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Has Wenger really strengthened the side?

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Arsene WengerArsenal managed to somehow come away from yesterday’s game against Everton with a point after two late goals from Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud.

Considering the performance from the side, it felt like a win to me, but we need to play a hell of a lot better if we are to seriously challenge for the title this season.

We have done well so far in terms of results, but, admittedly, our displays haven’t been up to scratch which is a little worrying. We managed to nick a late win against CrystalPalace last weekend, hold out in Turkey and take a 0-0 aggregate to the Emirates, and yesterday bag a point against Roberto Martinez’s side.

It’s still early doors and with just seven days to go before the transfer window shuts, many will say that we still need two or three new faces to arrive to make this a title winning side, and I agree.

A lot of fans will say that we have move forward in terms of personnel and strengthened the side this summer. But have we really? I don’t think we have to be honest.

When you look at who’ve we signed and who we got rid of, the number players in our squad haven’t increased dramatically.

Just taking into account first-team players who featured for us last season, we got rid of Thomas Vermaelen, Bacary Sagna and Lukasz Fabianski. Now take a look at who’ve we brought in thus far – Mathieu Debuchy, David Ospina, Calum Chambers and Alexis Sanchez.

Can you honestly say we’ve strengthened our side?

Debuchy has simply replaced Sagna and we opted to loan out Carl Jenkinson to West Ham. Ospina has taken Fabianski’s role as Wojciech Szczesny’s understudy, while Chambers, for the time being, is Vermaelen’s successor. The only player you can really say has strengthened our side is Alexis. But reports suggest Lukas Podolski is off, so another body in (Sanchez), another body out.

Don’t get me wrong, Wenger has pulled off some great deals thus far, selling and buying. But you can’t tell me we are in better shape as we were last season? Not yet anyway.

Yes we have technically a very good side and players have stepped up – Ramsey in particular – but the numbers game is once again against us. And a side that win trophies is a side which boast options.

Some of you may be, but I’m not totally convinced yet. Like I said, we do have a talented squad but we need more options and actually add players to the side – not just buy one and ship one out.

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19 comments

  • will says:

    Wenger Wenger Wenger that’s all this guy can say have to learn new name one fay

  • koko says:

    Yes , yesterday bad game for arsenal tired player..

  • nw says:

    U forget about the max number of players the team cam take. Arsenal already max out so all players would be upgrads instead of getting more players.

    Wenger sold Esfield and loan out Jenkinson precisely bc there’s no space left.There are several kids coming up. They are improvements every game they play.

    Sanchez is way better than Poldolaki although no one knows how to play with him yet. Debutchy should be an upgrade although only a small one.

    Chamber seems on par of TV 5 now, and he seems faster. I don’t know about the goal keeper…

    U also forget about Bendtner out Campbell in… I would say similar level for now…

    All of these are younger than the player moving out so they can grow while those moving out would only decline. That is an improvement for the long term.

    If Poldi in fact leaves, it only means someone will come in.

    Defender is a must. The back is too thin.

    If Wenger gets a forward, then it’s a huge improvement to the front.

    On the other hand, we already see Chambers and Per confusing each other. Sanchez is not linking with anyone…

    The more new player comes in, the more trouble on this type.

  • Mariama Swarray Deen says:

    arsenal need to buy number 6 and top class attacker

  • Ogban says:

    Agree with you totally. We can only say we have strengthened if we replace Verm and Pod and hope Diaby is alive. Then Chambers, Sanchez and may Campbell would be the added strength .

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