Basically it is another relative day at the office for arsenal, with another win. We have again picked up 3 points and rvp was again the main man and the match winner. Don't get me wrong, i am happy that we are winning, but again our defence has shown that it is suspect. We will need to bring in another centre back in january and we also need a player to fill the gap left by fabregas and a forward. Although arteta has fitted in nicely, he is clearly no fabregas and we need to someone to support rip from the midfield. I would also like to see gervinho become more consistent and more clinical in front of goal. If he really does take the game by the scruff of the neck then it is clear that he has the ability to be one of the league's best players but again today he missed to great chances which would have made the final result look a lot more comfortable. Although walcott has been very good in the past few weeks i am still un convinced and would like wenger to bring in a another forward in januray. We are getting back up the table but i will not be happy until we are 3rd or 4th because we are a good enough team to be in that position. We have a tricky match on wednesday against borussia which we can hopefully win and guarantee promotion and then we can really kick on with the game against fulham next saturday. We once again have injury worries but if we can sustain this form till january then we can bring in replacements and hopefully key players will be back playing by then.
Did i read correctly that wenger said that we don't need any players in the januray transfer window? Although i am a huge fan of the man and have huge admiration for what he has done with the club that decision is mind boggling. We still need another centre back in my opinion and i would happily get rid of squillaci and djourou in order to bring one in. Our squad is ok once we get everybody back but we do have a lot of injuries and i'm not certain over how good andre santos is and whether he will adapt to the english game. We do still need a top player to fill the void left by fabregas but i don't mind waiting until januray for that process to take place and we do need another forward because no matter how good van persie is at the moment we need someone to support him and take the pressure off him. I really would not be surprised if we go back in for alex from chelsea as he could be exactly what we need. Clearly he is not in favour at stamford bridge and he is a solid defender who rarely makes mistakes and has a rocket shot and where as our other defenders i.e. mertesacker kosielney and even vermalen are relatively slight in physique alex is more muscular and robust which is clearly necessary for a centre half to have.
What he said.... And so your saying we need a Centreback, a fullback, a midfielder, a winger, a striker, Like who? considering we have probably 30 mil max to spend A midfielder an we'll be sorted, and even with that Wilshere will be back soon so someone who can do a job but will drop to the bench when he's back
A striker who can cover for Van Persie but not stop the amazing Joel Campbell when he returns. Henry fits the bill...
I do not expect Wenger to buy anyone. With our current system there is no place in our starting XI for another striker. No top quality striker will agree to sit on the bench "in case RVP gets injured". We will pay a fortune only to get another bendtner. Podolski is scoring for fun in Germany now and he would be a great addition. But what Arsene can tell him? " Well you know we have RVP and we play with one striker. But you will have playing time because Robin needs some rest"? I think you will not want to hear the answer. Our midfield is doing great, Ramsey is improving fast and with Wilshere coming back and taking a playmaker role we have enough players there. Rosicky has at least another year in him, he is in great form and I actually would not mind him starting any game now. Benayoun is a cool head who will give way to AOC as soon as the boy is ready. Arshavin can play when Gervinho leaves for Africa cup. And we have more than enough in defense, we are coping well even with 3 fullbacks injured. I am sure Wenger does not even think about buying another defender. Our target is top 4 this season and as cjuliennech1 admitted, we have good enough squad to be 3rd or 4th. So I expect a very quiet January, unless there are some serious injuries. Shopping therapy is a great thing, but i am just being realistic.
When the teams JUST starting to blend together and work well as a team, you want to bring in a bunch of new players and ruin it? Somebody seems to have a case of "the solution to any problem is to throw new players at it" syndrome.
