BigPoppaPump
Reeling from Laca & Kos nightmares
Phil Jackson left the Bulls in 1998 despite being offered a new deal, guess some people only care about money though.
Someones been watching The Last Dance.
Phil Jackson left the Bulls in 1998 despite being offered a new deal, guess some people only care about money though.
Don’t get me wrong Giroud going 15 games without scoring certainly didn’t help, but it’s not just him we lost the title the main problem was the mentality2013.
At that point, we could have gone and hired another top coach. We still had CL football then. We could have attracted big talents for a rebuild.
A top coach won't have stuck with Giroud. He'd have convinced the board to go all in for a top striker.
Wenger persevered with him. Even going as far as saying in 2015/2016 that "No one could improve the team"
fecking hell
Bigger question is why didn’t the club make the changes around Wenger when he was still here?
Ivan and others hid and let him take all the blame for their poverty leadership.
Care to talk about his stint as the executive of the Knicks?Phil Jackson left the Bulls in 1998 despite being offered a new deal, guess some people only care about money though.
Mentality had nothing to do with the gilt-edged chances Giroud was missing during his barren run. If I remember correctly, we still played well after Coquelin and Sanchez injury. Inability to score goals kill us. It was infuriating watching Giroud miss and start Smilling like a chesire cat FFS.Don’t get me wrong Giroud going 15 games without scoring certainly didn’t help, but it’s not just him we lost the title the main problem was the mentality
I heard a rumour maybe PSG was interested one timeWhen was the last time Arsène was offered a top job to leave Arsenal?
Summer 2006, Real Madrid approached him (and Cesc) but both turned Real down...anyone remember any others after this?
Wenger has a relationship with the owners, since before they took over PSG, so you can bet he was offered that job. He works for them now anyway, with Bein Sports.I heard a rumour maybe PSG was interested one time
Benzema was our #1 target but it was alywas difficult to bring him in.. really think someone like Cavani or Auba would’ve been perfect. It baffles me more though we didn’t sign a holding midfielder though. I know Wanyamas career has gone downhill now but he would’ve been a much better addition than ElnenyMentality had nothing to do with the gilt-edged chances Giroud was missing during his barren run. If I remember correctly, we still played well after Coquelin and Sanchez injury. Inability to score goals kill us. It was infuriating watching Giroud miss and start Smilling like a chesire cat FFS.
We had a good defense that season. We had the highest number of clean sheets.
Infact, going into that season everyone knew Giroud was our weak link. But it still remains a mystery why we didn't upgrade him. We had arguably the best squad that season. We just needed a top CF. The league was there for the taking. But we ****ed it up.
The sad part is, I don't think club was bothered. Because to them, the season was a success because we finished top four
Hate who ?
I say this all the time, it's the players fault. But people have a hero worship with the players so they just blame Arsène again.
A lot of you think Koscielny is amazing but he's a big reason we've lost a lot of games and never were title contenders since he always had a mistake in him and was too rash living loads of space behind.
I say this all the time, it's the players fault. But people have a hero worship with the players so they just blame Arsène again.
A lot of you think Koscielny is amazing but he's a big reason we've lost a lot of games and never were title contenders since he always had a mistake in him and was too rash living loads of space behind.
I dont believe i remember if Gabriel ever was paired with Mertesacker but i genuinely think that would have yielded the same highs and lows as with Kos. As i remember it Gab played mostly alongside Kos and that was disastrous because they were too similar in their unwarranted aggressiveness. Two headless chickens, they needed mother hen Mertesacker to control em
Kos at his best was a level above Gabriel really, and Per was terrible in 15/16 anyway when Gabby got settled here to a degree, so we couldn't not play Kos, even if his injury was starting to take a toll on his performances.
I watched the Southampton game where Szczesny was essentially dropped afterward. I mean Szczesny gets the blame but leading up to Mane's goal, Koscielny was ahead of Mane but Mane then brushed him aside so easily Koscielny was just really weak in that instance. But there's so many examples. It's honestly starting to look more and more like Mertesacker was essentially for Koscielny, and even at that it didn't stop him from having those moments.