Daryl Tay.net

For the first time in the years I’ve been supporting Arsenal, I’m feeling really disappointed in them – more specifically with Arsene Wenger.

There were signs that after 5 years without a trophy this could be it, but in the span of a few games we’ve been knocked out of the FA cup and on a downward spiral in the league that we seem unable to get the hell out of.

No one cares about clawing back from an 11 point deficit to get to top of the table for 4 days because it’s where you end up. Losing twice to Chelsea and twice to Man U is just not acceptable.

I’m sick and tired of repeating Almunia and Bendtner are wastes of space every week. Vermalen was a great buy but the January transfer window was the time to buy and I’m really sick of hearing the same excuses over and over again from Wenger.

In the early years it was no money, but we’ve sold Henry, Pires, Ljungberg, Toure, Vieira, Adebayor and Flamini and have never really replaced any of them. It wasn’t that long ago that players like Pires could score double figures a season but that seems long gone now.

Seriously what’s Wenger’s excuse for not bringing in a new goalkeeper? Arguably since David Seaman every first team ‘keeper has been sub par. And I’m not even asking for a “world class” keeper – at this point a Thomas Sorensen or Brad Friedel or even Joe Hart would be preferable to Almunia.

And up front, let’s please not delude ourselves that Bendtner is worthy of playing in an Arsenal shirt. Robin van Persie gets injured and we pin our striking hopes to win the title on him? Please.

The only thing good about this season is that Gallas and Vermalen have been mostly solid at the back. I don’t know what excuses a midfield with talent like Fabregas, Rosicky, Nasri, Diaby, Walcott, Song, Denilson and Ramsey have. Sagna needs to learn how to cross and our strikers like Arshavin and Eduardo have to just let loose and shoot.

As far as I’m concerned, only a miracle will save our season now and it’s back to the 2010/2011 season hearing the same tune in a different year.

I’m Arsenal till I die – but for once I’d like something to show for it.