chris from Cambridge says:

Why will it not be easy to replace Cesc and Nasri ?

> Because we don’t pay top dollar wages to top international players. We over pay the also rans (which is why it is so hard to shift them off elsewhere.)

> Because established star players do not need to join a club which – at best – is unstable at present and – at worst – is in a bloody mess !

What Wenger should do is to reinvest the £55m in the best. But he may well settle for less than star players (with lots and lots of potential !!) who are good value.

jason says:

Well we wont miss Nasri but we will deffinately miss Fabregas last season wasnt his best but he still created a lot of assists.

Personally it was going to happen eventually and im glad its over now Wenger has one last chance to prove himself and strenghten the squad with the new funds.

I think two new centre backs and a left back is a must our midfield is still good even without nasri and Cesc.

Grimandilover says:

At last we can change our sideways playing style! Both Cesc and Nasri are way too slow (cesc the worse culprit, he started off so direct as a 17 year old) Wilshire has much more of a cutting edge to his passing like the ‘old Cesc’. Having speedy players and quick passers is something Wenger tactically handles well, Overmars and Anelka at 19 years old, now that was pace, we could play on the break because our defence was solid, i hope we’re going back to that winning tactic…….We’re almost there we just need to get more defensive minded defenders playing long balls into space up the field and watch Ryo, Theo and Oxo have a sprinting contest, play a simple ball across the middle even Theo couldn’t miss!

Win first then play, what happened to sticking the boot in? Nasri and Cesc couldn’t tackle hard to save their lives. We used to have a enviably ‘poor’ disciplinary record, loads of fouls and red and yellow cards showed we couldn’t be messed with! Plus we were tough with Lauren the ex boxer, Keown the psycho, Vieira, Edu, Petit, Cashly all tough or vicious even Dennis liked the odd elbow to the face (He did Lomas good and proper). Also we had Pires ‘winning’ penalties (yes i do think diving is part of the game, accept it and play to it) streetwise players who knew how to win! When was the last time we won a freekick or a penalty by diving? We only scored in the CL final because Eboue (our one good diver) took a tumble for the freekick and Campbell headed home. Theo tried in the FA cup last season, at least he gave it a go but we are just sh*t at it, it’s an art form and requires a deep understanding of the psychological state of mind of the ref, his postion and the game as a whole, something our inexperienced players can’t hope to have at their age.
Wenger must know this, he built a winning team around it?! He must spend the Cesc/Nasri money on experience or winning intelligence rather than just a good touch and we might surprise everyone!!
The fans are depressed, the players are down we need someone with mental strength turning to the fans and giving them hope and passion again. Also being a bunch of p*ssys keeps our fans too quiet, think of the atmosphere at a boxing match it’s natural to get loud or angry if players are causing trouble and flying in. Highbury could get the fans going naturally, the Emirates is 100 years of history behind Highbury. If we had a better home record and took the momentum to away games we would win the league, it’s partly down to the pressure on players at home because the fans demand so much, it should be the opposite….
Come on Wenger mix it up! You know you want to!….
Come on Arsenaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!

santori says:

Replacing them is thouroughly easy.

The question is “will Wenger replace them with the right players”?

We don’t need to spend silly money to replace either player but we need to bring in ameasure of experience to the squad. We have bought enough potential, what we do need is some know how.

For Fabregas – I would think Montolivo is one who could help balance us in the middle. He is a deep plying playmaker but also plays as a DM which will give us options to go 4-4-1-1 against teams parking the bus or maybe allow Jack to roam forward behind the strikers.

At 26, he has plenty of experience and is in his last year on contract with Firentina (NAsri issues). There should be a bargain there (particularly if we can perhaps offer Rosicky as depth for the Italians)

For Nasri – I would prefer to see Bastos come in. He may say hedoes notintend to leave but he can be persuaded and should not cost more than 15m. @28, again, plenty of experience playing on either wing + the added benefit of covering LB if need be.

Of course the question is, will Wenger reinforce with experience (which IMO we need), or go for more potential or simply say we have enough?

The options are there and for a reasonable price if he truly wants to get them.

Francis Leung says:

Cian, I can understand RVP was our best striker in the past few years because we had no choice else..Chamakh? Brendner? Arsenal played the most beautiful football in EPL with many many passings, even inches from the goalkeeper… with so many tactical passing, we should have scored many more goals if we had one more concrete striker like Henry, Wright, Anelka or even Adebayor.. am I right? Hulk & Falcao are expensive and every big clubs are staring at.. but it doesn’t mean Arsenal cannot…. I just don’t want to see someone like Chamakh, Brendner running around like a fool dog!!

I don’t think financially Arsenal have any problem as they are an earning club in the last 10 days apart from the cost in building the new stadium… this is just a matter of the club’s policy… with so many billionaire idiots invested in football clubs nowadays, Arsenal or Mr. Kronke should deep think about if the club should still keep the same philosophy in youth systems or like Manchester and Barcelona to do both.. keep on youth system and go for big signings of quality players!!!

I duly agree we should rebuild our defence with top quality centre backs and could not understand why Wenger still hesitates to buy Samba, Gary Carhill.. GBP12,000. or 20,000. are not expensive nowadays.. do you expect to buy anyone with quality by less than 500???

Mr. Wenger.. Mr. Kroenke go for decisive signings quickly…. time is running out or we shall be struggling around the mid-table…..