BLAME WENGER! 谴责温格
Loathe it or hate it, all Arsenal fans must wish we could erase the month of November from the calendar, such is the metronomic regularity with which it signals a decline in our fortunes. Perhaps 2003’s fruitful November was the exception that proves the rule? Never the less, if there is one thing that rankles with me more than our almost annual autumnal nosedive, it’s the sudden vocal awakening of our most pessimistic fan contingent, I mean, where were these people hiding during that magical 49 match unbeaten sequence? 无论你是否讨厌这个,所有阿森纳球迷都希望我们能够抹去11月的赛程,密集的赛程预示着我们的运气将结束。也许03年硕果累累的11月是这个规律的例外。怎么说,如果有一样东西比枪手在秋天突然下滑更令我生气,那么就是突然冒出来的悲观球迷的声音,我的意思是,当枪手不可思议的连续49场联赛不败的时候,这些人在哪里?
I read a thread the other day entitled ‘I Blame Wenger for everything’, a particularly acerbic piece dissecting the reasons for our lull in form, and placing the blame squarely at the feet of Arsene Wenger. As much as I disagreed with the tone of the article and as saddened as I was by the glee with which the author slammed the nails into Wenger’s apparent coffin, I found myself unable to disagree with the central theme. When all is said and done, our poor current form is Wenger’s fault. Ultimately the buck stops with the manager, he is the man that acquires the players, picks the team, trains them and gives them their tactical direction. From Arsenal’s perspective, Wenger is accountable for everything that happens on the football pitch, whether good or bad. 一天我看到一篇题目为“我谴责温格的一切”的文章,一篇很尖酸的文章,剖析了我们在编队上没有大动作的原因,把所有的谴责都指向了阿瑟·温格。我非常不同意这篇文章的想法,而且我为作者抨击温格去棺材的兴奋感到很悲哀,我不同意整篇文章的观点。当一切都表达了和做到了,我们缺乏人员调动是温格的错误。所有的指责最终落在教练身上,是他去寻猎球员,组织队伍,训练他们以及给予他们战术指导。从阿森纳的观点来说,温格要为足球场上的一切负责,无论是好是坏。
Perhaps subdued by the relentless peer pressure, or even the need for a cathartic venting of steam, I feel an irresistible urge to take my turn in the November blame game. 也许向严厉尖刻的压力屈服,或者甚至为抨击言论找一个发泄口,我感觉我必须为11月受到指责的比赛说点话了。
[此贴子已经被作者于2005-3-18 11:43:54编辑过]