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Originally Posted by Dagger
It's rubbish if you think Wenger is given a pass, because he's in it "for the longterm" do you not think every other top 4 club is? Arsenal are trying to win every year, don't fool yourself.
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Considering he hasn't won a major trophy in 5 years I think it is safe to say that he's been getting passes. While Arsenal are putting out competitive squads every season the board recognizes Arsene's plan and have reduced their expectations. When I say he's in it for the long term I mean that he is trying to turn Arsenal into a self-sustaining club. What I mean by this is he's not just assembling a squad that can build a mini-dynasty but a club that can regenerate these squads. No other club in the league is doing this, they may look beyond this season but not too far after that (i.e. 3-5 year plans).
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Originally Posted by Dagger
I'd also like to point out, that Rafa has assembled superb young talent in Dani Pacheco, Lauri Dalla Valle, and Nathan Ecclestone. Also Martin Kelly, Daniel Ayala, Stephen Darby, an Jay Spearing have all stepped in on short notice and not played piss poor. Insua is another one, and while he hasn't looked great recently, he's starting to get capped by Argentina.
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Are you seriously going to compare the lot Rafa has assembled with the one Wegner has complied and the structure he has installed for them?
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Originally Posted by Dagger
How is Rafa supposed to compete with the likes of Chelsea, when they can spend 18MP, on a squad player in Yuri Zhirkov...
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How's Fergie doing it? Wise investments and smart tactics. How's Wegner
trying to do it? Slow playing it.