Because we had no one else.Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
This squad has been stripped to the bear minimum and its so weak its comical / suicidal.
In two days time, the club is done if nothing happens imo.
Because we had no one else.
This squad has been stripped to the bear minimum and its so weak its comical / suicidal.
In two days time, the club is done if nothing happens imo.
Baines
I hope Wenger doesn't intend to go through the season with Vermaelen/Sagna/Gibbs as our left back options. We need Vermaelen in central defence (where he's our best defender) and we need Sagna at right back (especially as we've seen Jenkinson is not ready for regular first team action yet)
I really hope we have a proper left back lined up, because if we do (i.e Baines or Cissokho) then Traore leaving won't be an issue at all.
Bizarre. One can only assume a replacement or him or better yet, a starting quality LB is lined up?
Obviously 'something' will happen. We will sign a player. Probably two. Probably a CM and CB that Wenger keeps talking about. And that'll be enough to buy him some time because the fans will be relieved. I think the CB will be Gary Cahill or Jagielka so fair enough. But the CM won't be anyone who is proven-quality at the top level...it'll be another youngster. When you lose Fabregas and Nasri (and we have had decent money (£25m+) for both), you should buying two top quality midfielders to replace them. We won't even buy one.Because we had no one else.
This squad has been stripped to the bear minimum and its so weak its comical / suicidal.
In two days time, the club is done if nothing happens imo.
But aside from signings, the whole attitude and mentality of the club is wrong and that won't change with a short-term injection (which a couple of half-decent signings would be). They, too, will get into the habit of not giving a fuck.
Wow, what a time to be an Gooner!
talk about man the guns, circle the wagons, dish out the last ammo!
we are at war and the wolves are baying for our blood and its whether we give it to them or not!
We are going to know soon enough where we stand and the lack of news is killing me vecause I dont take the Korean as being news.
Yeah, the central midfielders we have been linked with may end up being good players, but they're not the sort of experienced, top quality signings that fans are looking for.
I think it's pretty fair to say that this situation won't be fully fixed in the next 2.75 days. It will take getting a couple more good players now + 2-3 good players in the January window (after we've seen which of our players have risen to the top and which are the turds sinking to the bottom). We need to sell Diaby too, can't sell him now because he's injured again.
We are apparently not mercurial enough to undo a failing 5 year project in one summer.
This will be a shitty season but with any luck we'll be on the right course by next summer.
It just gets weirder and weirder. If we knew we were going to sell Traore, why weren't we pushing for a LB signing a month ago. Why no bid for Enrique? Why no move for Baines? Did we really spend the whole summer with all our negotiating team locked in a room trying to keep Fabregas and Nasri? If so, somebody needs shooting. I genuinely don't understand what's going on at this club anymore.
We're not getting into the top 4 this year, even with a few signings IMO, there is too much work to be done to get the quality of this squad up to a level where it can perform on a consistent basis, not to mention the fact that any slip up now is going to be greeted with contempt from fans and the media, making it twice as hard to bounce back. The top 3 are far too strong and consistent and Liverpool have got their shit in order after their crisis period, we have now swapped with them. If someone offered me 4th now I'd snap their arm off but I just don't see it this year.
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