I have been reading a lot of Arsenal forums lately, mainly because of the Nasri/Fabregas situation, and I've seen sentences like "Arsenal are in a major crisis", or "Wenger must go now" and similar posts/topics. Personal opinion, no it's not a crisis. I may not be an Arsenal fan obviously, but it's getting a bit tiresome, when I'm hearing stuff like this in various media outlets, from Arsenal fans who have become increasingly disillusioned. But there's various things to take into consideration.
1. Arsenal have a world class manager at the helm. Okay, he's stubborn and made some questionable decisions, but look at what he's done for the club. Under Arsene they've continuously qualified for the Champions League, won three Premier League titles, taken them to a Champions League final, bought in/developed some quality players, and ensured they have quality players for the future of the club. When people say the youngsters are over-rated-****. Utter, utter ****. Not only disrespectful to the players, but also the club. But we all agree that he has to start spending now to strengthen the squad, and by the looks of it, he's already begun that process. It's all too easy for the press and some fans to mock Wenger and use him as a joke figure, but it's totally unfair in my opinion.
2. Arsenal Football Club are now in a perfect financial situation, thanks to the spending policy. This will aid the club greatly for the future, especially with the FFP rules coming into effect. Once the stadium is paid off, there will be absolutely nothing to worry about whatsoever. They are sorted in that department.
3. Fabregas is gone. And by the looks of it, Nasri will be off too. Which pretty much puts the club in a transition process imo, as it gives the quality youngsters they have a great oppurtunity to showcase their talents, and really show what they are capable of. Wilshere, Ramsay....they have great futures ahead of them, both at club, and International level. So it's a bit of a rebuilding process. At least the Cesc situation is sorted, so that's one less distraction.
4. Trophies. Yes it's been 6 years, and it's frustrating, but other clubs have had major droughts. Manchester United went 26 years without winning the league, Manchester City ended there drought last season after 35 years without a trophy, Liverpool have now gone 21 years without winning the league and Tottenham have gone 50 years without winning the league. So is Arsenal really in a crisis? I wouldn't say so tbh.
So to be honest, things aren't going well for the club, but how much of it is really Arsene's fault? It was Barca who turned Cesc's head two years back and started the tapping up saga, and Nasri obviously had his head turned by City, that is not the fault of Wenger imo. I don't think it's Wengers fault either, that last season the players fell like dominoes toward the end of the season, and pretty much imploded. That's player mentality. There was a distinct lack of determination, and just for some reason, were mentally burnt out. Yes, he is stubborn with his policy of buying, but like I mentioned, I think he's prepared to act on that and do something about.
It does no good for the team if fans start shouting they want the manager out during a match, start booing players during matches, shout abuse or whatever. Human beings can react very badly to that sort of thing, and will just make the players disheartened, and make the situation worse. And when they play worse, the club could start sliding, and then you will have a crisis. And then you could potentially lose one of the most fantastic managers you've had for a long, long time. And I'd be gutted if that happened. The club needs the fans to get behind the team, and support them, because right now, they need all the support they can get.
People may disagree, but it's just an opinion from an outside observer. There's a lot of managers I have total respect and admiration for like Moyes, Sir Alex Ferguson, Carlo Ancelotti, and Arsene Wenger is definately one of them too, and I'd be gutted to see him pay the price because of opinion.
1. Arsenal have a world class manager at the helm. Okay, he's stubborn and made some questionable decisions, but look at what he's done for the club. Under Arsene they've continuously qualified for the Champions League, won three Premier League titles, taken them to a Champions League final, bought in/developed some quality players, and ensured they have quality players for the future of the club. When people say the youngsters are over-rated-****. Utter, utter ****. Not only disrespectful to the players, but also the club. But we all agree that he has to start spending now to strengthen the squad, and by the looks of it, he's already begun that process. It's all too easy for the press and some fans to mock Wenger and use him as a joke figure, but it's totally unfair in my opinion.
2. Arsenal Football Club are now in a perfect financial situation, thanks to the spending policy. This will aid the club greatly for the future, especially with the FFP rules coming into effect. Once the stadium is paid off, there will be absolutely nothing to worry about whatsoever. They are sorted in that department.
3. Fabregas is gone. And by the looks of it, Nasri will be off too. Which pretty much puts the club in a transition process imo, as it gives the quality youngsters they have a great oppurtunity to showcase their talents, and really show what they are capable of. Wilshere, Ramsay....they have great futures ahead of them, both at club, and International level. So it's a bit of a rebuilding process. At least the Cesc situation is sorted, so that's one less distraction.
4. Trophies. Yes it's been 6 years, and it's frustrating, but other clubs have had major droughts. Manchester United went 26 years without winning the league, Manchester City ended there drought last season after 35 years without a trophy, Liverpool have now gone 21 years without winning the league and Tottenham have gone 50 years without winning the league. So is Arsenal really in a crisis? I wouldn't say so tbh.
So to be honest, things aren't going well for the club, but how much of it is really Arsene's fault? It was Barca who turned Cesc's head two years back and started the tapping up saga, and Nasri obviously had his head turned by City, that is not the fault of Wenger imo. I don't think it's Wengers fault either, that last season the players fell like dominoes toward the end of the season, and pretty much imploded. That's player mentality. There was a distinct lack of determination, and just for some reason, were mentally burnt out. Yes, he is stubborn with his policy of buying, but like I mentioned, I think he's prepared to act on that and do something about.
It does no good for the team if fans start shouting they want the manager out during a match, start booing players during matches, shout abuse or whatever. Human beings can react very badly to that sort of thing, and will just make the players disheartened, and make the situation worse. And when they play worse, the club could start sliding, and then you will have a crisis. And then you could potentially lose one of the most fantastic managers you've had for a long, long time. And I'd be gutted if that happened. The club needs the fans to get behind the team, and support them, because right now, they need all the support they can get.
People may disagree, but it's just an opinion from an outside observer. There's a lot of managers I have total respect and admiration for like Moyes, Sir Alex Ferguson, Carlo Ancelotti, and Arsene Wenger is definately one of them too, and I'd be gutted to see him pay the price because of opinion.
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