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Not convinced, we needed a reliable keeper but I wouldn't have put that top of the list (keepers sometimes have bad seasons and then follow it with a very good season), our keepers weren't disasters, they did make mistakes but all keepers do.
Our lack of a quality DM has hindered us for years as has the lack of an out and out striker since rvp left.
For me a top keeper is last on the list, the outfield players like strikers play a bigger part, we've had keepers that weren't top class (like Lehmann) and still won trophies, having a top keeper is a bonus.
Incidentally IMO we'll never see another Vieira type player at the club whilst Wenger is here, which is surprising as he was such a key signing, he made such a huge difference from the day he arrived, you only need to look at the impact Toure has at Man City to understands the merits of such a player, Wenger however has different ideas he doesn't seem to bring any kind of physicality into his team, preferring ball players (too many of them).
He seems to believe a 33 year old non-DM who played 11 times last season and never starts a game, a 31-year old who is only here because he couldn't agree terms with Galatasaray and is hardly even on the bench, another 31-year old who obviously prefers attacking more than helping Coquelin, Wilshere who is injured more than he plays and a guy he lucked out with who has yet to play a full season of football in this league - all have enough amongst them to suddenly improve the heartbeat of our midfield. It's quite astonishing really.
Why is this thread still open?