Arsenal-Related News & Developments - 2015/2016 Season

[Waffiman]

what are they smoking in Turin?

[Oba]

what are they smoking in Turin?

Adulterated ganja.

[Gooner1]

Looks like wenger is smoking last years weed........what a prat

Arsene Wenger has revealed that Arsenal's lack of movement in the transfer window is due to his desire to get the squad fully fit before assessing his options.

The Gunners have made just one signing this summer in the form of Petr Cech, with the goalkeeper completing an £11m transfer from Premier League rivals Chelsea. Arsenal have been linked with the likes of Gonzalo Higuain , Arturo Vidal and Morgan Schneiderlin , but with current first-team members Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere and Mikel Arteta all returning from long periods out injured, Wenger wants time to see where his squad is ahead of the new season.

“The best way to strengthen other areas of the team is to get the players who did not play a lot last year and keep them fit,” Wenger told arsenal.com .
Wenger has decided to show caution in the transfer market so far, leaving Arsenal fans puzzled as to why they have not moved for any outfield players. Last season Arsenal appeared thin in midfield when injuries struck Arteta, Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey, and it led to Wenger recalling Francis Coquelin from a loan spell at Charlton in a move that luckily reaped its rewards (some said it was a calculated move already spec'd out) as the Frenchman had a tremendous second half of the season.
With the Mesut Özil and Olivier Giroud also spending large chunks on the sidelines, Wenger wants his key players to get up and running after what was a long season that came off the back of a World Cup campaign and ended with the Gunners retaining their FA Cup trophy.

“We lost Ozil and Giroud for long periods last year and they contributed a lot in the second part of the season,” he added. “Let’s hope all these players will be fit and available.

“After, if we can still add some quality, we will do it.”

[PapaK]

Arsene Wenger has revealed that Arsenal's lack of movement in the transfer window is due to his desire to get the squad fully fit before assessing his options.

The Gunners have made just one signing this summer in the form of Petr Cech, with the goalkeeper completing an £11m transfer from Premier League rivals Chelsea. Arsenal have been linked with the likes of Gonzalo Higuain , Arturo Vidal and Morgan Schneiderlin , but with current first-team members Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere and Mikel Arteta all returning from long periods out injured, Wenger wants time to see where his squad is ahead of the new season.

“The best way to strengthen other areas of the team is to get the players who did not play a lot last year and keep them fit,” Wenger told arsenal.com .
Wenger has decided to show caution in the transfer market so far, leaving Arsenal fans puzzled as to why they have not moved for any outfield players. Last season Arsenal appeared thin in midfield when injuries struck Arteta, Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey, and it led to Wenger recalling Francis Coquelin from a loan spell at Charlton in a move that luckily reaped its rewards (some said it was a calculated move already spec'd out) as the Frenchman had a tremendous second half of the season.
With the Mesut Özil and Olivier Giroud also spending large chunks on the sidelines, Wenger wants his key players to get up and running after what was a long season that came off the back of a World Cup campaign and ended with the Gunners retaining their FA Cup trophy.

“We lost Ozil and Giroud for long periods last year and they contributed a lot in the second part of the season,” he added. “Let’s hope all these players will be fit and available.

“After, if we can still add some quality, we will do it.”

this is just common sense. We have so many players aged 23-26. None of them want to go. Some of them didnt play much last season and have been working their butts off to make a mark this season. It's just common sense to give Arteta, Wilshere, Walcott and even the younger ones like Gnabry, Zelalem, Chuba, etc. some chance to impress before buying players in their positions.

[Waffiman]

I wonder who is really smoking weed here? An internet loud mouth who has never coached anything or a winner who is the most successful coach in his club's history?

We do not need to guess.

Looks like wenger is smoking last years weed........what a prat

Arsene Wenger has revealed that Arsenal's lack of movement in the transfer window is due to his desire to get the squad fully fit before assessing his options.

