We have a very strong back 5 even before the arrival of Per Mertesacker. Our problem still remains our midfield 3 and attacking 3. They have to cultivate the habit of closing down the opposition when without the ball. Often we see them staring like passengers, which at this stage isn't good enough. Song should learn how to keep his position, sit and leave the ball players to do their job. Arteta has a
The signing of Arteta perpetuates the usage of a 4-3-3. But Theo should remember that his best form for the Club came in the middle of last season during the wonderful purple patch that shall forever be known as Theo Van Nasregas. (a single tear rolls
It was all up in the air, contrasting views on if it was M'Vila, if the sighting of Kaka wasn't just a UFO at Heathrow, if Michael Jackson had really returned outside Craven Cottage, to be fair, it was all a bit of a shambles. But bam, 6pm hit and stories of Mikel Arteta and Yossi Benayoun broke out. Duncan Castles and BBC's very own David Ornstein reported murmurs of a deal for either one, not both together. Vast majority of twitter was HIGHLY against the Benayoun signing, you'd honestly think he scored 30 own goals a season as such the demand for no deal for him was shouted. But then came Arteta, the guy often dubbed "The poor mans Cesc Fabregas", the Spanish Maestro of Merseyside. Very mixed views,
I have heard and read a lot of ex footballers, pundits, journalists criticise Wenger for not stumping the cash for Cahill rather than going for a cheap alternative in Per Mertesacker. I see no reason why anyone would fault Wenger's judgement on this one. Mertesacker has a wealth of experience which Cahill can only dream of. He has won the Uefa Cup with Werder Bremen, competed in the Champions League and represented his country at the highest level. He has 75 caps for his country, Played 147 Bundesliga
Out of the blue Arsenal snapped up the experienced Brazilian International from Turkish side Fenerbahçe in which is played 52 times scoring 10 goals. A strike rate that Emile Heskey would be proud of. At just over £6m he looks like a bargain. Santos looks like a powerful, yet very skilful wide player who will probably enjoy bombing forward down the Emirates turf. When Gael Clichy was at Arsenal, we usually had Sagna pushing forward to provide the width and crossing while Clichy stayed
Granted we didn't sign one marque CMF and we're relying on Jack but who else would you have had over Arteta....? There can't be many. Don't get me wrong i would have loved to have seen Hazard but he plays on the flanks and isn't exactly known for his ability to dictate play in the centre of the park. He is incredibly skillful but Gervinhio was more productive for Lille, plus they were not going to sell for less than £40M which is more than what we spent on all 5 of our shiny new players