If you are still one of those fans who don’t believe Arsene Wenger hasn’t lost it, then his latest comments will certainly make you reconsider your stance.
Following their latest joke result against Fulham at The Emirates last Saturday, The Gunners now sit a massive 11 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester United in eighth place. But Wenger believes his side are still title contenders! Which will undoubtedly raise a few eyebrows.
In their last six Premier League games, Arsenal have only managed to accumulate seven points from a possible 18, losing to both Chelsea and Manchester United and dropping crucial points to the ‘lesser’ sides of the league.
However, Wenger and, I would think, a small group of Arsenal fans remain optimistic that they can be crowned England’s top club.
When asked whether his side can turn it around and push for the title in the second-half of the season, Wenger confidently said:
‘Of course, yes why not?
‘We had come through three difficult games, especially the first two. We had to recover from the United game and then we gave it all in Germany.
‘All of us were disappointed not to beat Fulham because we had the chances to do that and in the end we were frustrated, but there were many positives to take from the game. Our performances are not as big a disaster as some people like to portray them and I still have great belief in this team.’
I’m sorry to say this, but Arsenal will not be challenging for the title this season – no way, no how.
If anything, we’ll be struggling to make the top four by the looks of it.
We are simply too far behind, even at this early stage, and have dropped a lot of stupid points (Sunderland, Fulham and Norwich) already. I am an optimistic fan, but also a realistic one and I just can’t see this current side pushing for the title.
I know Wenger has to try and keep morale high and state that we can still win it to keep us believing. But, deep down, the Frenchman knows we haven’t got a chance.
This is of course my view on the matter – would love to know what you guys think
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Wenger have made me and other arsenal fans the sadest people on planet earth for good eight years.An alex ferguson,mourinho,guardiola would’ve given up since.But wenger being who he is,wants to make us miserable and sad forever.Who’ll chase him out!
Leave are you nuts and lose 8 million a year,
What I find hard to believe is that you think Wenger should come out and say ‘no, we can’t challenge for the title, we are not good enough and the players know it’
Of course he isnt going to say this…….. Wenger will always support his team, back them, and try to fill them with confidence, IT IS WHAT MANAGERS DO!!! I can not wait for him to write his own book and make people like you look very silly, calling for the head of our GREATEST EVER manager!!!!
Get behind your team, support the club, I love arsenal, right or wrong, trophies or not…… you are the sot of fan that sits at the emirates, clapping!!!!!! not singing, chanting or showing any kind of passion, just clapping and probably at club level to!!!!!
BACK THE TEAM YOU LOVE, IF YOU CANT THEN KEEP SHTUM!!
Just because other peoples opinions differ from yours doesnt mean youre right. Besides, Wenger shouldnt take us for a ride and make himself look like a prat by making such stupid comments. He needs to get the club back where it used to be or leave.
I am struggling to see how he is making himself look a prat or taking us for a ride? please explain. It is vry easy to critisise, especially when things arent going to plan. I find it incredibly frustrating that a growing contingent think we would be better without him!!! They have short memories. As a 27 yr old, these are the worst times I have seen, but if 15 CL seasons not finishing out of the top four and being in contention for at least 3 trophies come february every season is bad, then i think i’ll survive. Thats not to say that I dont want more. We should be winning titles, but we are still in transition and a manager change will not help at this time. I for one would be disappointed to see anyone other than Pep take his place anyway. IN WENGER I TRUST and at the end of the season the majority will be singing his name again. my point is be a fan not nusance…..
WOW, what an idiot.
Furgerson had to problems saying his player didn’t do well when they beat us.
Thanks for your interest in our affairs.
Ken lo p’se, shut up if u don’t know.If thats how u do yr bussiness, then i pitty u. No bussiness wil ever prosper wen using insufficient poor quality in puts. So stop talking abt self sustainance and big revenues c’se very soon every thing is going down.Unlike other bussinesses, this one’s revenues are determined by results on the pitch and for arsenal, its becoming more and more disgusting minute by minute, day by day…..
So dont expect fans to continue paying big 2 watch those boring matches and on top of that we also lose them
So then, although we are still filling the Emirates for every home game (including the capital one cup, with a waiting list for season tickets of 20,000…we are not prospering?
The reason we are still playing to a full stadium is because there is such a wide support of true gooners.
Thank god people like you are in the minority (check the attendances and waiting list)with your ridiculous statements…”everyting is going down soon”…what the hell does that mean?
Fans are continuing to back our club with their hard earnt money, while idiots like you spout off about “becoming more and more disgusting etc” …did you even see the Fulham game? Boring?? not the result we wanted but Boring???
Arsenal Football Club is a business, run so well it is now the fourth/fifth biggest football club IN THE WORLD so please tell me what I dont know?
Its idiots like you Ken Lo that have kept the board and Wenger in a job. Paying sooo much money to see this team yet they dont give u anything back. Pathetic to think that some fans out there actually think these players give a crap about us (the fans)
Dont give me anything back? You stupid stupid stupid moron.
I have my club, fourth biggest in the world:
I have The Emirates stadium with 55,000 fellow goooners supporting the club:
I have memories and expectations:
I have a season ticket that I treasure (have you?)and follow my team when they play well and when they play badly.
Its morons like you who say that Arsenal are selling their best players (all of whom were offered better contracts) and then you condemn your argument by saying these players that stay dont give a crap about us (the fans) BOO HOO BOO HOO BOO HOO SPIT YOUR DUMMY OUT.
