Here are five things that I feel Arsenal must do in order to be in with a title shout next season:
1. Get rid of the deadwood at the club
Arsene Wenger needs to get rid of the players who just don’t cut it at the club anymore. The players who just aren’t up to standard, players like, Nicklas Bendtner, Denilson, Sebastien Squillaci and Manuel Almunia. I personally don’t want players at the club who moan constantly, I want players who are in it for the long haul and have passion for the club. They’ve (Bendtner and Denilson) expressed their ‘desire’ to leave the club, so evidently Wenger should get rid of them. Gael Clichy has said publicly that he wants to leave, so let him leave; we could do without these whiners at the club. Personally, I feel Squillaci isn’t good enough, and needs to depart as well – I really have no idea why Wenger signed him in the first place. If we can get rid of the deadwood, and acquire replacements that want to be here and are of course quality players, then it will get us on our way towards some silverware.
2. Sign quality, experienced players along with the odd bit of young talent.
We are going to need to replace the players that have left, or will be leaving this summer. This means we need another striker, possibly two midfielders, a left-back, centre back and an experienced keeper. I think we need to look at the defence first. The only left-backs I can think of that we could possibly sign would be Leighton Baines or Marcelo. The latter is a long shot of course, but I feel Baines would be an excellent signing for us. Centre-back wise, we have been linked with Gary Cahill and Christopher Samba, both of which would be excellent additions to the squad in my opinion. I feel if we opened the cheque book and obtain Baines and Cahill, our defence would certainly be much stronger next season. Sagna, Cahill, Vermaelen and Baines would be a quality back line, with Djourou and Koscielny ready to step in at any time with the inevitable injuries that we will suffer. Kieran Gibbs is a decent enough cover for the left-back slot, but with a couple more seasons under his belt, I think he will be a world-class player for club and country.
Midfield – I would love to see Scott Parker at Arsenal; I feel he is a quality player who puts in 110% every single game – something most of our players don’t do. Most of all, he is a tough-tackling, tenacious midfielder who can also break up play.
Going forward, I believe Eden Hazard would make an excellent acquisition this summer. The Belgian is extremely talented and would fit right in at Arsenal. However, I don’t think Lille will let him leave the club. Upfront, it looks as if we are going to sign Ivory Coast international Gervinho for around £12 million. I personally would try and prise Karim Benzema away from Real Madrid, especially if Brazilian sensation Neymar is on his way to the Spanish capital. If this is the case, then the French striker would seriously have to consider his future. I’ve also heard that Peter Odemwingie has been linked to the club, but I don’t he is good enough for Arsenal.
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I really hope we do not sign scott parker a really bad fit for the team and would just slow us down. If we think we need an english player in the same style push through Lansbury.
Clichy has not come out completely could be more lies but will see.
Agree with the back line but would like one of Samba/Cahill as I think Bartley is ready to get some 1st team experience.
Should have played Bendtner up front in games we needed him like stoke and sunderland either alongside or instead of VP. Obviously not as good as VP but these are the teams he would have been effective against.
THE ARSENAL PROBLEMS:
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I don’t think according to Wenger that Arsenal team gets it 95% and lacks 5%.
Arsenal has always been likened to playing like Barcelona and while this may look real to a layman but in the technical aspect they are not.Arsenal has a lot of inconsistent players to start with.The defense is horrible.Clichy bombs forward but lacks the finishing and is always caught out of position most times stretching the defence.Same with Bacary whose crosses are poor as well.Then comes the issue of eternal triangles.In the midfield you find Busquet(Song)…the difference here is that Busquet is quick on the ball,releases the ball once won immediately to regain his stamina and help out in case they lose the ball but Song likes to shield the ball,kills attack and very slow on his approach to the over all game.Iniesta(Wilshere)..While the former has better experience we find out that Wilshere is most times too adventurous with the ball,has to improve on his tackles and has to improve on his killer pass as well as taking shots outside the box when required. Xavi(Fabregas)The edge Xavi has over him is clear..composure,shots and technique.Xavi is the master passer and knows when to hold and release the ball something Fabregas lacks at times and also he does not try flicks that may or may not work.When you watch Barcelona play,you see that they go directly or indirectly in three’s,this helps them to win the ball back when lost and also to make short and needed passes when required.There is not much diagonal passes that we play.Barcelona hunts a team down once they lose the ball unlike Arsenal that uses the space marking technique.When you hunt a team down the player with the ball makes mistakes cos he has to calculate and no time for that.Then the forwards..Messi(Walcott)..Walcott hardly knows what is 1 or2 touch,once you give him ball even if he is choked rather than return the ball,he tends to always run with the ball,his crosses are mostly ineffective and he is very inconsistent unlike Messi who brings his fellow players into play and frees himself for the eventual pass needed to cause the damage.Walcott simply has nO technique.David Villa(Van Persie)Both are good forwards but it is far much better for a left footer to play from the flanks than in d middle because this alleviates the burden on him and avoids injuries as well.Pedro(Nasri)The problem with Nasri is that he tends to dribble all the time,hangs on to the ball too long letting opposing midfielders/defenders who have been caught out of position to return.
THE WAY FORWARD:
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The team has to dump the space marking technique and go for a quick close down.Marking is not for Song entirely but the whole team.Mark in three’s like Barcelona.The defence has to watch their positioning.Buying tall players may help but not the total solution to our conceding goals from set-pieces,if you win the ball quickly as you lose it,where will the set pieces come from?Again how tall are Barcelona players that are conquering the world?Then arsenal has to stop the funny habit of not taking shots outside the box.Goals are not only scored outside the box but deflections also could happen.We have to take more shots outside the box.The final third passes has to be shortened as the delay in this lets the opposing players return to positions,we have to be quicker in the final third,not passing diagonal all the time.Then the bench has to be improved.Often the case we panick when one or two regulars are not playing and this should not be the case.We need quality bench.Arsene Wenger also has to tell the players the truth when they underperform rather than make excuses for them all the time.This will make the players sit up.There should be quality competition in the team.Szcesney has to work on his ball distribution and speak with his defenders more often.
PLAYERS WHO CAN HELP AND NEEDED:
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Arsenal needs a central defender who is adapted to the premier league.A mobile defensive midfielder..a quick comparison can be seen in Flamini vs Song.A world class striker because Bendtner,Chamakh are not credible substitutes and do not give competition to RVP.The two flank defenders have to work on their crosses as well.Let us hope to a successful season ahead.
I dont think a DM is required i just believe our midfielders need to be tougher in the tackle. Lansbury, Wilshire, Ramsey, Song, Frimpong and Coquelin all fit, that duty. Whereas Nasri, Fabregas, Diaby, Denilson and Rosicky are more lightweights in the tackling department. If we do buy 2 centre halves as everyone seems to think, we could also use Bartley, Djourou, Koscielney, Vermaelen and even Squillaci in other areas. Most of them could play the DM role when required against the likes of Stoke & Blackburn, etc. Some of them could also fill the full back roles, if more height was needed or less flank play.
Up front i cannot see us signing another central striker as i believe Wenger will stick with 433. Bendtner mainly played as a winger last season, for that reason Wenger will replace him with a player more suited to the flanks. I see Willan coming in to do the same on the left with Vela also departing. Chamakh will be a 2nd choice lone striker and if either are unavaible i think Wenger will rely on Walcott, Gervinho, JET, Afobe, Arshavin, Willan to provide enough firepower in their abscense. If however, RVP is injured and Chamakh and Gervinho are at the ACN, you could well see Wenger do something in that department in the January Window.
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