The Gunners have made just one signing this summer in the form of Petr Cech, with the goalkeeper completing an £11m transfer from Premier League rivals Chelsea. Arsenal have been linked with the likes of Gonzalo Higuain , Arturo Vidal and Morgan Schneiderlin , but with current first-team members Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere and Mikel Arteta all returning from long periods out injured, Wenger wants time to see where his squad is ahead of the new season.

“The best way to strengthen other areas of the team is to get the players who did not play a lot last year and keep them fit,” Wenger told arsenal.com .
Wenger has decided to show caution in the transfer market so far, leaving Arsenal fans puzzled as to why they have not moved for any outfield players. Last season Arsenal appeared thin in midfield when injuries struck Arteta, Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey, and it led to Wenger recalling Francis Coquelin from a loan spell at Charlton in a move that luckily reaped its rewards (some said it was a calculated move already spec'd out) as the Frenchman had a tremendous second half of the season.
With the Mesut Özil and Olivier Giroud also spending large chunks on the sidelines, Wenger wants his key players to get up and running after what was a long season that came off the back of a World Cup campaign and ended with the Gunners retaining their FA Cup trophy.

“We lost Ozil and Giroud for long periods last year and they contributed a lot in the second part of the season,” he added. “Let’s hope all these players will be fit and available.

“After, if we can still add some quality, we will do it.”

[Waffiman]

Arsene Wenger has revealed that Arsenal's lack of movement in the transfer window is due to his desire to get the squad fully fit before assessing his options.

The Gunners have made just one signing this summer in the form of Petr Cech, with the goalkeeper completing an £11m transfer from Premier League rivals Chelsea. Arsenal have been linked with the likes of Gonzalo Higuain , Arturo Vidal and Morgan Schneiderlin , but with current first-team members Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere and Mikel Arteta all returning from long periods out injured, Wenger wants time to see where his squad is ahead of the new season.

“The best way to strengthen other areas of the team is to get the players who did not play a lot last year and keep them fit,” Wenger told arsenal.com .
Wenger has decided to show caution in the transfer market so far, leaving Arsenal fans puzzled as to why they have not moved for any outfield players. Last season Arsenal appeared thin in midfield when injuries struck Arteta, Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey, and it led to Wenger recalling Francis Coquelin from a loan spell at Charlton in a move that luckily reaped its rewards (some said it was a calculated move already spec'd out) as the Frenchman had a tremendous second half of the season.
With the Mesut Özil and Olivier Giroud also spending large chunks on the sidelines, Wenger wants his key players to get up and running after what was a long season that came off the back of a World Cup campaign and ended with the Gunners retaining their FA Cup trophy.

“We lost Ozil and Giroud for long periods last year and they contributed a lot in the second part of the season,” he added. “Let’s hope all these players will be fit and available.

“After, if we can still add some quality, we will do it.”

this is just common sense. We have so many players aged 23-26. None of them want to go. Some of them didnt play much last season and have been working their butts off to make a mark this season. It's just common sense to give Arteta, Wilshere, Walcott and even the younger ones like Gnabry, Zelalem, Chuba, etc. some chance to impress before buying players in their positions.

My broda, common sense nor common. What does common sense have to do with people who know the price of everything, and the value of nothing?

[theYemster]

Looks like wenger is smoking last years weed........what a prat

Arsene Wenger has revealed that Arsenal's lack of movement in the transfer window is due to his desire to get the squad fully fit before assessing his options.

The Gunners have made just one signing this summer in the form of Petr Cech, with the goalkeeper completing an £11m transfer from Premier League rivals Chelsea. Arsenal have been linked with the likes of Gonzalo Higuain , Arturo Vidal and Morgan Schneiderlin , but with current first-team members Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere and Mikel Arteta all returning from long periods out injured, Wenger wants time to see where his squad is ahead of the new season.

