If we done that
my squad would look like this lining up 3421 GK — Cech Szczesney Huddart * Cb — Holding Mustafi Gabriel Mertesacker Koscielny Rwb — Bellerin Chamberlain Cm — New Holding Mid, Xhaka.
Even if they all went tonight
our squad would look this.
I guarantee you this pathetic looking
squad would look much better with hard manager like conte or simeone.
It has been a tough month for Arsenal fans since celebrating the Community Shield win over Chelsea, and
our squad has looked less and less strong as the month has run on, but a deal to bring Lemar to the club could bring some excitement back.
At several points this winter Neil Lennon's
squad have looked more like an orthopedic surgery suite than a football club.
Not exact matches
The problem with Arsenal is how we play, or adapt our play in matches, we
've had good players up to the point where our
squad looks better than the opposition, but we then loose dismally.
If you
look at Chelsea's
squad, they
have a great balance of players with individual skill, players with great vision, and most importantly players with strength.
His form for the Eagles last season could be enough to convince them to make a bid as they remain interested despite a change in manager, and it certainly
looks as though he'll be desperate to move on as
having been frozen out again, he'll need regular football elsewhere to secure his spot in the World Cup
squad next summer.
The Gunners
have been actively pursuing a striker to add to their
squad this summer, but
have so far fallen flat on their face, and are now
looking at their options.
We
have seen Isaac Hayden and Hector Bellerin already in the
squad and they did not
look fazed by the occasion of a first team appearance.
The Emirates boss
has promised to be very active in this summer's transfer market so we
have had a
look at who will leave and who will freshen up the Gunners
squad.
I think that wenger is
looking to strengthen the
squad, he knows we need a striker, we know he
has tried to sign suarez and vardy and probably others.
Take a good
look at our
squad, weaknesses are there, defensive partnership, we rely on Coquelin, we
have no lethal striker.
They are great players to
have in the
squad so maybe some of you should
look at our starting team and see where Arsenal can improve there.
Newly appointed Bluebirds boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer clearly
has connections at Old Trafford following his time as both a player and coach at the Premier League title holders and the addition of this duo will certainly go some way to strengthening his Cardiff City
squad as he
looks to pull the club away from the drop zone.
This leaves Chelsea with precious little in the way of options in the middle of the park, though Conte
has suggested he will
look at using some of his club's young players in a bid to ease the burden on his
squad.
Arsene Wenger
has shown loyalty to those who he
has helped to develop over the years, but is believed to be
looking to trim down his
squad at present.
not quite sure about the maths here... but realistically 3 1 to city if both teams put in their best... only hope is they are knackered after napoli in which case i wouldnt rule out a draw if we can keep a decent tempo... real test in the middle of the park and i
would like to see wilshire start as he is the only
squad member who can control a ball and
look up at the same time... another xhaka ramsey routine will see us lose sadly
Three Arsenal players — Debuchy, Giroud and Ozil —
look set to be out of action until the turn of the year, at least, which means that Wenger
has been handed a serious kick up his backside, with a small
squad at the start of the season further shortened by this injury pileup that also sees Ramsey, Arteta, Diaby, Monreal and Sanogo not yet fit to return.
Liverpool
have recently
looked like a relegation
squad.
There were 55 players on that shortlist so it may not sound all that impressive that three of them were Arsenal stars, but that number does
look better when you compare it with our Premier League rivals, especially when you consider how much more money the likes of Manchester United and Man City
have been throwing around to build their
squads.
During the same time period Chelsea
have a net spend of # 16.16 m. Cup final aside
look at the difference between the two
squads.
Just take a
look at our
squad compared to the top teams, how many
would the other clubs want of our
squad, Sanchez and that's about it, and if we don't improve, and actually challenge for top honours, he'll be
looking for greener pastures as well, and I couldn't blame him to be honest.
Gabriel is a
squad player, Chambers doesn't
look like he's in Wenger's plans, so I still believe a new CB
would be great.
Alex is currently our second-most provider of assists in the Premier League this term with four, but time and time again he
has failed to star when being selected in the starting XI, and as we
look at possibly improving our
squad next month, there could be better options on the market.
To be honest going forward our
squad doesn't
look worse than what Chelsea or Man City
have.
Wenger
has since played him and this season, he is
looking like he could be a valuable team /
squad player.
Again, I
've always been on board with getting rid of him, but we're
looking for options within the
squad.
