Before the boring 0-0 stalemate against Manchester United in mid-week but after the 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Liverpool at Anfield last week, I asked a few of my family members and mates that if we failed to win the Premier League title then who do we point the finger of blame at? The players or Arsene Wenger?
The answer was unanimous with pretty much all of them saying Wenger has to take full responsibility if the Gunners don’t manage to lift the title at the end of the season, and Wenger agrees:
‘If you declare you are not in the race then you cannot lose it. It’s as simple as that.
‘Our job is to be ambitious and try to win [the Premier League]. If we do not win then we take full responsibility for that.
‘We are in the title race. We’ll have a go and give it everything. If we don’t win it I will take full responsibility.’
Of course the players have to take a share of the blame if they don’t win the title this season, but ultimately it all comes down to the manager. He is the one who has to motivate them. He is the one that picks the team. He is the one that makes the crucial calls during the games, and he is the one that strengthens the side during the transfer windows.
Arsenal have done extremely well to be where they are with only 12 games to go – no one expected us to be challenging for the title this season, so to be up there at this current stage of the campaign is an achievement in itself.
However, should we fail to win the title then I can only blame Wenger. The Frenchman’s incompetence and ignorance to strengthen during the January transfer window would be the sole reason for it. He knew Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey were out for the long-term, yet Wenger didn’t do anything about it. He knew Olivier Giroud was running out of steam and needed support upfront, yet he didn’t do anything about it. The only thing he did do during January proved to utterly pointless when he signed Kim Kallstrom on loan until the end of the season, knowing the Swede would face up to two months out with a back injury.
Sure the players will have to take some blame, some more than others, for their performances throughout the season. But ultimately it all comes down to Wenger and the way he went about things at certain times of the campaign.
Wenger is an arrogant moron. He takes all the blame in my opinion. It is natural that one can not perform beyond their God given ability. However, Wenger is asking some arsenal players to perform miracles that are beyond their natural ability, e.g.” Giroud”.
If the truth is bitter,then it’s better because it’ll save you some rise in sugar level. You better accept the truth that wenger has lost his touch with modern football. Even while arsenal were topping,I always told my friend that I’m not confident but if they can keep up,it’ll be great. How can you have a striker who scores 4 in 20games and you say you want to win the league? In the name of holing the ball up and building up play well,what happens when mid fielders can’t score? Will u be doing all that for defenders? We all call chelsea a defensive team but in matches they create more chances and attempts than our so-called attacking team. It’s time to open your eyes. Mourinho was EXTREMELY right to call wenger a specialist in faliure. People will curse on ozil and forget that if you do not make good runs for him to pass,it’s useless having him in ur team. Even xavi,iniesta,etc,they need good runs and pace. With Giroud,forget it. We have no ambition and wenger is the author. He may just need to go. I wonder if you are left impressed by brendan’s work at liverpool