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...his worst start to a Premier League season since taking the reins at the club in 1996. Arsenal are 10th in the Barclays Premier League table and have collected just 21 points from 15 games. Their only worse start since the Premier League began came in the 1994-95 season
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Arsenal have some big decisions if they are to be a force in football
Arsene Wenger urged those who had observed the brutality with which Bayern Munich had taken Arsenal to the cleaners not to hide from the truth.
The truth Wenger referred to was the scale of Arsenal's task in attempting to turn around a 3-1 deficit and reach the last eight of the Champions League in Bayern's Allianz Arena on 13 March - a job which is surely beyond his frail and failing team.
The wider and more painful truth is even starker for Wenger after the runaway Bundesliga leaders spent 90 minutes plus stoppage time illustrating to The Emirates what Arsenal have become; how far they have fallen in European terms.
And why, as Arsenal and their manager stand on the brink of an eighth season without success, the questions about Wenger's future now carry even greater significance.
Arsenal's recent record
Arsenal are now an irrelevance in any serious discussion about Premier League title winners. Barring a miracle in Munich - and even Wenger must struggle to see that happening after this first leg - the same also applies to the Champions League. This reality must cut Wenger deeply given the riches of his early years.
Throw in defeats to League Two Bradford City in the Capital One Cup and more recently Championship Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup and this is a manager and team as far away as it has ever been from restoring old glories.
It is a sorry state of affairs for a classy, decent and dignified man who has brought so much to the Premier League as well as three titles and four FA Cups to Arsenal. Where he once had "The Invincibles" he now has the fallibles.
Contrary to some fairly widespread opinion, the media is not out to "get" Wenger but you cannot turn muck into honey and a simple analysis of Arsenal's current place makes grim reading. He is held in huge respect, affection too, but past achievements cannot act as a shield against present realities.
And Arsenal certainly knew their place as they were blown away by a fresh and improved Bayern seemingly on a mission to make up for the stigma of losing last season's final to Chelsea in their own stadium.
Bayern are a European football superpower. Arsenal are a waning one. Bayern were powerful, pacy, skilful, ruthless, packed with formidable natural talent allied to irresistible work-rate. Wenger would have recognised it - his Arsenal teams used to be just like that.
The gulf in class in the key areas was vast. Even Wenger's staunchest loyalists will have been tested by the last few days and the experiences of Blackburn and Bayern.
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Those 2 points GUNNERS dropped in that Everton match...aaaah, bwoy?
GUNNERS future maximum points = possible 12.
ManCity should win her 5 = possible 15
Chelsea's tough run in includes tricky Swansea BoyU, Spurs, desperate Villa and Everton.
Tottenham - There is that Chelsea match-up...plus Di Canio's jazzed up Sunderland...
We'll see...????
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In one sense he does not need to spend...
http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/forum1/s...ers#post421226
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Well...one match left!!!???!!!
...his worst start to a Premier League season since taking the reins at the club in 1996. Arsenal are 10th in the Barclays Premier League table and have collected just 21 points from 15 games. Their only worse start since the Premier League began came in the 1994-95 season
http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/forum1/s...ers#post394243
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Arsenal have some big decisions if they are to be a force in football
Arsene Wenger urged those who had observed the brutality with which Bayern Munich had taken Arsenal to the cleaners not to hide from the truth.
The truth Wenger referred to was the scale of Arsenal's task in attempting to turn around a 3-1 deficit and reach the last eight of the Champions League in Bayern's Allianz Arena on 13 March - a job which is surely beyond his frail and failing team.
The wider and more painful truth is even starker for Wenger after the runaway Bundesliga leaders spent 90 minutes plus stoppage time illustrating to The Emirates what Arsenal have become; how far they have fallen in European terms.
And why, as Arsenal and their manager stand on the brink of an eighth season without success, the questions about Wenger's future now carry even greater significance.
Arsenal's recent record
- 2011-12 - 3rd, FA Cup fifth, Lge Cup QF
- 2010-11 - 4th, FA Cup sixth, Lge Cup final
- 2009-10 - 3rd, FA Cup 4th, Lge Cup QF
- 2008-09 - 4th, FA Cup SF, Lge cup QF
- 2007-08 - 3rd, FA Cup 5th, Lge cup SF
- 2006-07 - 4th, FA Cup 5th, Lge cup F
- 2005-06 - 4th, FA Cup 4th, Lge Cup SF
Arsenal are now an irrelevance in any serious discussion about Premier League title winners. Barring a miracle in Munich - and even Wenger must struggle to see that happening after this first leg - the same also applies to the Champions League. This reality must cut Wenger deeply given the riches of his early years.
Throw in defeats to League Two Bradford City in the Capital One Cup and more recently Championship Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup and this is a manager and team as far away as it has ever been from restoring old glories.
It is a sorry state of affairs for a classy, decent and dignified man who has brought so much to the Premier League as well as three titles and four FA Cups to Arsenal. Where he once had "The Invincibles" he now has the fallibles.
Contrary to some fairly widespread opinion, the media is not out to "get" Wenger but you cannot turn muck into honey and a simple analysis of Arsenal's current place makes grim reading. He is held in huge respect, affection too, but past achievements cannot act as a shield against present realities.
And Arsenal certainly knew their place as they were blown away by a fresh and improved Bayern seemingly on a mission to make up for the stigma of losing last season's final to Chelsea in their own stadium.
Bayern are a European football superpower. Arsenal are a waning one. Bayern were powerful, pacy, skilful, ruthless, packed with formidable natural talent allied to irresistible work-rate. Wenger would have recognised it - his Arsenal teams used to be just like that.
The gulf in class in the key areas was vast. Even Wenger's staunchest loyalists will have been tested by the last few days and the experiences of Blackburn and Bayern.
http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/forum1/s...nal%2C+Gunners
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Those 2 points GUNNERS dropped in that Everton match...aaaah, bwoy?
GUNNERS future maximum points = possible 12.
ManCity should win her 5 = possible 15
Chelsea's tough run in includes tricky Swansea BoyU, Spurs, desperate Villa and Everton.
Tottenham - There is that Chelsea match-up...plus Di Canio's jazzed up Sunderland...
We'll see...????
http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/forum1/s...nal%2C+Gunners
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In one sense he does not need to spend...
http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/forum1/s...ers#post421226
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Well...one match left!!!???!!!
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