Liverpoo kick off with a defeat Ha ha result.
Heard something aboit Wenger today - basically a list of players he has bought, about ten, twelve of them including, Henry, nasri, RvP, Anelka, Petit, Vista et al - cost 42 million. Sold - well over 200 million pounds!!
To me he would be a great slave master of the past, they would come off the boats and wenger would have best spotted the talent.
Though do wish he would spend like the top 3, buy players at 20,30 million plus. Then we would see how good he really is.
Yeah Wenger makes great money developing talented youths. The trouble is Arsenal has become a feeder club. One level down from the likes of Man City and Chelsea. Unless the wage system changes or the rules of the game change (FFP perhaps) most players will always be attracted to higher wages and move on for glory. Sure there are some dedicated players in the Arsenal squad who genuinely love the club but you only need to look at Van Persie to know that money is king in football. I think there's even a correlation between player wages and finishing positions in the premier league.
If i were Wenger, i would flog Walcott elsewhere and buy a world class anchorman that can tackle and play, just someone in the mould of Viera or Essien. With that,Arsenal may have a good chance of winning a silverware
No doubt we're in need of good enforcer, Arsenals defense looked shaky last season. I'm in two minds on Walcott, sometimes he shows brilliance and then sometimes he makes the most frustrating decisions. I think if he fails to improve on his last season (Which wasn't bad at all) he should be sold. He's a good player and has potential to be a great one but he needs to up his consistency and impact on games.