THE WENGER THREAD

[OneBardGooner]

Naaah must be his couzzzzinnn Jed.

[armchair]

You reap what you sow. Looks like the fields of corn Arsene has planted over the last 10 years have been blighted by disease (injuries), eaten by pests (City, United and Chelsea) and the scarecrow (Wenger) has been stoood there the whole time with a couple of pigeons pecking at his face and shitting on his donkey jacket. Perhaps now those fields of corn will be left fallow for a year, with a bumper crop promised the season after.

Enjoyed this post.
Not as much as a sausage sarnie with cheese and brown sauce mind, but an above average post round these parts imo.

[OneBardGooner]

You reap what you sow. Looks like the fields of corn Arsene has planted over the last 10 years have been blighted by disease (injuries), eaten by pests (City, United and Chelsea) and the scarecrow (Wenger) has been stoood there the whole time with a couple of pigeons pecking at his face and shitting on his donkey jacket. Perhaps now those fields of corn will be left fallow for a year, with a bumper crop promised the season after.

Enjoyed this post.
Not as much as a sausage sarnie with cheese and brown sauce mind, but an above average post round these parts imo.

Yup! that's definitely one of those kind of posts one could nail a "Wanted Sign" on.

[Herd]

Have any of you got wenger quotes in a before and after stylee ????

Im sure he told us that Giroud and Podolski were NOT replacements for RVP

[g88ner]

Have any of you got wenger quotes in a before and after stylee ????

Im sure he told us that Giroud and Podolski were NOT replacements for RVP

He did.

I'm sure all managers do it, but as a rule of thumb, it's best to ignore pretty much everything Wenger says as he very rarely gives his real opinion on things unless he's moaning about Stoke

[Chippy]

This from F365 yesterday

"Robin scored 30 goals last season and you want to keep your best players. He was player of the year in England. We want to keep him. I cannot tell you more at the moment because I don't know more. We have not bought the players to replace Van Persie, but to strengthen our squad with the thinking Van Persie will stay. That's still my mind at the moment" - Arsene Wenger, August 13.

"We have already recruited since we bought (Olivier) Giroud and (Lukas) Podolski who originally were intended to offset the departure of van Persie" - Arsene Wenger, August 15.

[g88ner]

This from F365 yesterday

"Robin scored 30 goals last season and you want to keep your best players. He was player of the year in England. We want to keep him. I cannot tell you more at the moment because I don't know more. We have not bought the players to replace Van Persie, but to strengthen our squad with the thinking Van Persie will stay. That's still my mind at the moment" - Arsene Wenger, August 13.

"We have already recruited since we bought (Olivier) Giroud and (Lukas) Podolski who originally were intended to offset the departure of van Persie" - Arsene Wenger, August 15.

That's Wenger for you.

Sadly, that's just the tip of the iceberg.

[highburyJD]

'my mind at the moment' reveals more of his hand than I would choose to...
simply dont understand the bizarre obsession people have on here with the club compromising their transfer market dealings in order to massage their egos

[g88ner]

simply dont understand the bizarre obsession people have on here with the club compromising their transfer market dealings in order to massage their egos

Yeah, you could argue "my mind at the moment" is ambiguous enough to throw doubt over whether he's misleading people, but in all honesty, I think the general message he's putting across is clear enough.

I think there's ways of holding information back without endlessly misleading the fans. Perhaps the above example isn't the best, but there can be little doubt that anything Wenger says in public should be taken with a pinch of salt, as it doesn't necessarily reflect his true thoughts.

I understand why he does it, but I think some other managers strike the balance far better.

Still, I made peace with that years ago. I only comment on it here because there's a thread dedicated to it.

[I Hate Hleb]

It's because Wenger believes he is so much smarter than anyone else!!

[OneBardGooner]

It's because Wenger believes he is so much smarter than anyone else!!

But he IS Hlebby....Now I know what people are gonna say, BUT...He's a fecking Genius...you show me anyone else in the English Prem league who continually fails to achieve.....still manages to get 90-% of his staff to believe in him...100% of his superiors to back him...AND be Paid £7 million a year (+ Bonuses)...???????

Well????

[highburyJD]

you're confused if you think the rest of the league is doing better...

Wenger retains confidence because he hasnt EVER failed to achieve the clubs minimum target: CL football
we've normally challenged for trophies but didnt last year
even though last season was a failure in those terms, we did improve from 4th to 3rd

[rodders999]

Just mute the tv when he comes on, that's what I do. That way you can save yourself the bother of the manager of YOUR football club lying straight to your face.

[SantaPoldi]

you're confused if you think the rest of the league is doing better...

Wenger retains confidence because he hasnt EVER failed to achieve the clubs minimum target: CL football
we've normally challenged for trophies but didnt last year
even though last season was a failure in those terms, we did improve from 4th to 3rd

Complete tosh. Why is 4th the minimum target? Wenger claims we go for the title every year. So he's either a liar or he's failing at his job. Which one do you want?

[rodders999]

he's either a liar or he's failing at his job. Which one do you want?

I don’t see them as being mutually exclusive to be honest.