Losing to Wigan was the best thing that could happen to Arsenal.

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1. arsenal4ever says:
   April 21, 2010 at 3:46 pm

   completely agree!!!
2. adam says:
   April 21, 2010 at 3:49 pm

   wow a decent article from this site without the usual fireworks. Well done
3. dave says:
   April 21, 2010 at 3:53 pm

   and i disagree!!!
4. george says:
   April 21, 2010 at 3:54 pm

   maybe we could buy the barca team as no doubt their fans like you will demand a compleat overhaul because they lost a game and that must mean the manager is crap ect ect
5. arsenalaction says:
   April 21, 2010 at 3:58 pm

   George, its not “losing a game”
   Won nothing since 2005 mate
6. Max says:
   April 21, 2010 at 3:58 pm

   I agree with you for once. We need more backup and not 2 or 3 new players. 4 or 5 is what we need considering how many players we will loose. We will be down to Thomas V as CB. Djourou is constantly injured so I don’t consider him as a team member really.
7. Mega says:
   April 21, 2010 at 3:59 pm

   i dont think we need to other players except Almunia and silvestre because if we seel eduardo or denilson then we will still have the same number of players as before because eduardo will be replaced with chamakh and denilson by another midfielder
8. top gunner says:
   April 21, 2010 at 4:00 pm

   Well said, keown will make sure they pull their fingers out.
9. bajo says:
   April 21, 2010 at 4:01 pm

   4/3/3 or 4/5/1 is great with the right players
10. silent stan says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:02 pm

    only thing i do not agree with is that i believe the next few seasons at least WILL se the likes of united and chelsea losing as many. With city, spurs, pool, villa everton improving it is far more difficult to win away than it has been. in a way it increases the degree of difficulty in winning the league but by the same token, with a drastic improvement in our defensive and disruptive capabilities it will put us seriously in the mix
11. Iceman says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:03 pm

    Yes, I also agree, but take a look at these figures. These are the teams that have spent more than us over the last eight years: Everton; Birmingham; Fulham; Sunderland; Manu; Villa; Yids; Liverpool; Citeh; Chelsea. All of these teams from Everton up to Chelsea. In those eight years we have spent appx £32.3m, whereas Manu have spent £139.2m and Chelski an amazing £366.3m. Shit, even the Yids have spent £176m!

    Now I know that only Manu & Chelski have won the EPL, but this is a stark reminder that as a club Arsenal cannot compete in money terms. What we have achieved under AW is nothing short of a miracle. I know that at the moment it seems like the end of the world, but just think what life is like at shite fart stain – all that investment and no title to speak of since 1961!

    So let’s be realistic, we all want signings, but we will not get the cream as this will inevitably go to those with a fatter cheque book. We will survive because we are Arsenal, and have set standards that 98% of teams around the globe will never match.

    I say that if Chamakh is ours then well done, as he looks decent, and if we can get a good keeper – possibly Hart and then maybe Cahill and Eden Hazard then we will win the league again next year.
12. arsenalaction says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:04 pm

    But we dont have the right players. And 4/3/3 or 4/5/1 is gash with the wrong players. Yes we have loads of the ball but nothing in the box. How many times have we seen our striker isolated
13. bajo says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    all players except 1 or 2 have to go on loan for 4 years
14. Troy says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    They should ditch Wenger and get a team that does not dive all over the field. Embarassing to watch. I remember we had a tough team, but that is a thing of the past, as is silverware
15. Chrispy says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    I agree with some of things you say but letting all those players go you mention weakens the ‘squad’ too much. With the exception of Silvestre, they can all do a good job for the side and gives strength in depth which we’ve been crying out for. They may even up their game if they actually have to fight for a place. Almunia is OK as a No2 keeper, Eboue is a good backup RB, Eduardo would flourish in a 4-4-2 you’re demanding and Denilson is a bit hot and cold but he does have a good game now then. Plus if we got shot of all the deadwood, who would we moan about;)
16. Wolz says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    So you would sell Eboue who all in all has had a good season, and you wouldn’t buy another RB? Eboue’s been better than Sagna this year and Arsene had it right in the first half of the season rotating them depending on the opposition. How he’s being put alongside Almunia and Silvestre is beyond me…
17. Dean says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:09 pm

    finally!!!!!!! someone who is on the exact word for word page i am in everyway, if we bought in a world class def centre mid then the midfield would not be swamped, we would have width too, diaby needs to too – he has no heart no backbone, i agree something has to change i our training as there are just too many injuries to our squad for it to be coincidence. brilliant post!
18. arsenalaction says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:09 pm

