That last part is key. Winning becomes a habit, which is why Mourinho went all out to win the EL last year, why he places so much stock in the League Cup.
Their problem have not been the quality of the players though. They always had good players but their manager is past his due date and failed to instill a winning mentality for too long
Yeah I agree on this. Shrewd business not letting him go without a replacement. My point was about Sanchez was in the context of comparing him to Ronaldo wanting to leave. Sanchez was performing but Arsenal weren't winning titles or even competing beyond a certain point. They were in the same position before he arrived. Ronaldo performed and we won titles. When he left we still won titles. If Arsenal were in the CL this year, they probably would have sold him more readily because they could have got a replacement more easily.
Well he's not going to sack himself is he? The man seems to be one of the club owners. His job does not seem to be based on performance or anything. Is there any other top club in the world where it's the coach who decides he's going to stay or go despite the fans and players being sick of him
Difference is Sanchez is almost certainly leaving of his own volition in a year's time. I expect him to refocus and be professional now, but he's eligible to sign a pre-contract in January. Will he really be motivated in the final months of the season or distracted by thoughts of his new club and eager not to risk any injury that might jeopardize his move?
He'll sign a deal with a release clause in the next few weeks. Arsenal don't want him to leave for nothing and he won't want to play one injury away from missing out on his last huge payday.
Well he has been there 20 years now. He's built that club in his vision similar to what SAF did. Even if they sack him, there's no ready made replacement that can slot in as easily as other clubs. Arsenal will face similar problems to United did when SAF left, off the pitch. His job has been secure not because of performance or trophies but because of financial reasons. That's on the owners. As for him, he's failed to adapt. That's the difference between him and SAF and their careers.
Are they though? Apart from Sanchez the rest of the wouldn't make it into United, City or Chelseas starting 11. One could argue the bench too.
If the manager isn't fit to manage anymore, then they have more than half their problems not solved.
You are exaggerating. Kolasinac and Lacazette are good additions. Mustafi is staying so they don't have to play Holding as much anymore. Good enough for top 4.
Wenger usnt playing him because he has to, but rather because he wants to.
He didn’t kick up as big of a fuss as Sanchez has. With Ronaldo you knew that he’s perform 100% even after the whole saga. I don’t get the same feeling with coutinho or Sanchez
Yeah we could say that. Manager's problem is pretty much 70% of the problem. But what I meant in that post was "main problem" not all the problems.
Did Cris actually perform at 100% that season? I seem to remember he kind of took it easy and only really showed his best when the team needed him to...
He scored below 20 in the league after getting over 30 the season before so he was worse but he still got us to a CL final with that stunner against Porto and a great performance against Arsenal.
...which...kind of confirms my impression?
Add to that, they didnt make top 4 last year, and everyone else has strengthened for this season. I can easily see them missing out again. They really need a change of manager to bring in some fresh ideas.
Lets hope you are right. But Fangs did play well in the last season at Anfield.
If a thirty-six year old Ibra, recovering from knee ligament damage can secure a huge contract with United Sanchez certainly will get his big move regardless of how huge the injury would be. Sanchez will go through the motions and use the world up to remind managers how good he can be so no risk at all for him.
The point is that with no contract, there's no money secured. If he had a bad leg break and spent 18 months trying to get back to full fitness, that cost cost him 10s of millions in earnings as he will struggle to secure as lucrative a contract as he could now. He's at his absolute prime, a leg break and a couple years older and he won't get the same deal.
This. Everyone is going way overboard about their situation. Yes, their performance vs Liverpool was horrible but it's not like they don't have the players to turn this around. The only issue is whether Wenger can motivate his team for an entire season, which I don't think he can based on his history.
Lacazette, Ozil, Kolasinac, Ramsey are good players who can get into any starting 11 in the league. Wenger just needs to sort out his squad.
That is patently untrue. For all of them.
especially at Ramsey.None of those start for City. Not a single one. Ramsey wouldn't start for Everton.
Utter rubbish.
