It has been another disappointing and frustrating for­ us, Arsenal fans.

I hope we can improve next season,­ we shouldn't be intimidated of Manchester Utd,­ Chelsea and Liverpool and we can beat both of­ them.

Wenger should stay put, because he has led us to­ three league titles and four F.A. cups and to the­ league cup and the Champions League finals despite we­ didn't win any of them, but I know we can do it­ next season.

Comment 23 i agree with everything you have said but i­ think u will find Bergkamp and Wright were already at­ Arsenal before Wenger took over. The genius that bought­ Bergy to the club was Bruce Rioch (remember him)?

I`ve been watching my reds since 1947. I`ve seen the­ highs and the lows. It didn`t come much lower than the­ Swindon debacle. Over all these last few Wenger years­ they have been a joy to watch. So what we haven`t got­ much silverware lately just remember the days of magic­ and the sheer joy and exuberance of their football.­ There are no finer sights than the Arsenal in full­ flow.
As for next year, unless we get a defensive unit­ that truly understands the way to defend against the­ British, as opposed to European, attack I still see us­ struggling. The sheer pace, power and aggression of the­ British game is one that needs answering in the same­ manner. The non British players appear not have that­ "bred in the bone" resilience and­ determination that is so necessary in the British­ game.
Great defenders are born, rarely, if ever, made.­ While great defenders can be bought what appears to be­ overlooked is that these players are great in their own­ leagues and they have to adjust to the Premiership.­ They do pretty well against teams whose attack has a­ foreign influence but they seem to wilt under the­ nonstop power and aggression of the English game.­ Remember when teams believed that to beat Arsenal all­ you had to do was kick them off the park. There is­ still a legacy leftover from those days.

Ravanelli, I­ believe, said it best when on his return to Italy he­ was asked "What is the difference playing in­ England?" He is purported to have said..."The­ English are crazy. If they are losing 3 nil with four­ minutes to go they still believe they can win."
It­ is that attitude that foreign defenders seem to­ struggle with and it is that reason that I suggest that­ a more home grown central defence is more beneficial,­ over the season.
Pretty, fancy defending may suit for­ the European adventures but when it comes down to a­ bitterly cold and rainy day in Feb I demand that my­ team get their heads down and get as tough, mean and­ ugly as their opposition.
jjb

WELL FUCUCUK!NG SAID aydavey21!!!!!!!

Lol, i forgot about silvestre well pointed out, and i­ agree another established centreback is crucial.

But­ besides silvestre and ade no-one needs to leave (not­ even bentder lol)as ive been hearing on here­ particularly about song and denilson who as you said­ dont get the credit they deserve, when flamini first­ got a long run of games(when gilberto was injured) he­ made mistakes and showed his age, but the next season­ he took gilberto spot and was much impoved, as will­ denilson and song after dealing with fab's injury­ for that chunk of the season with not much prior 1st­ exp.

BUT i dont call people glory hunters because of­ criticism. thats one thing and everyone does it but­ leaving stadiums half empty and booing our own players­ is a disgrace, dont care wht anyone says, u dont do­ that if as a SUPPORTER of a club.

and saying wenger­ should be booted and half the team should be gutted as­ ive read on here 2many times is fucuk!n dumb aswell, i­ dont understand how people dont realsie tht if we keep­ this team together, with 1/2 additions for depth we can­ beat anyone and dominate. were really not that far off­ as some fans make out.

OK I'M GONNA HAVE A RANT NOW!!!

It really p*sses­ me off when (so called) Arsenal fans moan about Arsene­ Wenger not being a great manager. He is one of (if­ not) the best managers we have seen at Arsenal.

This­ is the man that that brought in the some of the most­ well known names you hear today, names that before they­ played at the Arsenal you would would of said "who­ the hells that?"

A couple for your­ memory

Patrick Viera - Dennis Berkhamp - Thierry Henry­ - Ian Wright - Nikolas Anelka - Robert Pires - Robin­ Van Persie - Cesc Fabregas - Theo Walcatt - Sammi­ Nasri............I won't go on.

This is also the­ manager that got through a whole season­ UNDEFEATED

This is the manager that rather than look­ for the talented stars that come with hefty price tags,­ spots them before hand and builds them to great players­ that end up giving us the millions we have in our bank­ account!

This is the manager that would rather than­ buy these expensive players, work and nurture the­ talent rising through the academy, youth and reserve­ teams.

Okay we have had a dry spell of for 4 years but­ look at Chelsea, Liverpool and even Man Utd.­ They've all gone through dry spells. But to be in­ the top 4 with an average aged team of 23 isn't bad­ really it it??!!!!!

But I do agree we do miss a Viera­ style player, somebody in the centre that is a­ playmaker like we had when we were the­ untouchables.

