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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
i haven't been following arsenal so i don't know (i tried a couple of years ago but got bored with them) but i can only imagine morale must be at an all-time low right now. well not so low as when they went bankrupt in 200..5? but after such great heights 2 years ago this must feel like being repeatedly kicked in the balls. well, they have a history like a rollercoaster.
i just read some news that kloppo is lined up to replace rodgers? probably pure rumor, but that would be the final blow. and gundogan just came out saying that dortmund stopped him from joining real madrid a couple of years ago, and he wants to go to spain or england. i can't see reus languishing at dortmund for another year. hummels must also have some ambition. this is all fucked.
rats may be the first to abandon a sinking ship but you can't deny their success at survival.
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Not sure Arsenal came close to bankruptcy in recent years.
It's hard to know what to think of them at the moment though. They can't compete financially with Chelsea or Man City and they're still probably slightly behind Man U and Liverpool, making their consistent qualification for the CL a real feat, and something Wenger should rightly be praised for. But at the same time there's a perception that they could be doing even better, if only Wenger would sort their defence out and show some willingness to evolve tactically.
You can see why the owners love him. He keeps them within budget while traditionally guaranteeing CL football each year. The disconnect now is with him and the fans, who seem to think he's been in the job too long, and whose ideas are now out of date. I think they'd welcome Klopp's style of play and personal dynamism, so long as they also saw signs of improvement.
Liverpool sacking Rodgers would be far too knee-jerk, IMO. He's not as good as the previous season suggests but still a very good young manager in charge of a team in a similar position as MU, ie a 'giant' that can no longer compete financially with the 'new money' clubs. Suarez made them look better than they were and it's now fair to say the Balotelli gamble didn't come off, and his signings generally haven't been great. Fact is though, whoever's in charge there, they're no longer in a position to attract the best players, or hold onto those that (like Suarez) had for a while passed under the mega-clubs' radar.
But that just puts them in the same position as about 99% of clubs right now (including Dortmund, Arsenal, and even MU).