    If we signed Hart, Cahill and Hazard I would be over the moon. But I cant see Wenger doing so. Kills me to say it but I can see him saying “Djouoru will be like a new signing”
19. aidan daley says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:09 pm

    Totally agree with everything in this article, both Rosicky and Walcott should go too. I love Arsenal but can’t bring myself to watch the rest of the season with Almunia and Fabianski in goal. Between them they have cost us 6 to 9 points this season. And if nothing is done in the transfer window to rectify the dire situation of watching second rate players disgracing a first rate club, then I will not even bother watching next year. Arsene’s project youth has failed to deliver. Time for change….
20. arsenalaction says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:10 pm

    Thanks Dean : )
21. arsenalaction says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:11 pm

    Thanks for your comments Aidan
22. Gooner Swede says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:14 pm

    Wenger won’t buy in the summer.

    Wenger has never got rid of the dead wood until far, far too late and will say again in summer that the team has matured and learnt from the mistakes of last year. He says that every year. And every year we say ‘buy players’ and every year he buys 1 or 2 max. NO WAY will Wenger bow to fan pressure. Last year he said it was the fans fault for the teams failure for not showing more support. OUR fault!!!!

    Pat Rice will be there next year, although I agree things must change but Wenger will NEVER change his beliefs, regardless. However Campbell proved his ‘players are too old to be good’ theory to be complete crap.

    We’ve got problems.
23. Chrispy says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:16 pm

    LOL…..agree with AA and get a nice fluffy reply.
    Aiden Daley, what a true fan you are ‘ won’t bother to watch next year’ pfff …..If we sold Diaby, Rosicky, Walcot etc we would have no depth at all…..I despair at some of the muppetry written on some of these blogs.
24. DANHIGHMASPARKGUNNER says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:20 pm

    I have been a season ticket holder since 1987 and although I do nopt support Wenger in everything
    he does i can’t believe what a load of crap you are spouting.we had 7 first choice players out for the match on Saturday against Wigan but i suppose that doesn’t matter.More than half of our injuries have been caused by reckless challenges this season i suppose that is something to do with training , warming down etc.Funny how you pick out Eduardo and Denilson to go but forget to mention that they were not even on the pitch on Saturday.Arsenal action is just embarrassing to real Arsenal fans and your article proves this point.To say that Chelsea and Man Utd won’t lose as many games next season i think is utter bollox as well , do you have a crystal ball ??
    The real point is that if Van Persie (broken ankle caused by tackle) , Nasri(broken leg caused by training ground tackle) , Fabregas(broken bone caused by barca tackle) , Ramsey (snapped leg caused by shawcross assault) had played for most of the season we would have won the league.If any other top 4 team had the injuries we have had this season they would struggle to be in the top 4 this year .People should read the real Arsenal blog sites like Arseblog and Untold Arsenal for real fans views and not just some jumped up fairweather supporters who just can’t wait for Arsenal to lose to spout their nonsense.
    Arsenal Forever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
25. Fredwest says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    Pick the bones out of that randy. Well done Jason
26. AFC says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:26 pm

    I agree with everything but the 442 thing. We wont get the best from fabregas unless we play him in a free role. It also makes it impossible for us to play with walcott or arshavin because they can’t defend. Sure walcott can learn, bur arshavin is to old to change his game…
27. arsenalaction says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:32 pm