So if you're an Arsenal supporter,­ supporting Arsenal means sticking with them through the­ good and bad. I'm proud of arsenal and have been­ for 26 years.

Next season will be good especially as­ our young boys are developing and yes it does appear we­ will be looking to strenghthen the back line again.

I­ think Arshavin or Nasri could be the playmakers in mid­ that we need. Lets hope so

Dave

to fsekou1009.. wenger did not sell flamini. its­ flamini doesnt want to sign new contract with arsenal,­ he signed for milan. wenger doesnt want to sell hleb,­ he alway praise hleb as his main player. its hleb who­ doesnt want to stay at arsenal anymore. if flamini and­ hleb stays, arsenal will win one of the trophies.­ i'm sure of it. so leave wenger alone!!!

wenger is always polite. Let asernal give him another­ chance. chelsea fan

Some fans think of others as "glory hunters"­ because they are critical of wenger(even the best make­ mistakes), Alex Ferguson went through a dry spell of­ trophy-less seasons which he rectified. U don't­ think AW was wrong to sell flamini, hleb abd gilberto­ in one go, U don't think he was wrong to take the­ captain's armband from gilberto and give it to­ gallas who just arrived from a rival club . That just­ showed he didn't have any leadership until gallas­ arrived, that's not what u want to tell ure­ players. Players like Tony adams EARNED the armband!!­ Fabregas doesn't shout much but he is our most­ influential player and he has earned it. Imagine any­ player at any other club walking into the team and made­ captain from the first game, well that happened to­ beckham at LA galaxy but it's understandable.­ Gilberto was brilliant, true professional and was sold,­ not for poor performances, not for lack of discipline,­ not for lack of determination but for being OLD, and to­ give opportunities to youngsters.Well Old bergkamp did­ it very well until he retired, he was used as a squad­ player when he became older but was still terrifying­ defenders when he came on. I understand Mr Wenger­ trying to build for the future and he is the best man­ for the job no doubt about it but as everyone could­ tell we had a hole in the centre of midfield, who­ replaced him? diaby?denilson? song? none of them could­ stop anelka from running straight at the defence down­ the middle and score. Although song's had a good­ season, denilson is better than people give him credit­ for. They've got a lot of experience already for ­ their age. Strikah says we don't need to get rid­ of anyone, mmmm not even sylvestre? I thought wenger­ pulled off another "cheap" amazing­ signing...WRONG!!! You have to admit recruiting­ center-backs is not one of Wenger's best­ qualities!! Bring in Adams to sort out the defence. 36­ goals conceded in 37 games, worst defensive rec

at times u can have a good plan and things can still go­ wrong. we're talking of football that even the most­ expensive and best player gets a serious injuries 2­ keep em out so a lil bit of luck can help. mr wenger­ had a plan with youth that pocess lots of energy and­ great fitness. thats a strategy that dont always work­ depending serveral reasoning and the occasion.­ personally i do think we need the clever-experience­ type 4 the youngster 2 study from. how 2 get the msg 2­ wenger is the probs however i can only pray as a good­ fan. senna from villarreal wil b good. perhap fabregas­ in 5yrs if still with arsenal wil b a great help

I don't care­ about trophies, great football and­ respect is better.­ erm ok lets see you say that in­ another 5 years.

Good to see some REAL fans actually supporting our­ manager and club and not GLORY HUNTERS moaning about­ trophies, wenger and players, no-one needs to leave­ except ade who is quality when he wants to be, but has­ no heart or dedication for the badge. Replace him with­ another established striker with the 20-24mil teams R­ rating him at.

GUNNERS 4 LIFE
In Arsene We Trust

comment 14 you are spot on

thanks mr. wenger. this talk gives us hope our beloved­ arsenal will be in the market. if you look around you­ can have the right players at the right price. chelsea­ didn't spend a fortune to buy joe cole, lampard and­ johnson from westham yet they turned out to be very­ good buys.

11.You say you can’t imagine arsenal without wenger,­ well­ you’re not a real fan then, are you? I remember­ Arsenal­ without Wenger we were around before him and­ will­ continue to be so long after. I will give him 1­ more­ season to prove the last 4 years have not been a­ waste­ of my time & money. But I will not be buying­ a­ single ticket next season I’m going to try this­­ armchair thing like a lot of you

GOOD mambassor cos­ plastics like you aint needed or wanted

arsen the best and fore ever arsenal

masambasarr, really man no body cares about you.­ Especially if u buy a ticket or not arsenal was before­ you and will exist after you. Ironic hah

arsene arsene gives a wave!!!! he is the best manager­ we hav had so we need 2 get bhind him

Wenger is fantastic, I can't imagine Arsenal­ without Arsene. His awesome good manners and fairness­ are everything Arsenal stand for. I don't care­ about trophies, great football and respect is better.­ If you want Arsene out then you are NOT a true Arsenal­ fan.