Arsene Wenger - Smug ******

[Matthew Le God]

The following tweet and the accompanying smug photo is a little annoying...

 

Arsenal FCVerified account

‏@Arsenal

Wenger on Southampton: "They could have won the European Cup if they could have kept the team together."

 

 

 

 

Edited 1 August, 2014 by Matthew Le God

[Lallana's Left Peg]

What is wrong with what he said?

[Minty]

Try harder MLG, it's not that difficult

 

My thoughts on the tweet: Meh. Maybe. Unlikely. Whatever.

 

My thoughts on the photo:

[Bearsy]

It's been so long since Arsenal won it he don't even know what it's called

[Lighthouse]

Boruc

 

Clyne

Chambers

Lovren

Shaw

 

Morgan

Wanyama

 

Walcott

Lallana

Bale

 

Lambert

 

Sort of has a point don't you think?

[once_bitterne]

Chamberlain too

[Window Cleaner]

What is wrong with what he said?

 

Nothing but most refuse to accept it as possible. The first team we had could have got us towards the top places last season, maybe 5th or 6th.If Boruc,Shaw,Fonte,Lovren,Clyne,Schneiderlin,Davis/Cork,Wanyama,Lallana,Lambert,Jrod had played every game we wouldn't have been far off, even closer with some solid contributions from Ossie and Gaston. It wasn't possible so we had to play garbage, KD,Gazzaniga,Fox,Gallagher. If we'd been able to keep the same base side this season and added the few missing links then our chances weren't too dusty at all. Didn't happen and now we'll have to see where we land.

[Barry the Badger]

Boruc

 

Clyne

Chambers

Lovren

Shaw

 

Morgan

Wanyama

 

Walcott

Lallana

Bale

 

Lambert

 

Sort of has a point don't you think?

 

Nope, no chance.

[buctootim]

So they didnt leave for CL glory then, it was just for the money. Who'd have thunk it?

[badgerx16]

Why not add Shearer and Channon for that matter ? ( At least they played when it was actually called the European Cup ).

[Lighthouse]

Nope, no chance.

 

I very much doubt it would have won the Champions League but Wenger was obviously being tongue in cheek. Would have been one heck of a team, with Fonte, Cork, Rodriguez, S. Davis, Crouch and Chamberlain on the bench too.

[Lighthouse]

Why not add Shearer and Channon for that matter ? ( At least they played when it was actually called the European Cup ).

 

Because they retired years ago. We're talking about players we've sold who are still playing, i.e. the team we could have had if nobody had left.

[SuperSAINT]

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/494500/Arsene-Wenger-Southampton-could-have-WON-the-Champions-League-if-they-d-kept-stars

[Minty]

If you read the fuller quotes he is actually simply being very complimentary about our Academy and the quality of players we produce.

[SuperSAINT]

If you read the fuller quotes he is actually simply being very complimentary about our Academy and the quality of players we produce.

 

Agree - I thought it was a fair article TBH.

[Minty]

Was that a rare showing of emotion from MLG there?

 

(And yes, I realise the irony of me saying that...)

[DuncanRG]

Erm, he was asked a question and cracked a joke

[CB Saint]

The following tweet and the accompanying smug photo is a little annoying...

 

Arsenal FCVerified account

‏@Arsenal

Wenger on Southampton: "They could have won the European Cup if they could have kept the team together."

 

however Me and my buddies at Liverpool and Man U got together and rinsed them just to put them back in their place. No more room at the top table.

[Window Cleaner]

Hah don't you just love Arsenal, their new 2nd keeper that they've just signed from Nice is already injured.

[Leslie Charteris]

What he means is "If only I'd bought more players from SFC..."

[ENSKIED]

It's been so long since Arsenal won it he don't even know what it's called

 

So long in as - they have never won it, in either of its forms.

[CanadaSaint]

Jeez, the guy paid us a respectful compliment.

[Minty]

Imagine if someone else had posted something like this - MLG would be in their face straight away pointing out exactly what we've just pointed out to him.

 

Come on MLG, front up... you ****ed your pants over something that was actually a compliment/joke.

[shurlock]

Imagine if someone else had posted something like this - MLG would be in their face straight away pointing out exactly what we've just pointed out to him.

 

Come on MLG, front up... you ****ed your pants over something that was actually a compliment/joke.

 

MLG's only smarting that Wenger didn't mention that we do it with a 70,000 superdome.

[angelman]

Again, he and the press fail to address why we haven't been able to keep them all. They can sit in their ivory towers and think that all is well in football, or rather they can ignore it, but for the rest of us, we have to face reality. I wonder what he would say to the introduction of a Europe/world wide wage cap of £10,000 a week?

[doddisalegend]

If you read the fuller quotes he is actually simply being very complimentary about our Academy and the quality of players we produce.

 

Of course he is.......we are one of his favourite shopping destinations

[St Jim]

And what does Arsene know about winning the Champions league?

[SaintRobbie]

The following tweet and the accompanying smug photo is a little annoying...

 

Arsenal FCVerified account

‏@Arsenal

Wenger on Southampton: "They could have won the European Cup if they could have kept the team together."

 

 

 

 

 

 

He's right.

[ART]

All thru the World Cup, working as a commentator, Wenger bigged up Saint and our player on many occasions. He was sincere in what he said and is a very shrewd pundit who often knows what he's talking about.

[hasper57saint]

And we could've won the FA Cup if we had fielded that team at Sunderland.

[Bearsy]

I don't quite get why MLG is angar. Do you think, MLG that Wenger was being Sarcasm or Gloating?

[sadoldgit]

And Arsenal could have won the league last year if he had spent some dosh in the right areas. So what?

[Fan The Flames]

And we could've won the FA Cup if we had fielded that team at Sunderland.

 

That loss was all Lambert's fault dontchaknow

[Jonnyboy]

But I thought Cortese was just a pipe-dreaming fool?

[scotty]

Wenger on Southampton: "They could have won the European Cup if they could have kept the team together."

 

 

And I could have got laid last night on National Orgasm Day, if only I could have woken the wife up.

[Gemmel]

Wenger is a fantastic manager and I take what he says a huge compliment, not a dig.

[Window Cleaner]

And I could have got laid last night on National Orgasm Day, if only I could have woken the wife up.

 

best put in a transfer request then.

[CanadaSaint]

And I could have got laid last night on National Orgasm Day, if only I could have woken the wife up.

 

I didn't know that was a prerequisite.

[BlakeySFC]

Wenger's a legend.

[Whitey Grandad]

And I could have got laid last night on National Orgasm Day, if only I could have woken the wife up.

 

Did I miss something?

[redkeith]

He does sort of have a point though.

 

Replace Steve Davis with Gareth Bale and you would add another 15 goals to thee side, plus more assists. Walcott for Osvaldo and Ox on the bench.

 

Boruc

 

Clyne Fonte Lovren Shaw

Schniederlin Wanyama

Bale Llallana Rodriguez

Lambert

 

Subs

Davies, Chambers, Cork, Ox , Walcott, Davis

 

Plus JWP, Yoshida Ramirez

 

Would have been good enough to finish above Spurs and Manu last year, perhaps even higher.

[Window Cleaner]

 

Would have been good enough to finish above Spurs and Manu last year, perhaps even higher.

 

just not playing Jos,KD and Gazzaniga would probably have been enough.

No matter how good your starting XI is the real crux between winning and losing comes down to who you have in reserve because your starters aren't all going to play 38 PL matches in a season