    Oh well… Thanks for sharing your opinion.
28. SE London says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    Need at least one winger too and get shot of that clumsy useless gum chewing donkey up front!
29. george says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:39 pm

    now why come on here talking sense ? its much better to moan .City spent 200 million in 2 years so it seems thats not enough.i wonder how much is?
30. arsenalaction says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:39 pm

    Me 2, Would love to see Hazard or Ibrahim Afellay. Wenger seems to always want to play the likes of Arshavin, Nasri and Rosicky on the wings when non of the above are wingers.
31. arsenalaction says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:40 pm

    So you blame injuries on us not winning anything since 2005?
32. Andy says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:42 pm

    jesus, why are so many “fans” panicking after a couple of poor performances at the end of a long season in which we had a crazy amount of injuries but still managed to compete for the title up to the last 4 games? i think we’ve made great progress this season, especially when you factor in the horrendous injury list and the inexplicable lapses in form from guys like eduardo, clichy etc…

    i don’t think we need a whole lot to make the big step forward next season. united and chelksi have a lot of work to do on their squads in the summer so there is no guarantee they will be any better next season. in fact i think it will be even more open with citeh, spuds, villa, pool and even everton all capable of mounting a charge.

    i like the idea of bringing keown or someone else in who can teach these guys how to defend (both as a defence and as a team). our biggest problem this season has been our inability to defend a lead and the panic that ensues all over the pitch whenever we go ahead and it gets late in the game. i think a lot of this is down to not have a top class keeper, which should be le boss’s no.1 priority this summer. would be nice to get an older, experienced keeper that will last us 3-4 seasons while we bed Szczęsny into the squad (he looks a real prospect).

    A decent backup to Song as DM would also be nice (I like Denilson, but he just doesn’t use his strength enough when playing there) but not essential.

    I’d also look for an out and out speed merchant on the wing. we really need a player that can stretch defences and keep their full backs pinned back. Walcott can play that role, but he’s the only one i can see in the squad who is capable of it and another similar player would be a nice weapon to have.

    We also need to teach clichy and sagna how to cross the f*ckin ball properly. with two guys as good in the air as bendtner and chamakh we should be much more of a threat from crosses, and it’s a nice option when our normal game isn’t working well…

    As a final point. Anyone that says wenger should go is a complete f*ckin moron. go do some research and tell me what other manager out there could have achieved what he has on a net transfer spend of -26m (yes, that’s minus 26 million!!) between 04 and 09: http://transferleague.co.uk/data/data.html

    fortunately, it looks like our days of parimony are nearly over and i expect the great man to loosen the purse strings a little this summer…

    let’s go bash abu-dhabi citeh this weekend!!!
33. george says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    i agree with you but credit where its due ,this site does at least let you disagree and therefore at least it is a forum
34. Dan says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:51 pm

    You mean “losing to Wigan was the best thing that could happen for Arsenal action and it’s lemming plastic supporters” because now you’ve all come out of the woodwork like dirty mites, whining and bitching celebrating an Arsenal loss because now the possibilty exists that if you cry loud enough, maybe the board will see that you’ve done well on Champioship manager and give you the job, then you can sign every world class player in the world, saving before any big game in case you lose and therefore can load it up again and win.

    Where have you all been all season?? I guess the queue to suck on Sinbad’s balls kept you all busy until we lost both the Champs league and Premier league.

    We’ve had to play with our 4th (Sol) and 6th (Silvestre) choice CBs recently…any team would struggle without Gallas, TV, Djourou and Song. If Chelsea where asked to do that, their defence would be Ivanovic and Bruma; Man Utd- Brown and Cathcart; Liverpool- Skrtel and Ayala. Let alone without RVP for 5/6 months and his backup Bendtner for 3 months, Arshavin and Fabregas (missed 3/4 months in total this season) for the last month, Clichy for 4/5 months and his back up Gibbs for 6 months, sadly Denilson hasn’t been injured too much, Walcott for months, Nasri missed months, Eduardo hasn’t and probably won’t ever recover from the compound fracture 3 years ago, Ramsey for months and another 6 months but apparently it’s Wenger’s fault because our 6th choice CB is shit… if any of you can find a 6th choice CB that isn’t shit for a team, I become a little lemming like the rest of you and support your “slit your wrist campaign”, heck, I’ll even sign you childish little petition.

