Re: Transfer policy still a shambles!
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 3:34 pm
At the end of the day if Suarez had suffered a season long injury we would be in the same position as were are now - difference is we now have several additions to what was a threadbare squad for the number of competitions we are in. Lallana and Lovren (to some extent) are tried and tested in the premiership, so the risks are really Can and Markovic - but both are young enough for us to recoup the money if thats what it comes down to.
Main goal this year has to be retaining top 4. then we would have given the new signings time to bed in, would still have some money in the kitty from this transfer window and will add more with CL secured for another year - maybe 50-60 million to spend on one or two players having filled in the holes of the squad this summer. Foreign marquee players will be a bit happier to see us sustain the CL position and so would be more attracted to the club rather than risk last year being a potential one-off (Everton and Spudz have been there recently)
Lets face it, anyone choosing Arsenal recently, knows that they are unlikely to win much, the squad is too light in areas other than attack, but the stability AW has brought and the attraction of London helps
Main goal this year has to be retaining top 4. then we would have given the new signings time to bed in, would still have some money in the kitty from this transfer window and will add more with CL secured for another year - maybe 50-60 million to spend on one or two players having filled in the holes of the squad this summer. Foreign marquee players will be a bit happier to see us sustain the CL position and so would be more attracted to the club rather than risk last year being a potential one-off (Everton and Spudz have been there recently)
Lets face it, anyone choosing Arsenal recently, knows that they are unlikely to win much, the squad is too light in areas other than attack, but the stability AW has brought and the attraction of London helps