Written by George Sezer Friday, 13 May 2011 14:30

GunnerTalk Blog

By Joaquim Moreira, Figueira da Foz, Portual

Is this team with their coach? With his options? Are they united? Without unity, there is no ambition, no team, no motivation, no fight and therefore no success.

This Arsenal Football Team has no depth. Period.

In football, there isn’t (as there is in skating) technical points and artistic points. It is how many times you put the ball in the back of the net which determines your fate. Period

All our opponents (with the exception of the top teams) play the same way. Defend together aggressively and put the ball straight back up front where the powerfully built forward tries to gain a foul/corner/penalty etc. How many goals, suffered by us, were the result of set pieces? Over 20 so far with still 2 games left to go. Far too many. We have been found out. Period. .

We have a coach who hypothetically has two centre-forwards that he has not played as such for most of season (NB52 and Chamakh). Is this because he lost confidence in them a long time ago? Without a forward able to “lock” the two central defenders we have no depth of play. We make it easy for opposition defenders to keep us out despite our dominating possession. It is very “tricot” and easily possible to spend an entire game without real scoring opportunities.

As much as there are flaws in our goalkeeping and defence, in my opinion, the major problem is the number 9. If AW has lost confidence in his two centre-forwards, he should have spent on a new one in January. Goals win trophies.  Without RVP and his run of fit form where would we be?

Who, when watching the 2nd half of the Stoke game, questioned which side were losing 2-0? We are a team psychologically lost. A team with no guts, no strength, no motivation, no calls, no will and no friends. Period.

The fans are sick of seeing Arsenal play well (if it can even be described as such without victory) and yet not winning anything. We have had patience and belief for almost 6 years now. We have given what we have been asked to.

But now we are all tired and worn. Period.

Every time we could have taken first place, win a tie or even a final - we lose, we drop, we fail.

So where now?