‘That shows we are not matured enough’
Arsene Wenger has bemoaned the maturity of his squad following Wednesday’s defeat at Tottenham.
Chelsea’s continued favoritism as champions-elect meant Arsenal were effectively dumped out of the title race as Spurs went on to claim a 2-1 victory.
The Gunners will now call on the old foe for an unlikely favor when Redknapp’s men host Chelsea on Saturday but a result today could have put them well in the thick of things at the top of the table.
And as Wenger rues the ‘what ifs’, the manager feels there was a lot lacking in the depleted squad which represented Arsenal at White Hart Lane on Wednesday.
“I would not like to go into any individual criticism tonight.” Wenger said.
“We lost a game we couldn’t afford to lose in the title race and that shows that we are not mature enough because if you want to win the League, this kind of game you cannot lose.”
just go back too the J LEAGUE please arsene
ur a fucking idiot twat. its not arsene fault its the fucking stuiped player who jst dnt play something and it s the fucking shit shit shit not good enough for championship team keeper if we wont replace him we will never win a thing u fucking idiot
Well stop being an ass and buy some players!
I have backed Wenger all the way in the past but he surely now must admit that we just are NOT good enough. We need depth in our squad that we clearly lack. If he can’t see this after tonight then maybe he should consider his position and hand over the reigns to some one who wants to push this club forward. I am now fed up with waiting for this team to evolve though I do concede that we have been unlucky with injuries this season. Wake up Arsene and sign some quality players in the summer. Our fans deserve some sucess. We have waited too long!!!
I think he has had enough too. I reckon there will be some serious ins and outs this summer.
I really hope so.
People seem to think that Arsene doesn’t realise this squad is not good enough yet, but he does!! It’s just over the past few seasons he hasn’t been able to make the changes he wanted to and not helped by players leaving!!! There is no point trying to build a team when players are leaving otherwise it becomes this vicous cycle we have seen over these past 5 years!!! His biggest challenge now is keeping this team together (with a few exceptions) and building on it with experienced and fresh faces!!
not mature enough, and who takes responsibility for that never the man who has stifled 50 million out of us supporters over the last 14yrs
How in earth can we mature when he has replaced experience with kids! I agree with all the posts from saying we have been unlucky with injuries all the way through to maybe it is time for wholesale changes,Inc mr wenger. I most disappointed tonight because for 80mins we showed 0 committment and 0 passion on a north London derby with so much at stake,that is down purely to arsene.sorry arsene you got it all wrong tonight, no plan b as usual when it was clear it was going pear shaped.
Well,there is always next year.This season is over for sure.
don’t forget the year after as well….
I feel arsene has had enough of this…
No one but arsene wenger could have got us this far with such meagre resources. It’s a shame the season is over but it’s stupid, plain willfull stupidity, to judge this team by a standard of perfection. He was given very little option and has worked wonders. I deeply appreciate what he’s done at my club. Sure he’s made mistakes but that’s the game of football. Maybe it’s time for him to buy; maybe it’s time for him to go. I will leave that up to him. In the meantime I applaud his sacrifices and his commitment to a club that really couldn’t buy it’s way to a trophy even if the board said there was money. Wenger has his eye on everything and probably understands better than the board what debt will mean over the next 4-5 years.
Excellent!
This is like a freaky record that’s stuck on mediocrity. People keep saying Arsene has done wonders with this current team. We don’t need ‘miracles’ people…. All Arsenal need is STRONG, QUALITY, EXPERIENCED depth. I for one am tired of the same excuses each and e v e r y year. Has Wenger now lost his pride. I just cannot see him leaving the squad as exposed as we were this season. We need reinforcements Mr.Wenger …. your ball!!!
I am sure he will spend this year.
Does it take half a decade to replace players that are clearly not good enough to play in a club like Arsenal? Almunia & Sylvester would not get a jersey in a Championship team such as QPR or LUTON.
