tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657499243050190343.post8372465465519838703..comments2023-05-20T14:29:51.951+01:00Comments on FeverPitch & Son: Board Of All This!FeverPitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259198155917635183noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657499243050190343.post-64427018701726108362012-02-21T13:34:37.056+00:002012-02-21T13:34:37.056+00:00Living in South Africa, we obviously don't get...Living in South Africa, we obviously don't get a chance to watch The Arsenal live. So it was a great bit of insight into how much you are spending to watch at The Emirates (which is ridiculous, especially when converting into our silly, little local currency). While watching the Milan game, I thought about the fans who went out to watch at the San Siro, and about how much money they wasted to do so. That really is the worst part of it for me, and I'm not even a paying customer! I know it stems deeper than that, but at the end of the day, you pay to watch (and I pay for local satelite subscriptions). Based on this, I would expect the team I support to, at least, look like they're keen for a game. I understand tiredness is an issue (but that is a completely separate rant about the depth of our squad at the moment). Like yourself, I try to stay positive, but its very difficult at the moment. P.S. I always have a chuckle at the tweets.thinkist.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09234127257701323282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657499243050190343.post-74493863558879560432012-02-21T09:09:55.837+00:002012-02-21T09:09:55.837+00:00i'm going to go against the grain a lottle bit...i'm going to go against the grain a lottle bit here and say I *do* think the players are good enough... potentially...mot all of them by any means and we really need to cut the dead wood away this summer. but we do have the basis of a good side. we have players who really don't play to their potential which for me is even more annoying than the fact that the squad players aren't good enough! <br />we haven't replaced the invincibles but not nly in quality in mentality and attitude too and i think thats the problem as well. <br />i'd love to know what goes on in the board room. i have a strong suspicion that plays a huge part in it all. as we all do!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369306691972984192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657499243050190343.post-9963597286657845792012-02-19T21:50:58.593+00:002012-02-19T21:50:58.593+00:00I think the issue is that we did try and build a t...I think the issue is that we did try and build a team around Cesc. Our play was utterly dependent on his vision, his passing - his overall technical ability. Even when he was there we struggled because he had to do so much. We coped well when he was off his game, fared worse when he was injured, now he's gone...well, we all know the result. <br /><br />Jack Wilshire could fill his boots somewhat, but Aaron Ramsey can't handle the gig. Both Jack and Cesc were able to inspire the rest of team but why run when the pass isn't coming? Why put in the effort?<br /><br />I'm not laying the blame solely at Ramsey's feet. He needs help from the players around him. He also needs help from Wenger. He needs to adapt to the situation. Stop asking players to become players they never will be. How much better a CF would Walcott be if he'd been allowed to develop his central game? He's shown us now that he's never going to to be a world class winger. If Arsene doesn't think he's good enough to play CF in partnership with RVP or on his own then let the him go! <br /><br />Okay, now the comment is almost as long as the post so I'll leave it there. Great posts from Feverpitch as always.Ibsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09444255967195760971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2657499243050190343.post-5022276454648535652012-02-19T15:11:40.777+00:002012-02-19T15:11:40.777+00:00Your mother-in-law is a smart woman. But not only ...Your mother-in-law is a smart woman. But not only have the Ljungbers and Pireses and Vieiras gone, who on this team could score the league winner at Old Trafford like Sylvain Wiltord. We haven't replaced the names -- and we haven't replaced the replacements. The Gilberto Silvas, the Flaminis. <br /><br />The biggest crime of all is we had a player the calibre of Fabregas and did absolutely nothing to build the team around him. Not a thing.<br /><br />Seven years' worth of boots to fill -- that's what we face.mcd410xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108042843164187710noreply@blogger.com