With Santi Cazorla finally signed, we take a look at how the Arsenal line-up could look like this season.
Cazorla has signed a long-term contract with The Gunners, which, in my book is a fantastic bit of business done by the club and certainly pushes the ‘lack of ambition’ remarks that have been floating around out of the window.
So, so far Arsenal have signed Lukas Podolski, Olivier Giroud and newly Santi Cazorla, all of whom are international players, splashing out around £35 million in total – if this doesn’t prove to Van Persie that we know what we’re doing then nothing will.
So for the purpose of the line-up below, I am going to assume that Robin has left the club. With that being said, here is how I see Arsene Wenger setting out his side this season:
Szczesny
Koscielny Mertesacker Vermaelen Santos
Arteta Song
Podolski Cazorla Gervinho
Giroud
With Bacary Sagna out until the end of September, I have a feeling Laurent Koscielny will end up moving to right-back, especially as Per Mertesacker will be back fit – how this is going to change when Sagna comes back remains to be seen, but I would imagine the French defender won’t be left out of the line-up.
I think Andre Santos is my preferred choice at left-back, despite young Kieran Gibbs’ performances. I think the Brazilian has shown in pre-season so far that he is capable of running with the ball at defenders and I think it would give us a chance to perhaps loan out Gibbo.
Jack Wilshere is out until probably close to Christmas. He sadly will not feature much again this season, thus adding to the fans worry that it could potentially be an injury that ultimately ends his career which is obviously the worse case scenario imaginable.
Gervinho has done fantastically well in pre-season and I think, assuming that Van Persie leaves, the Ivorian will play a big part for us this season. However, this position could also be filled by Theo Walcott as we also don’t know if he is going to stay with us, although it certainly looks that way.
One thing is certain though, with only 10 days until the start of the Premier League, there is still a lot of questions to be answered and a lot of decisions to be made.
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aaah.why is gervinho a natural right footed player on the left flank while podolski [letf footed]on the right?
What about Pires? You are a clown, do you know how many right footed players play on the left side? Don’t you remember a player called Henry who moved out to the left during the game always? I think there should be an IQ test before you can leave a comment, separate the wheat from the chaff. You my friend are chaff.
Coquelin, vemelean, kos ,santos wil be the back four in midfield expect to see diaby,arteta and song in attack carzola on the right ,rvp thru the middle,poldi or gervi on the left
I’d prefer sagna/carl,verminator,kos/mer, santos or gibb wil be the back four, in middle expect to see rosicky/wilshare/diaby,song, arteta, in attack on the right carzola/theo, giroud in the middle, poldi or gervi or ox on the left
Everyone including Wenger seems to think that his new players will finally help the gunners to be competitive.The thing is it aint as easy as as it looks.I know class is permanent and form temporary.
Assuming ARsenal have to slot in the threee new players,it will take them some to jel as a cohesive unit.Then there is the defence.Maybe finally under Bould the defence will have improved ,hopefully significantly.
If RVp finally moves the other team members may finally be liberated from his awesome shadow and start scoring. Iif Arsenal fail to win anything in 2013,surely Wenger shd go after belatedly investing.
please enough of all this guess work.out of the eleven players six is certain to start :scehzny,kosheny,vamalin,song,arteta,cazorla. Wenger will decide the remaining five.
LOL at you the writer loan out gibbs PLAY KOXXER on the right no way is a beast with vision in the middli in my opinion
The fact that so many useless losers replied to this blog and how any one would care about what a fool would think of arsenals line up !!
Everyone thinks Arsenal will challenge for the epl.Wenger has wasted at least four seasons. If he can’t fir the gnners,then he shouldn’t be given any more time.
Btw ,the board shd make RVP see out his contract from football point of view. If they show they are hard up for cash,the perception will the gunners will be a feeder club,if they can’t challenge for the title.
why would anyone in their right mind would break that awesome partnership between kos n verm at CB and shift kos to RB?
Absurd. The team you put there that is.