    You’re the same fans that never go to games or just sit there whining and booing at games when you do go. God forbid any of you sing or actually support the club, why bother when you can sit at home on your computers playing computer games then watching Arsenal on some shitty stream then come on here and indulge your melancholic selfs by crying and tugging on Sinbad’s prepubescent testicles.

    It’s been said before but this site celebrates when ‘we’ lose and never has that been anymore obvious than this article and it’s heading. Think about it, you’re happy we aren’t going to win the league so…. well so something changes… that makes sense to you?? How about we want to win games and want to win the league (like most normal fans) then try to improve our squad. Oh no because then you wouldn’t be able to whine and cry and bitch and boooooooooooooooo.

    Superficial plastic fans that other teams laugh at and have every right to do so.

    I HATE THAT YOU ALL ‘SUPPORT’ OUR FOOTBALL CLUB
35. stephen says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:54 pm

    The reason arsenal get so many bad injuries is because managers of other teams tell their players that the only way they can beat us to to get in hard tackles and be as physical as possible, not diet or training.
36. arsenalaction says:
    April 21, 2010 at 4:56 pm

    You are welcome to join our main forum George mate.

    http://arsenalaction.com/board/
37. Zakk says:
    April 21, 2010 at 5:14 pm

    Only minor surgery needed. Make Szchney no2 and get a number 1. A new central defender and give Bartley/ Nordveit/ JET/ Wiltshire/ Eastmond/ Vela (ahh he’s at the WC) a full and competitive pre season.

    Resign Super Sol.

    we are almost there the Wizards plan will come good. If not… well it will or we will fight like hell. No need for doom and gloom.
38. Andrew from Malta says:
    April 21, 2010 at 5:26 pm

    I think the injuries issue is an important one to look at. Year in year out we seem to suffer far more than anyone else. I think this must be attributed to the physical preparation and aslo to the style of play. we keep the ball more than most so we are fouled more than most. Also physically it is more taxing than United`s or Chelski`s style so we tend to run out of steam towards the end of the season.
    The gk issue is the most urgent. Almunia and Fabianski are clearly not good. We need a gk to dominate once and for all. Problem is there arent many around. Can we take Joe Hart ? Is he ready ? I`m not sure. The big mistake was not getting Shay Given.
    We also need a reliable Central Defender and we should keep Campbell and Gallas also. We dont know how Djorou will come back.
    Final thought – Nasri, Rosicky, Arshavin and Theo are too lightweight when 2 or 3 of them are on the pitch
39. arsenalaction says:
    April 21, 2010 at 5:27 pm

    Zakk so you would only sign 2 players?
40. barney says:
    April 21, 2010 at 6:05 pm

    I think the 4-3-3 system has given us the chance to challenge this year,look how well fabregas has done in front of goal this year!

    A world class keeper is a must, also a half decent no2
    A tough tackling centre back who wont get pushed about,
    and bring back matty flamini to replace denilson in midfield.
    with him and song winning the ball for cesc,rvp and the 2 wide men to create the chances, and he didnt have a bad goalscoring record
41. Steven says:
    April 21, 2010 at 6:50 pm

    Barney I agree with you. No need to change the 4-3-3 formation but certainly there is a NEED to CHANGE the PLAYERS employed for it. We need a strong, no-nonsense CB to partner TV5 and we need a tireless and tenacious B2B to partner Song behind Cesc. I would’nt mind placing Chamakh upfront with AA and RvP in wide forward position. Of course a real GK is a MUST;no more excuses for the duo of Almunia and Fabiaski;one of them goes and the other drops to the bench.
42. craig says:
    April 21, 2010 at 6:56 pm

