A good article on last night's match about Arsene Wenger's Philosophy

Friends, the following is a good article on Arsene's philosophy. I believe this is spot on with what i believe and mentioned in my previous email. Guess, he could have bought Mouroune Chamakh but he blatantly refused to pay extra 6 million pounds for the striker and see Chamakh is already proving his worth with his stellar performances in Ligue 1 and CL when his wonder goal downed Juventus. I am not saying go and pay over the odds like those Man City rich bastards but at least be ready to pay something more, at least do what your favourite manager Pep Guardiola (Arsene has invited Pep Guardiola to Emirates for a match and gifted Pep a set of DVDs of Arsenal's matches) when he bought Ibra on one side (which Arsene you never do and would have never done) and promoting a player like Pedro from inside (which Arsene you always do or whom you would always have done). Sorry Wenger, you have lost the plot and I dont know if my friends from America would agree to this, but, fact is fact.

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Just two wins now in 15 against Chelsea, 11 points behind the leaders, the title as good as conceded and another humiliation to go with the 4-1 thrashing by the same opponents at the Emirates late last season.

We are not even in December and Arsene Wenger's side have already lost four league games out of 13. At this rate, it could be a record-breaker under the Frenchman - for all the wrong reasons.

"Five years and you've won f***-all," sang the gloating Chelsea hordes.

And that was even before they had scored their first.

I said on Friday morning this was the same old Arsenal - flakey, inconsistent, lightweight up front without Robin van Persie and, as ever, an accident waiting to happen at the back against Didier Drogba.

And so it proved.

Yes, the Gunners had vast amounts of possession and were typically neat in their build-up.

But once they got anywhere near the Chelsea area, their confidence evaporated. The ball was either lost in possession or lumped aimlessly into the box.

They also had no one in that box with any idea of how to find the net.

All their attacking players seem the same - especially with Wenger unable to utilise the height of Nicklas Bendtner as any form of alternative.

So, instead, we had the introduction of Theo Walcott at half-time in a desperate attempt to try to claw back the two-goal advantage Carlo Ancelotti's men had established in the last three minutes before the break.

It made little difference.

Arsenal then took off the woefully ineffective Eduardo, a man obviously still suffering the mental fall-out of the broken leg that kept him on the sidelines for so long.

His replacement? Carlos Vela, like for like and with a similar propensity for going down in the box under the merest of provocations.

Then came Tomas Rosicky for Samir Nasri. Again like for like - and lightweight with it.

All this against a hugely experienced Chelsea side in which John Terry and Ashley Cole were outstanding.

Terry played the ball out of defence with huge dexterity and Cole laid on the two crosses which saw the game won before half-time.

Afterwards, Wenger seemed lost in a world of his own.

He appeared to think the whole game hinged on Andrey Arshavin's disallowed goal just after the break, rather than admitting this was the only time his side ever looked vaguely close to breaching the Blues' defence. And he conveniently ignored the video evidence plainly showing Eduardo's foot up in the region of Petr Cech's throat.

Then there was the business of it being men against boys, just as it was last season.

Before the game he claimed his players would show they had grown up, that they were ready for matches like this.

Despite compelling evidence to the contrary, Wenger came out with the remarkable assertion: "There was never a moment when I thought we couldn't win."

The Frenchman has clearly run out of excuses. And reasons for either Arsenal supporters or himself to believe there is a future for this team.

Yet his most outrageous post-match claim was that Drogba 'doesn't do much in games'.

Except he even topped that for nonsensical tosh when he suggested the Ivory Coast star's opener - letting Ashley Cole's centre run across his body before flicking it wide of Manuel Almunia with a superb right-foot volley - wasLUCKY!

Come on, Arsene, it is time to lie down in a darkened room for a week or so.

Mind you, not even he could deny Drogba the power and precise placement of the brilliant free-kick that wrapped it all up at 3-0 with four minutes left.

So, once again, the giant striker made a meal of the Gunners' defence.

It does not matter who Wenger sends out, it always ends the same.