“The best way to strengthen other areas of the team is to get the players who did not play a lot last year and keep them fit,” Wenger told arsenal.com .
Wenger has decided to show caution in the transfer market so far, leaving Arsenal fans puzzled as to why they have not moved for any outfield players. Last season Arsenal appeared thin in midfield when injuries struck Arteta, Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey, and it led to Wenger recalling Francis Coquelin from a loan spell at Charlton in a move that luckily reaped its rewards (some said it was a calculated move already spec'd out) as the Frenchman had a tremendous second half of the season.
With the Mesut Özil and Olivier Giroud also spending large chunks on the sidelines, Wenger wants his key players to get up and running after what was a long season that came off the back of a World Cup campaign and ended with the Gunners retaining their FA Cup trophy.

“We lost Ozil and Giroud for long periods last year and they contributed a lot in the second part of the season,” he added. “Let’s hope all these players will be fit and available.

“After, if we can still add some quality, we will do it.”

I can't wait for that senile goat to leave. He is an albatross on that team. Unfortunately many are beholden to his past successes. Slaves of history

[Coach]

Absolutely. And if, on assessing the team fully fit, it's felt the team is complete, that would be all the substantiation needed for a summer of ice lollies and no acquisitions. And of course a squad stays fully fit all year around.

[kajifu]

E be like Wenger no get common sense.So if all the players are fit,so can he guarantee they will stay fit all season?
How can this man hold us back when one or two addition will put us in a better position?
I hope when another fan catch e for train station e go get sense.

[amafolas]

E be like Wenger no get common sense.So if all the players are fit,so can he guarantee they will stay fit all season?
How can this man hold us back when one or two addition will put us in a better position?
I hope when another fan catch e for train station e go get sense.

Like Waffi pointed out, the man's logic is simply unassailable. Afterall, being fit in preseason automatically guarantees they will all stay fit during the entire season. Right Wenger?

I have always maintained short-term fitness/injuries should not factor in making long-term decision such as squad adequacy. The relevant questions should be,

- do we have requsite quality in the first 16 or so players for whatever our goal is that season?
- if injuries happen to any of projected starting 16 players, can we cope?
- How about if we lose 2 players in an area of the field, will we still be able to play at near the same level?
- If we assume guys who have gotten injured every season at Arsenal (Gibbs, Wilshere, even Walcott etc) will again spend some 2 to 3 months, can we do without them for that long? What if their main replacement is also out for like a week or 2 with a minor injury/suspension, do we have adequate (if not perfect) cover?

If the answer is no, then we need to strengthen the squad. Current fitness of players should have no bearing whatsoever on decisons about having a good enough squad. That's why I have never understood the need to buy a replacement for a player that gets injured in August. (except if its a season-ending injury) If you have to, you didn't do good job building a complete squad in summer.

[bepanda]

I think the size of the current squad is pretty reasonable. Why would you want to add players, when most positions already have 3, 4 quality players? The GK position is definitely one, where he needs to either loan out Ospina or Czesny or sell one of them. Why do we need 3 keepers of this level? Players need to play competitive matches to remain sharp.

[bepanda]

How many players do you need in the squad? 100?
If Wenger wants to buy, then he needs to sell first. He just signed Arteta to another contract. Which means, he will see playing time ... at the expense of someone else. Flamini is still on the Squad. Why do we need another DM?

E be like Wenger no get common sense.So if all the players are fit,so can he guarantee they will stay fit all season?
How can this man hold us back when one or two addition will put us in a better position?
I hope when another fan catch e for train station e go get sense.

[Waffiman]

Looks like wenger is smoking last years weed........what a prat

Arsene Wenger has revealed that Arsenal's lack of movement in the transfer window is due to his desire to get the squad fully fit before assessing his options.

The Gunners have made just one signing this summer in the form of Petr Cech, with the goalkeeper completing an £11m transfer from Premier League rivals Chelsea. Arsenal have been linked with the likes of Gonzalo Higuain , Arturo Vidal and Morgan Schneiderlin , but with current first-team members Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere and Mikel Arteta all returning from long periods out injured, Wenger wants time to see where his squad is ahead of the new season.

