Arsenal to flop in Champions League says Hansen

It appears that some football pundits just cannot help themselves from their Arsenal bashing. Jamie Redknapp usually likes to predict Arsenal dropping out of the Premier League top four at the expense of one of his former clubs, Tottenham or Liverpool. It has never happened yet, but maybe he is working on the law of averages and thinking it is bound to happen sooner or later. Yesterday it was the turn of another former Liverpool man, and Match of the Day pundit, Alan Hansen who had the knives out for Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal players. Going against all recent history and ignoring the Gunners’ signing of Mesut Ozil and a great start to the season, Hansen has predicted doom and disaster in the Champions League group stage as reported by the Express. Hansen said, “Having been drawn in the hardest group of all, Arsene Wenger’s decision to sign Ozil rather than a commanding defender and leader could see Arsenal fall at the first hurdle. “Their counter-attacking approach works for them more often than not in the Premier League, but the likes of Borussia Dortmund and Napoli are capable of exposing their inability to defend properly without the ball. “Arsenal have not changed. They will continue to have good runs, but then see it all fall apart with a catastrophic defeat, which is why I fear for them in this group.” Well thanks for that hatchet job, Alan. At least he realises that Arsenal have got the hardest group, but don’t forget that Arsenal are the top seeded team in it. It won’t be easy, but Arsenal are looking good so far and will soon have players back from injury. Also, Hansen seems to have forgotten that Arsenal hasd the second best defence in the Premier League last season. Just to rub it in, Hansen thinks that all the other English teams will breeze through their groups, despite Man City being in a shambles, having failed for the last two years and having the holders Bayern Munich in their group. It sounds to me like he wants Arsenal to fail. Well we are just going to have to disappoint him, aren’t we?