Arsenal - Post match thread

JoeMercer'sWay said:
Do I bollocks. How dare you. It's not spoiled, in exactly the same way it wasn't spoiled to expect Alan Ball to keep us up. The expectations have changed, the requirement of the level of results have changed, but City fans have always required their manager and players to try their best and especially in the past 2 decades, achieve results we could beyond hope for. We are effectively on the verge of being "relegated" from the Champions League this season, which in the current climate is no different to being relegated from the Prem and Division 1 when we had little to no money. With the money and resources the club has, of course the expectations and requirements change, they've changed for the bloody club or they wouldn't bother trying to achieve them! Those who bang on about Division 1 and how we used to be don't have a clue about how things have "changed". We had expectations then, we got pissed off when they weren't met, just like we are now. Nothing's changed, the fans have changed very little, all that's changed is instead of missing out on Prem football, we're missing out on CL football. The only thing that's changed is the name of the competition, the requirements and expectations of the fans have only changed accordingly to the competitions the club strives for.

Anyone who kids themselves on what City fans used to be with this "settling for mediocrity and just happy to be there" bollocks hasn't a fucking clue.
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Spot the fuck on!

Our owner has shown he won't settle for mediocrity, so why should the fans? A growing number of fans saw what was coming and were drowned out by the usual suspects. Where we would end up unless Pellegrini changed course was obvious to anyone with an ounce of footballing knowledge.

You've just made one sobering thought occur to me....... Because of Manuel Pellegrini, we are in serious danger of being relegated from the Champions League. It makes me feel sick to say so. Yet again, thank you Manuel Pellegrini you really have left us in a right old mess!
 
Dribble said:
I saw Kidd pat him on the back as if to say hard luck mate.
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The players have no respect for MP that's obvious.

Some may think he is an ok bloke but seriously our club internally under MP doesn't go near being run in the professional way it has to and will be run in the future.

As many have already said we cannot even get the basics of football right any more and we have become a laughing stock if truth be told.

A lot of the blame lies further up the change though as the the decision makers had ample time to see what they were getting with this appointment before they made it.
 
We can't doubt there was more fight in the side (ferns bros were brilliant) however there is something missing from most of this season and today if we'd had a fully on form Silva we'd had have won. Roll on next season.
 
@BluePhil8 said:
I feel bad that Pellegrini had to look at an empty stadium but at the same time, he hasn't done his job correctly and neither have the players.

It can't all be one way where the fans are unequivocal in their support yet the players just can't be arsed to even try in most games. They've made me feel like utter shit all year when I work fucking hard just for a weekend off to see us get trounced by Tottenham or anyone else.

Just looking at this picture:

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Who the fuck is the suited clown on the right? I'm guessing he's one of the God awful presenters we have screaming down the mics before games and at half time. It's stupid shit like this that the club are doing that is just creating a massive divide between themselves and the fans. Fucking joke.
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The presenter looked and sounded embarrassed to even interview Pellegrini in front of an empty stadium. I'm just glad he asked one leading question and Pellegrini made one rambling statement and then it was over bar the lap around the pitch.

Personally if it was up to me, I'd have cancelled the presentation and saved everyone the embarrassment.
 
blueheart84 said:
I'm kind of willing to let Joe get away with it for this reason. I feel like he is kind of at the 'if I don't laugh I'm going to cry' stage. To me, his performances and things that he has said have shown that he does give a shit and I'm hoping the way he has reacted to some of the defending in recent weeks is more of a gallows humor type reaction than genuinely not caring. Getting pissed off at his defenders clearly hasn't changed a damned thing.
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Yea if it wasn't for Joe, we would be mid table
 
mancity1 said:
The players have no respect for MP that's obvious.

Some may think he is an ok bloke but seriously our club internally under MP doesn't go near being run in the professional way it has to and will be run in the future.

As many have already said we cannot even get the basics of football right any more and we have become a laughing stock if truth be told.

A lot of the blame lies further up the change though as the the decision makers had ample time to see what they were getting with this appointment before they made it.
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They made a call and employed Pellegrini and I had no problem with that as he had proved himself to be an effective manager. What happened to him when he rocked up at the Etihad fuck knows, but suffice to say he's regressed us back to the pre Mancini era and we now stand on the brink of being relegated from the Champions League!

