starmandb wrote:theHotHead wrote:starmandb wrote:ag6789 wrote:Discipline under Arteta has been dismal. 9 red cards and 36 yellows so far has stalled most of the progess made so far.
Luiz and Xhaka are the standout culprits, but even forwards like Auba, Pepe,Nketiah have been surprise offenders.
Others notably Gab and Leno.
Bellerin has 7 yellows, shows his struggle at RB.
Overall it paints a sorry picture of a team in disarray. These happen from lack of understanding amongst each other and confidence in oneself and sometimes proper planning.
Most red card incidents lowers the morale and result in major point losses or tournament defeats.
So it does boil down to Arteta and Co. to a large extent when repeated offenses cost the team dearly, but also to seniors like Luiz and Xakh who have remained big kids.
These are serious issues and if the team management cannot handle, then they need to go. Need someone to drill these disciplinary issues hard into players. Otherwise we cannot progress.
We had 9 red cards in 65 games between 97/98
Won the double
We had 13 red cards in 54 games between 01/02
Won the double
We had 9 red cards in 76 games between 02 and 04
Won the league unbeaten
So Starmandb, care to tell us when you think we will win the league next then, give us a bit of a laugh, we can all do with some cheering up.
No idea , we did win it 3 years after 94/95 when it was the worst home season I have ever seen
Remained cheerful myself then
what I posted above is a antidote to the post I answered
Or is another reason to sink in a pit of despair?
We finished 12th in the 69/70
We won the double the next year
Dammit, thought you were going to say next season. 3 years with the right man at the helm is not beyond the realms of belief. Is the right man Arteta, I highly doubt it but I am open to any and all surprises.