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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier
Having Pardew would be like a step back in time. What Arsenal need is a younger Wenger type manager or somebody with newer ideas like Laudrup or Villas Boas etc.
Arsenal have always been criticized over the years for having a shocking defence, but it's not like they never had good defenders or anything, it's just that they can never defend well under any type of real pressure, it's a shocking fact for one of the biggest teams in the league.
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Yeah, Laudrup has really impressed me so far. Despite all the media hype over Swansea last season I found them pretty boring to watch. Possession football is fine but if you're never going to take a chance or show some incision in your attacking then I just don't get the big deal. Laudrup has them them getting forward more often and just as importantly, taking their chances.
I still think Wenger is a great manager. He should spend more, but apparently he "won't" so I think he needs more financial support in just keeping their better players. I think Pardew is decent, similarly he needs to be backed in the transfer market. He wasn't this summer and that's partly why we've been so gash..
Did feel bad for Wenger, didn't Arsenal have a decent defensive record at the start of the season and then everyone was praising the defensive coach? Bless