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Arsene
Wenger blamed the defence for their poor performance against Norwich. Well I am sorry. The poor
performance at the back has to be viewed in the wider context of an overall
poor team performance. Only then can we make sure that this is corrected for
the crucial game against W. Brom next Sunday.
Mr Wenger
has to consider the following:
Aaron
Ramsey was the weakest link in midfield
He had
another poor game where he neither provided midfield creativity nor did he
attend to his defensive role when it was necessary to do so. He was almost a nonentity.
And a team at this level cannot be carrying a player….
The central
midfield’s inability to dominate the game created extra pressure on the defence
which it has to be said did not rise to the occasion. But to only blame the
defence is not enough.
Correction:
Play Benayoun in midfield and bring in the Ox.
This will
give another viable outlet on the wing for Arsenal (as well as Gervinho on the
other side) and at the same time Benayoun will add tenacity and experience in midfield.
Something that Ramsey could not offer.
The mental attitude
of the players has to chang
It was
quite evident that the players were affected by the significance of the game in
deciding Arsenal’s Champions League status. Passes were unusually going astray
and the overall nervousness was quite apparent especially in the 1st
half.
When the
chips were down this was corrected for most of the second half. But Mr Wenger
has to prepare them mentally for the next game so that they start AND finish in
the same tempo and on a high.
Correction
: Show the players the video of the home games say against Man City or Newcastle even the Milan
game if you like. That’s the level of performance we would like to see.
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