Reply

No more Youth Policy unless it's balanced with experience!...
Please we are on of the big clubs we need to start act like one!

MarilynMonr0e

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 11:01 AM - Reply

What can I say....am thoroughly disappointed, we were run off the pitch by the better side and all the issues about playing a young side came home to roost well good and proper last night.

What makes me angrier is the usual claptrap spouted out by Le Prof afterwards...FFS give us a team that can fight and make a decent scrap of it and yes before the apologists start ranting at me I've been a gooner for over 40 years now & have loved every match we've played and you know why...because we always showed bottle along with a mentality to have a go unlike our prissy dancing queens last night!

Where are the players that love to pull on the famous red/white strip gone? Additionally as much as I admire Le Prof for his style I have to question his tactics especially seeing that we've won zero in the last 4 years whilst waiting for his experiment to come to fruition, so what we're expected to wait another 4 years plereeeese!

It'd be very easy to say get rid of Le Prof but I can't think of a manager that could replace him & work on a shoestring but we have to think long and hard as to how we want our club managed. Do we look across the channel for a great coach/tactician or do we look here and if here who the hell do we look to, I can't think of anyone can any of you? All of these questions needs answering & the sooner the better.

In the short term I'd like to see Le Prof change his tactics, get his chequebook out buy 3/4 experienced & by experienced I mean mature players that can help our 'babes' out because do they need guidance or what & remember Fergie did exactly that when he was questioned!

DieHard Fan.4 betta 4 Worse

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 10:59 AM - Reply

im so disappointed by last night's perfomance by arsenal.to begin with, i think our defence is pathetic...step 1 to fixing the defence is buying 2 experienced defenders like Rio...i still dont understand why we sold Ashley.. its like we are now in serios footballer business...every best player we get or mold goes straight into the market yet we neva buy experienced players to replace them...arsenal is now becoming a BIG joke...Wenger best use the window period to get us at least 3 experiencd players, if we planning on winning any future leagues, otherwise we will always settle for the top 3 but never come 1st.

MarilynMonr0e

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 10:54 AM - Reply

What can I say....am thoroughly disappointed, we were run off the pitch by the better side and all the issues about playing a young side came home to roost well good and proper last night.

What makes me angrier is the usual claptrap spouted out by Le Prof afterwards...FFS give us a team that can fight and make a decent scrap of it and yes before the apologists start ranting at me I've been a gooner for over 40 years now & have loved every match we've played and you know why...because we always showed bottle along with a mentality to have a go unlike our prissy dancing queens last night!

Where are the players that love to pull on the famous red/white strip gone? Additionally as much as I admire Le Prof for his style I have to question his tactics especially seeing that we've won zero in the last 4 years whilst waiting for his experiment to come to fruition, so what we're expected to wait another 4 years plereeeese!

It'd be very easy to say get rid of Le Prof but I can't think of a manager that could replace him & work on a shoestring but we have to think long and hard as to how we want our club managed. Do we look across the channel for a great coach/tactician or do we look here and if here who the hell do we look to, I can't think of anyone can any of you? All of these questions needs answering & the sooner the better.

In the short term I'd like to see Le Prof change his tactics, get his chequebook out buy 3/4 experienced & by experienced I mean mature players that can help our 'babes' out because do they need guidance or what & remember Fergie did exactly that when he was questioned!

sabas

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 10:49 AM - Reply

look at liverpool midfielders alonso,gerrard,mascherano,this are strong men,chelsea have lampard, essien,ballack,too strong,man utd, carrick,fletcher,anderson, and we have lightweight cesc,song,and denilson.we are still light on center this is to why we are doomed! if we get Xabi Alonso n Gareth Barry things can change quickly plus David villa with RVP n Arshavin.valencia are in need of cash,if we offer them 25j plus 5j if he performs good they wont refuse!and we need a complately left winger, wenger please get Downing middles are relegated soon!a center defender too is needed tall and strong like Mellberg or King or Knight