“The best way to strengthen other areas of the team is to get the players who did not play a lot last year and keep them fit,” Wenger told arsenal.com .
Wenger has decided to show caution in the transfer market so far, leaving Arsenal fans puzzled as to why they have not moved for any outfield players. Last season Arsenal appeared thin in midfield when injuries struck Arteta, Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey, and it led to Wenger recalling Francis Coquelin from a loan spell at Charlton in a move that luckily reaped its rewards (some said it was a calculated move already spec'd out) as the Frenchman had a tremendous second half of the season.
With the Mesut Özil and Olivier Giroud also spending large chunks on the sidelines, Wenger wants his key players to get up and running after what was a long season that came off the back of a World Cup campaign and ended with the Gunners retaining their FA Cup trophy.

“We lost Ozil and Giroud for long periods last year and they contributed a lot in the second part of the season,” he added. “Let’s hope all these players will be fit and available.

“After, if we can still add some quality, we will do it.”

I can't wait for that senile goat to leave. He is an albatross on that team. Unfortunately many are beholden to his past successes. Slaves of history

Yeah! Like the Cups in the past 2 seasons.

[kajifu]

How many players do you need in the squad? 100?
If Wenger wants to buy, then he needs to sell first. He just signed Arteta to another contract. Which means, he will see playing time ... at the expense of someone else. Flamini is still on the Squad. Why do we need another DM?

E be like Wenger no get common sense.So if all the players are fit,so can he guarantee they will stay fit all season?
How can this man hold us back when one or two addition will put us in a better position?
I hope when another fan catch e for train station e go get sense.

Haba Arteta is injured waiting player and he should not be look as an addition in DM.Why is Wenger still keeping the Flamini in the team?We need another top striker to take that POldi 9 shirt.

[blaccat]

Some Arsenal fans will never see sense and will continue to pursue this anti Arsene agenda

The truth is even if we have 3 CDMs they could all pick up injuries at exactly the same time, oh wait that happened last season. So one or two additions doesn't solve our injury problems.

We were fortunate Coq didn't sustain any long term injuries at the start of the year.

Our problem is down to duration of injuries, we need our players at optimum fitness ready for the battle ahead hoarding players isn't the solution. I am happy with Arteta and Flamini playing a supporting role to Coq every now and then to give the kid some rest and keep him refreshed.

Getting another striker is a luxury imo, not a necessity but fortunately we can afford to splash on a true world class striker if one becomes available. Which would be an upgrade to a very good striker Giroud.

If a player Arsene wants is available right now, he would have signed him already. Why buy any random joe now when the player you desire could become in a few weeks?

Ramsey, Wilshere, Santi will be guaranteed starter for most top teams at their preferred positions, how do we keep these guys happy because if we don't we will become a feeder club again. Good thing is Santi is 30 so he might be easier to convince to accept less playing time.

How do we cope with Hector, Debuchy, Chambers and Jenko all needing playing time, players do not improve on the bench.

Keeping these players happy and upbeat will be one of the most important aspects to winning the league

[Waffiman]

Here is what Wenger said in true context.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archiv ... big-impact

In the article, the Reporter gives his opinion using a tiny segment of a long interview Wenger gave to Arsenal fans on Twitter. The Reporter plays on the emotions of those supporters who think all football problems are solved by spending money.

Reporter talks about us making one signing but he also gives the impression of our rivals signing far more players, this of course is wrong. Some Arsenal fans maybe puzzled, that's their problem.

In the context of the interview, Wenger is right to take into consideration the ridiculous levels of injuries we had last season and how it impacted on the objectives before deciding on what is needed. Given how well we performed when the players returned, do we really to go on a spending spree? No. we don't. We already have top quality, we go buy more? Does buying more mean they will not get injured? If we suffer with injuries like we did last season, then its pure bad luck and buying will not solve a thing.

Before you go spending, you look at what you have first and if you have what you need, you do not spend for spending sake.

Note this quote: “After, if we can still add some quality, we will do it.”.

[Waffiman]

Some Arsenal fans will never see sense and will continue to pursue this anti Arsene agenda

The truth is even if we have 3 CDMs they could all pick up injuries at exactly the same time, oh wait that happened last season. So one or two additions doesn't solve our injury problems.

