So the news leaked yesterday that Arsene Wenger is set/has put pen to paper on a 3 year deal.
No surprise there. He earns great money, has unprecedented power and he has unfinished business.
I mentioned that the news would ‘maybe’ make people smile yesterday. Well, it’s been a real mixed reaction. I think if you ran approval ratings for Arsenal and Arsene at the moment, they’d be and an all time low.
News that Mark Schwarzer has put in a transfer request is encouraging. Whilst he’s no Pepe Reina, he certainly is a major improvement on what we currently have. It’s looking likely Almunia is going to be our number 1 on Sunday because there is absolutely no chance Wenger would put a keeper in our team who is so weak, even his home town team target him from corners. It’d be unsettling for the defence and it would make a mockery of Wenger.
I revealed yesterday via our twitter account (@arsenal_legrove) that Robin and Cesc would be involved in the squad. After this weekend, we’ll pretty much have a full squad to pick from. The injury JD picked up wasn’t serious as I mentioned a couple of weeks ago. Diaby is travelling up so a midfield of Frimpong, Nasri and Wilshere is looking slightly less likely. Though I have no idea how fit for duty the Frenchman is.
What I’m worried about is the lack of ambition Arsenal have shown this transfer window. This is my own opinion here, but I have a feeling Wenger went into this buying period fully aware that their maybe a few bargains going towards the end of August. He’s the grand parent that buys Christmas presents in the January sales and that for me that is bad management. That in effect means that there has been no targeted effort to sign what we need. I find that disgusting.
I also find it hard to believe the stories that Giles Grimandi watch every game Schwarzer played last year. Is he our only scout?
Arsenal have rewarded Wenger for making the owners rich. I wonder when the fans stopped being a priority and bottom line figures became the number one? Like Geoff said yesterday, no one is asking for us to be bankrupted and the very fact Wenger has coached an army of fans to believe that spending £15million on a player will cause a Leeds type scenario is shocking. Some people who have posted on Le Grove have even put forward the idea that spending money equates to having no class?
That is a truly staggering example of modern day propaganda.
If Wenger pulls his finger out, signs Schwarzer and Vincent Kompany, we’ll compete this year. If we win against Liverpool and he decides he has enough… we’re in for 3rd or 4th this year. It would be a travesty to see a team with our attacking prowess not be given the platform to compete this year. I think it’s ridiculous it’s taken this long to sign the relevant playing staff but realistically, if we can get past Liverpool, it doesn’t matter if we don’t have a 4th centre back for a few weeks because the teams we’re playing are pretty average attack wise.
Yesterday we spent the morning reminiscing about players of old, Dennis Bergkamp, Robert Pires, Tony Adams… Arsene, help create a new generation of players like that by helping to cement our great young players in legend with a trophy!
Let’s hope that this year our open top bus parade can contain more than just a healthy balance sheet!
Match preview tomorrow… have a great day, enjoy the start of the season!
P.S. If you like reading about other stuff, I’ve written something for the boys over at Tatty Nut Nut. Plus, you must sign up to our fantasy league now… it’s a life or no ipad situation.
Instructions
1. Click: ‘Metro Fantasy Football’
2. Select your team and confirm
3. Register your details
4. Click join a mini league:
5. Enter the following details
League Name: Le Grove Premiership
PIN: 8001936
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/3095345/Chelsea-players-are-at-war-with-owner-Roman-Abramovich.html
Lol!
where is jay?
ricky
bonuses my arse
WTF does the keeper who plays on Sunday will be no 1 mean?
Are you forgetting your supposed to buy Schwarzer Arsene?
Gallas to Spurs
Preview: Drogba will LAUGH HIS ASS OFF all the way scoring past Denilson, Kos and Almunia! Chelsea 7 – Arsenal 0 !!! If Blackpool can get 4 goals WTF we gonna beat them 5-0 next match huh!
“The goalkeepers are great, all ready to play. I just wait for my decision and you will get it soon.” AW
“In the past four or five years we have gone for a young team, but we have to deliver trophies now.” AW
have never felt this low on the eve off a new season,thanks arsene and ivan,cunts.
The goalkeepers are great, all ready to play. I just wait for my decision and you will get it soon.
The guy who plays on Sunday will be No 1. It is never for definite but it will be a consequence of what I have seen in pre-season.
[Szczęsny] has not played one game in the Premier League. I believe he has huge quality but I believe it would be a great gamble to play him.
Man United play with a goalkeeper who is 40 years old and Chelsea with a keeper with seven years in the Premier League. You need experience at the back.
WTF????????When it comes to playing denilson age is not important but ‘quality’ is.
Mancini on Given:
“I hope (a bid for Given) doesn’t arrive. I hope that Shay can stay here with us. We have time, another 20 days, until the end of the market. I respect every decision but I hope that Shay stays here.”
Basically if any club that Given would like to play for bids for him they will sell him!!
Evening all
Mmmmmmmm was watching spuds v northern chavs.
Spuds look like sailors
http://www.partyon-line.co.uk/prodimg2198.jpg
“Tottenham, You look like gay sailors, You look like gay sailors, you look like gay sailors”
taig LOL
Yeah I make that interpretation 100% spot on.
When i read that Wngr has extended his contract, it was the most depressing feeling ever. That means three more years without a trophy. And possibly we miss out on the champions league spot. I don’t care if we beat utd/chls, its just that last two years, we’ve been making fools of ourselves, no1 sees us as competition.
Morning all, new post!
yeah taig, hopefully if fulham don’t get freidel than they’ll manage to snap up given, so free up schwarzer for us
aw: ‘give credit to ngog it was an outstanding shot’
Painfully, I forever remain a Gooner! Lets hope Arsene makes changes for the next few matches. Someone of you wanted and expected us thrashed, I was hopeful for a 1-1 draw, i’m happy with the result, it gives Wenger a sticking point to change some things before the window closes. Spahic and Schwartzer will do till January.