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Smirnoffpriest said:
Sorry if I misled, I didn't mean to just 'sit and hope that another player is available next season' but if one of the team (Wenger, Law ect) had firm information that a WC player was available from next summer, but wasn't leaving his club this season, then would you want to bring in a sub standard player just to be seen to buy a player this summer.

And I disagree about Giroud, he may not be WC but I think a lot of people will miss him when he leaves (unless of course he leaves and a WC player comes in), we certainly missed him last season when he was injured for the 1st half of the season. Like it or not, he is the focal point of our attack, everything revolves around him, his hold up play, and him dragging defenders around. When he isn't playing we seem even more likely to just pass sideways 25 yards out without ever getting near the box.

If we had a quick, sharp striker who was a WC finisher (like RVP in his prime) then amazing, but don't be fooled into thinking nothing would change, as we'd need to change our whole way of attacking - as we did when RVP left, as we'd become so dependant on one player scoring all our goals we were ease to stop. So we changed it up, and our midfielders started scoring more.
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If they did, then yes, but we're not privy to such information so how are we meant to know any better? And even in that situation, what's to say other clubs wouldn't also be informed about said player being available? It's not as if we'd be the only ones on red alert. So whichever way you look at it, I still maintain that it's still a big risk to wait, in my opinion.

We will have to agree to disagree about Giroud because I really don't think he's that good. That's not to say that he hasn't been useful at times, but there are a number of players who I feel would be better at spearheading our attack. His hold up play is massively exaggerated, I've seen him miscontrol the ball plenty of times and he's not that hard to defend against. His finishing ability is inconsistent, as shown against Newcastle and Liverpool.

Also, I don't think your last paragraph is right. I don't think we would be so dependent one player scoring because we have players willing to run into the box from midfield and have players who are willing to shoot from range e.g. Sanchez, Oxlade-Chamberlain. This wasn't the case when we had RvP in his last season with us, he was our only good finisher and we have way more options now going forward. Not only was he our best finisher, he also created the most chances in our team that season by a distance. We now have other options with players who can create from the middle. We are capable of creating plenty of chances now, we just don't take them. That's where a mobile striker would come in handy rather than the lacklustre Olivier.
 
bobo_97 said:
I wouldnt say they were better than us by a mile.....

They didnt have any big injuries which meant they kept the same team almost all year. They were almost exhausted by end of year. This makes me think they cannot do the same thing again. In fact, we have already been shown that is the case.

Add opponents mental part of "Everyone wants to beat the champion" and the chelsea players mental part "we are the champions".

Put this all together and I think the gap is very realistic ASSUMING we are consistent like last year.
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I would. They only dropped off, when they had one hand on the title and we as usual played well when the pressure was off and yet they still finished 12 points above us. Chelsea started the season slowly, but for some reason they also started pre-season later than most teams, so that might be a factor in their slow start, and plus they have one or two players out of form, but by buying the likes of Pedro and Rahman they have at least attempted to refresh their squad, while we have again stood still.
 
Giroud is one of those underwhelming players that look better than they are when in a good attacking system. Just stop and think, if Giroud left Arsenal now, which Prem teams could he get into? Which foreign teams would be after his signature? The sad reality is no top Euro teams would be going for him. He is just a better looking and more stable version of Bendtner.
 
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lazarus20000 said:
Giroud is one of those underwhelming players that look better than they are when in a good attacking system. Just stop and think, if Giroud left Arsenal now, which Prem teams could he get into? Which foreign teams would be after his signature? The sad reality is no top Euro teams would be going for him. He is just a better looking and more stable version of Bendtner.
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Giroud at his best is nothing more than a squad player for any team that is looking to win a title, just staggering that Wenger has let another transfer window pass without upgrading on Giroud.
 
Sanj said:
Giroud at his best is nothing more than a squad player for any team that is looking to win a title, just staggering that Wenger has let another transfer window pass without upgrading on Giroud.
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Funny thing is Wenger feels the same but has to defend playing him game after game because they've failed to buy anyone quality since RVP left.
 
lazarus20000 said:
Funny thing is Wenger feels the same but has to defend playing him game after game because they've failed to buy anyone quality since RVP left.
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Extactly, and that's the worst thing about it. Wenger himself knows that Giroud is not good enough and has tried to replace him for two season's but has failed miserably.
 
Is there any more proof needed that Wenger's past his sell date and is definitely not the man to take us to the top? He's literally burned every excuse used for him.
 
I told you we weren't making anymore signings. If that doesn't show you Arsenal's ambition for the season then nothing else will.

Another scrap for forth as per usual.
 
Okay, so I'm just back from work. Who have we signed then ? .......
 
Who are the best people to follow on Twitter ? I just need some rumours to keep me going until 7pm
 
Arsenal fan TV have got a live webcast until 7pm

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