After finishing 4th and not winning Silverware, supplemented by the revelation that we have 70 million to spend, I think we all expected some players to have come in by now. At the time of writing, only Yaya Sanogo, who looks half decent, has come in on a free.
So....who do we need?
Striker. Winger. Centre back. Not saying holding midfielder because I feel Arteta (and Ramsey) did a good enough job.
Personally I was thinking realistically - we're weren't going to spend 40 million (I may have been proved wrong now), so I was thinking a solid striker - one of the Eduardo types. Someone like Soldado came to mind. A 15-20 million winger, and a young CB with bags of potential.
Who did we want to sign before the window even started?
1) Cesc. Because he's Cesc and we love him. Now shh. But he ain't coming...
2) Jovetic. Yes, the Fiorentina target man who has just signed for City. Once again, we weren't willing to pay enough....
3) Williams. No update on this. Very unlikely to happen.
4) Fellaini....Nah.
Who's just recently come onto Wenger's radar?
1) Higuain. He's been having a medical for the last week (with M'vila) after countless fees and terms were agreed. Joking aside, still a chance we can sign him. Should only be 5-10 mill. difference in price. I'm sure Arsenal's his preferred choice over Napoli anyway, but if we don;t give the money....
Chance? 40%
2) Suarez. Yes, yes, he's the scum of the earth, a cheating, lying, racist diver....but he's good. Wenger has made 2 official bids for him ,estimated to be around 35 million, showing he is serious about this.
Chance? 60%
3) Bernard. This is interesting. He looks very good. L'equipe and many respected journalists such as myself reporting that we have agreed a 21 million deal for him. Would be really happy if it went through.
Chance? 70%
Realistically, I think 3 players will be the maximum we will sign. I would prefer Higuain, Bernard, and a centre back.
I certainly hope Wenger knows best.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
(Very late) Season Review
Firstly....apology to the group of 3 of you who may read this blog. I have just realised I have not posted for a year.
Before transfer thoughts, here's a quick round up of last season:
August: Giroud misses a crucial chance against Sunderland, Dull draw away at Stoke
September: Diaby becomes a beast and we win at anfield, Solid CL win after smashing 6 past Southampton, late goal rescues point at city, another rout vs. Coventry, before our first loss to Chelsea :(
October: Very good away win at WHU, another CL win , loss to Norwich?!, Loss to Schalke ,nervy win against QPR,epic comeback at Reading feat. Chamakh!
November: Poor loss to Utd, score draw against Schalke, last min penalty miss from Arteta vs Fulham, BEAT THE SCUM 5-2 AGAIN, Brilliant Podolski volley secures 2nd place in CL group, dull draws vs Villa and Everton
December: Horrible loss to Swansea feat. Michu, Dead rubber loss to Olympiakos, Cazorla becomes first player to ever dive as Arsenal beat West Brom, Awful loss to Bradford, Smash 5 past Reading, Resilient win over Wigan, before Walcott shows his striker credentials and scores 3 in a 7-3 win over the Geordies
January: Bore draw at Southampton, before exciting one vs. Swansea, Koscielny thinks he's playing for Saracens as City win 2-0, Wilshere puts in world class performance to defeat Swansea, another loss to Chelsea, before demolishing WHU, tight win over Brighton before comeback against Liverpool to draw 2-2.
February: Two 1-0 wins against Stoke and Sunderland before crashing out of FA cup to Blackburn, comprehensively beaten at home by Bayern and Arsenal officially in crisis.Late goal from Cazorla secures all win record for the month.
March: Poor defending lets the Scum beat us and send us into a downward spiral, which is precisely why we became the only team to beat Bayern in their back yard.A solid 2-0 win over Swansea was followed by another smashing of Reading.
April: Rare Rosicky goals down West Brom, before 3 goals in 7 minutes help Arsenal beat Norwich, Judas scores as Arsenal get a draw vs Utd.
May: A crucial 1-0 win away to QPR before smashing Wigan at home. Kosicleny acrobatically finishes against Newcastle to secure 4th spot and make us all celebrate St Totteringham's day.
Before transfer thoughts, here's a quick round up of last season:
August: Giroud misses a crucial chance against Sunderland, Dull draw away at Stoke
September: Diaby becomes a beast and we win at anfield, Solid CL win after smashing 6 past Southampton, late goal rescues point at city, another rout vs. Coventry, before our first loss to Chelsea :(
October: Very good away win at WHU, another CL win , loss to Norwich?!, Loss to Schalke ,nervy win against QPR,epic comeback at Reading feat. Chamakh!
November: Poor loss to Utd, score draw against Schalke, last min penalty miss from Arteta vs Fulham, BEAT THE SCUM 5-2 AGAIN, Brilliant Podolski volley secures 2nd place in CL group, dull draws vs Villa and Everton
December: Horrible loss to Swansea feat. Michu, Dead rubber loss to Olympiakos, Cazorla becomes first player to ever dive as Arsenal beat West Brom, Awful loss to Bradford, Smash 5 past Reading, Resilient win over Wigan, before Walcott shows his striker credentials and scores 3 in a 7-3 win over the Geordies
January: Bore draw at Southampton, before exciting one vs. Swansea, Koscielny thinks he's playing for Saracens as City win 2-0, Wilshere puts in world class performance to defeat Swansea, another loss to Chelsea, before demolishing WHU, tight win over Brighton before comeback against Liverpool to draw 2-2.
February: Two 1-0 wins against Stoke and Sunderland before crashing out of FA cup to Blackburn, comprehensively beaten at home by Bayern and Arsenal officially in crisis.Late goal from Cazorla secures all win record for the month.
March: Poor defending lets the Scum beat us and send us into a downward spiral, which is precisely why we became the only team to beat Bayern in their back yard.A solid 2-0 win over Swansea was followed by another smashing of Reading.
April: Rare Rosicky goals down West Brom, before 3 goals in 7 minutes help Arsenal beat Norwich, Judas scores as Arsenal get a draw vs Utd.
May: A crucial 1-0 win away to QPR before smashing Wigan at home. Kosicleny acrobatically finishes against Newcastle to secure 4th spot and make us all celebrate St Totteringham's day.
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