yobra-Kenya says:

Per is a great addition to the already depleted arsenal squad. This will give room for Kozy to play on the right full back in case Sagna is tired and or injured. Jackinson should be left for less serious game for his development…….

cin says:

Yes if we sign two defenders, one in left and one in center, that’s enough for defense. But still we need a creative midfield.

If we sign one quality creative midfield then we will be bit strong to compete for 4th position. Not more than that.

gordean says:

I totaly agree with you,why can’t we buy two c/b we need strengh in depth at the back,as for a big name signing i can’t see it happening can you ive been looking for that all summer its been driving me mad but a/w has never made that big step for what ever reason we’ ll probably end up with some one we’ve never heard of.So heres looking forward to a day of checking the internet ever half hour hopping im wrong (pls pls let me be wrong)

steve says:

Mertesacker is just what we need I think, as all clubs know to play high balls in from set pieces at 6 ft 6 Mertesacker can save us a few goals and points a season, maybe he can teach a few of our players how to jump at set pieces rather than stick ya head in the mix and hope for the best!

looking a lot better now defence if injury free seems solid wilshire and ramsey centre with gevinho and walcott on wings with van persie up front. Just need a big decent holding player to fit the jigsaw together. I really hope m’vila comes in although I think the price puts arsene off. The hazard deal is just a non starter unfortunately

Mark says:

I agree, our area of greatest need right now is attacking mid. Arteta would be great, seen a lot in the US about Arsenal going for Dempsey and Sky Sports News is reporting we are talking with Chelsea about a loan for Benayoun.

Gunnerrob says:

Benayoun on loan as well, this is the busiest transfer window ever at Arsenal

cweeve says:

all fit we should be ok didnt see any med staff in the window!!!!

jason says:

Andre Santos mertesacker Vermaelen Sagna

Thats a much better back 4 thats for sure.

Song Wilshere Mikel Arteta

Gervinho Walcott.

Not the same as Nasri and Fabregas in midfield but better than i expected.

ory says:

arteta is the cherry on top; he’ll help wilshere develop.
sagna–mertersack–vermaelen–gibbs
walcott–ramsey–arteta–wilshere
————van persie—gervinho—

note: wilshere won’t be providing the width but gervinho will as the former will tuck inside between the midfield duet and van persie who will be an out and out striker. ramsey will play more defensive. this system is interchangeable on top except for ramsey who has to learn to be discipline with the defence. that’s all

True Fan says:

Some of you people are pathetic. ‘Wenger is an incompetent manager’. Really? Do you really believe that? Who would you have instead? Ferguson? Mourinho? Guardiola? Alan Curbishly?

You need to get a grip and see what Wenger has done for the club. Not just the titles, but the way he’s set things up so the Arsenal will be strong for the future. We don’t have a suger daddy to buy us Kaka for £100 million. Until recently we didn’t have a large enough revenue generating stadium. Wenger saw this. He knew what had to be done and did it: an investment, to maintain strength for years to come. What changed things was the arrival of the suger daddies at Chelsea and Man City. Unlimited spending has changed everything, and not for the better. Those clubs will be strong as long as their sugar daddies are interested. After that, who knows? But Wenger brough Arsenal success, stablity and long-term financial security.

The problem is not the lack of money: there’s plenty,it’s just a question of how it’s spent It’s the wage structure. That’s why he buys so many kids: because younger players demand less money, and thanks to Abramovich and the Sheikhs, other clubs have inflated wage structures. This means that greedy players either don’t arrive, or clear off at the sight of a few quid extra. Now you might say ‘ditch the wage structure’. But what would you prefer: a ‘marquee signing’ that breaks the club and sends us the way of Leeds? Wenger is running a business. Not the phony economics of sugar daddy handouts.

‘Incompetent manager’, indeed. Give me strength. Wenger is lots of things – but ‘incompetent’? Who else has won what he’s won and built a new stadium, while not getting into massive debt? There is no one else.

Mark says:

I feel a lot more optimistic about this season now after the transfer window has closed and Wenger went after some experience. Bringing in the 5 players he did over the last few days will really provide depth and give us what the team desperately needs – experience. Four of the players have a great deal of international experience, four have played in the Champions League, two are proven players in the EPL over a number of years and most importantly all want to come play for Arsenal and have some to prove. There is still work to do in the winter market hopefully and definitely next summer, but we now have much, much better depth and players that can step right in. The moves will also allow Wenger to rotate and continue to work the young players into matches in the different competitions, but not have to throw them out there all at once. It’s funny the one position I am the most worried about now is right back with Sagna as I don’t think Jenkinson is a capable replacement right now.