I cannot believe the idiotic comments posted on here by you so called supporters. What we have achieved this year with the freakish injury list we have had is nothing short of remarkable. We went out of the Champions League to the best club on the planet and have been fighting for the league as well. Wenger has kept us at Europes top table with restricted finances that mean we are unable to match the spending of some of our premier league rivals, Tottenham included.
Once we have paid the stadium debt off in full in 2 or 3 years we will be the richest club in the world and it will all be self generated, not a gift from some sugar daddy who knows nothing of our history and tradition. Only one team can win the league every year, if Wenger goes who would we get as a replacement? We are privelidged to watch some of the best football ever played in this country but obviously most of you do not know or remember where we have come from. My first game was a 2-1 defeat at home by Stoke in 1981 and it was not considered a shock. Get some perspective or piss off and support Chelsea. Keep the faith.
Very good comment! I wholeheartedly agree.
If i wanted trophies that were bought over a short period of time i would support the chavs. when we win the title next year it will feel that much sweeter.
How on earth do you figure that the stadium debt is going to be repaid in full in 2 or 3 years? It is financed over a lot longer than that so we can’t expect to suddenly have that rush of cash beyond what we have now. The question now isn’t really money, it is the willingness to spend it.
All I know is if I was in the middle of a battle in the trenches, nothing would strengthen my spirit more than knowing that the cavalry …. infantry… ANY form of reinforcement was ready and waiting behind me. Arsenal has fought on four fronts, the FA, Carling Cups, the Champions and Premier League. Our squad has been decimated by injuries… Wenger had an opportunity to get reinforcements… What did he do…nadda!!!
Our “general” left our boys to die in the sand. I must say I commend them for fighting for so long this season, but aren’t we in this battle to win it? My point is… a squad will always suffer injuries.For all the guys that suffered them this year (van Persie, and especially poor Aaron)I feel they -and we the fans- have been continually let down. At least have something other than “the promised land” to show for all our potential. I believe Wenger “really knows” what this squad needs.Your men are looking to you Mr.Wenger…. your ball!!!!
Arsenal did great with a small squad, we do need to strengthen and i believe Wenger will. Spurs beat us with the best out, lets not be negative and believe that next year is ours to lose with a healthy squad. So long as MANURE DONT win it okay.
what is a diamond like jack willshire doing at bolton carving man utd to pieses and a lazy rosicky getting play time he should be out on loan
lost to barca… lost to chelsea twice… lost to manure twice…. lost to shittingham once and city once…. lost to sunderland once…. took alot to beat hull and wolves….
seriously who are we kidding… look at man utd when they were champs… no matter who they put out, they were good enuff 2 win n e game by any margin they wanted… but us… struggling… the 2 points dropped vs westham, 3 against manure at OT , and 2 recently vs birmingham came back and haunted us… thats 7pts in total…add that 2 the total and we wud be first…. no maturity and dont know how 2 close out games…
if it remains like this than we wont see a trophy for a long time… i was gutted… u know see the team sheat yesterday and n e blind man wud know we wud struggle to score… y not start rvp get a healthy lead and than sub him off…
IT LOOKED TO ME LIKE SPURS HAD 8 DAYS OFF AND WE HAD PLAYED YESTERDAY/ wE WER SO PEDESTRIAN . SO MANY GUYS HOLDNG THE BALL WHEN THEY SHUOLD HAVE TAKEN A SHOT. BANG IT FIVE TIMES AND SURELY ONE WILL GO IN. AH WELL TRUTH IS YOUCAN ONLY PLAY AS WELL AS THE OPPOSITION WILL LET YOU.!! bTTER LUCK NEXT YEAR IF THERE IS A NEXT YEAR!!!!!!!
Get this AW has reached menopouse.So that means he is out of ideas.Who in his right mind can let a bunch of mediocre players even step in let alone sit on the bench.Ive said this severally that Rosi,Edu,Silv arent arsenal material.So this players are dead weight and should be offloaded.
we don’t have the squad to compete at the top, niether do we have the manager. i have lost faith in AW.
how could he keep Diaby on th pitch for 90 minutes for example ofter his nil contribution several matches now!