THE CURSE OF "WENGERBALL"

[TeeCee]

Fabrice Muamba as well

[djhdjh]

You're missing my point. It's not that we don't produce good players for lower levels but look at that lot and almost without exception they're very technical players who don't do the ugly stuff so well.

[highburyJD]

just reading the post before contradicts your point

[bergkamp10]

Its an interesting concept i must admit, however i think the majority of the players we have let go do now go onto better things because they are either past there best or not good enough to start with

Gilberto, Petit, Overmars, Vieira etc... were all past their best when they went so failed to make an impact elsewhere

Players like Bentley, Sidwell, Lupoli, do ok for smaller teams as this is where there ability fits in, i dont think its a case of them having certain qualities taken from their game

The decent players we have let go who are in their prime have done ok...Anelka springs to mind, even Sidnwell could fit that as he plays for on of the Premierships better teams.

This is a fairly good point, but to be honest. Since the 'leadres' of the team left The ARSE 2005, etc. The team has basically played in a set way. AA and RVP would in my mind make a considerable difference if given the opportunity by Wenger, and we developed a few like minded soles, not schooled the Wenger Way.

MAN U / CHAVS were two games you could predit the outcome before a ball had been kicked.

[highburyJD]

easy to say that now
if either Arshavin scores an early chance
or the opposition don't take their very first one
in either game it isnt so inevitable