I don't think it is that simple - you do need others around you in order to make the most of your attributes. I hope we see more from him in the coming season, because while there has (mainly via injury) been a lack of quality to work with, he should have brought more to the table himself.
He'll be player of the season next year - watch. The guy is pure class, we just need to find a way to use his full range of abilities. Having a bit of pace up front will help the whole team including Ozil.
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I get the part about needing a better striker and forwards so we can take advantage of his passing ability. But when we signed him and people were comparing him to Zidane, Wenger added that there are similarities but Ozil is more of a dribbler. I was watching some of his clips for Real Mardid and posted the vid on another thread, he's an amazing dribbler and we've hardly seen him really drive at defenders this year. He's capable of a lot more and when we say we need additional players to get more out of him, in my mind, it sounds like he's being relegated to a supporting act.Originally Posted by Steve French
I see why you are thinking it sounds that way, but that is certainly not my intention.
We will definitely bring in a striker as we let that waste of space Bendtner leave which means we are already -1 in that department and there is no way we can attempt to ride through another whole season with just Giroud and Yaya up front....suppose Feo will be back but point still stands but.....what comes in?
1) mega bucks signing like Benzema
2) cheap deal like Remy
3) or both.....?
I genuinely don't have any real concerns about Ozil adapting myself and most certainly believe he will be better. The question is whether or not what he brings/represents is equal to 65 million or not.....hypothetically speaking.
It wouldn't look good to take it even if it was for such a sum but every player has a price effectively. The question of which players Wenger brings in besides probably Aurier is genuinely intriguing as you can't really predict just what he will do.
For those hoping we go back in for Bender I can't see that myself. Wenger won't go back in for him and if I'm being honest I think his club were expecting way too much. I sense Wenger is more than willing not to sign a DM but will most definitely what an attacking player.
I think we could go either way on the DM - Wenger probably has his eye out for a long-term solution there, and would be willing to move for the right player, but by the same token I don't think he views it as absolutely critical just yet, and probably feels he has another year to get that one sorted, if it comes to it?
I doubt we'll get a DM. Wenger is happy enough with Arteta and Flamini, they aren't perfect but they aren't that bad either. The majority of our budget will be spent on a forward (hopefully) and we need a RB, CB and GK to replace Sagna, Vermaelen and Fabianski. We wont have enough left over to spend on a DM, especially one like Bender that would cost upwards of £20m.
Well, I'd never rule anything out with Wenger - I agree that he'll probably see it as one of the lower priorities, but then I'm guessing everyone would have viewed another play-maker as a fairly low priority last summer, and he still went out and spanked £42m on one of those! It sounds like we have enough money to get everything done, and not all of our targets need to be big-names (RBs never usually cost much, and the CB and GK will be backups), so I think time and the availability of targets will probably be bigger factors in who we end up signing...
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Hope it isn't too serious..
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