comment by arsene wengbottler (U20940)
posted 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
we are never going to go through 38 tough league games with a weak defender like koscielney..and hope to win the title..he wouldnt have made george grahams 3rd eleven..we need tough defenders..not weak fancy dans..
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Someone is clearly too young to remember Gus Caesar, Colin Pates and Scott Marshall.

Really wouldn't mind us taking a punt on Virgil Van Dijk from Saints. Surely a bid of £15Mil plus Oxlade on loan for a season could seal the deal.

Rosicky, Flamini, Arteta and Debuchy are 100% gone.
Walcott should leave. Surely we can get £20Mil for him.

I'd look to bring in Van Dijk, Mahrez and Morata. Maybe Xhaka as we have been heavily linked to him.

Cech
Bellerin Vvd, Kos Monreal
Xhaka Santi
Mahrez Ozil Sanchez
Morata

Giroud. I've had enough of him. He is a tease player, appears as if he will turn into a world class player and then fails every time.

We need a world class striker who we can always rely on, similar to Alexis when he is fit

Obviously none of the above will happen but I would be happy with Morata, Van Dijk, Xhaka.

Mahrez is just a pipe dream with Wenger in charge.

Unfortunately these are all pipe dreams. Wenger will never buy these players. Why put ourselves through this every year. Every year we are linked to loads of world class players. Wenger will never adress key areas that need improving. Until this stubborn,tight old man (who seems to think it's his money and not the clubs) leaves we are in for disappointment after dissapointment. We have plenty of money there are no more excuses left. Why can't we as supporters of a wealthy football club expect 2 or 3 world class players. The management are bleeding the club dry! Disgusting behaviour!!

Cech
Bellerin Stones Koscielny Monreal
Gundogan Coquelin
Alexis Ozil Cazorla
Higuain

should be arsenal's team next season.

I think we've seen that this team needs a top striker. If we only sign one player it absolutely must be that.
Walcott and Giroud are pretty much useless. Giroud, even when he plays well doesn't score, and it possibly because he never seems to be in the box. I would still keep him however as third choice because the depth we have there is nearly as bad as the quality.

Definite out list:
Walcott, Arteta, Debuchy, Campbell

Possibly out:
Ox, Flamini, Rosicky (would be nice to think some deal could keep him around), Mertesacker.

Walcott has got to go. He's a squad player at best now, a shiitter Podolski. I'd rather play a tryer in Campbell than him. When we also have the likes of Adelaide in the youth ranks it makes absolutely no sense to keep a man who has regressed in the last five years, and shows little sign of improving. Don't let him block the path for someone else.

It's worth remembering we have Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Zelalem who are not a million miles away now. Zelalem needs another season at Rangers, and Maitland's mum is still causing trouble for him, but they should step up into our side in the long term.