Coombs wrote:
Whatever Wenger was doing in his later years is basically irrelevant - the context has completely shifted and our squad was left in utter shambles during a time of nonstop transition and soaring transfer fees and wages.
If there are standards (and I'm not sure that's actually a thing), they have to be based on something, ideally on reality - the actual circumstances at play, not what might be, but what is. The Kroenkes have overseen a period of total chaos and relative degeneration at Arsenal, with Wenger and without. Arteta is not even remotely the problem - he may be a symptom, but the idea that his work is the primary factor holding Arsenal back is, in my opinion, wrong. If you disagree, that's where the difference of opinion lies - not where you are placing it in some mythical world of Platonic ideals.
Nobody here wants Arsenal to be 8th, but some of us want to find a way to follow and support the club with interest, and without resorting to nonstop hand-wringing and lamentation, because there's just nothing to gain from it other than stress and annoyance. If your argument is that we should all be unhappy no matter what if our standards (whatever that actually means) are not met, then I'd say you're asking for too much. That's just not the way I'm interested in following the Arsenal.
this is just bizarre logic, imo. we really only started to spend in the last few years of wenger's tenure. and since we started spending, we havent stopped, even as our results have gone downhill. perhaps if wenger had been given £50m to sign a centerback when our defense was completely broken, we wouldn't be where we are now. people can bitch about the owners, but everyone's fear when they took over was that they'd bleed the club dry, take all the money out and we'd end up mid-table. instead, they've spent money that i dont even think we have, and they've backed both emery and arteta. our squad was not in shambles when wenger left. we had a few ill fitting pieces, we had young players that didnt live up to their promise, but we had one of the 4 or 5 best squads in the league, in terms of raw talent. we've underperformed. drastically.
you can support the club however you want, and however makes you happy. just dont tell me the sky is green when i can clearly see it isnt.
