Hoodie outplays the Suit: Everything Expected from Arsenal Team delivered by Borussia Dortmund

Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund

Arsenal is not new to champions league or playing against Borussia Dortmund. Arsenal and BvB have been facing each other frequently in recent years. There are certain similarities between both the teams. They are known for developing players and losing established players to their rivals. Wine loving Arsene and beer loving Klopp always has nice things to say about each other. Arsene is a much accomplished senior worldclass manager. Klopp looks like he would surpass wenger’s achievements by the time he reaches Arsene’s age.

Arsenal was not the only team suffering from missing players due to injuries. Borussia had their own fair share of injuries. Marco Reus, Mats Hummels, Gundogan, Nuri Sahin etc.. were not part of the team that faced Arsenal.

Arsenal Vs Borussia Dortmund

Arsenal started the match in typical Arsenal way. There was no urgency in their start. Borussia gave the taste of its own medicine to Arsenal. Arsene’s Team was always known for its Possession football, but yesterday it was not their day. BvB players ran circles around Arsenal team. Arsenal could not string three passes together. BvB pressed, dispossessed, passed and done everything that Arsenal fans expect from their beloved Arsenal team. Looking only at the colours of the shirts any fan would be thinking the yellow team was the real Arsenal team. The real Arsenal team in blue looked totally fake and clueless. Even multiple long balls fell directly to BvB players.

Koscielny had enough. He found the only way to touch the ball

It was really painful to watch Arsenal players being outplayed in every aspect of the game. Koscielny and Szczesny kept our hopes alive. BvB were really threatening to score multiple goals. They had several chances but none found the back of the net. The first Arsenal chance game from a cross from our LB Gibbs to our lone striker welbeck. We could have taken the lead in spite of playing some horrible football. but it did not happen. The game was approaching the half time and scores were at level. The possession stats were unbelievable. Few minutes before the half time Immobile ran through the middle and put the ball into the net from a tight angle. Deserving BvB took the lead for their wonderful football. Only one team had the fire in their belly to win the game. They did everything right to take the lead. Apart from the obvious dive from their number 10, I did not find anything wrong with their game.

Substitution

There is one thing that any manger does when the opponent outplays and controls the game completely. Substitution and change of tactics is the obvious and known solution, but Arsene does not believe in any of those proven tactics. He does the same thing again and again, So we continued to play the same team. The Hungry opponents punished arsenal within few minutes of second half. Our defense was totally exposed. It was a lovely finish from stumbling Aubameyang. Arsenal could have conceded much more, wooden post saved us from further embarrassment.

 Another Positive: Professional looking than the Hoodie.

Is there any positive to take from this game? Bellerin started well and was not humiliated much like the rest of his team mates. Arsenal did not concede goals from Set pieces is the only real positive we can take from this game. There is no shame in losing to a team like Borussia under their inspirational manager Jurgen Klopp. The way we played is really shameful.

Arsene will never change his methods, but there is no denying that his time is running out at Arsenal. Its time for Arsenal to look at managers like Jurgen Klopp who managed to put out a team of talented players in spite of losing several players to injuries & to rivals. Klopp is everything that Wenger is not anymore – tactically aware and motivational. I really want Arsene to retire with a major trophy, but I don’t want to wait for another three seasons for that to happen.

Nobody can do what Arsene has done for Arsenal over the years, but currently many can do better than what he is doing at Arsenal.

who signed Danny Welbeck? The GOD FATHER- Arsene can sign players from beach with just a speedo on.

Wenger “If I stayed at my home, Welbeck would not be here…that is the truth”.

Arsene loves his poker games in press conferences. He trolls the media and leaves them scratching their heads. He convinces them that there is an interesting story behind his cryptic comments. Poor Journalist always fall for his comments and starts running exclusive stories.

Blogs were running some theory that Welbeck was not signed by Arsene. There are some that went to an extent that Ivan Gazidis made the decision himself and signed him. How bizarre? Its a known truth that Arsene was in Rome refereeing when Danny welbeck was signed. He was in Brazil when all other signings were made.

Arsene and Press Conference.

He always tells only the truth but not the complete truth. He gives hints here and there and allows plenty of room for interpretation. Generally we fail to correctly Interpret his words.

When Arsene Says we signed welbeck only because he was out on town does not mean Danny welbeck was signed without his knowledge. All our transfer deals were done when Arsene was away. The initial signings were done when Arsene was enjoying his Beach Volleyball in Brazil. Does that mean Ivan and team signed everyone in a hurry without the knowledge of Arsene. Its really stupid to make such an assumption.

Arsene has not lost control of the club. He has his back room staffs to handle the transfer dealings when he enjoys beach volley ball. I am 100% confident that all the transfer dealings were done as per the direction of Arsene wenger.

Ozil did not meet Arsene before he was signed on the deadline day. German Speaking Arsene convinced the best Number 10 in the world to sign for Arsenal over a Phone call.

Every time its been proved that there is only one Boss at Arsenal. Only one is almost controlling everything that is happening at Arsenal Football club. Arsene was against the idea of Sports Director helping the manager. Arsene always openly claimed that the manager should be in-charge of transfer deals.

Though Arsene wenger was not on town it would be stupid to claim that the signings were made without his concern or involvement. In this Era of Modern technology Arsene can make a decision from anywhere in this world.

My Theory

What is Arsene trying to say? He is definitely not saying that Welbeck was not signed by him. Lets look at his statement again.

Wenger “If I stayed at my home, Welbeck would not be here…that is the truth”.

