Former Players Views

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Stewart Robson doesn’t believe Arsene Wenger should be handed a transfer warchest this summer – as he will simply waste the money.
The Gunners chief will be allowed to spend £70million in the transfer window as the north London club look to catch up with Man United, Man City and Chelsea.
But former Highbury favourite Robson claims the Frenchman’s previous buys have been woeful – and he expects more of the same this summer.
“I’m not expecting any marquee signings at Arsenal,” he told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast show. “There’s a lot of talk about it but I don’t know if I would trust Arsene Wenger with that money.
“Over the last few years some of the players that he’s said were going to be world class haven’t ended up like that.
“People like Olivier Giroud, Philippe Senderos, Denilson, Marouane Chamakh, Armand Traore, Sebastien Squillaci, Nicklas Bendtner, Carlos Vela, Emmanuel Eboue, Park Chu-Young, Lukasz Fabianskii, Gervinho and Andre Santos.
Over the last few years some of the players that he’s said were going to be world class haven’t ended up like that
— Stewart Robson
“These are the sort of players who Arsene Wenger said were going to be world class players and they haven’t done it.
“Over the last two seasons they have spent some money on Olivier Giroud, Lukas Podolski, Mikel Arteta, Nacho Monreal, Per Mertesacker and Andre Santos. They haven’t been top class players.
“Arsene Wenger doesn’t appear to want to sign the top class players, or what other people would describe as top class players. He goes out and says, ‘I can buy you cheaper players for a better price who are going to be world class players in the future’ but that hasn’t been the case in the last few years.
“Some of the players who he has bought have regressed under him like Andrey Arshavin and Thomas Vermaelen. Nacho Monreal hasn’t been a good signing and Andre Santos has been hopeless for them.
"Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski are past their best and Gervinho is another player who they spent a lot of money on and hasn’t really come to the fore.”


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He's right in some of the things he says but he seems like a ****

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[Kano]

[Power n Glory]

He's right in some of the things he says but he seems like a ****

Damn! Pulls no punches.

[Cripps_orig]

Damn! Pulls no punches.

A refreshing change to the usual crap these former players come out with licking wengers ass.

Still, seems like a ****

[Ollie the Optimist]

A refreshing change to the usual crap these former players come out with licking wengers ass.

Still, seems like a ****

Yeah I agree, there is so much posisitivity in the media about us that it's so nice to see an ex player come out and constantly criticise the club for every fucking thing theyndo

[Ollie the Optimist]

Also it's so nice when an ex player openly admits he wants united to try and sign jack just to test us. It really shows he cares about the club and wants the best for it. ****

[Japan Shaking All Over]

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If things are that bad as Robson seems to point out, how do we finish fourth?

He's a complete and utter berk.

[Xhaka Can’t]

He is the most butt hurt ex -employee in club history.

Quite an achievement that.