Nah think selling RVP and not replacing him was a bigger gamble.Originally Posted by Wiltord's Winner
Nah think selling RVP and not replacing him was a bigger gamble.
I think Arteta's made a great replacement.
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I don't think Wenger can deal with having a big squad and rotating players anyway. If we had all of these injured players available, he'd lose his mind and try all sorts of crazy crap.
if arteta replaces song then we're still one man down in midfield.
Even though we have numbers in midfield I'm not sure we have the depth. Wengot spoke about the lack of physical players in our midfield after this latest injury. We know we were in for Sahin, and reportedly Cabaye late in the window, so there is (or was) at least an acknowledgement that despite the numbers, we might lack little bit super quality.
My fear now is that we run Arteta and Cazorla into the ground (red zone injuries ahoy). Diaby is out for 3 weeks minimum, and I'm not sure I want to see Ramsey in anything other than a Yossi Benayoun role. If we lost either of Aterta or Carzola as well, shit could really get real.
Still amazes me how he can get injured by kicking a ball.
Wtf?
He needs to go
Dont worry guys.. Rosicky will take his place!
Arsene Wenger, the only football manager that got paid 8 million quid to do nothing but sit on his arse..
legitimate argument.
my main concern is having to rush jack which could end up in him getting hatton'd. then we're stuffed.
another concern is that we're now going to see the opposition use the 'get in their faces' tactic like they did a couple of seasons back. with no diaby in the midfield we have no enforcer, someone who's willing to stick a foot in. teams will see that so will base their tactics on kicking us off the park. add to that our sudden vulnerability from crosses and we're no better than previous years.
and we're also an arteta injury from finishing outside the top 4. which angers me more- we rode our luck with van persie last season yet wenger has taken the same chances and is willing to make the same mistakes.
Oup Coq can fill that hole.
Legitimate point - but its the old issue of not being able to keep top players happy on the bench. My guess would be that AW sees Coquelin ready to step up to DM. Clearly, he's regarded as a first team player now. Frimpong is also back up.
I accept that AW is taking probably his final risk with Diaby. The issue is really whether he should have got rid and bought a Sahin or M'Villa - rather than get them in addition. After all, we have a wage bill to manage as well - not to mention that Wilshere will basically play in the same space (albeit a different type of player). Ramsey can also play there.
Attacking-wise, Jack could be used higher up the pitch to save Carzola. Rosicky and Arshavin can also deputise - in fact I would like to see the latter player in the Carzola role.
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