4) After the first year in which you were amazing, you were average in the second season and poor in the third.
5) I recall vividly watching the UEFA Cup Final in May 2000 and my overwhelming memory was that it was your worst game in an Arsenal shirt. Your almost total indifference to proceedings around you was perplexing and you may as well have not been on the pitch. At the time I blamed your ineffectiveness for the loss of a European trophy.
6) Just remember that virtually everything you achieved in football was as a result of being managed by one Arsene Wenger and right now he needs support from those for owe him and this club we all love, not pointless observations and criticisms.
Petit in his latest rant last week suggests we should keep faith in Wenger but his outburst wasn’t helpful at the time when we needed to get behind the team as we endeavour to turn the season around.
Petit continued:
‘They most lack mind and character. I do not understand why Arsene did not take Scott Parker or Joey Barton.’
Probably because Song is better and younger than Barton and Arteta is more creative than Parker and we also have Wilshere to come back in the New Year.
‘And the defence, playing at a high level with this defence for several seasons now is impossible. There were, however, players who could strengthen it, like Gary Cahill, but Arsene did not go looking for them either, because of money, no doubt.’
No Manu he invested in a proven 70 plus cap international from Germany to back up Koscielny, who is rated by most of your ex-team mates such as Winterburn and Dixon, and Thomas Vermaelen, who is undoubtedly one of the best centre-backs in Europe.
In conclusion Manu either be constructive and support the club and manager who gave you the finest moments of your career or hold your counsel. You sound like another bitter player whose career went into a fast downward spiral after leaving the Arsenal. What you should be doing is praising young Frenchmen at the Emirates such as Kozza and Francis Conquelin, particularly the latter who probably aspires to achieve what you did for both club and country in your position.
Rant over.
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Lol turned into a bit of a personal attack but made for some good reading. I dont think we should immediately attack anyone who makes criticisms of the team/management. The management needs to be critical and thorough in their analysis of performances, especially now. We need to iron out flaws and identify weaknesses in the squad before january. If we dont make any top quality signings in january then our season is over. I’d like to see wenger blow the rest of his transfer budget on securing eden hazard, he is fast, strong and his tendency to power into the box like gerrard & lampard will complement our passing style and mix up our attack nicely. Gotze would be a good signing too but i think he will be at dortmund for a while at least.
Naw – looks like you are the only one who has an issue here.
really? ithink you’ll find thier are still more pro wenger supporters then the tossers who think they know it all, and by sacking wenger and think spending millions upon millions will make us a better team
people slate nasri for leaving, but why wouldn’t he go to a team that’ll pay 60k more than we would and is a better team (they are top of the table atm and won the fa cup last year).
yet over 30 years that all they’ve done, one fa cup and top of the league in october don’t make you a better team just as much as a team who’s won so much more like arsenal have in 30 years, does it mean we are a worse team.
the difference is city have got billions to spend, and at the moment thats all well and great, but when the owner wants to sell or wants his money back what then?,like chelsea if the owner calls in his debts then city could be in bigger trouble then ever before.
look at tevez he’s paid so much money no one wants to sign him,man city can pay the wages but thier may come a time when they can’t sell players because off the demands the players will have.
reece man! oh man!
what?
well he is now warming the bench at citeh
Thanks for the comments guys. I did write tis when I was angry and ust feel that if ex players cannot be constructrive then they should say nothing.
AW made Petit a worls star and he has dome same with so many, some of them such as Sagna, RVO and JW19 still in our ranks.
Keep the faith
Well, I was very fortunate to meet Petit and have a long conversation with him last month. And I can tell you categorically that he is still a fan of Arsenal and doesn’t miss a single game. He was as disappointed as I was the day we lost to Liverpool (which was the day we spoke). I think I have a lot of time for him, and while we don’t always agree with people and their assesments, I really don;t think he’s said the unimaginable or something totally ridiculous