^^ what murray said. our team is starting to play really well without our first choice RB (Sagna), possibly our first choice LB (Gibbs) and our first choice CM (Wilshere). Where do we need players? GK - Szczesny and Fabianski plus an experienced back-up in Almunia. FB - Maybe a LB, but once Santos improves his fitness he will be fine and Gibbs was improving well. CB - Vermaelen, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Djourou. Our defensive problems came when many of these were injured. I think they're all fine. DM - Song, Frimpong and Coquelin. Buying someone might be wise, but Song isn't going to the ACON and anyone else would hamper the youngsters' development. CM - Wilshere, Arteta, Ramsey, Rosicky. Maybe a creative midfielder is needed, but Ramsey looks good and will continue to improve. Wing - Walcott, Gervinho, Arshavin, Chamberlain, Miyaichi, Benayoung. 'nuff said. ST - Any back-up better than Park and Chamakh would not be happy on the bench.
Pretty much this, although I would love to see RVP rotate with Poldolski with RVP favoured for the big games, Poldolski might throw a wobbler though
Whatever we do and this includes the summer as opposed to just January, I hope it will be enough to convince RvP to stay. We really cannot afford to lose him.
If we got Goetze and Podolski in January, we'd be as good as we could possibly be I think. The thing is that Podolski can play on the wing as well as being a striker, so the rotation options might be enough to keep him happy.
We need Gotze. He gave Bayern nightmares this weekend, when Dortmund beat them. This kid is at another level. If we sign him, europe is pretty much guaranteed for next season.
We did this some time ago - he may prove me wrong but I never expected AW to delve into the market in January. We gained 9 new faces in the Summer who were always going to be given time to settle, and with respect the run that we've been on AW has been proved right that this squad is good enough to compete. To think that we've only just got TV back and Jack hasn't kicked a ball yet this team will only get better - I can only see January addition(s) if we suffer long term injuries to ket players (God forbid). 10 wins, a draw and a defeat in our last dozen since the Blackburn implosion says plenty IMO
when did i say we need a full back??? and yeh sorry for the lack of paragraphs i sometimes get carried away when i'm trying to make a point. What i said was that we need another centre back because vermalen is quite injury prone. I would like us to bring another forward in, someone like podolski who can either play as a main striker or on the wings as i'm still not convinced by walcott and if rip gets injured which i wouldn't rule out. Also clearly we have not filled the space left by fabregas, maybe we will have to wait till the summer to fill that position but clearly arteta and ramsey aren't as good as fabregas and both tend to play a little deeper in the area that welsher sort of plays in. But fabregas plays off the main striker in an attacking midfielder role and we don't really have a player in the current squad who will do that. Ramsey is playing really well at the moment but he is certainly no fabregas. And Murray if anything i have been the one for the last few years that has constantly said that wenger was doing the right thing by no going out and spending money but it doesn't take a genius to work out that when you lose two world class players like fabregas and nasri then you either have to ave players just as good as them to come in or you need to go and find someone and clearly arteta is not as good as fabregas or nasri and in case you missed the norwich match at the weekend martesacker is still adapting to the english game and our defence is still not 100% solid.
You are ALL idiots. In all these analysis not one of you has thought to mention the returning Diaby! BOOM. Maximum points for the rest of the season right there! As most have said there seems little point disturbing a fast gelling squad. Added to which we have three first teamers due to return and the impending arrival or what looks a real gem in Campbell I struggle to see what we can really do in January (a notoriously bad time to buy as it is). Personally I'd like to see us improve our LB options. I'd have liked us to buy the likes of Baines/Enrique before the season kicked off but hey ho. Other than that though I feel it would cost a lot of money to improve any of our current players. PS. I actually like Diaby! I feel he offers a different dimension to the team. Yes he's a frustrating nob-head but has moments of true class. Certainly wouldn't be a regular starter for me but a really good option for the bench.
ok wenger will not bring in a left back in January, simple as that, because he will believe that santos can cope and adapt to the epl (maybe he will) and gibbs should be back by january anyway. Who knows the return of diaby might help the team and provide more options and something different in midfield. But with spurs playing so well and i would back chelsea to regain their form it is going to be tight whether we can get 4th spot or not and a few added additions could make the difference.