Here is my Theory. What is home? Is England his actual home? Is he saying Arsenal his home? Is he talking about professional home or Personal home?

When Arsene was at Brazil he was not on holiday or at home. He was actually working. He was working as a commentator. He indeed work on the transfer dealings. Arsene does not work from Home. He works for Arsenal Football club. He is working when he is on tour i.e He works on and off the pitch. May be Arsene was referring to his actual home.

If Arsene was taking a holiday from work and rests at home, we might have signed Danny welbeck. Thank you Arsene for working from Rome and bringing welbeck home (His professional Home)

Euroqualifier2016 – Arsenal and Injuries. Ozil Fifa Ranking

Every football player would be dreaming to represent their country at international level. Arsenal has always released players even for meaningless friendlies. We have seen managers listening to Arsene and not overplay some players. We have also seen some managers picking senior players for youth tournaments. As a Arsenal fan we always fear our worst enemy.

Injury

Injuries are always a great concern for Arsenal. Every Season we get struck at some stage by some key injuries to our reliable player. Many of our players spend more time on the treatment table than on the pitch. I am not only talking about Diaby. Even when RVP was on fire we did not get a complete successful season out of him. Ramsey was on fire last year but we could not use him throughout the season. His injury definitely halted our march towards the EPL title. Our squad is too thin to manage these injuries.

Our worst enemy – Injuries

Euro Qualifier

As an Arsenal we always hope International breaks are kind to us, but in reality every time it creates problem. Aaron Ramsey was injured yesterday. Though it was not considered as a serious Injury, still its a cause for concern. He is a very important player and we definitely need him for the next run of tough games.

RVP’s Holland lost to Rosicky’s Czech. Happy for Rosicky, but as a selfish Arsenal fan i would prefer him to retire from Internationals to prolong his Arsenal career.

Mario Gomez is quite jealous about fan favourite Lukas Podolski.

Welbeck signing is hyped too much after his two goals.

Apart from Aaron injury, all our international players are safely returning home. Walcott is also close to returning. Hope everyone is ready to kick off our season with a cracker against Man City.

Ozil Fifa Ranking

Some cannot digest the fact that Ozil has been ranked highly than some overrated players in FIFA2015. Ozil’s first season is considered as flop by the English pundits and media. The way British see the game is quite different from others. This was outlined by the Germany coach when he picked Ozil for every single game in the world cup. The rating of players in England is quite different.

If someone keeps the ball and make simple passes they are considered as flop. On the other hand if someone loses the ball and dives aggressively to win the ball back then He is considered as EPL ready. Every pundit will praise their aggressive attitude, Athleticism  and passion.

Football is not always about Bang Bang Bang…… Sometimes its an Art. Ozil is an artist. Every Arsenal fan is happy he is part our FA cup winning squad.

If you listen to English media then Generation of Flop’s will be considered as Golden Generation. A world cup winner who played every game in the world cup is considered flop.

 

Arsenal English Core – Not just poster Boys. Alternate View

Danny Welbeck had the option of choosing either Ghana or England as his international football home. Had he chose Ghana instead, would we be still excited about his signing?

Here is an alternative view from a Fan.

Andy’s Response to our post  ” English Core : Are they just poster boys? “

The English core are not just poster boys. They are the sign that either we have finally got lucky or the Academy/scouting structure in the UK is working. We have discarded so many English prospects over the years and these kids are the ones that made it through. A large part of the problem is that Arsenal is one of the few top (English) clubs left that believes in developing players. Most clubs prefers finished article at an expense.

Moment worthy of so many posters.

1) The reason we see so many players built up and then failing is because at Arsenal they get game time as teenagers, so the fans get invested in them. where as at other clubs such prospects are cut without ever seeing the first team.

2) It isn’t just an English thing, Cesc is the classic example of Arsenal bringing through a young player and it worked out well. Thomas Eisfeld the opposite – a German kid sold when he was thought to be on his way to the first team.

3) Bayern and Barcelona underlines the problems we have in EPL when developing players. With our squad rules, a player has until 21, maybe 22 to prove himself at a side like Arsenal. At that point you have to loan or sell, which usually ends in the latter. Most players don’t hit their potential until they are 23-24 at least, so we are throwing away players who could have made it given more time. Both German and Spanish leagues allow for B teams, which gives them a place to continue to develop their young players until they are ready for the big time. It puts less pressure on them to produce their talent quickly.

As to the rest of the English sides mentioned. All have gone down the buy-it-now route. City and Chelsea do not seem to be either producing or (more realistically) trust the youngsters they have. Remember Jack Rodwell? 

United used to work like us, but something has gone horribly wrong there (shame) and they have taken the similar path.

Its not always down to the club. The player too has their own responsibilities.They have to make smart moves. At 23 Sturridge was frozen out at Chelsea. At 32m Costa looks like a shiny upgrade, but his league scoring record is similar to that of Sturridge in last two years. Had they kept Sturridge, they would have had their own home grown Costa at no expense. Its the same case with ManU, First they bought RVP and now Falcao.

On Wenger: The 1997 double side was mostly English. He did not build that side, but built on that English core rather than tearing it down. Even with the Invincibles: for every Viera, there was a Sol.

Lastly on poster boys, the English players might be used a bit to gain empathy with the core fan base. Sometimes the Language barrier restricts the use of all players. Arteta and Per (Captain and Vice) were involved on lot of stuffs, their recent rainbow laces thing shows just how the entire squad is used. Amusing to see how self aware the non-English players about their image amongst the fans.

Had LVG & Jose Morinho had time at their disposal may be they would have kept Lukaku and Welbeck in their squad.