The partnership of William Gallas and Thomas Vermaelen has been much lauded in certain quarters, despite Arshavin admitting in the match programme that set-pieces were Arsenal's 'big problem'.

I thought it was only a matter of time before it was found out by a strong, mobile striker.

If the two central defenders were caught ball-watching for Drogba's first, Chelsea's second three minutes later exposed the entire home back four.

As the cross came in, there was no shout whatsoever from Almunia. Now in a state of panic - and with Drogba lurking behind him - Gallas slid in, missed the ball and saw it glance into the net off Vermaelen. What a mess.

So where does Wenger go from here? It is a question we have been asking for a couple of years and one currently being posed by a growing number of Arsenal fans for whom Le Professeur is no longer the man who can do no wrong.

He has been told time and again to buy an out-and-out goalscorer - one who has been tested at the highest level.

Ditto an experienced ball-winner in midfield. Ditto a commanding, physical centre-half.

Yet he takes no notice. He even suggested he would not be using the January transfer window. As ever, Arsene knows. And that is the trouble.

He is so determined to prove everyone wrong, that his way is the only way, he continues to ignore the blindingly obvious.

Five years winning f***-all could well become six. And then seven. And then what?

Arsene Wenger: Great Manager but not a LEGEND!

Mates, accepted this is a long one, as usual to my style but i was waiting for this one for a long time. Comments most welcome!

Chelsea:3 ; Arsenal: 0

What does this suggest? People have been talking about Arsenal philosophy which I respect and respect to the core. I have said all these years [with some interesting arguments from Messrs Amit Singh and Ravindra Kumar] and will shout from the tallest tower in Hong Kong that ARSENE WENGER is not going to win anything. Yes, he is an excellent, excellent manager but may be he will never be a LEGEND Manager as a Fergie or a Johan Cyruff or Fabio Capello. NEVER!!! What Wenger has done for Arsenal is fantastic but reality has dealt a cruel blow to his philosophy. Somehow, he is walking in the tight line that differentiates between a excellent manager and, a LEGEND! No doubt that he will keep trying.....albeit, maybe another year. All three of you will definitely agree to the fact that Pep Guardiola plays the same style of football, may be better. And today, I regard Pep Guardiola and Laurent Blanc (former ManU defended), current Bordeaux coach (FYI, Laurent Blanc has transformed Bordeaux and the way they play their football. Bordeaux are current French League champions, already in knockout stages of CL and recently defeated Juventus 2-0. Blanc is a highly regarded coach is already considered to be one of the best coaches in Europe and one of the TWO best football managers under 45 along with Guardiola). By the way, shy do you think Barca are winning and ripping apart their oppositions left, right and centre? (last night was no exception with a 1-0 victory in an El-Classico). Because they have Messi? Iniesta? Xavi? Henry? No, because they have a team, a team which has two or may be three individuals who are senior pros (Marquez, Puyol, Xavi and Henry), with a leader, who leads from the front in Puyol. For winning trophies, you not only need to have a good bunch of talented kids but a leader, a senior pro, who, when speaks, others listen. (I am not talking of the manager here but a central, senior pro or leads from the front and who commands respect amongst the team members). Accepted, football is not cricket i.e. Captains dont play a big role but then, you have someone who is well respected and highly looked up to by his fellow mates in the team. Who do you think of that stature in Arsenal? Tell me. Cesc? Gallas? Arshavin? Gallas would have been a natural leader but for the way he has conducted himself, within and outside the team is total shame and probably, that is why he was stripped of his captaincy and the arm band was given to Cesc. But do you think Cesc to be a leader? Not now at least. Arsenal won during the days of Tony Adams, because they had players of that stature. They were invincible (and mind you, I accept this fact) during 02-03 years, when they won premier league twice, FA Cup, etc. etc. Why do you think so? Because they had guys like Bergkamp and Viera. Viera made a mistake leaving Arsenal, he would have been true legend, had he stayed with Arsenal, may be he would have even won a champions league with them. Henry? what do you think drove him out of Arsenal? You think players like him are content with winning just the league and FA cup after he has already won a world cup (though he was a real junior then, but, he still was i guess part of the french team of 98)? He wanted to win that elusive trophy of Champions League. and that is why he moved to Barca. Did he win there? Yes, of course! Barcelona is not a mad club like Real who will spend more than 200 million dollars on trasnfers and hence hope that money would buy success. But, then, if required, they do buy one or two odd players who are finished products. Example: Henry, Ibra, are those kind of buys. Friends, accepted, you need to have internal talent to come up and no club can become a success without that way. Barca have Messi, now Pablo, et al, Man U has Scholes, Neville, Giggs, and now Wellbeck, Macheda, etc. but then both bought players as and when necessary. Wenger is an arrogant man and he never wants to buy anyone matured. What is the harm in that man? Yes, Yes, you guys would give me example of Vermalean, Arshavin, but then, these are good, great players but not legends in the making. why not you can buy a Henry or a Viera or a Ibra? May be this is the catalyst that you need my friend to take you one step higher.

