Jedi wrote:Angelito wrote:If this side is shit, like some are insinuating or claiming, then last year's side was even shittier. So, then why did Wenger have to go if it's the squad's fault and not the manager's?
The squad being shit IS the managers fault. The difference between Emery and Wenger is that one had 20+ summer transfer windows at this club and one had only one.
I think there's some sort of a cognitive dissonance going on at Arsenal. Emery got this job allegedly because he sold the dream of not spending a whole lot and improving the present lot to Gazidis and co.
We've also accepted that we don't have the money to spend. Not as much as City, United, and Chelsea either way. So, Emery's not going to get unlimited funds or his players. We don't have the cash. And, Emery doesn't have the profile to attract world-class players. We have to hope for Torreiras and Guendouzis, which is why Sven was integral for us.
What I'm seeing is many claiming that Emery needs 4-5 transfer windows before he can be judged. But it's also a fact that we're not going to get Tier 1 players at Arsenal, so the main objective of the manager here is to maximize from what he has and what he can get. Has he been doing that? Well, it's too early, I'll give you that.
You just can't say that he's not performing because he doesn't have the players he needs when the whole premise of him getting the Arsenal job was based on him being able to get more out of less - being able to maximize the potential of existing players or players given to him.
On our squad, it's not shit though. A squad that has Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette, Torreira, Monreal, Koscielny, Bellerin, Mkhitaryan, etc. cannot be shit. It's a perfectly capable side that's not playing to its strengths. Unai has his weird setups and formations and we're not getting the best out of our players.
We wanted Wenger gone as he had grown stale and wasn't getting the best out of talented players. That's the crux of the matter.
With a new manager, we wanted someone who'd be able to maximize the potential of the squad. We always knew we can't compete with the big boys financially.