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I don't think this squad is a million miles away from seriously challenging. We clearly need a top striker, we tried to get Suarez last year so there's obviously some intent to show more ambition now. We need to sign one this summer and sort out the injury issues, we need a bit more depth too but I don't think we're that far away.
Need a lot more than 1 for next years starting line-up. Replacement for Sagna ( Jenks is poo ), Are we that happy with Gibbs/Monreal, Proper DM (Flamini/Arteta not good enough), Left sided attacking midfielder, quick agile striker (Suarez style).
This just for starting 11 - then on top of that we may need defensive cover at CB (especially if Tommy V leaves) & goalkeeping cover (Fabs gone) & if Giroud does us all a favour by going home then we need good striking cover as well.
Your comments on just adding the one & then having a few more to add strength is no different to what we normally do. The continuous injury problems we have every year means that we often have our key players out for long periods with only relatively poor replacements - take away the quality & you lose the momentum that the better players give you - shown this year by our performances after Ramsey & Walcott injuries - we had no other players like them, so the style changes & our results suffer.