«If you
look through the
squads [in the Premier League] you
have so many international players playing everywhere.
I
have no issue in Wenger
looking to give youngsters like Bielik a chance in the first team on occasion, if they can prove their worth to be in the
squad.
The transfer window is shut, the
squads are set, and the managers
have had a couple of weeks to
look at the problems and think about how to fix them.
Bunn
has displaced the Italian in the starting line - up in recent weeks, but with the addition of Johnstone, perhaps Bruce is
looking to stamp his own mark on the
squad and bring in players in key areas that he doesn't believe
have enough quality right now.
Wenger said at the start of the season that this is one of the best
squads he
has managed...
look at the table,
look at the results (shamed), and
look at our performances... wenger is gulty for this, and the suporters in england habe to grow up their voices... its impossible that people were demanding for chenges and the board and wenger were taking a laugh of you and continuing with their reign... its unacceptable that those guya even care about us fans and you are capable to
look to anotger side and bought alll that sh about «a great change on the
squad and a promised new wenger, its bs... wenger
has to go and for that you england arsenal fans
have to grow up some balls and do ur job... what was that bellerin episode?
Wenger said the
squad is too large that it stops youngsters
having a chance and Walcott
looks a genuine suspect.
Although, in the unlikely event that Wenger dips in to the market for a wide forward of the Reus / Dybala / Draxler ilk then it is next to impossible to imagine Walcott is part of his plans; if you
had Reus and Sanchez as your two wide men it
would look pretty grim from the
squad ranks for Theo especially with Welbeck and Ox
looking on as well.
Having come through the youth ranks at Old Trafford, supporters will always be pleased to see him develop and improve into key parts of the senior
squad, and it
looks as though provided United reciprocate the feeling, Lingard will likely commit his long - term future to the club sooner rather than later.
They
have depth in their
squads, marquee signings to up the tempo,
look at Man U, City, Liverpool, Stoke.
Looks like wenger
has lost the big man sanchez and also some of his
squad.
I mean
look at carzola, he says outright without hiding that we need a striker... about finishing strongly, we did that last season and the season after and the other after after a first leg screw - up... maybe ramsey loves his friends in the dressing room but saying that we need a few quality wouldn't
have hurt anyone... we weren't able to beat the chelsea that hez talking about at home even with a full
squad so i don't get his reference plus other teams are strengthening strongly and will only get better... man utd with a mediocre team played us like we were some kids FH at OT and we
had no injuries... IF WE DO NT SIGN STRIKER we are doomed cz it» l be harder to beat even the small teams
Despite our massive talented
squad we
have hardly
looked dangerous, especially in our last two games, so let's hope that it is not a mental block (as
has been suggested) when we hit November.
Wenger, who
had to leave Cesc Fabregas, Philippe Senderos, Samir Nasri and Kolo Toure in London, said: «Our
squad looks big because the players who were here did well.
This means he will be one of the hottest properties in the coming transfer windows and I am sure that Wenger
would be interested in yet another top - class midfield addition to the Arsenal
squad, as that seems to be the only players he
looks at nowadays.
Coming to the Emirates with his current
squad how
would you
look to play?
The Independent claimed last month that Liverpool target Lemar could command a # 90m price - tag in the January transfer window, and so if they are indeed
looking to strengthen their
squad further with the Frenchman as Burt
has predicted, then they will
have to splash out big money again.
Thought Chambers
had a good game in midfield on Monday, he
looks as though he's now recovered his confidence after Hodgson foolishly selected him for senior England
squad.
Just visit the wiki pages of chelsea and man City,
have a
look at Chelseas 23 man
squad including the likes of schwarzer, andersson, ake, Mikel.
However, with another friendly coming up against Italy at Wembley next week, it
looks as though Southgate will
have to send back one member of his
squad with concerns over how long it'll take before he's back available for his club to now deal with.
While Barca are
looking to replace the likes of Andres Iniesta as they
look to rebuild an ageing
squad in the coming years, both Chelsea and United
have consistently been linked with midfield targets as both Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho need to bolster that area of their respective
squads.
This is how I see it.I think we
have a very good
squad and some very talented players and with the right manager
would win the league.The trouble is Wenger can't mound them in to a great team.Just
look at Leicester.
If we are not right in the mix I will join the chorus
looking for change because I don't think we will
have too many decent excuses left — we
have had 2 years post-spending restrictions, removing deadwood and getting the
squad to gel — now is the time.