16 Aug 2016 16:29:02
Is it just me who's not only frustrated by the lack of activity In the market, but worried by the standard of player we're being linked with. Lacazette, Mustafi, Toprak, Kjaer. All good players. But a club with the ambition of Arsenal should surely be trying for a Varane or a Reus.
While I want players to come in its just discouraging knowing we're not going to get a world class player in. And I can't understand why. Our last 2 big money signings have been total successes, barring Xhaka as he obviously needs time. We need another name like Alexis or Mesut. And after the Liverpool game we need something to spark our season.
16 Aug 2016 16:51:20
As wenger tries to tell everyone, you buy the player, not the price tag. My problem is who is our target and why don't we get them. Leaving it late and buying who is left or available seems a bit hit or miss for me. You identify the players you want and get them, we ard haphazrd in that respect, . We didn't target ozil, he became available, not sure about sanchez, we didn't target cech, he became available. While you can get good players still, you don't solve problems like that. If a top team needs a striker, a defender, a midfielder, they target them and get the player for the job, we get the best bargain.
16 Aug 2016 17:22:03
Rumour has it, we got Sanchez because Messi wanted him out of Barca.
Just saying :-)
(But, signing a player of Sanchez's stature takes a lot of effort, so I'm taking nothing away from Arsenal) .
16 Aug 2016 18:02:42
I agree Steve, it seems some players have fallen into our lap to some extent.
16 Aug 2016 17:33:26
Steve we know who our main target was, it was vardy and now Wenger IS trying to get who's left because he wouldn't join us.
16 Aug 2016 20:01:55
Dags - We got Sanchez, because Barcelona needed the funds to pay towards Suarez. We got Ozil, as Real needed funds to pay towards Bale. They were very shrewd moves by Wenger. The problem is that sometimes as a big club, you need to splash out and pay more than the going rate in order to secure quality players. Xhaka seems a good acquisition. However, surely we could have signed a CB and striker before the start of the season if we paid the price.
16 Aug 2016 20:44:07
Crybaby I agree but you don't put your eggs in one basket and if you do you don't stop untill they hatch. If he was eengers only choice, he should not have stopped until we got him.
{Ed025's Note - he was offered a great deal by arsenal steve but decided he wanted to stay at leicester mate, theres nothing you can do about that mate..
16 Aug 2016 20:46:06
Rg I have said before if xhakas signing means we haven't enough money for the important places, it was a poor signing. We should have all bases covered and we obviously didnt.
16 Aug 2016 20:47:49
Rg sunday we were struggling at center back and striker. Xhaka didn't start and we had midfielders on the bench, no striker or center back.
16 Aug 2016 21:11:03
Ed I agree but by all accounts, it was a bit of an half hearted effort to get our number one target convinced he should join the great arsenal. As I understand sounding out had been done and there was originally some sort of understanding he was open to leave leicester. Saying that our striker persuit in the last three years has been laughable.
{Ed025's Note - i cant defend arsene or the club on that score steve, a severe case of shooting onesself in the foot i believe mate, but time yet to make that marquee signing.... you never know in football they say..
17 Aug 2016 11:45:34
All we can do is offer a deal! What do I want is to do throw him a party with arsene dressed up and all the players with banners. At the end of the day the size on the club should have been enough but he wanted to stay that's his choice not arsenal or wenger's fault, but I am sure I'll say different in your reply as I don't like other opinions.