Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit.

[selassie]

We play a little bit with zee handbrake on in zee market.

[dostoy]

I [QUOTE=Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie;470192]That's a bad thing how exactly?[/QUOTE

I am just looking at it numerically as I clearly said.

Why would Wenger keep these two then sign somebody else ?

Flamini and Arteta are not good enough but Wenger must think that they are.

[Power n Glory]

I agree.

Whilst you wouldn't turn down an improvement upfront, with a game-changing worldie, you have to concede that we have enough goals in the team, so long as we get the balance right, and the manager gets his tactics right before and during the game.

The one area where we need to be looking, is at CM. Coq was great last year, but he is no midfield general who can dictate the pace, organise from the middle, cover ground and shield the back four.

Christ knows how many times I've said it, but we need a proper CM with "Pace, Power, Finesse and Intellegence" who can dictate the pace. Not just some dumb clogger (not saying Coq is a clogger btw)......

Get that player, and then balance the team. Ramsey as the late box arrival, Ozil as the number 10. Then it's down to Cazorla/Alexis/Theo/Ox to occupy those slightly wider areas.

A striker would be great, but the priority should be the midfield general.

Forget playing Cazorla as a wide option. I hope Wenger sticks to his word on this because he's seen the importance of having a player that can collect the ball from defence and move it forward.

on Santi Cazorla…
Cazorla in important the start of the game when the ball comes from our defenders, because he can pass from deep midfield to high midfield better than everybody and get out of pressure. That’s why I positioned him more central. He is not any more a player on the flanks who can overlap and cross the ball.

In theory we have goals in our squad but that Palace game could have gone another way if not for the own goal. I fear we'll be too dependent on Sanchez for goals again this season if Wenger doesn't get a striker or at least play Walcott. Giroud scored a marvelous goal but had a poor game and Wenger's observation about him scoring more goals with his first touch says he's a striker too dependent on service. Besides that goal he hardly had many other good opportunities. We need someone more lethal.

I know Wenger wants goals from Ozil and Ramsey but we really can't bank on them scoring goals all the time. Only Sanchez and Walcott can guarantee goals from a non striker position and I hope we don't crock either of them otherwise we're totally screwed.

[Syn]

We need more playa / shiny new toys.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

We need more playa / shiny new toys.

It's not really about that is it? If we had good defensive midfield cover and a striker better than Giroud before the summer I don't think anyone would have cared about the lack of transfer activity.

[Power n Glory]

If we had only signed a striker this season, I'd be more confident about the squad.

[Syn]

It's not really about that is it? If we had good defensive midfield cover and a striker better than Giroud before the summer I don't think anyone would have cared about the lack of transfer activity.

if we had those players and we lost the first game, the players we had still wouldn't be judged good enough. You can debate and spin it any way you like, it's obvious that unless we win the league (or champions league) there is always going to be blame. What the real reasons are, are not important. It's the definition of glory- hunting.

[Power n Glory]

if we had those players and we lost the first game, the players we had still wouldn't be judged good enough. You can debate and spin it any way you like, it's obvious that unless we win the league (or champions league) there is always going to be blame. What the real reasons are, are not important. It's the definition of glory- hunting.

Which players wouldn’t be deemed good enough? It’s a mixed bag over here and not everyone agrees on who can play where, who should replace who and so forth. I think we all have different opinions on our weak areas.

[Syn]

Which players wouldn’t be deemed good enough? It’s a mixed bag over here and not everyone agrees on who can play where, who should replace who and so forth. I think we all have different opinions on our weak areas.

Whatever players that would've cost us our first win. Suddenly there are question marks over Cech because he had a poor performance in the first game. If we had bought a striker and he missed a load of chances to get us the 3 points, I see no reason why we wouldn't be demanding someone better.

[Syn]

Btw, I think we need cover for Coquelin (unless Arteta can potentially play 2 games a week) and Walcott, Ozil and Ox to grow some balls. That's it. I think Sanchez is getting 30 goals this season, we need to keep our defence tight and other attacking players like Ozil, Theo and Ox to contribute where needed in the big games. Fucking shame Jack's a lost cause because you can't buy that level of talent.