Tuesday 30 September 2014

Arsenal will never change

Arsenals season so far is a bit like watching an old movie over and over again. Same old - same old stuff. Gooners start the season with unbelievable optimism.  Optimism  based on what? A couple of signings of Sanchez, and Welbeck. Wow that will frighten the top teams.................not.
Its a shame that Gooners fall for this every season. 
Arsenal will never win the Barclays Premier League with the present managerial structure in place. Dont get me wrong. Venger is a great manager. One of the best. But for several reasons Arsenals interest each year is to stay in that top four of the Premier League, and get through to the group stages of the Champions League - thats about it.
Do Gooners seriously think they can better Chelsea or Manchester City in the Premier League? or Knock out those two teams, plus Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Real Madrid etc in the Champions League? There is more chance of me waking up next to Kelly Brook than Arsenal winning a trophy other than one of the domestic cup competitions.
Reasons? Simple.Too many similar players -especially in midfield, several overrated players - especially in midfield, and too many passengers - especially in midfield.
No matter how much "potential" Arsenal has it just never gets that near to where they want to be -and that is Premier League Champions and Champions League winners.
Will Arsenal change? No is the simple answer. 
I am not blaming Venger. A great coach and manager -but either its him, or the Arsenal board who either dont see what the other top teams are doing or simply refuse to go down that route.
Whether we like it or not. Chelsea and Manchester City simply buy the best. They only buy potential to loan it out, or,at best, sit on the subs bench occasionally.
Winning the premier league and/or the champions League is not simply about having a good squad, or an improving squad. Its about top quality players, brilliant players who can turn a game in a second ie Messi, Ronaldo etc, and its about competing for the signatures of world class players. Over critical? Try this. How many Arsenal players would get in the Real Madrid team? or Bayern Munich? You will do well to find 3 or 4 -its probably less than that.
Arsenal fans can always hope that their dreams will come true and the will one day be champions again. 
Dont hold your breath - its not going to happen
                         

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