If Pursey, Na$$ri, Adebuyme etc had cared about us then we would have fulfilled our potential as Arsene had planned. He believed in them and they turned out to be Judases and left for the money.
But you blame Arsene for letting them go and then blame the players that have stayed for not giving a crap about you. And you call me an idiot???
Pathetic to think that you are a fan of Arsenal, you dont know the meaning of it.
Ken… Couldn’t have said it better myself. Nice to see someone comment who actually knows about our club instead of regurgitating the mindless anti-Arsenal/Wenger garbage… They complain about Manure, ManShity and Chelski buying titles then cry when we are not doing the same thing. Things are not great in terms of results on the pitch now but when has ANY team won trophy after trophy year after year??? The mighty Barca went 7 seasons (99-2004) without lifting a trophy. All things in life are cyclical. Give it time, have faith and support your club through thick and thin. We will win trophies again. We are not far off. The lads will go on one of their runs like we do every season. Whether we win or lose AW is the right man for the job. How can anyone hate on AW when managers like Fergie, Mourinho, Pep, etc have said how great of a job he has done with the limited resources at his disposal…
Ken, Don’t mistake the love of the team for agreement with the manager or board. How many times those very people who fill the stadium boo the team and the manager. How many time do they sing out loud asking the manager and board to spend some money. I am even saying it nice. They are saying the same thing as most of us are. They as well as those of us you are calling idiots for voicing our displeasure are all saying the very same thing, so don’t for a minute take love for club for being satisfy with the way things are going. A man saluting a flag and living in a country rule by a tyrant doesn’t mean he agrees with the tyranny rule. A soldier fighting on the battle field doesn’t means he like the way things are going at home.
How do know there is no way, last year some idiot like you saying no way arsenal can finish forth , I know it is very very difficult but wenger is not wrong , it is still possible. Some fucking idiot like you just like people to read your stupid blog. Fuck off you are not even deserve to be a gunner fans. So just shut the fuck up
Come in Mr Wenger, your time is up!
Gunners like u will still kiss wenger a** even in relegation.Wake up to reality b4 it will b 2 late.
Now we are being relegated?
in reply to ken
Shut up you bloody mercenary
You are a damn liar like your shit professeur.You can continue to put your head in wenger’s ass and live in your short & distorted memeories.
But that would not AFC any better nor would it solve our wage structure problem!
Nor would it stop your shit model to buy Chamack, Squillaci, Podolski, Djourou, Santos to fight for the title.
If you still believe in Wenger then u are surely mad or you are paid to protect his interest.
You can go to Hell
wenger bought dis on himself, I hear he is crying over d inclusion of carzola in a friendly.shame on him,wenger went 2bed on d last day of d last transfer window.he believed in diaby,rosicky n ramsey.luk wire we r now.very annoying.
Could you explain in more detail please?
I once knew of an arsenal flair in the days of wiltord,ljunberg,henry ,vieira,parlour,overmas,bergkamg,edu,lauren,cole,adams,keown etc.This present team have no flair,infact they’re flairless.
I once knew a Chelsea team that was 24 hours from liquidation, then along came a russian.
I once knew a Man City team that was playing in the third division, then along came a Sheik.
These two clubs can now buy anyone they want, when will you realise times have changed and players like vanPursy and Na$$ri are the traitors, while Arsene has to try and compete withe might of the pound/dollar/greenback?
Ken lo,wenger and the board won’t allow progresive like usmanov to get the majority share and put us toe to toe with the likes of chelsea,man city,man u,psg.This is bcos there will b no divident to declare and share.
Dont you see that the three Premier league clubs mentioned are massively in debt and are relying (in the case of Chlsea and Shitty)on one man to keep them at the top?
The Yanks are taking massive amounts of money out of United to pay for debts in their other portfolios of businees ventures. Thats why there fans are so upset with them.
That cannot happen at Arsenal because of our shareholders and board, but as they are putting their own money into the club why do you begrudge them their dividends…thats life in a capitalist society.
Look at Usmanovs background and then ask if you would trust him to be the owner of our great club!!
What happens when these sugar daddy owners get tired of their toys and stop pumping money into the club??? Oh right, you turn into Malaga…
Samson
Arsenal shareholders don’t get dividends.
Plus I would rather we stay like this than buy titles. Not that I want this.
The whole principle of sport is competition.
What competition is it to spend the most to win?
OK Fergie might not spend the most; however, I would love to see him cope with what Arsene has.
I doubt he would do as well. UTD might not look as good on paper as some say, however, the front two alone cost 55m. Plus wages of 2m a month. The front two at UTD earn more in a year than we paid for our leading centre forward.
That is the reality of the modern game, deal with it or do one. Dont ask the club to sack the manager, or sell to a geezer with a human rights violation hanging over his head because you want to show off to your mates that Arsenal won something.
So you don’t agree that man u away and schalke away are tough games, we have our third choice keeper and are suffering from other injuries. If arteta had scored this would not be happening. keep the faith or leave, negative fans like you are dragging us down
Fact is mate Wenger is declining – the trophy cabinet suggests this. Without negativity there could be no positivity. Board and Wenger have a lot to answer for when we are paying so much to go see the team
I believe that the board is mainly to blame, arsene has been left with too much to do he is a world class coach and manager,who given the funds, could take us to trophies