As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
phil_mitchell wrote:both a strength and a weakness is his apparant determination to 'win' with integrity. no diving, no mass suronding of refs, no calling for other players to be booked, no winding the opposition up, no rolling around on the deck a-la drogba then looking at the ref out of one eye, no blatant time wasitng, no going down cheapley, no appealing blatant decisions that have gone against us. as i have said before if you aint doing all of the above then you aint trying to win....PS get well soon sanga
How is the guy from Cool Runnings?
Wasn't that Sanka?
The guy with the egg?
Yes. What a film that was.
Definitely. In my Top 10.
And makes me cry. WTF is that all about?
Ha ha.The best bit is that big bald bloke dreaming of living at Buckingham Palace.
Great football thinker and a proven manager over the last decade and a half.
However I believe his time is rapidly running out at Arsenal. Every team needs change once in a while. If you look at Barcelona, four years of Pep made them world beaters - but even his mighty impact was slowly starting to fade towards the end of this season. I have no doubt they'd be back amongst the top next year with him at the helm, but the point is the impact of a manager - no matter how good he (or she?) is - only lasts so long.
I think he would do well with new surroundings, on a national team level, after taking some time off and doing some football punditry for a while. I don't feel he has the desire or influence of the 96-era Wenger; not to say he doesn't have those two things, but it's definitely less so than years past.
I would love a "fire sale" and clear house, too many half hopers on big wages, get some hard working and ambitous players in and only pay each what they are worth to us not open market values
What a film that was.