We were fortunate Coq didn't sustain any long term injuries at the start of the year.

Our problem is down to duration of injuries, we need our players at optimum fitness ready for the battle ahead hoarding players isn't the solution. I am happy with Arteta and Flamini playing a supporting role to Coq every now and then to give the kid some rest and keep him refreshed.

Getting another striker is a luxury imo, not a necessity but fortunately we can afford to splash on a true world class striker if one becomes available. Which would be an upgrade to a very good striker Giroud.

If a player Arsene wants is available right now, he would have signed him already. Why buy any random joe now when the player you desire could become in a few weeks?

Ramsey, Wilshere, Santi will be guaranteed starter for most top teams at their preferred positions, how do we keep these guys happy because if we don't we will become a feeder club again. Good thing is Santi is 30 so he might be easier to convince to accept less playing time.

How do we cope with Hector, Debuchy, Chambers and Jenko all needing playing time, players do not improve on the bench.

Keeping these players happy and upbeat will be one of the most important aspects to winning the league

[bepanda]

You seem to forget that prior to his injury last season, Arteta was one of our most durable player since he joined. We need to understand that Coquelin is still young and we need to give him room to grow. If you buy a superstar at that position, then you will stifle Coquelin's growth. Coquelin will probably play 60% of the games, and Arteta/Flamini will split the remaining 40%. Which is about right. It keeps all players sharp and guys happy.
The right back position has 4 players. Each one of them has been a starter in the league. Bellerin has shown extreme quality. How will coach manage that?
Arsenal has more depth than most teams at the top. Our players didn't cost as much as Man City or Man United, but they are all very competent, capable and most of them are internationals.
The key this season will be the management of minutes. Arsene needs to understand that he has plenty of alternatives and should not hesitate to use his bench and use his subs and rest guys who show signs of tiredness. He needs to trust all his guys, but be very demanding in terms of results.

How many players do you need in the squad? 100?
If Wenger wants to buy, then he needs to sell first. He just signed Arteta to another contract. Which means, he will see playing time ... at the expense of someone else. Flamini is still on the Squad. Why do we need another DM?

E be like Wenger no get common sense.So if all the players are fit,so can he guarantee they will stay fit all season?
How can this man hold us back when one or two addition will put us in a better position?
I hope when another fan catch e for train station e go get sense.

Haba Arteta is injured waiting player and he should not be look as an addition in DM.Why is Wenger still keeping the Flamini in the team?We need another top striker to take that POldi 9 shirt.

[Gooner1]

Here is what Wenger said in true context.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archiv ... big-impact

In the article, the Reporter gives his opinion using a tiny segment of a long interview Wenger gave to Arsenal fans on Twitter. The Reporter plays on the emotions of those supporters who think all football problems are solved by spending money.

Reporter talks about us making one signing but he also gives the impression of our rivals signing far more players, this of course is wrong. Some Arsenal fans maybe puzzled, that's their problem.

In the context of the interview, Wenger is right to take into consideration the ridiculous levels of injuries we had last season and how it impacted on the objectives before deciding on what is needed. Given how well we performed when the players returned, do we really to go on a spending spree? No. we don't. We already have top quality, we go buy more? Does buying more mean they will not get injured? If we suffer with injuries like we did last season, then its pure bad luck and buying will not solve a thing.

Before you go spending, you look at what you have first and if you have what you need, you do not spend for spending sake.

Note this quote: “After, if we can still add some quality, we will do it.”.

i got this story from arsenal.com...........the same place you have got your 'genuine article'...... what makes it different to what you posted? is it that we copy and paste differently?

[PapaK]

i've repeated the same thing you wrote on more than 10 pages in this thread. Those who want to understand will understand. The buy buy brigade just wont accept that the squad is good. As I said before, even if we had Messi in our squad, some will still not be satisfied until we buy Ronaldo for our bench in case Messi is injured. Barca won the treble last season, but who did they have in their attack when Suarez was suspended? Yes, Munir. Arsenal fans would never have accepted that. I really need someone to explain to me how we will give all of these players the kind of minutes they deserve:
Arteta, Coq, Wilshere, Ramsey, Bielik, Zelalem, Rosicky, Carzola, Ozil, Ox, Gnabry, Welbeck, Giroud, Sanchez, Walcott, Chuba all vying for only 6 positions. Wenger has big problems on his hands trying to keep all these guys happy with the likes of Dan Crowley, Iwobi all still hoping to have their own Bellerin moments.

