The choice of midfield left a lot to be desired.
Playing Arteta along with the Ox was asking for it.
Chelsea played two defensive midfielders in Matic and Luiz. They showed
respect. Wenger didn’t.
They pressed us high up the pitch and our two
midfielders couldn’t cope with it because they are not that adept nor do they
have the muscle and tenacity to wriggle through.
Wenger should have abandoned his preference for
playing one defensive midfielder and one more creative who will bomb forward.
At least against the big teams.
He has the tendency to play the same way irrespective
of the opponent. And not only does he field a weak midfield he instructs BOTH
his full backs to go forward (Gibbs was near the opponent’s corner flag as they
were scoring their early goals)! But this is like playing with fire. If it
works then it’s great. But if doesn’t then its spectacular failure.
In all our away games against the other three competitors
Wenger NEVER fielded Arteta alongside Flamini. It was always one of the two and
another more creative player like Wilshere, The Ox or Ramsey. The results? 5
conceded against Liverpool, and 6 against City and Chelsea!
Mourinho on the other hand changes his team formation
and players to suit the game in front of them. He did this at the start of the
season when he played without a forward in the away gam at Man Utd and played
not to get beat at the Emirates.
He got his draws, saved face and moved on. But Wenger
no. He has to play the same way every game against any opponent. He would have
done this even if he was fielding a second eleven I think.
Playing a high defensive line doesn’t help either.
When you do this alongside a dodgy midfield and against top teams who have fast
wingers and pressing midfielders then you are really asking for it.
And we got what we deserved.
The players also lack confidence. This is so obvious
in the big games. They are afraid to play, lose concentration and cohesion.
They do not believe that they can achieve a result against the big teams. And
the result becomes a formality.
Arsene Wenger cannot dismiss this as a blip.
He cannot ignore it.
He has to, even at this late stage in the race for the
title, learn from mistakes.
In life the biggest mistake you can make is not to
learn from your mistakes. But will Wenger learn?
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5 comments:
Excellent analysis. I thought that Chelsea lacked firepower so might have gotten away with it but were brilliant in finishing when it mattered.
also seem to concede early, then get man sent off and concede loads in many big games this year.
only 3 points and Chelsea can lose to villa (as did we) so not over yet!
We're in a dogfight with Everton and Spurs for 4th. After that performance a win against Swansea is a must otherwise the wheels will be coming off big time. If we finish outside the top 4 I think pressure from the fans will force Wenger to call it a day. There is no chance that the Board who are totally in thrall to him will give Wenger the chop.
The answer to your question "Will Wenger Learn" is NO.
And still its too early to decide and I'm enjoying while reading this interesting content. We must learn from our mistakes always.
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