Are you havin’ a laugh? Wenger says Drogba doesn’t do much
By: Jack | November 30th, 2009We all know Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is the sorest loser in world football. However, he took his delusional tirades to new levels following his side’s 3-0 defeat to Chelsea on Sunday at the Emirates Stadium.
Not only did Wenger dismiss the idea that this was men against boys – anyone who saw Didier Drogba shrug off a flailing Armand Traore late in the second half, a challenge that sent the young fullback flying at least two meters, would favor the analogy – he sunk even further with suggestions that the Ivory Coast striker doesn’t do much.
Clown.
“He’s a good player,” Wenger said of Drogba. “It’s funny because he doesn’t do a lot but he is efficient in what he does. You would be surprised by the number of balls that he touched today. Drogba is in a period where he kicks the ball and it goes in.”
This is breaking new ground. Sure Drogba was not at his bulldozing best but the man, who now has 14 goals in 17 appearances this season, was certainly a cast above the Arsenal frontline. Let us not forget, Drogba has netted 10 times in his last 11 appearances against Arsenal. I love me some lazy.
Lets put it this way: If Drogba doesn’t do much as Wenger suggests, then what in the hell does his little Croatian teddy bear (Eduardo) do exactly? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Umm, I think you misinterpreted Wenger’s comment. It seems like he was trying to say that Drogba doesn’t need to do much because he is so efficient with his touches and his chances.
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No, I didn’t. You did. It’s clearly a cynical statement, as if Drogba doesn’t defend immaculately at set pieces, etc.
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Clearly I’m not the only one to intepret the comment in this manner, via the Guardian …
“In that period Arsenal have completed 32 matches against Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool in the Premier League, winning just eight of them, drawing 11 and losing the other 13. Given that context, anything Wenger said on Sunday was bound to sound specious or self-serving. It would have been too much to hope for magnanimity, but he ought surely to have been able to bite his tongue so he did not lapse into the small-minded downgrading of Didier Drogba.
“The Chelsea attacker was certainly not overwhelming throughout, but he had no need to be. It will always suffice if a forward can improvise a finish to open the scoring and then round off the victory by placing a free‑kick into the top corner. Wenger is not the first manager to be afflicted by magnanimity deficit, but there was desperation lurking below the surface of those eccentric arguments.
“He had nothing of substance to say on behalf of his squad. The team, for that matter, literally suffered from a lack of substance. They were, on average, far flimsier and shorter than their opponents. …”Posted from
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Let’s gather up to buy the larges banner on : http://www.pixelizemyteam.com. everton und notts are already there !!!!!
Let’s show them that our team is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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I don’t know, Jack. I actually think Matt is right that his quote has been taken way out of context to fit into the pre-approved media storyline that “Arsene is a sore loser.” What he actually said was:
He’s a good player. It’s funny because he doesn’t do a lot, but he’s efficient in what he does. You would be surprised by the number of balls he touched today. Jimmy Greaves was a great player, you still remember him. And Drogba is a great player, nobody can deny that. He’s very efficient. I think as well, at the moment he’s in a period where he kicks the ball and it goes in because you cannot tell me he wanted to kick the ball where he kicked the ball on the cross. He’s a good free-kick taker, but on the first goal, at the moment he has complete confidence and he doesn’t wonder ‘will I score or not?’. He just goes for it and he did very well. It’s a great goal, the first one, but it’s a goal of a striker in complete confidence.
Are you honestly saying that an opposing manager calling Drogba, a “great,” “efficient” striker who has “complete confidence” at the moment is being a sore loser? And honestly, you can’t say, “I didn’t misinterpret it, the Guardian interpreted it the same way,” as if whatever the Guardian says is gospel. Clearly, what Wenger was saying is that Drogba is a striker who doesn’t get that many touches but is lethal and efficient when he does get them–when did telling the truth become “being a sore loser?”
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When someone wants to take a jab at someone they dislike, they tend to take a small part of someone’s whole conversation and say “SEE LOOK!!! HE THINKS DROGBA IS LAZY! WHAT A SORE LOSER!!”
Uh, no, he was actually complimenting Drogba, and how he goes about his business. This is typical media bs who like to make outlandish statements to see papers, or in this case, get people to read the article and up the hits to the page. Got me to come to a crap site, well done.Posted from
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What Wegener sayd is true… Drogba doesn;t touch the ball to much, he is extremely efficent when he does though.
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Please before we start reading things in Wenger’s statement that are not there we should READ the statement in its entirety. “Drogba didn’t do much but he is effecient………” doesn’t mean Drogba is lazy or is a bad player. I think he continues by saying ‘he’s at a place now that every ball he touches is a goal…’ how do you see that as a negative comment? I tend to agree with him 100%
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Yes if you read the whole thing its obvious he meant that Drogba is deadly with his touches- not the type of striker to dribble by a few players and make the killer pass but he is lethal. I think thats what Wenger is saying…
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Arsenal fans are hilarious. Just as delusional as their manager.
Believe what you want, we all know what he meant.
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“then what in the hell does his little Croatian teddy bear (Eduardo) do exactly?” Ahhahah, Jack, you’ve ruined my day, couldn’t stop laughing :>>
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The Times’ Tony Cascarino had this to say:
Wenger’s claim that statistics would bear out his point about Drogba’s limited contribution was wrong as well. He attempted four shots, two more than anyone else. He created two chances, as many as anyone. He touched the ball 48 times, more than Eduardo da Silva and Carlos Vela combined. He even made three clearances — no other forwards made any.
There actually was a game in which Drogba made more clearances than Terry or Carvalho. He isin top form, this guy :>
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hey Jack, try listen to what is said, not what you want to hear. you just discredit yourself otherwise
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Hey Darren, try speaking in proper English. You’ve got no counterargument, sporto.
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Hey Jack, that was proper English. Go back to school.
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Even as a Chelsea fan I can see what Wenger meant. He was complementing him obviously, and since when is The Guardian a liable source? They’re all about rumors! Anyways, well done Drogba, well done Chelsea, and well done Wenger for accepting defeat!
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Mouzinho, seriously? Wenger accepted defeat?!? Have you seen the quotes?
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The only delusional person is one who thinks one of the longest tenured and most renowned coaches in the world would think that Drogba sucks. Thank you Mouzinho for some common sense…
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Wenger is right; Drogba is not that good. There is no way you can compare him with strikers such as Ibra or Tores. Believe me if he was, there is no way that he could have come to Chelsea.
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Jack, you sound like a five year old in these responses.
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