Thursday, December 18, 2008

What ails Arsenal this season.

This season has been inconsistent to say the least. While we have lost to Fulham, Hull etc., we have managed to dispatch the likes of Manu and Chelsea. What are the problems then?

Whether Wenger likes it or not, the Arsenal players dont like a fight. You never see a Cesc or a DEnilson jump in the air shoulkder to shoulder with an opponent. Maybe the obsession with playing the passing game has gone too far.

With Walcott injured and Rosicky looking like he may not play for some time, the width from this team has gone. Diaby and Denilson cant provide width and there is only so much that Sagna and Clichy can do as they also have defensive duties. The midfield is getting too congested and that makes it tough for us to break teams down. One solution can be to fast track Gibbs into the left back position and play Clichy ahead of him. Eboue can take up a similar position on the right. Or maybe the boss is hoping that Eduardo will be fit again and take the flank...not sure really.

All said and done, we need a couple of really good attacking players in January.