Today's Football 2015 / 16

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Wish I was more angry

We've played 9 games this season and had one decent half of football(2nd half v Leicester).

The casual attitude to games just expecting to win is a disgrace.

Sanchez and Walcott 6/7 out of 10.


Everybody else -1 and that's being generous.

Looks like being out of Europe before Santa brings me a pressie. The fat old git better have a defence coach in that sack or he can bug off back up the chimney

Not the best preparation for Man Utd this w'end is it, we've conceded 6 goals in 3 games, probably be 0-0 now.
 
49ers said:
Wish I was more angry

We've played 9 games this season and had one decent half of football(2nd half v Leicester).

The casual attitude to games just expecting to win is a disgrace.

Sanchez and Walcott 6/7 out of 10.


Everybody else -1 and that's being generous.

Looks like being out of Europe before Santa brings me a pressie. The fat old git better have a defence coach in that sack or he can bug off back up the chimney

Not the best preparation for Man Utd this w'end is it, we've conceded 6 goals in 3 games, probably be 0-0 now.
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It's baffling mate. Cech was supposed to make you a team challenging for the league. I started the season with 3 Arsenal players in my fantasy team.
 
49ers said:
Wish I was more angry

We've played 9 games this season and had one decent half of football(2nd half v Leicester).

The casual attitude to games just expecting to win is a disgrace.

Sanchez and Walcott 6/7 out of 10.


Everybody else -1 and that's being generous.

Looks like being out of Europe before Santa brings me a pressie. The fat old git better have a defence coach in that sack or he can bug off back up the chimney

Not the best preparation for Man Utd this w'end is it, we've conceded 6 goals in 3 games, probably be 0-0 now.
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Classic Wenger underestimating the opposition and not playing his strongest team. Double header against Munich to come - it ain't looking good.
 
Librarian said:
Wenger got lucky with the defense he inherited when he arrived at Arsenal, they were already the best defense in the league and they lasted him right through his successful years.

Since then, all his teams have been like mermaids, beautiful from the waist up, flapping haplessly from the waist down.
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He didn't inherit Toure(when he was good),Lauren or Ashley Cole but you're right he's stopped bothering his rear end to organise the defence and it's getting beyond the pale. Don't get why Bould or Keown can't take over defensive coaching. The defenders aren't bad defenders but when they are poorly organised even the best defence in the world will leak goals.
 
The Equaliser said:
Classic Wenger underestimating the opposition and not playing his strongest team. Double header against Munich to come - it ain't looking good.
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Pretty much resigned to being out of Europe by Mid December.

The back 2 back cups have won him some breathing room but our toupee wearing owner might just pull the trigger if we don't qualify for next season's champions league.

Looking like only top 3 will qualify next year, what with all the crap English results lately.
 
49ers said:
He didn't inherit Toure(when he was good),Lauren or Ashley Cole but you're right he's stopped bothering his rear end to organise the defence and it's getting beyond the pale. Don't get why Bould or Keown can't take over defensive coaching. The defenders aren't bad defenders but when they are poorly organised even the best defence in the world will leak goals.
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Those are 3 good players fair enough, but that's over almost 20 years and Cole is the only one who would have made the original quartet. To win the league you need great defenders, leaders in defense. Ferguson and Mourinho have always had that. Kompany is that for City. The likes of Toure and Lauren are not in that mold. Maybe the coaching is lacking also but that just indicates that the manager does not have the instinct for defenders and is probably why he can't pick one.
 
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Those are 3 good players fair enough, but that's over almost 20 years and Cole is the only one who would have made the original quartet. To win the league you need great defenders, leaders in defense. Ferguson and Mourinho have always had that. Kompany is that for City. The likes of Toure and Lauren are not in that mold. Maybe the coaching is lacking also but that just indicates that the manager does not have the instinct for defenders and is probably why he can't pick one.
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Disagree with nothing there except I rated Lauren as highly as Lee Dixon.
 
Darth Toffeeman said:
In all seriousness though, the failure of English sides shhows how wide open the league is this season. We should aim for 1st and just see what happens. I have yet to see a truely outstanding side yet, up for grabs this year to anyone who can remain consistent.
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totally true. All the mega wage power clubs, the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea, have holes in them.

Man United are not a great side, not even very good but they are league leading. On any given day we could beat them.

Top 4 is by no means unrealistic....ambitious yes but not unrealistic.
 
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