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But lets get back on track, now that Wenger has money to spend, he is spending and I believe he will sign more big names. From what I have heard the phone call Ozil and Wenger had was about Wenger explaining what he had planed and that is that he is going to make Arsenal into a Premier League title winning side and Champions League winning side and he plans to do that by buying big names like Ozil. This on top of how Arsenal's newly found confidence is making us play sounds like an unbelievable future but I well

Walcott caught the eye of Wenger early on during his Southampton days. The academy at Southampton has produced some of the most talented players to grace the EPL today including Bale and most recently Luke Shaw. Pacy with a good eye for goal he was hailed as the next Thierry Henry. Arsenal ultimately forked out 5 million pounds plus add ons for the player in the January transfer window of 2006, a gargantuan amount for a 16 year old. The transfer drew a lot of interest from media and fans alike. In fact it drew so much attention that Sven Goran Eriksson took the extraordinary decision to include Theo in the England squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Critics and pundits alike were flabbergasted by the move as Walcott had yet to feature in the Arsenal starting XI. He didn’t make an appearance in the World Cup but it turned out to be a good learning curve for him. He finally made his debut in the 2006-2007 season. Arsenal were down a goal against Aston Villa with time running out when Walcott was brought on. His introduction had immediate effect. His electric pace was too much for the Villa defence and was clearly putting them ill at ease.In the dying embers of the game he provided Gilberto Silva

With Arteta currently injured, I am curious to see whether Wenger gives Flamini a starting berth or plumps for Wilshere or Rosicky. In the Villa game, Wilshere and Ramsey struggled to connect in midfield and their lack of understanding led to Villa’s third goal. And whilst I find it hard to believe that two professional footballers with their remarkable talent cannot play together, I do think a more senior head is required alongside one of the duo. In years gone by we have made the mistake of surrounding young players with other young players and seen them collapse under pressure; this season we have three experienced international midfielders in Arteta, Rosicky and Flamini who can accompany them. With Arteta currently sidelined, Flamini and Rosicky have a chance to break into the team. For me Rosicky, whilst a fantastic player, is suited to playing higher up the pitch and may not be able to resist joining the attack with Ramsey, leaving us exposed to the counter. Flamini, on the other hand, offers a doggedness and hard hitting style of play we haven’t seen since…well since Flamini of 2008. He is tenacious in the tackle, marshals the team well and breaks down attacks. We have not had a player of his controlled aggression for a long time, and I say controlled because I have seen Wilshere dive in

The day after the Villa result, Chelsea played a game against Hull City at Stamford Bridge and the atmosphere was the complete opposite of the spectrum. The support for the manager was huge, the camera showed smiling faces, rather annoying pieces of paper with happy messages to their manager sprawled across them. It made me feel jealous of Chelsea and that in itself is sickening.

Firstly, let me just state that as a young man, I had almost instant gratification when I began supporting Arsenal back in 98. I was not subjected to long years without trophies or title challenges until recently. I didn't really recognize the significance of the Bergkamp signing because of how young I was and my interest in football was in its fledgling years. Now that I am a bit more informed I realize how big a statement it was for a club of our stature to sign a player of his quality; with that in mind I feel the Ozil signing has the potential to change the reputation and perception of Arsenal football club. In my eyes it is the biggest transfer of the summer, I believe him to be a better player and one with more potential than any of the other high profile transfers that have taken place this summer. Wenger has many detractors but I think this transfer has as much to do with him as it does with the mega bucks we’re spending on him. He obviously sold Arsenal to Ozil, he demonstrated the unwavering faith he has in his players and

Therefore with our new found ability to grind out wins and the added world class quality of Ozil will prove Arsenal to be much improved from last season in my opinion. I also think the signing of Flamini is a very good one, he showed on Sunday his leadership, ability to protect the back four and ball winning qualities. He has a lot of experience and will prove to be a good signing this season. I cannot understand why that signing has been mocked more than anything, he was excellent before he moved the AC Milan a few seasons ago for Arsenal and showed on Sunday he doesn’t seem to have lost

I shall write more about Özil at a later date, my bed is calling me but I will say that Theo Walcott and Oliver Giroud must be the happiest players at the club. Especially Theo. The reason why Santi Cazorla was moved from centrally to the left was to give the team some added creativity. With Podolski and Walcott out wide, the team relied too heavily on Cazorla who was often marked out of games so the team suffered with supplying our three forwards who all need supply. Tomas Rosicky a fantastic player in his own right, a player who makes others play better with his intelligence and movement but what he is not is a chance creator. Well not as much as the position demanded. In league matches Rosicky produced 2 assists in 10 league games last season. His highest amount of

Both clubs have operated in the transfer market at different ends of the spectrum this summer and I am sure both clubs will be hoping that they will gain the advantage from the squads they have. While Tottenham will be showing off new faces, I cannot help but feel that our continuity of squad will give us the edge, that could well be wishful thinking but I remember this time last season when we drew to Sunderland and Stoke City and we lacked attacking cohesion, I haven't watched the Tottenham games so far but two 1-0 results

Perhaps I should be thinking more positively. What I’m writing is pretty negative but that’s only because I tried looking on the bright side only to find that it was about as bright as an energy saving light bulb that had just this second been switched on. You never know though. We may sign Ozil, Benzema and di Maria in the 71 hours that, at the time of writing, remain of this window. I personally think all three moves are dead in the water; we missed good chances earlier in the summer and even those three moves would not suffice. But hey.

He can replace an injured Arteta and keep the experience levels. He may not be technically as good as Mikel but I'd suspect that he is still more mobile than our vice captain. I quite like the idea of shoring up our midfield at times by removing a Santi or Wilshere for example and playing a midfield trio of Arteta, Flamini and Ramsey to hold onto a result. Or going away from home setting up our base for the counter attack. We also have the option of using Flamini at right back or at a push left back so he makes for determined, experienced and versatile cover. An older Coquelin