Wenger should punish under-performing stars

It’s time to give the youngsters a chance... and if they can’t do it then spend in January



Wenger should punish under-performing stars

Bendtner – Give him a go


After the Sunderland debacle, I’m fully behind what was said in the online editorial, Now can we please see a few players dropped? The only trouble is that now the international break has come upon us again, we have to play another waiting game to see who comes back unscathed. Also, the Sunderland game will be out of their minds, so there is no time for Wenger to have a go at and punish certain underachievers in the squad. But he does have over a week and a half to think of something to do when they return.

I, like many, think the performance against Sunderland was unacceptable and I feel sorry for those of you who paid good money and traveled all that way to watch that. Players like Adebayor (who I think has his mind elsewhere), Gallas, hell - all the squad, must understand that nobody is undroppable and get this complacent attitude out of their systems. To win the league you have to win games like our last two and if you don’t it will cost you later on in the year. That is what happened last year when too many draws and two narrow defeats cost us in the end, on top of the injuries.

Wenger keeps praising the youngsters, so why not give the likes of young Wilshere, Ramsey, Gibbs and Vela a run in the side? They will give more as they actually want to fight for a starting berth. At Sunderland, the only players that looked like they gave a damn were Cesc - who spared our blushes - Kolo, Clichy and Sagna. That’s not good enough. I know we had a legitimate goal ruled out but it happens to us so often we have to get used to it; maybe if we were a certain team in blue we’d have got the goal.

The boss no doubt has to shake things up for the Everton game. With so many of our boys on international duty, it’s the perfect opportunity to try something different and freshen the team up. Leave Ade, RVP and Gallas on the bench and go with Vela, Bendtner, Djourou and Silvestre - who the jury is still out on. Give young Denilson a break as I think his display on Saturday showed he needs it. Also, give Diaby a go if he’s fit. Give it an hour with the new-look line-up and see what becomes of it.

Wenger must not be afraid to leave out the ‘star’ names if they’re not performing. If this doesn’t work out then HE MUST DIP INTO THIS SUPPOSED £100 MILLION WARCHEST AND GO OUT AND SPEND IN JANUARY, certainly on the defensive and attacking parts of the team. A majority of the youngsters will maybe go out on loan, so the squad won’t be too overcrowded. I know we have Eduardo and Tomas to come back but, barring a miracle, they will need time.

In my previous article, I wrote that there is one midfielder who I think could stop this rot for us and that man is Stephen Appiah, who is still at present a free agent and is the right age for our side. How somebody still hasn’t signed a player of that calibre is beyond me.

We could even take a gamble on somebody like - dare I say it - Thierry Henry. Wenger’s done it in the past with Kanu, Suker, Campbell and Wiltord - all of whom turned out great for us. At least it shows us, the fans who spend our hard-earned cash to go and watch the team that he’s trying to rectify the situation.


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