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In an astonishing rant, Robson criticised Wenger for his behaviour on the touchline during matches, his apparent lack of tactical awareness and his general running of the club in recent years.

“Against Bradford, tactically, Phil Parkinson showed he was a better coach than Arsene Wenger," Robson said to Sky Sports.

“As usual there were no instructions coming from Arsene Wenger on the touchline. Yes, he will rant at the fourth official, rant at the linesman and rant at the referee but he needs to start doing some actual coaching both in games and on the training ground.

“I am embarrassed with the way Arsene Wenger conducts himself these days. He doesn’t give any information to players on the field. He doesn’t do any tactical stuff and I’m told he doesn’t do much training either, yet he’ll happily have a rant at everyone else.

“There are good backroom staff at Arsenal, Steve Bould, Neil Banfield, Terry Burton – all top football people – but they can’t challenge him because Wenger is a dictator. Look at the relationship between Wenger and Bould on the touchline – they hardly speak.

“Why on earth would you appoint someone like Steve Bould, a good coach who did a great job with the youth team and has a sound understanding of the game and then not let him do any of the coaching? I’m told he hardly gets to do any at all.

“Arsene Wenger doesn’t see the danger, he doesn’t read the game. When things are going wrong and the team are making mistakes, he doesn’t rectify them and the reason he doesn’t is because he doesn’t know what the mistakes are.

“In my view it was time up for him three or four years ago. The fans have stuck by him, they always say ‘In Arsene We Trust’ but I don’t think that can be the case anymore. Tactically Arsenal are all over the place, they are underprepared defensively, and he doesn’t understand the game well enough. If you have that combination, you will always lose several football games.

“The board won’t do anything because Arsene runs the board. He is a dictator; he was even part of the appointment of Ivan Gazidis. When the manager is appointing the chief executive you have a real problem.

“The board are happy with him; they are making a lot of money and getting into Europe every year. Arsene Wenger is happy enough with that but now the fans, who pay maximum dollar for their tickets here, are not.

“Wenger was responsible for costing the side the title four or five years ago when they were top of the table by five points with a game in hand. Last year he said the press are brainwashing the public, but the only person who is brainwashing people is Arsene Wenger.

“Arsenal have good players. Good but not great. With a better manager the team would be much improved.

"There are so many easy things they can rectify and if they did that they would have a much better chance of winning things, but having Wenger in charge doesn’t let them do that.”

coogar: when rooney got the ball, he had one defender to beat....
he didn't even beat that defender, he shot on target....there was no one to pass to, ashley young was behind him.
the delivery from young was precise...he released the ball at the right time. oscar and hazard would have tried to beat a man and carry on into city's box and allowing city to reorganize their defence. watch football with your common sense.

coogar: you people keep repeating this same drivel....
if the chances are good enough, a striker shoots straight at goal. look at all the man utd gifs i have posted on this thread....why would rooney pass from the positions he found himself in the box? when torres got the ball against barcelona, why didn't he pass back or take the ball to the corner flag to waste time?

nateevs: Mate, No you didn't. Sometimes it's silly to keep an argument on when it's clear that there will no common ground on opinions. I did ask for facts from A-40 to prove Torres' low conversion rate and the stats were provided to show Torres' low CCC rate. I will not be intellectually dishonest (one for Ibime) and argue senselessly. So I drop that.

However the low conversion rate argument is a digression off the real argument. Is it true that there haven't been enough chances for Torres?


Why does Torres have a low conversion rate? I proved that with my argument. The likes of Van Persie were enjoying 61 chances at scoring while Torres was being serviced a paltry 18 chances within the same period. This is damning evidence which I expect everyone to have a look at. If not for anything at all, at least for the sake of analysis. Analysis that prove I have been right for a very long time that Torres does not get as many chances as his peers in the league.

Following on with my argument that chances create more opportunities for goals and consequently confidence, (which by the way allows a striker to up the rate of CCCs), I am right to keep on arguing.


However, what's the point? We are never going to agree on this issue. So everyone knows each other's positions. Rather than being unruly and uncouth about the issues, we respect each other's positions and move on.

sethvins: I still belive in dis ma ARSENAL we will still hv our sliverware dis season against all odds. GOD BLESS MY ARSENAL

chamotex: I think we should only play gospel music...Arsenal need a revival

coogar: how did i miss this? chimo!!!!
dayo's brain is doing the usual 21-fart salute again. the faggöt didn't even consider the fact that clear cut chance = chances from open play and the ones from a set piece. a tevez that has almost a dead accuracy in tucking his penalty would have his conversion rate higher than nando torres(who does not have the same luxury)....what a gibbon!

worst minute per goal - idiotic teammates not passing to him.
least shot on target - idiotic teammates not giving him the ball in the final third
lowest shots off target? you mean torres being more accurate with his shots on target is a demerit? somebody should please return this brainless beanpole back to his village. the money spent on your development is a waste.

how can you blame a striker for having the lowest shot off target? christ!
nateevs, you are unkind! you read this piece and you were enjoying it selfishly without sending me a PM to come laugh off dayo's idiocy. if the height of stupidity is as tall as everest, dayo would skip it in one attempt!