Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit

[Dein-machine]

Your comparing the striker position. That’s one man. But you don’t think we have the 3 strongest players playing behind the striker and either side in Cazorla/Ox, Ozil, Sanchez/Walcott? I don’t think we have anything at all to fear when looking at our rivals on attack. In fact, if Wenger finally decides to play Walcott as striker or plays Sanchez as the striker, I think we have no problems at all. It’s the defensive midfield and lack of options at the back that’s really thin. I’d be happy for a beast of a striker to come in but the foundation of our success last season was down to good defending. I think we could be trouble this year with one or two injuries.

A lot of the good work the players you have mentioned will do will be wasted by having a Giroud or Sonogo upfront. If we play Sanchez as a striker, he could well be the answer to our problems but nobody knows if thats what Wenger intends to do. Certianly so far in pre-season games that hasn't been the case.
I agree with you defensively, although we looked stronger than previous years we still got spanked by the top teams, embarrassingly at times & we really haven't strengthened. Merts pace is going to cause us problems against fast strikers & we are too reliant on Kos playing every week. For me, the foundation of our success last year was the emergence of Rambo early season with the occasional cameo from Theo. When these 2 got injured our football stopped & we went backwards. Apart from Ches & Kos, no other player stood out for me & that shouldn't be the case when you lose a central midfielder who up until last year had been fairly shite & in injury prone Walcott.

[Dein-machine]

I don't understand why you keep moaning your tits off when we've just won the FA Cup, got our highest points total for years and spent well in the summer.
After years of frustration we've finally won a trophy and we've now got the money to improve the squad, which we've done.

Yes, we won the FA cup with a thrilling 3-2 victory over a near relegated Hull side in extra time, becoming the new name on the trophy after Wigan - it makes the last 10 years of pain all disappear. Fuck the FA cup, I want my team to be competing with the top teams in England & Europe as per the promises made to us by our manager & the board. Our highest points total for years, wonderful & still struggled to finsih 4th. Your excuses of the Manc & Chavs money are blown away by the fact that Liverpool should & could have won it last year.
Why does winning the FA cup give you the idea that its a springboard, when has his previous trophies acted as a springboard?
We WILL NOT compete over a season unless we address the issues we have in the team & that means buying quality players in positions of weakness. No one knows if we've spent well this Summer - that has yet to be proven but we start the season with a defensive midfieder & Captian that shoudn't be anywhere near an Arsenal shirt - again.

[Letters]

[Power n Glory]

A lot of the good work the players you have mentioned will do will be wasted by having a Giroud or Sonogo upfront. If we play Sanchez as a striker, he could well be the answer to our problems but nobody knows if thats what Wenger intends to do. Certianly so far in pre-season games that hasn't been the case.
I agree with you defensively, although we looked stronger than previous years we still got spanked by the top teams, embarrassingly at times & we really haven't strengthened. Merts pace is going to cause us problems against fast strikers & we are too reliant on Kos playing every week. For me, the foundation of our success last year was the emergence of Rambo early season with the occasional cameo from Theo. When these 2 got injured our football stopped & we went backwards. Apart from Ches & Kos, no other player stood out for me & that shouldn't be the case when you lose a central midfielder who up until last year had been fairly shite & in injury prone Walcott.

Sanogo needs to start finding the back of the net but he doesn't inhibit his surrounding players with static movement in the same way that Giroud does. Giroud needs to play with more energy and movement so he's not so easy to market otherwise I think the surrounding players will find it difficult as seen in the pre season games. Sanchez was far more influential in the 20 minutes he played up front in the Emirates Cup compared to the first half when Giroud was starting. But when playing with Sanogo in the first half of the Community Shield, he seemed more effective. We'll see how it goes and what Wenger decides to do but I think he needs to try something new up front.

[Fist of Lehmann]

Sanogo certainly has something, I'm just not sure what it is.

And tbh, I'm not sure he does either. Sometimes he and his legs seem like 3 strangers.

[Marc Overmars]

Sanogo has the basic ingredients to make it but he needs some serious coaching.

[Harvey Specter]

Sanogo has the basic ingredients to make it but he needs some serious coaching.

Wenger has history of getting players to be the best they can be...

[Munchies]

but we start the season with a defensive midfieder & Captian that shoudn't be anywhere near an Arsenal shirt - again.

Rather have Kallstrom

[Dein-machine]

Thats s bit harsh - you've never even called Zim a miserable donkey

[Dein-machine]

Rather have Kallstrom

Agreed - even with a broken spine or whatever he had when we decided he was the guy to kick start our season with the loss of Rambo & Walcott - ok. sorry Letters I'm being miserable again.
Lets look on the positive side, at his age he should qualify to play for us in the Evening Standard 5-a-side alongside Perry Groves & Ray Parlour. What a team we could have, fucking hate it when we get knocked out by Brentford.