Zizi

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 10:42 AM - Reply

Ive always said lets stick with teh idea of the kids as they will come good, but they did before with Vieira and Henry because they became world class beaters in their onw right, Wallcot and Ade ahve not at least not yet. We shouldnt spend 70mil for the sake of it, but look what Ashavin has done, we need a centre back and striker of that quality and then we're great!

sabas

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 10:39 AM - Reply

Get Karim Benzema and David Villa we dont care how much they cost,and Gareth Barry,Xabi Alonso to partner cesc,defenders are most thing we need right now Jagielka,paul konchesky or Knight!the can sure help the team

iliyas

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 10:37 AM - Reply

wenger philosopy of youngsters is stil unproven.He really needs to think about it again,we need to win trophies for God sake.

Chuks

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 10:18 AM - Reply

Its a very sad day for all Arsenal fans,the biggest problem is not only buying players but Wenger has to learn how to play against teams.I mean we must not always dwell on passing all the time i.e on playing our own game we have to learn how to change style and play against teams.For example look at what ManU did to Barca last year and Chelsea last week,nothing stops Wenger from acknowledging the fact that ManU are a better team and deploy negative tatics against them.Even ManU played 3 defensive midfilders against us,why can't Ronaldo be given special attention or frustrating Rooney even moving Walcott to left to capitalise on Oshea's lack of speed.The most important thing is winning nobody will ask how it is achievied 5 years from now.If we do not change our style at times we might not win an European cup.

Odu

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 10:16 AM - Reply

Well, Arsenal will not win anything unless the manager changes his transfer policy. Imagine Evra refering to the game as between men and children! Ideally, who is Evra? A nobody. How much should he cost? Yes, development is very important, but there must be a proper blend. The team needs at least four experienced signings. While some teams can boost of three players for every position, arsenal gets into trouble anytime there is one injuiry. Imagine the defence. Its make shift, just because Gallas and Clichy are unavailable. For as long as no new players are signed, nothing will be won. Other teams have long gone beyond where arsenal is today. How can they compete with teams like chelsea that does no player development, man u or liverpool who are constantly upgrading their team. The only thing will be to be competing for fourth place just like Anelka said. Wenger must upgrade his team to win anything.

Mike Prime

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 10:13 AM - Reply

Where do i start!!! Arsene has asked us to be patient and give time for the youngsters to develop, well it has been 4 years and not one trophy!!!! It must stop here!!! We lack pace, precision, power, cut and thrust, and clinical finishing!
Its time Kronke Takes us over and forces Wengers hand in the market. Adybayor for £30 million!!! a great deal take it. We always fall short when we play the big teams and it will continue if Wenger doesnt mix youth with world class experience. We need Yaya Toure, Micah Richards, David Villa and Santa Cruz or possibly Etoo on the cheap as he only has 1 year left!! and Sergio Ramos would be a bonus to that list!!!

But that is what it takes for us to get to the top!!!
But it probrably won't happen and we will add with 2 19 year olds and a 21 year old!!!

I will always keep the faith however as in Arsene we trust!!!!! ( at about 90% ) ;)

Chuks

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 10:11 AM - Reply

Its a very sad day for all Arsenal fans,the biggest problem is not only buying players but Wenger has to learn how to play against teams.I mean we must not always dwell on passing all the time i.e on playing our own game we have to learn how to change style and play against teams.For example look at what ManU did to Barca last year and Chelsea last week,nothing stops Wenger from acknowledging the fact that ManU are a better team and deploy negative tatics against them.Even ManU played 3 defensive midfilders against us,why can't Ronaldo be given special attention or frustrating Rooney even moving Walcott to left to capitalise on Oshea's lack of speed.The most important thing is winning nobody will ask how it is achievied 5 years from now.If we do not change our style at times we might not win an European cup.