    Arsenal must learn the art of beautiful defending.We cant defend for sh#t.Defend,defend,defend.Like Everton or Fulham.
43. Fredwest says:
    April 21, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    We just need one change. Wenger out, Jose mourinho in
44. jock says:
    April 21, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    You can’t play Fabregas in a 442. Your vision of our ability to play the system has been skewed by Robin’s absence (remember how good we were before that?), Arshavin’s abyssmal form, Diaby’s hot and cold displays, Rosicky being played out of position and generally having a poor season, Eduardo’s lack of cutting edge, and the mysterious disappearance of Vela. The fact is that we lost too many players to be able to effectively play the system as well we can throughout the length of the season. The system is fine and it suits Cesc more than any other, but we do need reinforcements – whether from the Academy or the transfer market.
45. Steven says:
    April 21, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    Fredwest, of all the pple that can take over from Wenger you pick Mourinho? Due respect to him, he’s a tactical genius with a winning mentality but hardly what Arsenal need. No way, cos there are other coaches like Pep, Guus or even Van Gaal who can equally do well here.
    Having said that, I cringe at how sloppy, disorganized and half-hearted we are at defending both as individuals or as a team;a problem that was there even during the Invincibles era but was less pronounced due to the quality of players in the team then;the were battlers, warriors. Perhaps it holds true that Wenger doesn’t teach tactics or defending? My goodness, some strikers like Rooney and Drogba do a better job at defending than most f our defenders;its that bad!

    Arsenal will either go into the preseason, get into some form of gym for physical strength and tenacity, and really learn the art of disciplined, organized and relentless man-marking as individuals and defending as a team OR remain ‘also-rans’ and ‘nearly men’.

    The team right now only knows how to attack and even the attack relies on too many players and never direct enough leading to 1,001 sideways and unnecessary passes that produce nothing. Every great team learns to both attack and defend well.

    Knowing how to attack is like running with just one of your two legs;learning to defend is the OTHER LEG that will get this team to the next level;but has Arsene SEEN this(may not have seen it due to is selective vision syndrome) and will he get it sorted out during the preseason?

    QUESTIONS, questions, questions…
46. Frank says:
    April 21, 2010 at 8:26 pm

    If we’ve got deadwood, what the fuck have ManUtd got, a petrified forest? Kneejerk bullshit, 3 players at most.
47. filmfucker says:
    April 21, 2010 at 8:37 pm

    It amazes me that people want to get rid of Eboue, a decent back-up player, and keep the likes of Diaby, an under-performing first teamer. The guy is a joke. He had a great run in January (or Feb) but has done nothing for Arsenal in over 4 years. Terrible. Arsenal fans need to wake up and stop calling for the head of players who haven’t been given a chance.
48. Anonymouse says:
    April 21, 2010 at 9:17 pm

    incidentally, Barcelona didnt win a trophy for six years on the trot… Why are arsenal fans so fickle? Let the manager do what he has to do and just show your support, we have a healthy club challenging for trophies, built within our means and with a health generation of youth coming through. Why this obsession with how many years without a trophy! Its like taking a shit, relax, it will come!
49. sosolid says:
    April 21, 2010 at 9:26 pm

    wow 50/50 its gettin closer as the baron years go by .i feel old watchin this young team.alot of deadwood and alot of players that should be on there last years chance.i think DIABY is pooooor and rosicky has 1 last chance to make a complete pass.almunia is a bad keeper full stop silvestre was sent here by ferguson as a spanner in the works.eboue shold be sold if we can get 12 million for him.fabianski is a third.denielson has improved a bit this season or is it that every1 around him looks so bad?back to 442 i agree completely agree.also bentner looks so annoying chewing that fuckin gum looks like a dimwit lazy cunt.And finally theres only 1 man thats to blame and 1 man that can fix it and we all know who that is so lets stop foolin ourselves cos if im sittin here in 15 months time and were still talkin bout the same shite trophy less.well then it will be just 2 much and hel have to go ….
50. BJOHNSON says:
    April 21, 2010 at 9:36 pm

    I AGREE WITH AIDAN – WELL ALMOST. DEFINITELEY GET RID OF WALCOTT. BUT KEEP ROSICKY

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