Summer transfer joy and happiness

[selassie]

It's not even about being dominant, it's about trying to be in the mix every season, you won't win them all but would be nice to compete, to be able to go into the CL and think we have a chance of winning this would be good too.

I actually think we've really been left behind badly in the last 10 years, we could have built on what we already had and have been a real force by now, at one point we were amongst the best sides, instead we just make up the numbers, it's a big change.

[selassie]

Even one without a plan would have enough of a brain to spot the problems in the defence and midfield and try to do something about it. The basics, anyone but Wenger can do that much. The next manager doesn't have to be here long term, he just needs to plug the holes and set the ship back towards land instead of steaming in circles hunting for la-la land.

Oh aye, I agree.

[Cripps]

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/spo...mours-14434537

Who?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/spo...mours-14434537

Who?

>Doesn't even have a wiki page.

That's how known he is lol.

Mind you, we did sign Amaury Bischoff who was equally a WTF signing.

[Cripps]

We'll add this one to the bin then

Along with HCZ

[The Emirates Gallactico]

We'll add this one to the bin then

Along with HCZ

Along with your face.

[Cripps]

[Mac76]

Regarding the youth setup, to be honest we haven't really brought through many outstanding players who could play in the first team and develop over the last 10 years, the players you mention are decent but that's about it AMN has potential but at the moment that's nothing more.

Can't remember the last time we brought through a player who remained a mainstay in the team for years afterwards (I mean players we brought through not players we grabbed from other clubs at 16-17 as we do). When he arrived Wenger has a 10 year plan to overhaul the youth setup (not sure why as we'd brought through a lot of top quality in Adams, Parlour, Merson, Andy Cole etc), that's been an utter failure as we've barely brought anyone through and those we have have been vastly overhyped and have never really made the grade.

If you're asking what improvements with the team, there are loads, we need better training/coaching so that players know what they are suppose to be doing on the pitch, we need some proper tactics, a more flexible approach to games/opposition, work on set pieces, more discipline and punishment for poor discipline there's a lot of work to be done.

Player wise we need a new keeper, a CB or two (preferably in mids 20s so we can build a team with them), a top quality DM, a right back, I'd overhaul the centre of midfield as well to be honest, Wilshere is not up to it and gone and Ramsey may well do the same, I'd also consider a genuine winger a young one we can bring along slowly.

Personally would play Laca and Aubameyang together as well, we've got a decent set of players going forward but not enough options on the bench IMO, which where perhaps a winger who could score goals would be handy, we really need competition for places so that noone gets too comfortable.

ok, fair enough re youth setup and yes am fully aware of the problems with the first team haha - you could basically sum it up as 'complete failure of management'

[Niall_Quinn]

He's trying for one more Sanogo before he goes.

[Power n Glory]

Regarding the youth setup, to be honest we haven't really brought through many outstanding players who could play in the first team and develop over the last 10 years, the players you mention are decent but that's about it AMN has potential but at the moment that's nothing more.

Can't remember the last time we brought through a player who remained a mainstay in the team for years afterwards (I mean players we brought through not players we grabbed from other clubs at 16-17 as we do). When he arrived Wenger has a 10 year plan to overhaul the youth setup (not sure why as we'd brought through a lot of top quality in Adams, Parlour, Merson, Andy Cole etc), that's been an utter failure as we've barely brought anyone through and those we have have been vastly overhyped and have never really made the grade.

If you're asking what improvements with the team, there are loads, we need better training/coaching so that players know what they are suppose to be doing on the pitch, we need some proper tactics, a more flexible approach to games/opposition, work on set pieces, more discipline and punishment for poor discipline there's a lot of work to be done.

Player wise we need a new keeper, a CB or two (preferably in mids 20s so we can build a team with them), a top quality DM, a right back, I'd overhaul the centre of midfield as well to be honest, Wilshere is not up to it and gone and Ramsey may well do the same, I'd also consider a genuine winger a young one we can bring along slowly.

Personally would play Laca and Aubameyang together as well, we've got a decent set of players going forward but not enough options on the bench IMO, which where perhaps a winger who could score goals would be handy, we really need competition for places so that noone gets too comfortable.

Hard to judge the youth set up with Wenger in charge. Senderos, Djourou, Clichy, Vela, Denilson, Wilshere, Bellerin, Iwobi...they all seem to have a promising first season debut. They look the business but after training with Wenger for a while they lose all purpose to their game, then goes the confidence and then it's over for them. Whether it's kids he poached from other academies to play in our reserves or players we've had since they were kids, he hasn't improved any of them. Even with Cesc, I'd argue he never reached his full potential because he inherited that frail, can't defend for his life trait from Wenger. That one flaw to Cesc's game has stopped him from being a regular in central midfield for Spain, Barca and Chelsea.

With Sven and Raul on board, I think we have guys that can spot talent. Now it's about overhauling the coaching staff and getting rid of Wenger and his cronies.