If i were Arsene, i would be looking to sign a right back to push for Sagna's starting place; simply because i cannot find a reason for Carl Jenkinson to be living the life that he is, he seems like a nice bloke and he is quite fast, but every thing else he seems horendous at, oh and he's decent at crossing.
I would get Nuri Sahin in on loan, with if possible a view to permanent at the end. I would send Aaron Ramsey out on loan where he will start every match, this is essential to his development.
A DM is also essential, if arsene doesnt recognise this and act on it, i would be very dissapointed in him. We will not be able to rely on any of our so called DM's (Coquelin, Frimpong) theyre young, inexperienced and at the moment no where near good enough.
Maybe another striker, a goalscorer. Dont know who, but we need one.
Simple as that.
What Arsene must now do..
posted on 18/8/12
I was impressed with Jenkinson today, he worked very hard, put in a couple of reasonable crosses and made some very good tackles. Don't forget he was up against James McLean - he's a limited player but awkward to defend against.
posted on 18/8/12
Don't think anybody has actually questioned his defensive performance Bestie, but thanks for your input.
posted on 18/8/12
The Lord D'Jeezus Mackaroni - "Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent- the LORD detests them both." (U1137)
Im sorry, but we need to replace Song with a DM. A proper one who will sit there and do nothing else but cover. We dont need another CM going forward, Cazorla and Co are plenty good enough at that themselves.
As for Diaby, he's a mystery. Looks so good at times, but seems to do not that much
posted on 18/8/12
Fernando is open to a move to Arsenal
posted on 18/8/12
Jenkinson is decent going forward, he's the best crosser in our squad. You can't make a complete judgement on one game.
posted on 18/8/12
You have a point with his crossing 8bit, which could be very useful with Giroud in the team.
posted on 18/8/12
.8b!t. "he actually said we're still in the market for players."
Wenger also said that he wasn't going to sell RVP! (and Fabrigas).
posted on 18/8/12
Jenkinson is dangerous with his crossing we could have got a goal from one of them today. I agree his not the most comfortable on the ball in build up play but on the counter attack his looks lively. Plus some strong challenges which was good to see.
posted on 18/8/12
well you said he's on record saying we won't strengthen, which is not true. when you're selling a player it's not very smart to say so because you're trying to get the best deal possible. But from someone who usually says we don't need signings, if he says we're after players then it's a pretty good sign. but don't let logic get in the way of your whining.
posted on 18/8/12
Jenkinson scares me, honestly, so I fully agree that bringing in a mature right back to support and challenge Sagna is essential.
Jenkinson's crossing did improve last season, but it is far from reliable or consistent. And his passing today, into vacant space, or worse, to the opponent, is life threatening.
Mertesacker didn't exactly inspire confidence either, frankly. How many balls did he squander? Shaky start.