You seem to forget that prior to his injury last season, Arteta was one of our most durable player since he joined. We need to understand that Coquelin is still young and we need to give him room to grow. If you buy a superstar at that position, then you will stifle Coquelin's growth. Coquelin will probably play 60% of the games, and Arteta/Flamini will split the remaining 40%. Which is about right. It keeps all players sharp and guys happy.
The right back position has 4 players. Each one of them has been a starter in the league. Bellerin has shown extreme quality. How will coach manage that?
Arsenal has more depth than most teams at the top. Our players didn't cost as much as Man City or Man United, but they are all very competent, capable and most of them are internationals.
The key this season will be the management of minutes. Arsene needs to understand that he has plenty of alternatives and should not hesitate to use his bench and use his subs and rest guys who show signs of tiredness. He needs to trust all his guys, but be very demanding in terms of results.

How many players do you need in the squad? 100?
If Wenger wants to buy, then he needs to sell first. He just signed Arteta to another contract. Which means, he will see playing time ... at the expense of someone else. Flamini is still on the Squad. Why do we need another DM?

E be like Wenger no get common sense.So if all the players are fit,so can he guarantee they will stay fit all season?
How can this man hold us back when one or two addition will put us in a better position?
I hope when another fan catch e for train station e go get sense.

Haba Arteta is injured waiting player and he should not be look as an addition in DM.Why is Wenger still keeping the Flamini in the team?We need another top striker to take that POldi 9 shirt.

[Waffiman]

To the buy, buy brigade have you heard the money Sterling is supposed to ave been offered by City? The figures being touted for Sterling's package is mind boggling for a player who has not proved a thing. City has offered to double all bonuses he was due at Liverpool if he signed a new contract. Also Liverpool is suppose to be offering him 100G wkly, but we hear Sterling has been offered a basic payoff £220k per week back dated.

For me, this is just a pain because Arsenal have all these young English/British players - Wilshere, Ox, Ramsey, Gibbs, etc etc. City had already approached Wilshere and we hear his people are using this offer as leverage for a new deal for Wilshere. More disturbing for Arsenal is the fact that Oxlade's Dad has changed Agency and there is talk that his next Agent could be Sterling's Agent. I am not saying this is a good or bad thing, but we know Arsenal worked very well with Ox's previous Agent. You just never know how the relationship will develop with a new Agent because Agents are human and they have allegiances as well as the desire to make money for their clients and themselves.

This effectively means, Arsenal must increase its wage structure, there are claims they have with Theo's supposed deal. But it all means the Transfer and Wages budget at the club is bound to increase or else we lose these players. What makes our position bad is, we are no City, Chelski and Manure. If a player demands we match their offer, we cannot and will lose the player. So we must first look to keep what we have with our money, the Sterling offer means we will need every penny we've got.

[ohenhen1]

The current Arsenal squad can't win the EPL title. Maybe 1 more signing, a defensive midfielder. No depth behind Coquelin.

[bouncino]

The current Arsenal squad can't win the EPL title. Maybe 1 more signing, a defensive midfielder. No depth behind Coquelin.

Prophet Ohenhen. What happens if that DM injures in his first game and is out for the season. Debuchy comes to mind.
I agree the team needs another DM and maybe release Flamini but that alone still won't win them the title.
I believe a ruthless striker is more important. Only two teams conceded less than Arsenal last season (Chelsea and Southampton). The problem was more about not converting chances and finishing off small teams as well as mental weakness. They usually fall apart when under intense pressure. But this aspect improved towards the end of the season.
Sanchez not Giroud was the highest scorer last season and that speaks volume.