I re-watched the Stoke game again last night and it is incredible how a game looks once you remove the adrenaline and fear. We were in control for most of the game and while the chemistry isn't yet set between the players, it struck me that our issue was more to do with our sharpness, especially in front
I divide it into 2 batches. The first set of players arrived when the invincible team was slowly getting disintegrated. They were the likes of Adebayor, Fabregas,Van Persie, Hleb, Flamini , Senderos, Clichy,Eboue. No one can point a finger at the talent of the above mentioned players. And neither can you question the fighting spirit of these players. We all know Fabregas played for Arsenal with a
When I look at our current squad, I see a team that is more than capable of mounting a serious challenge for trophies this season. We all know that defensively we need to improve from last season but I would say that individually, we have some of the best defensive options in the league. I expect some would disagree with that assessment but look; our first choice back four includes Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen and Gibbs, many of whom will improve further still this season. Then we have
I see some people saying that it made good business sense. Sure, 24 million for a striker who sat on the sidelines for most of his career at Arsenal, had 1 fit season, a bad time at the Euros, and who just turned 29 makes some sense. There is a possibility he might get injured and miss another season, sure, but don’t sell him to those idiots! When Wenger made 3 good new signings I knew
But it wasn't meant to be. I really wouldn't have minded id he went abroad, I even wouldn't have minded if he went to city, they can only put 11 players on the pitch so if he comes in instead of aguero or tevez they won't be that stronger. But selling him to United!!! A team really short on goalscorers, a team that is likely to be our rivals if we are seriously thinking about winning a trophy this season, a manager that hasn't managed to get any of his prime targets for the past two seasons??!! This I'm not taking very well. Just a few days ago Wenger came out and said that Giroud
As the league season approaches, players and clubs would like their business sorted out as soon as possible. Robin van Persie continues to edge closer to his move to Manchester United if the papers are to be believed. While I usually pay no attention to them, it looks increasingly likely that he will be
Robin van Persie is unlikely to get better as a player, surely the most his next club can expect is a repeat of last season and that would be at a push. Hopefully we have the best to come from our new attacking players. Podolski and Cazorla coming towards their peak years, Giroud has years in front of him and his physical style will hopefully add to our repertoire. We can also spread the goals around
Ivan Gazidis' comments about 'keeping some powder dry' makes much more sense now. Arsene wanted the likes of Cazorla, Mata. M'Vila, Hazard and others but as I say, his targets had already gone or the selling club did not want to sell at such late notice. The assumption that a man of Arsene Wenger's experience in management was not aware that buying early helped with preparation for the new season does not sit well with me at all. A man who lives by his stop watch,
Robert Lewandowski who have 26 and 22 goals respectively in the German Bundesliga, both strikers play for teams with a wealth of creative/ World class players e.g. Ribery, Robben, Shweinstiger, Kagawa, Gotze etc and both play for teams who were challenging for the title and both teams who met in the cup final, yet Lukas Podolski managed to grab 18 goals and assisted 7 in a team fighting against relegation and with no recognized world class talent