I am a bit skeptical about the prospect of spending money on another player we do not really need at this point in time.
Do not get me wrong i am not saying he is not a good prospect, but he is not a defender. AW continues to bring in young talent, when really what we want to see is a monster of a defender with good experience. We have not fixed our weaknesses which were once against evident during pre-season and it does not matter that they were friendlies. If we cant defend now don't count on us doing it during the next season.
So once again this next signing does not ease my worries or fix any of our problems. I am starting to get worried.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain???
posted on 8/8/11
The center-back is coming, don't see why chamberlain changes anything.
posted on 8/8/11
Cahill?
posted on 8/8/11
Signing defenders alone is not the answer!
The problem lies in the tactical set-up. We may not have the best centre-back selection in Europe, but it's not as bad as it looks.
Certainly, the players we have at the back should not play as poorly as they do.
posted on 8/8/11
you make it sound so very simple... we can't just go gung-ho and buy a defender like that... he has to suit our style (i.e needs pace). d'you really think buying one or 2 defenders is going to sort our situation? Really? We need to heavily change the way we think about defending, sadly there's been no evidence of that in pre-season.
posted on 8/8/11
d'you really think buying one or 2 defenders is going to sort our situation?
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Yes
posted on 8/8/11
Let's not ruin Alex's medical day by questioning Arsene
posted on 8/8/11
luck to you then my friend
posted on 8/8/11
What worries me is the money likely to be spent on this youngster.
Considering Wengers spending habits its unlikely that he will spend much more, having probably already spent over 20mil on the current new signings.
The kind of defender we are looking for wont come cheap in this market.
These are my concerns.
posted on 8/8/11
interview with david dein yesterday said he knows for a fact wenger is looking to sign two or three more players. as far as a defencer i think it's blatently obviously we will be signing one imo. just wait till end of transfer window tbh and then judge wenger.
posted on 8/8/11
Arsenal are still looking to sell players, will get good transfer fee and get them off the wage bill (Bendtner/Denilson). This is what will allow us to make an extra signing.