@Jeff In one of Wenger’s more honest admissions (I think it was last year), he told us the following: “I guess you can say we have a socialist model and maybe this makes us more vulnerable to losing players or failing to sign new ones,” “As long as the economical balance within a club is respected and you pay the people with the resources that make economical sense, then it is fine. We cannot compete with Chelsea or Man City, but we do what we can do.” In the first quote he is stating the problem and in the second, a solution of sorts. What it really means is that if he firmly believes we cannot compete with Chelsea or Man City, we are not going to even try. But is that really true? In our current financial disposition, can we really not afford several £25m game changers and a couple of viable backups and perhaps “God forbid” even a goal keeper who can actually keep goal? It very much looks to me like perhaps say 3 or 4 years ago we really couldn’t compete with the aforementioned teams and coupled with the fact that we managed a top four finish given the resources we have, Wenger has decided he’s not going to risk high premiums on players who may prove to be flops. This I think is the root of the problem for him. To some it might seem prudent and good that we don’t risk any more than we have to in order to achieve a CL place but how on earth are we therefore ever going to escape from this vicious circle which to me is a resounding failure year after year? Does anyone really believe that the utopia we are promised in two years time isn’t really just a bit of spin to keep people’s hope up? I would argue that finishing fourth year after year and being happy about it implies we do not expect nor will we make any realistic attempt at going for any sort of glory which the last time I checked was the whole point of football and tournaments. So there you have your answer. If you expect this summer to be any different from those gone by as far as new acquisitions are concerned I’m afraid you’re going to be in for yet another disappointment.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 03:34:57 +0000
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