Arsenal squad 2014/2015 (how would it look if you were in charge?)

Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczesny, Lukasz Fabianski (would try and convince him to sign a new contract)

Defenders: Kieran Gibbs
Jetro Willems
Thomas Vermaelen
Laurent Koscielny
Per Mertesacker
Christian Zapata
Micah Richards
Carl Jenkinson

In: Jetro Willems - pacey full back for PSV would be a good back up for Gibbss
Christian Zaptata - our centre backs have been excellent this season but look light in terms of numbers and a quality addition would help us to rotate
Micah Richards - plans to leave city this summer and is a boyhood Arsenal fan

Out: Bacary Sagna - not for how he has performed this season, but the fact that he still hasn't committed long term shows he isn't committed to the cause and it doesn't help to burden the wage bill further still by giving a massive wage hike to someone who has already peaked.

Nacho Monreal - Doesn't have the pace to be of any real use to us.


Midfield: Matthieu Flamini
Aaron Ramsey
Tomas Rosicky
Santiago Cazorla
Mesut Ozil
Alex Oxlade Chamberlain
Luis Gustavo
Antoinne Griezmann
Serge Gnabry

In:

Gustavo - Replacement for Arteta, been sending out feelers that he wants to leave Wolfsburg after just one season.
Griezmann - Gives us pace on the left side


Out:

Mikael Arteta - Goes without saying
Diaby - Also goes without saying
Jack Wilshere - Very controversial, but to be honest i think we have too many central midfielders, especially if we want to bring Oxlade Chamberlain into the centre and after Arteta he has been one of the poorest performers in that position this season and i think you need to be ruthless and let him go.


Attack: Lukas Podolski
Stephan El Sharaawy
Theo Walcott
Loic Remy

In: Remy: Gives us the pace up front we are desperately lacking
El Sharaawy: Same again, can also play on the wing giving us options

Out: Giroud: Too slow and not a particurlarly good footballing brain
Bendtner: Goes without saying

Goalkeepers : Ches, Fabs , 3rd choice from Serie A or something.
Out: Viviano :wave:

Defence in : Ashley Williams, Pisczeck , another CB like Zapata as we only have 1 backup, new LB
Defence out: Monreal (total liability), Vermaelen (will probably leave) , Sagna (I'd keep him, but if he leaves),

Midfield in : Gustavo/Bender , Griezmann.
Midfield out: Arteta

Stirkers in: Loic Remy, Drmic (Swiss in Bundesliga) , and a striker in the class of Diego Costa.
Strikers out: Sanogo (on loan) , Giroud, Bendtner

---- Team using the formation Wenger has used all season:

Ches

Sagna
Kosc
BFG
Gibbs

Bender/Gustavo
Ramsey

Griezmann
Ozil
Feo

Diego Costa

This is what my team would look like:

Szezny, Another GK

Sagna, Jenkinson

Kos, Verm, Ashley Williams, Per

Gibbs, Monreal

Bender, Flamini, Ozil, Cazorla, Ramsey, Wilshere

Remy, Walcott, Giroud, Costa, Ox, Podolski

Manager: Diego Simeone/Martinez, Klopp, another young awesome manager

INS: Bender, Costa, Remy, Ashley Williams (or another CB), Another GK, New manager

OUTS: Sanogo, Bendtner, Arteta, Flappy, Kallstrom, Diaby, Wenger

Ashley Williams. :haha:

Thought this was supposed to be a serious thread.

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Originally Posted by Özil's Panoramic View

Ashley Williams. :haha:

Thought this was supposed to be a serious thread.

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As back up to Per, Kos, Sagna, Verm... I dont see whats wrong. Cant recall him making clangers for it be a such a surprise. Or may be I am missing something here.

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Originally Posted by fakeyank

As back up to Per, Kos, Sagna, Verm... I dont see whats wrong. Cant recall him making clangers for it be a such a surprise. Or may be I am missing something here.

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Dunno.

Has he made Garth Crooks' team of the week much? If he has, we can safely assume he's shit.

If the OT is serious then a better option would be to give all the shares to Usmanov, smash up the marble and replace the boot on the Bergkamp statue with an ashtray.

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

If the OT is serious then a better option would be to give all the shares to Usmanov, smash up the marble and replace the boot on the Bergkamp statue with an ashtray.

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speaking of which, where's my ashtray....i will insist on putting things down and not remembering where i put it.

If Sagna goes, we need another RB.

If Verms goes, we need anither CB

We need a super quality mobile striker.

We need some pace on the wings.

That's about it.

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Originally Posted by LDG

If Sagna goes, we need another RB.

If Verms goes, we need anither CB

We need a super quality mobile striker.

We need some pace on the wings.

That's about it.

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If Sagna and Vermaelen both go then we'll need 2 CBs as well as a RB mate, because we're already a CB short.

Plus a new keeper if Fabianski goes.

And maybe a long-term successor to Arteta, if the opportunity us there?

Chuck in the CF and the wide man and we're looking at quite a busy summer...