Our bosses had a choice to make last summer which was stick or twist and we stuck with the knowledge that Pep would be here this summer. Manuel still wouldn't heed the warnings from last season and repeated many of the same mistakes again this. This is new territory for us now as before we've had everything to look forward to, but now we're in danger of losing our CL place which we coveted and hold so dear all because of Manuel Pellegrini.

The sad thing is, this has been coming from the very first kick in the very first game under his tenure just as many fans predicted.
 
Under pellers this season has been so predictable as we've Witnessed. Good luck pellers if you manage another club, the likes of Angelino, kelechi, Patrick Roberts, Denayer hopefully are going to get a decent chance next year. Excited for next season! CTID
 
Dribble said:
They made a call and employed Pellegrini and I had no problem with that as he had proved himself to be an effective manager. What happened to him when he rocked up at the Etihad fuck knows, but suffice to say he's regressed us back to the pre Mancini era and we now stand on the brink of being relegated from the Champions League!

Our bosses had a choice to make last summer which was stick or twist and we stuck with the knowledge that Pep would be here this summer. Manuel still wouldn't heed the warnings from last season and repeated many of the same mistakes again this. This is new territory for us now as before we've had everything to look forward to, but now we're in danger of losing our CL place which we coveted and hold so dear all because of Manuel Pellegrini.

The sad thing is, this has been coming from the very first kick in the very first game under his tenure just as many fans predicted.
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Which is why those above need to take a long hard look at themselves and those they employ to assist them to make the decisions they end up making and rise or fall by.

Sacking a manager who wins a title in his first year may seem harsh and unpopular amongst some but they are employed to make those harsh decisions and having made the decision to give him a second year proceeded to spend money on players that he couldn't get the best of.

In some cases they just were not good enough full stop but that doesn't give MP a leave pass into year three and a one year option extension for a reward for year one and a bigger pay out when it was obvious that he would only get at best his initial three year term.

At worst he should have been replaced after year two by one of the many motivational managers that would step in for one season ensure at top three finish at worst and at least have the nous to groom younger players at the same time for the future.

Even a guy like Guus would have got more out of our squad this year and employed a game plan that ensured that we were harder to score against and given the likes of Mangala and Oti more confidence to adapt to the premier league.

MP is not a smart man when it comes to football management that is plain to see and as they he is too old to stubborn , too tactically unaware to change.

He had a good squad by no means a great one but he made it much poorer than it should be.

All those that remain that have regressed under MP , not one is better than when they arrived will have to have their skill base restored and hopefully for the first time in a long time we have a game plan that is coherent , easily understood and works.

Most if not all knew we were on the slide for a long time and MP had nothing in his arsenal himself or his support staff to change things for the better.

The fans told him yesterday what they thought of his tenure and I hope Kaldoon and above saw it for what it was.
 
tommyhair said:
No, think everyone did the right thing fucking off. Maybe they will take note. It all came to a bad end
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We all knew it would end badly under MP , some just hid in the sand and did nothing.

We have played our worst football under him for far too long and his few fans he has left on this site are no where to be seen hoping that West Ham and Bournemouth save what little we have left to salvage from this disaster of a season.
 
I remember what graham souness said way back after the West Ham defeat at the Etihad, he stated what I saw today is that their is a flaw within the character of this city side that I can't put my finger on, this was remember after we had won the first five games, that was what stuck in my mind all season, very damning statement but very true
 
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Empty stadium shows the disconnect between the players, the fans, the club we're not all pulling together at the minute.
A win would only suffice after Wednesday night.
 
I'd be interested to know what Aguero and De Bruyne made of the lack of supporters staying to show appreciation for their efforts.
 
cityfans said:
I'd be interested to know what Aguero and De Bruyne made of the lack of supporters staying to show appreciation for their efforts.
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I imagine they don't really care as long as their bank account keeps filling up.....its only a job. I bet they're more annoyed that more than likely they're gonna miss a season playing in the chumps league.
 
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