Va-Va-Voom wrote:Angelito wrote:
It's obvious I'm talking about the last two decades.
What does that even mean though?
How are you going to compare Emery's 3/4 of a season in charge to Wenger's entire tenure?
That doesn't even make sense, just a bizarre angle to come with.
Ever since Wenger left you've gone way overboard in your defence of him, it's just revisionism.
It means that I fear the club is becoming the English Sevilla.
Now, I realize that I've been coming off a lot negative lately but you could also say that I'm being extra-critical of Emery with all the shenanigans he's pulled off since joining. His track record also doesn't fill me with inspiration.
I believe any other manager would be getting better out of this squad, or would at least play a better brand of football.
Regarding Wenger, yes, there's no reason to dislike or criticize our greatest manager ever - now that he's gone. His contributions have been immense and I can only look back at those Wenger years with fondness. He should have left 3-4 years ago, yes, but it doesn't change my admiration for the man. It's another thing that we have clowns running the club.
This is the worst we've ever been at Arsenal and under Wenger we had those constant UCL humiliations. But when Huddersfield Town have more possession than you and look more dominant, it's time to think hard.
We're clearly on a decline and I feel, Emery has accelerated or is accelerating the process. It's not his fault alone but I doubt Kroenke tells him to use 7-8 defensive minded players every game, change formations/setup every game, or make the team play a lethargic brand of football.
We're worse off this season than we were last season—Wenger's worst and we seem to be deriving pleasure from the fact that we have 3 more points this season than we did in Wenger's worst ever season. That's how low the bar is.
Because honestly nobody can even dream of comparing him to Wenger's average seasons - let alone best.
It's too early? Depends on your perspective. Nowhere in world football is a failing manager given 2-3 seasons to do whatever he wants, except at Arsenal. And he's not an Arsenal legend. It doesn't work that way.
Failure to reach the final of the EL or finish in the top-4 would mean that this is the worst Arsenal season since Bruce Rioch's last season. It's just sad.
I wouldn't have cared if we actually played good football or if we saw an inkling of what Emery wants to do at Arsenal. That's not the case. He sets us up as a mid-table side every game. If Unai were managing United, we'd be laughing at them. Fact.