I am not saying Chelsea is a great team. Not at all. Definitely not. They have yet to achieve a lot, a lot of course! and highest of the radar is Champions League. Chelsea know that unless they win it they will not attract best of the best talents, may be they can buy a Drogba i.e. an African star but may be not a Latin american superstar. You can tell me the reason? Those latin american stars prefer going to Lyon or Porto or Benfica and from there go to Milan, Barca, Juventus rather than go directly to Chelsea. Why? Because, Chelsea has not won a champions league. They need to make a name for themselves in Europe before they will even be considered as a real TEAM. And friends, i accept this bitter reality. Even Porto, PSG, or Lyon have won a CL but Chelsea is still dying to win it, yes, dying to win it. Thats why they have hired a coach in Ancelloti. And boy, what is he? I am not rushing in judging him but whatever he had done for Chelsea to date is a GREAT thing. Jose Mourinho is miles, miles behind Ancelloti. Give Mourinho a team full of stars and bag full of money and he will manage to win a trophy or two for you. He is not a Manuel Pellegrini who even after having spent tons and tons of money, is not sure of winning the La Liga. I bet Mourinho would have done wonders for Real Madrid than Pellegrini. Anyways, coming back to the point, see how Chelsea is progressing. I accept mates, these are still early days but whatever i have witnessed to date is really pleasing to my eyes. What has he bought in the summer? Zhirkhov? Thats it right and that too was more of a Hiddink's reco than his buy. He has transformed literally the same team which was lagging for the last two years, into a serious performers. and above all, he has given the young turks a real chance to play in key matches. Example: Kakuta (i think he is a real talent, Frank Arensen should be awarded for this), Fabio Borini and Sturridge. and they have Di Santo already getting polished playing in the Premier League every week. What do you say now?

Friends, at least I am gracious enough to accept that Chelsea need to win a Champions League to go to the next level where they, I guess, truly deserve to be. But what about Amit singhs and Ravindra Kumars of this world? They still will say that it is pleasing to their eyes the way Arsenal plays. But at least accept that your boys are not men yet to win a trophy and i am sticking my neck out dudes. They are already crumbling under pressure, Sunderland last week, now Chelsea and soon some more. Even Wenger accepts this,albeit silently. Two years ago when Adebayor was going great guns, Arsenal were progressing in similar fashion when suddenly they crumbled under pressure and ManU won the title. This year's story will be no different. Ian Wright, another Arsenal legend, has recently wrote in a column that as much as he is fan of Wenger's style of play he is not a fan of his sheer arrogance of not buying grown-up men, just one or two MAX but that will transform such a team which oozes talent. I accept that Arsenal is arguably the most talented team in EPL but definitely it will not be a team of WINNERS of TROPHIES! (Now please dont give me an excuse that RVP was not playing and Chelsea played a football which actually closed Arsenal's movements. I saw the match, yes, it was not a pleasing to eye as a Barca plays, but yes it was not a boring match either as Jose Mourinho used to play.)

Go Blues Go!