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Originally Posted by thenry
yes it was the players but hes the manager he call the shots. he can see Ramseys burnt out. the sub like for like made sense so early on but i knew he wouldnt last and would of needed to be taken off second half.
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Ramsey came on because of the injury.
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Ox should have come on for Ramsey but he takes off Yossi. Djourou is then taken off which again didnt sort the issue. Ox can play in midfield. hes played the role before and done extremely well.
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He plays well but he is too young and inexperienced to control a game. I think the level of hype and expectation that was built around him is what is making Wenger hold him back, he is trying to protect him from the pressure and the hit on confidence when the fans get on his back when it turns out he isn't the messiah. The Ramsay situation is evidence of this.
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Originally Posted by thenry
we totally screwed up today collectively but the manager not making the right calls was pathetic.
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It isn't 'pathetic'
. He made changes, they didn't work out. It's easier to suddenly declare who shouldn't have played after the game than before. He doesn't have the luxury of hindsight when picking his team before the game. This isn't too dissimilar from the team that beat City.
Football is a contest. Sometimes you lose. It can't always be avoided. The performance was lacklustre, too many players lacking spark, and poor defending.
This, along with QPR, may well cost us in the end. Let's hope we beat Chelsea.