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[Wxgba 306]

Let's all quit the negativity and save it for Saturday (should the team provide us with a reason to be, of course) and let's try and focus on the positives of last night's performance.

1. ZOUMA IS A TANK

...oh, and Begovic isn't a bad second-choice 'keeper, is he?

[Tomo 21,751]

You focus on the first half of the season which I am in total agreement with but I chose to focus on the second half of the season where we have to play in multiple competitions (crucial stages) and really prove our worth. Anyways its going to be the same team, lets see if we can defend our title ( I would love for that to happen and have all my negativity shoved up my *** )

Again we were good in the first half of the season not the entire season.

Don't read in between the lines, I never said this isn't the best team. All I am saying we weren't the best (in other words we didn't play to our potential). I believe we still have a good team compared to the top 4 just that we don't seem to be performing anywhere near the level we should be and that won't be enough this season. My complaint has never been that we don't have a marquee signing its just that we aren't playing to our best ! Something seems to be lacking and I am not as good as others in the forum to comment exactly what that is !

Umm didn't we do just that (prove our worth) in the second half of the season?

It's when things are going shit when the true quality and character of the team gets tested to the limit, that's why Arsenal fall to 3rd/4th every single season, because they simply cannot cope in adversity and suffer a series of poor results. We on the other hand knuckled down, showed the spirit and got the results, the players and the management team deserve all the credit in the world for that yet barely get any from even their own fans, I don't get it sometimes.

[bluephoenix 1,131]

Umm didn't we do just that (prove our worth) in the second half of the season?

It's when things are going shit when the true quality and character of the team gets tested to the limit, that's why Arsenal fall to 3rd/4th every single season, because they simply cannot cope in adversity and suffer a series of poor results. We on the other hand knuckled down, showed the spirit and got the results, the players and the management team deserve all the credit in the world for that yet barely get any from even their own fans, I don't get it sometimes.

That kind of adds to the point that because the other teams played so badly we came of as the better team. And we only had PL to focus on because we were knocked out of FA by a championship team !

Ah ! I can go on for the sake of arguing... I am going to draw my line here... Certainly kudos to the team and Mourinho for lifting the trophy last season but dont expect that this season is all I am getting at. If you are happy with performance of last season good for you, at the max we will be able to defend the PL or get FA cup. Unless we up our performance don't dream of CL.

I for one want to see good football and see us lift CL sometime in the near future. Don't want lifting CL to be a once in 10 years thing

[Christacinto 137]

what kind of re-enforcements do you want ?

Same as everybody, I guess. A top central defender to compete with Cahill, improvement in CM for Mikel and Ramires and a top RM/CAM!

The most exhilirating incoming transfers for me would be Varane, Witsel and Pedro or Reus. Not that much meat on the market, though, so realistically I think we'll have to lower our expectations. At the same time it's true that we can't go on a spending spree each year... or can we ?