Interesting analogy

[dubai_phil]

I was reading Soccernet's Insider's analysis of Arsenal's game yesterday and was intrigued to see that he reported on Stan Collymore's radio comments.... They seem to read word for word what many have said about us all season!

 

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=608270&sec=england&root=england&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1&cc=4716

 

"....It seems as if the opposition have found a way to counteract Arsenal's game plan and instead of passing judgement on the Gunners myself, I'll let someone else take the abuse for a change.

Former Liverpool Stan Collymore was perched just behind me in the press box doing a radio commentary and he grew more frustrated with this Arsenal performance by the minute. Stating his view that they 'sadly lack a plan B', he accused the Gunners of being devoid of the cutting edge they have been famous for in recent years.

"Wenger needs to spend money if he is to have any chance of taking this team onto the next level," stated Collymore. "They were not getting the ball wide and stretching a Bolton side they should be beating easily. This Arsenal team are a hell of a long way off from being title challengers."

Arsenal's passing was crisp, yet the front two of Emmanuel Adebayor and Robin van Persie were starved of quality service and the deflated body language of the duo as this game ambled towards a close did little to dispel the theory that both have lost faith in their team-mates......"

 

So it seems we are not alone in being without a Plan B and leadership on the field... and that from a team with supposedly the cream of the world's youngsters... almost lol'd

 

Somehow I don't think our solution is to sign Arshavin (sic) but it's nice to see that the same words get trotted out for someone else!

 

Let's hope the new defenders bring a bit of that leadership and that we find a DM to drive things better in the window

 

Oh yeah and pre his goal yesterday FINALLY a comparison between DMG & Adebayor/Van Persie!

[VectisSaint]

I was reading Soccernet's Insider's analysis of Arsenal's game yesterday and was intrigued to see that he reported on Stan Collymore's radio comments.... They seem to read word for word what many have said about us all season!

 

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=608270&sec=england&root=england&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1&cc=4716

 

"....It seems as if the opposition have found a way to counteract Arsenal's game plan and instead of passing judgement on the Gunners myself, I'll let someone else take the abuse for a change.

Former Liverpool Stan Collymore was perched just behind me in the press box doing a radio commentary and he grew more frustrated with this Arsenal performance by the minute. Stating his view that they 'sadly lack a plan B', he accused the Gunners of being devoid of the cutting edge they have been famous for in recent years.

"Wenger needs to spend money if he is to have any chance of taking this team onto the next level," stated Collymore. "They were not getting the ball wide and stretching a Bolton side they should be beating easily. This Arsenal team are a hell of a long way off from being title challengers."

Arsenal's passing was crisp, yet the front two of Emmanuel Adebayor and Robin van Persie were starved of quality service and the deflated body language of the duo as this game ambled towards a close did little to dispel the theory that both have lost faith in their team-mates......"

 

So it seems we are not alone in being without a Plan B and leadership on the field... and that from a team with supposedly the cream of the world's youngsters... almost lol'd

 

Somehow I don't think our solution is to sign Arshavin (sic) but it's nice to see that the same words get trotted out for someone else!

 

Let's hope the new defenders bring a bit of that leadership and that we find a DM to drive things better in the window

 

Oh yeah and pre his goal yesterday FINALLY a comparison between DMG & Adebayor/Van Persie!

One slight difference, they are 5th in the League and still in with a decent shout of getting into Europe. For a team that does not have a Plan B they aren't doing badly, and with a number of key players unavailable as well.

[Andy_Porter]

They are struggling to break teams down because three of their first choice four midfielders are injured, hardly suprising.

[dubai_phil]

They are struggling to break teams down because three of their first choice four midfielders are injured, hardly suprising.

 

Likewise in some ways we lost Schneiderlin & Holmes and you could argue Skacel.

 

But for us it is a conspiracy for them it is the loss of their best players

 

And Yes VS, obviously they are 5th and in the PL, just after the doom & gloom of the Christmas period with Saints it made me smirk to see somebody in such a lofty place gave the same sort of criticisms that we'd had of us.

 

Can't wait for the Wenger out rants from the Gooners though!

 

Oh and yes we are still in a mess, not making ANY excuses for that!