Ade is a waste man

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 10:02 AM - Reply

The guy who said that we have a team of passers is right Only Nasri came out to play and win. RVP, Nasri, Arshavin, Edu, Vela are probably our most visionary and potent players and they are strikers. BUT the rest of the team need to take responsibility.
That is the biggest problem with youth, they simply play not to lose when they should be playing to win. ATTITUDE

Zeta

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 09:57 AM - Reply

buy new left wing midfielder...who as fast as walcott, who can cross from the left using his left foot...practise shooting, parctise free kick

frankie frankie

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 09:44 AM - Reply

surely one of the biggest problems was that over 2 legs we only managed 3 shots on target. The team needs to be ruthless. And i got to say I know it is easy to single players out but in the fa cup semi final against chelsea and the two legs vs man utd Adebayor managed to have Zero shots on target. This is not the sign of a great striker. Sell him to Milan now. 2 tall and mobile center backs are needed and a striker who can lead the forward line and shoot better than adebyebye.

Too young for the center stage

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 09:35 AM - Reply

As a arsenal supporter i have to say we choked! we choke in all our big games.. Man U will always win us as their strikers come fetch the ball in the middle, where as ours just wait and wonder till they recieve it, reference to the 1st half. As for the second half we tried but our players was in all the wrong places.. Ade running more on the wing, and trying to get passes in.. Not his role...

Then another is when we clear the ball they dont look/know where there fellow team mates are.. we cleared the ball right back into Man U's feet.

I can go on and on, but i am not the manager and cant make changes.

But i do think we need bigger players to, let the youngster prove themselves in the reserves..

Oh and big up to walcott for taking on rooney in the one tackle..

I sincerely hope things turn around for the better, because if we cant win Chelsea, Man U and even Liverpool.. there is no way we can win any TITLE > TROPHY !!

gooneerr

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 09:29 AM - Reply

STOP MAKING EXCUSES WENGER THIS YOUNG SIDE IS GOING NO WHERE WOTHOUT GUIDANCE COME ON WE CAN SEE IT NOW YOU MUST BE ABLE TO YOU WERE WRONG HOLD YOUR HANDS UP AND ADMIT IT !!

Mike

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 09:26 AM - Reply

For starters another high quality goalkeeper is needed. Get some defenders at least 190cm and above. Make sure they are mobile and not like Cygan and senderos to name afew.
Let the players bought not be be playing out of position.Wiltford comes into mind.He was frusutrated playing on the wing and as central striker next minute.
Stop the passing syndrome. Five passes and the next pass be on target and stop trying to dribble thru ten players in the box.
if Barca with wc players cant get thru the Chelsea defence what hope is there for Arsenal.
Play to win and not fanciful soccer.

Just like Waterloo

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 09:26 AM - Reply

In the Battle of the Emirates (Tuesday 05 May 2009 near London, forces of the French Empire under Wenger Bonaparte were defeated by those of the Red Devils, including a Portugese man under the command of Sir Alex Ferguson. It was the decisive battle of the Campaign and Wenger's last.

Sigh

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 09:25 AM - Reply

I can already see the papers come July - 'Arsenal signs two 16's and a 17 year old.' Well technically he is adding to the squad...

another disappointed arsenalist

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 09:18 AM - Reply

ya i agree totally with disappointed arsenalist..
we had henry earlier as finisher.. now. there is arshavin but he can't play :(

Me, yes me

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 09:16 AM - Reply

We need defenders that can defend. Rio and Vidic showed how its done, Djourou and Toure are pathetic.

Disappointed Arsenalist.....

Posted on 6 May, 2009 at 09:04 AM - Reply

Quality we have in abundance but Wenger seems to have surrounded himself with passers...No visionaries, no fighters, no deadly strikers, and no dribblers.....

Totally disappointed with the match yesterday. No vision, no width, no passion and most certainly no prolific & intelligent goal scorer.

That is the problem with this team, no one shoots..no one picks their pass.....This is the beginning of the end....

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