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
We can all sit and point fingers at Wenger for the shambles we are in but I won't be a party to that. The board in my opinion are solely to blame. Put the cash down and Wenger would strengthen. Why wait till the sales of Cesc and Nasri before we start making arrangements for replacements when all knew they would leave at some point this summer. Why not make the required purchases before
Midfield; be prepared. Actually, I’m not going to say much about the midfield. Coquelin’s performance was okay, I suppose, for a young player playing with tremendous pressure in his first Premier League performance. Ramsey is not Cesc, silly Gooners. He never has been, he never will be. He is Aaron, and remember, he is a young man still recovering from his injury, and any abuse toards him is unjustified
There seems to me to be no reason for this intransigence about us having such a great squad that there are almost no players around to improve it unless they are cheaper foreign imports. So what if you pay over the odds for one or two players or if
The most interesting selection for Arsene Wenger will be who to play as the defensive shield in the Arsenal midfield. Alex Song and Emmanuel Frimpong are both suspended whilst Abou Diaby is sitting out injured. With Denilson out on loan, we are looking incredibably short in that area for today's game. According to the very reliable Jamie Sanderson from Young Guns blog, young French midfielder Francis Coquelin will start the game as the defensive midfielder. I thought we might see Johan Djourou return to the position that he started at as a youngster. If Coquelin starts the game then he is likely to be
Today was meant to be a good day, Arsenal stole a march on Lille (Of all teams) for Park Chu Young, just got him to travel to London instead of Lilles ground for his medical. It was a good sign and progress we were making in the market. But NO. He wasn't well known enough for you Gloomers, he wasn't a big enough name, the fee wasn't big enough! To give you some stats then, he is the South Korea Captain, so a big name in Korea. His fee is £3m+£2m due to Monaco's relegation, guarantee his
Considering the fact they were thrust in at the deep end, the kids didn’t do too badly. An undeniable ray of light was Emanuel ‘DEEEEEEEENCH’ Frimpong whose performance before his red card has been rightly lauded from all quarters. After all the tippy-tappy, it’s refreshing to see a more combative element to the Arsenal midfield. There’s no way the team will ever be considered a ‘soft touch’ with this lad charging about like a rabid rhinoceros on speed. For all the talk of Arsene Wenger’s youth policy
With Laurent Koscielny still struggling for fitness, the return of Johan Djourou will ease Wenger's fears slightly, I didn't want to see Alex Song moved back into defence for such an important game, especially