Posted on Wednesday, 16th January 2013 by Tony Merakli
According to several reports, Arsene Wenger is finally ready to spend big – yes you read correctly, big! And says the club are in the market this month to bolster and strengthen the current squad. But haven’t we heard this all before?
The Frenchman said:
‘My plan is to keep all of the players we have and then to add maybe, if possible, two new players to the squad. We will spend big (again) because we had restricted finances because we had built the stadium and had to pay that back.
‘You look at any club who has done that, and they have gone down (in performance).
‘We stayed at the top level, yes without winning the Premier League, but we were always at the top level. Now we have come out in a much stronger position financial again, so we can spend.
‘But our way is a bit like Barcelona as well, to produce the core of the team from inside and add from outside the players who give really a plus.’
This is indeed great news to hear as an Arsenal fan. The stadium is finally paid off and funds, as we knew before the New Year turned, were available (about £70 millions worth, according to Ivan Gazidis).
However, will Wenger actually do as he promised and spend big?
Can you honestly see Le Boss splashing out big bucks for a player? Or is he once again having us on and just sign mediocre players or none at all?
To be honest, I can’t see Mr. Wenger spend ‘big’ – it’s not in his nature too. Even if the board have given him a substantial warchest to utilize, why hasn’t he done it already, or in the past even?
We definitely need some new blood to come in this month, preferably a holding midfielder, and of course he has to be a top player, one that would suit our style of play.
Hopefully Wenger stays true to his word, spends big, and acquires the necessities over the next 15 days. If he doesn’t then he’s played us all for fools like he always does during the transfer window periods.
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January 16th, 2013 at 3:42 pm
wegar shld buy good prayer and stp plyng us for fools
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January 16th, 2013 at 3:43 pm
wegar shld buy good prayer
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January 16th, 2013 at 3:46 pm
I support your comment… We are tired of hearing desame statement everyday……
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January 16th, 2013 at 3:48 pm
The stadium is finally paid off?? eh no its not, an example of why idiots like you should not write
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withwengerwerust Reply:
January 16th, 2013 at 4:07 pm
In reply GoonerwithaCoors
Thats why AFC is at the mercy of Wenger, because of a greater fool like you.
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January 16th, 2013 at 3:55 pm
He will certainly not spent big, Wenger is a master of psychological games. It will be great if he buys real quality and not his last minute bargains that are mostly mediocre. He must stop being too economical with cash
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January 16th, 2013 at 4:01 pm
Most times I find your columns reasonable and worth a read. This time your title condemns you to being the “fool”! By what measure can you even expect the idea of “truth” to be adhered to in this age of tabloid journalism, beying hordes, and the cut-throat environment of football transfers? Or, are you beginning to believe in every groundless rumour, perhaps even including your very own? Mostly gunnersphere, you are better than this.
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January 16th, 2013 at 4:22 pm
Fed up hearing the same shit every day,8yrs without a trophy now.
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January 16th, 2013 at 4:25 pm
Gazidis DID NOT SAY we have 70 million available! He said we have funds to spend, and others speculated it was 70 million. Be careful what you say as this sort of thing just riles up the morons who buy the Sun, believe the lies the journalists spout and get wound up when we dont spend money that we donthave
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January 16th, 2013 at 4:39 pm
I’m confused, we only buy mediocre cheap players?… What were cazorla, podolski and giroud? All three are quality and none of them were cheap.
What do people expect? Us to spend £80 mill on one player? Or even £40? Yes, spending £20-25 million is a reasonable expectation, but who is available to us?
Wenger has said before that Jan is not the best time to buy players and he’s right, because clubs do not want to lose their best players halfway through the season when it will be v difficult to bring in replacements.
Does anyone really want us to waste money on overpriced average players that we will have to continue paying for for years to come?
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allan1340 Reply:
January 16th, 2013 at 7:53 pm
Dear Jack u Are right we used lot of money for bring this player to our squad, but the question is how many of them are good enough for us and if they are why we can not have consistancy in our team??? To buy expensive players is not always right answer, but what we bought are really the answer for over problem then why we are so shaky. I will not judge them but if you can not use them i right position or play them week in and week out and miss place them from thier natural place then u can not use the in right way. Or they sit on bench because Theo will play at center. or Rambo instead of Rocisky. U mention only one club w which want our Rambo only one club??? Then we make long term contract with him. This is a football club not a charity. We can not say we do not have money and make contract with player who are out of tun like many of our deadwood this is not good bussines.I think so.But my problem is not a our team my problem is Wenger. He is the manager and he has no clud whatsoever. just listen to his comments.
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January 16th, 2013 at 5:02 pm
Wenger is stupid and useless coach he always lying we will not believe in him again
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January 16th, 2013 at 5:04 pm
Wenger is useless and stupid coach he is always lying to us we will not believe in him again aany more let him go
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January 16th, 2013 at 5:50 pm
Is it all about spending big or buying good players?
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January 16th, 2013 at 6:15 pm
We real are tired of all this crap.take this in mind ..no champions league next year n no silver ware dis season.sign or Nat..who cares?
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January 16th, 2013 at 6:58 pm
U are all deluded, why in the earth do u believe in this joker. He had all time he needed in summer but he hoped Diyabi man come out of his hat and make miracle. Miracles time is over we are living in 21th of century Mr. Wenger, your time is already is runing up. Wenger and team are same a man who hit by the car but still feel warm and do not know what the hell has happend. I wish we buy big player but for years this club suffering from bad managment and even you brought best player he will miss place them or set them on bench to please Theo like what he does know and our defender they talk for them self. Good luck for tonights game i hope we at least win this one.If some fans are not happy for this comment then i hope they are right and i am wrong, but the question is am i wrong????
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January 17th, 2013 at 7:21 am
There was a time, not so long ago, that I would give Wenger the benefit of the doubt and trust to his better judgement…..not any more.
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