‘We need more help’ – how Arsenal players feel about Wenger situation

During a meeting this week one senior player came close to tears as the anger and helplessness about Arsenal’s decline was laid bare. It also showed Arsène Wenger’s time is up

The speech was delivered by one of the senior players in the Arsenal dressing room but he did not finish it. He was too choked up as he reflected on how such a talented squad had come to resemble a bunch of drifters. He said his children were asking him why Arsenal were so bad. That was the moment when the tears welled in his eyes.

Another Arsenal player stepped in. “We are a big club,” he said, tapping into the rallying cry theme. “But we need more help from the coaches.” That was when the damning judgment was articulated. It had actually been the motivation for the players to gather in the first place – without Arsène Wenger. “It’s not going to happen,” one of them said. “We need to find the answers ourselves.”

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2Fjrrla