Wonder how Arsenal fans feel about this. . .

[Tilla]

Robbie Savage on Arsenal: Arsene Wenger MUST go if the Gunners don't lift the FA Cup

[Gamma]

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[Paul Marin]

Robbie Savage on Arsenal: Arsene Wenger MUST go if the Gunners don't lift the FA Cup

All I can say is that "they" have really frigged up football. The concept floated by Savage would make sense in another era. In today's football, silverware is not what it used to be...too easy for multi-billionaires to buy.

[Karl]

I can understand this stance.
...and would not be kicking and screaming if Wenger goes.

However there are only a few managers who can be considered a good replacement.

In England's EPL after Wenger, Martinez is the best manager out there followed closely by 'The Youth Coach'.

The current ManCity coach is somewhere about 5th or 6th in-line...just behind Jose Mourinho.

Pellegrini and Mourinho have soft coaching jobs...they have the quality players to mold. Martinez in particular has players faaaaaaaaaar inferior in quality to those two. "The Youth Coach" has one player, Suarez, who is absolutely the best forward in England and in present form equally at the TOP OF THE WORLD with Thomas Muller and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Messi, the other contender as World's Best Forward, mainly so considered on the back of his goal-scoring record would not produce anywhere near Suarez's production rate if he was in Liverpool's squad.

At Liverpool Suarez plays as complete footballer. He fetches and carries for self...and others...and puts in tremendous defensive shift. Messi is great going forward but so-so as fetcher and carrier and less than mediocre on defense. Put Messi in this Liverpool squad as sub for Suarez and Liverpool would be battling My GUNNERS for 4th or worse.

The point needs repeating that "The Youth Coach" has nowhere near the quality players Pellegrini and Mourinho has at there disposal. Frankly with Torres, Ba and Oscar around Mourinho should have been able to get greater goal-scoring production from his TEAM. It is a hiding behind the saying "strikers are not performing'.

Such potent strikers are not producing because the coaching is not geared to getting them the ball to them in the right areas as frequently as needed. Torres and Ba are what I term 'run on strikers'. Each should be getting 4 or 5 clear 'in on goal chances'. Oscar also likes time on the ball to get away his strikes - Pull backs, right side 'run ons'...are his 'bread and buttah'. The matter of conscious 'set up' of the strikers multiple times in matches appear to be not the minds of TEAMmates....it is an after-thought. Usually thought of not when the strikers have 'God only by side' but when a player becomes desperate i.e. found self in a fix and gets rid of the ball like hot potato. That comes about through lack of good coaching.

So to return to the topic: Can we have Martinez or "The Youth Coach" to replace Wenger? If not let us stick with Wenger but those upstairs get him to gut the TEAM. Introduce pace and power...high quality pace and power with top technical quality players...TEAM oriented complete players.

[Rockman]

Agree bit do remember Mourinho answered those questions looooong ago at Porto.
Suarez is his national team,a few intriguing players for England....

[Sir X]

I dont think Martinez would go,too loyal ,They offered him the pool job he turned it down because to him only one man can run Pool "Rafa" im brethren,stayed at Wigan for another year out of loyalty,now he is going to put Everton in the C.L ....I dont see him walking.

Sorry you Arsses and he would be ideal for that team.

[Paul Marin]

I dont think Martinez would go,too loyal ,They offered him the pool job he turned it down because to him only one man can run Pool "Rafa" im brethren,stayed at Wigan for another year out of loyalty,now he is going to put Everton in the C.L ....I dont see him walking. Sorry you Arsses and he would be ideal for that team.

Where did you get this from? Source please. Thanks.