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Thread: Winter Transfer Speculation

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    Quote Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn View Post
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...hen-squad.html

    Not sure how he knows any of this, but here we go with the summer transfer window anyway. Having seen the way Wenger has deployed his resources this season I doubt it will make any difference who we sign, if anyone at all. Because there's still that issue of there being no top, top, top quality out there. New contracts for Wilshere and Ox - you have to hope that's not true. Rewarding players for being injured and being shite. I can understand having to bribe Ozil and Alexis to stay, considering they could easily go to clubs with ambition.

    Under no circumstances should that crackpot be handed more cash (not that he'd spend it anyway).
    It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LDG View Post
    Under no circumstances should that crackpot be handed more cash (not that he'd spend it anyway).
    May be financially prudent, but shows Arsenal have no interest in competing with Chelsea , Man U etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LDG View Post
    Under no circumstances should that crackpot be handed more cash (not that he'd spend it anyway).
    Exactly. He's bought Chambers, Gabriel and Elneny so there should be no need for a new CM and CB. That's over £30m down the toilet if they're not good enough to do the job. He can't be trusted to spend wisely. Hope he walks this season. He's an embarrassment.

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    Last summer was a cock up but we've bought a spread of players in various positions over the last few transfer windows, none of them came cheap so I don't think he should be given more cash for the sake of it. Maybe he should actually earn his money and try to coach these guys into a cohesive unit before spending heavily again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marc Overmars View Post
    Last summer was a cock up but we've bought a spread of players in various positions over the last few transfer windows, none of them came cheap so I don't think he should be given more cash for the sake of it. Maybe he should actually earn his money and try to coach these guys into a cohesive unit before spending heavily again.
    Exactly.

    For once, the spending thing is irrelevant, as it's proved that spending doesn't make a team.

    We have good enough players (certainly to compete this season). We've had good enough players in the past. The one constant, is that Wenger is incapable of balancing a team, and has an inability to either change tactics to suit, or instil the knowledge for players to react to different situations.
    It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marc Overmars View Post
    Last summer was a cock up but we've bought a spread of players in various positions over the last few transfer windows, none of them came cheap so I don't think he should be given more cash for the sake of it. Maybe he should actually earn his money and try to coach these guys into a cohesive unit before spending heavily again.
    Yep, Ospina, Welbeck, Bielik, Debuchy....a massive waste of money. Welbeck shunted out over to the wings as soon as Giroud was fit and was a panic buy, Debuchy was unfortunate but is on his way out already and we just bought another keeper so no real need for Ospina.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LDG View Post
    Exactly.

    For once, the spending thing is irrelevant, as it's proved that spending doesn't make a team.

    We have good enough players (certainly to compete this season). We've had good enough players in the past. The one constant, is that Wenger is incapable of balancing a team, and has an inability to either change tactics to suit, or instil the knowledge for players to react to different situations.
    Yeah totally agree, I don't trust Wenger to build a balanced team irrespective of the funds he has available.

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    Quote Originally Posted by selassie View Post
    Yeah totally agree, I don't trust Wenger to build a balanced team irrespective of the funds he has available.
    It's a catch-22. We clearly need better players in certain areas and with Wenger around for next season, maybe even longer, money will have to be spent.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kano View Post
    It's a catch-22. We clearly need better players in certain areas and with Wenger around for next season, maybe even longer, money will have to be spent.
    For sure, but I sure as hell don't expect Wenger to spend it wisely, if he does at all. He absolutely cannot be trusted.

    As other have stated, if he isn't willing to pragmatically go out and buy the required quality then he needs to push what he has in the squad to the their absolute limits. He needs to find defined roles for the players and tell them that's where they play and this is what is required of them, if they don't follow instruction then put them up for sale. For example, if Theo isn't happy playing a bit part role as backup striker/winger then he should be sold. He has no right complaining about not getting chances upfront when he can't even control a football, Ramsey is the same, complaining about not getting chances in Central Midfield, yet when he plays there he has the likes of Danny Drinkwater playing him off the park.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory View Post
    Yep, Ospina, Welbeck, Bielik, Debuchy....a massive waste of money. Welbeck shunted out over to the wings as soon as Giroud was fit and was a panic buy, Debuchy was unfortunate but is on his way out already and we just bought another keeper so no real need for Ospina.
    Bielik

    I forgot about him. I guess he must be a shit hot prospect if we've had to buy Elneny.
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