Arsenal: Arsene Wenger’s Faith Has Become A Fault

It’s absolutely frustrating. What happened to our Arsenal that was top of the table in January? Well, Arsenal happened. Surprise.

So the same thing happened that happens every year. Except we seem to be getting closer to our boiling point.

The climate around The Emirates is becoming stagnant, toxic.

With Wenger, what bothers me is this audacious inability to accept responsibility. To accept that all decisions he has made have been his own. The majority of transfers have been given the go ahead or shut down because of him. The decision of a player being too expensive, a salary being above our limit, or buying one player instead of another has mostly been him.

But what makes me scratch my head, even more, is Wenger’s decision to continue to start Olivier Giroud. It must be faith. It’s always been a big concept for Wenger. He’s had faith in his player’s, and sometimes they repay it and sometimes they don’t. But either way, Wenger remains faithful, and now it’s becoming a fault.

Faith in our manager and the faith that our manager has in our players is hurting Arsenal. Arsenal needs checks and balances. They need a General Manager. They need someone to question Wenger, to have an open conversation with him, to challenge and push him, to expand his ideas and tell him when he’s right and most importantly when he’s wrong.

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How does one expect Wenger to push revolution when he’s the King? It presents a paradox for Arsenal.

Against Norwich City, we played lethargically, with no spirit, one-dimensional. Boring Arsenal. That’s what upsets me as a supporter of a club I love.

Why does Wenger refute our need to buy a striker? Is it because we have Danny Welbeck and Theo Walcott? He says he’ll only buy players if they add quality to the team. Is Giroud on a 14 game goal drought, or is it 15 now?

Question: How old is Theo Walcott and how long have we been talking about him developing into an elite center forward?

Answer: 27 and since Henry left.

The excuses just seem to grow more and more convoluted and frequent. I’d still be in love with Wenger if at press conferences he’d just be honest. Just say it.

We blew it. We really blew it. Leicester City (kudos to the organization, city, and fans of LCFC) is winning the EPL. We’re now leaving a situation where we held the upper hand.

Where Chelsea had a season-long hangover during and after Jose Mourinho. Manchester United has LVG; I don’t think I even have to explain that situation. Manchester City never seemed to hit their highest gear during the season and they’ve been dealing with the puzzling decision to announce Pep Guardiola would be taking the reigns next season before the current season ends.

Arsenal is now entering an environment where Antonio Conte will be managing Chelsea. The Italian is a tactical master of the 3-5-2 (although I have my doubts about how well suited that scheme is for the EPL), winning three back-to-back-to-back titles with Juventus using that formation. He and Jose Mourinho have consistently compared to each other throughout their careers. Conte also likes to use a 5-3-2, probably what he’ll employ with Chelsea.

Park the Bus?