Quote Originally Posted by IBK View Post
Personally, I will be surprised if we sign anyone of note. Wenger is too likely to look at the weaknesses of our traditional rivals and see this as justification for doing what he tends to do and regarding what we have as sufficient. Granted - we have brought quality players to the team in recent years, but January is pretty notorious for having a dearth of real talent. If we sign a workmanlike MF or striker - and then factor in the time its likely to take for them to get up to speed with this team - its far easier to see Wenger thinking that Wilshere; Rosicky or Arteta will be just as good a bet.
Me too, though if Wenger gambles incorrectly this window and it comes back to bite us then his position will become undefendable from a supporters point of view. In his post match interview yesterday Wenger pretty much admitted that this is our best chance of winning PL in years, he knows how strong a position we are currently in and for me he absolutely has to do everything in his power to make us as strong as possible to challenge for the title, he will not get a better chance than now.

If buying means paying over the odds and making first XI/squad picks more difficult then that's a problem he is going to have to deal with if it means we win the big prizes. IMO Wenger cannot rely on the likes of Wilshere, Rosicky & Arteta, he doesn't even really have a leg to stand on because the latter two have barely played any football over the past 2 seasons.