Wenger’s red herrings?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> (<span word="Ars">Ars</span>è<span word="ne">ne</span> <span word="Wenger">Wenger</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="herrings">herrings</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="disguise">disguise</span> <span word="Arsenal">Arsenal</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="failings">failings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defence">defence</span> - <span word="TheGuardian">TheGuardian</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="January">January</span>10, 2017), <span word="what">what</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="herrings">herrings</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="article">article</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Ars">Ars</span>è<span word="ne">ne</span> <span word="Wenger">Wenger</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="herrings">herrings</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="misleading">misleading</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="worsening">worsening</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>.</p><p><span word="Misleading">Misleading</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="herrings">herrings</span> <span word="are">are</span> – <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distract">distract</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="track">track</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="Wenger">Wenger</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="Arsenal">Arsenal</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gentrification">gentrification</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>:</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="practise">practise</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="pitches">pitches</span>, <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="muddy">muddy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="in">in</span> – <span word="it">it</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="defenders">defenders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pitches">pitches</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span>.”</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sparklingly">sparklingly</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="tackles">tackles</span> <span word="lest">lest</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="uprooted">uprooted</span> – <span word="dirtying">dirtying</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shirts">shirts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shorts">shorts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simplification">simplification</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>.</p><p><span word="Wenger">Wenger</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="broadly">broadly</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="disagrees">disagrees</span>, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Frenchman">Frenchman</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="misleading">misleading</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="failings">failings</span>.</p>
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