A helluva lot has already been said about Saturday’s 2-1 defeat by newly-promoted Hull City.
So I’ll just say three things this morning.
Firstly, it’s entirely appropriate that Arsene Wenger should celebrate his 12th anniversary by losing a game to a goal headed in from a corner kick. That is one of his trademarks. He identified that as a weakness last term. But he chose not to address it.
Secondly, Robin van Persie doesn’t make it. He is a bang!bang! striker whose style does not fit the way the team plays. He is not a team player and will never be a team player. He plays far too selfishly, most of his passes are afterthoughts, he slows the moves down, and he shoots from silly angles again and again and again.Van Persie is a current international striker but he hasn’t made it. He’s had his chance and he’s not good enough. He will never be any better than he is now. Arsene Wenger should not deny that for one more day. Robin van Persie should be sold.
Thirdly, there is no leader. Gallas is not a captain. Very good player, too introverted to lead, not a captain. Arsenal really need a leader who can rally the side when they concede a goal like the one scored by Geovanni.