Arsenal lost again at the weekend in the derby game against Tottenham. They lack confidence and experience. That much is obvious. Wenger refuses to buy players over 30. And I think that's part of the problem. Wenger was handed the experience he needed on a plate when he arrived with Tony Adams and Martin Keown. He has never bought anybody over 30, and got rid of Vieira when he would have been a great senior player.
You cannot win with a young team. You cannot win with an old team. You need a balanced team. I would suggest 2 players of over 33, 1 player between 30-33, 5 players between 25-30 and 3 players who are under 24. Arsenal have only the latter, and in key positions like centre back and goalkeeper, where they really need a 30+ year old cool head, they haven't got one. Mertesacker and Vermaelen are good players, but you need a player who will threaten to kick you up the arse if you don't do your job, like an Adams, or to use a modern day example, John Terry.
Ever since the 8-2 loss at Man Utd, I've said Wenger needs to go. Hr's made a decent attempt at signing some players to replace the departed, but it obviously hasn't been enough. Wenger should resign, because the board are not going to sack him, and somebody new should come in. The Professor is past his sell by date.
People who say that there isn't anyone who could replace him are pretty ignorant. When Rioch left, nobody predicted in a million years that Wenger would be appointed. There are many good managers out there in need of a job. I feel Rafa Benitez could be OK, he did reasonability well at Liverpool, winning two Champions Leagues, or you could even consider somebody like Mark Hughes, who did really quite well at Fulham. Something has to change, and by something, I mean manager.
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