The end of Arsene Wenger?

As the month of April is finally upon us, Arsenal have been left to pick up the pieces of what was a disastrous March month for the club.
After finding themselves competing in all trophies at the beginning of March, they now only find themselves battling to keep up with log leaders Manchester United after a dismal draw against Blackburn Rovers at the Emirates.


It seems as though it is the same old story for the Gunner’s season after season and I now pose this question: Has Arsene Wenger taken Arsenal as far as they can go?
After building that impressive “Invincibles” title winning team and snatching the FA Cup away from Manchester United in 2005, things have never really kicked on from there for the Gunners.
Wenger’s youth philosophy now has to come into the spotlight.

I am a firm believer of investing in youth footballers, as they are the backbone and the future of any club.
What Wenger has forgotten, is that these young players needs guidance from senior, experienced players, something that this Arsenal side do not have.

Manchester United are a prime example of this. With stalwarts such as Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Edwin Van Der Sar etc, these are players that the younger players in the squad look up to and learn from.
The lack of success has also left Wenger clutching at straws, with his latest rant being a conspiracy theory surrounding the fixture list for the run-in to the end of the season.
What motivation does that give an Arsenal player when he sees his own manager not believing that his team can win the Premier League on the football field alone?
If that is Wenger’s attempt at aiming mind-games towards Sir Alex Ferguson, then I think it is a feeble one, as it is hurting Arsenal more than it is Manchester United.
At any other “top” team in the Premier league, such a drought away from success would not have been tolerated.


I think the time has come for fresh change at Arsenal Football Club.


A change without Arsene Wenger at the helm.

Jens Lehman - The answer to Arsenal's goalkeeping problems?

Arsène Wenger chose to play down his disappointment after Manchester United had moved five points clear at the top of the table but the Arsenal manager's magnificent obsession with the aesthetic aspects of football has left him with a blind spot when it comes to the basics of defending, and the lack of a reliable goalkeeper and effective centre-halves will almost certainly leave an otherwise admirable team empty-handed for the sixth season in succession.

Wojciech Szczesny's blunder in goal condemned them to defeat by Birmingham in the Carling Cup final and now Manuel Almunia's senseless charge out of his penalty area at The Hawthorns cost two points which could prove decisive as the title race enters its final furlong. Wenger would neither confirm or deny it but Jens Lehmann, persuaded out of retirement at 41, is in line for early promotion from the bench when the premier league resumes after the international break.

It should never have come to this. For years now pundits and punters alike have been saying Arsenal need a top keeper and rock solid central defenders in the Adams-Bould-Keown tradition but Wenger, perversely, will not have it and continues to make do with inadequates, his persistence smacking of obstinacy.

Still, better late than never.

Arsenal have an array of attacking talent in Cesc Fabregas, Robin Van Persie, Samir Nasri and so on. If Jens Lehman could repeat the heroics of his prime, Arsenal are in with a real shout of winning the championship come May.

Are Arsenal good enough to win the title?

It's been the most bizarre season in Premier League history, but for Arsenal, some things never change.


On Saturday, walking time bombs Manuel Almunia and Sebastien Squillaci were on hand again to throw a grenade into manager Arsene Wenger's dreams of the first piece of silverware since 2005. On the same afternoon as Dimitar Berbatov pulled United from the depths against Bolton Wanderers, crippling mistakes made comeback strikes from Andrei Arshavin and Robin van Persie moot.

The race isn't yet won by United. Arsenal are now five points behind them with a game in hand - away to Tottenham - to come.

A small gap in points separates them. It is, however, the gaping chasm in attitude that will ensure Ferguson's 'unconvincibles' are spraying the champagne in May.


Games that could cost Arsenal the title : 

Arsenal 2-3 West Brom  September 25 2010 Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle November 7 2010 Arsenal 2-3 Tottenham November 20 2010 Wigan 2-2 Man Utd December 29 2010 Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal February 5 2011