Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told the BBC that he may bring in more firepower on the back of two goalless draws in the Premier League.
Arsenal are the only team in the league yet to find the back of the net so far this season, after 0-0 draws first against Sunderland and then Stoke. In this humble writer’s opinion, we put this down to the sale of last season’s Golden Boot winner Robin van Persie to Manchester United this summer, who ironically scored on his debut for the Red Devils against Fulham at the weekend.
New signings Oliver Giroud and Lucas Podolski have thus far failed to fill the boots left by the Dutchman at the Emirates, and Wenger has at last conceded that his side lack sharpness up front – of their sixteen shots at Begovic’s goal at the weekend, only six were on target.
Wenger said:
“We always felt we were dangerous, but we couldn’t finish it off. We have work to do in the final third. We are active and there could still be action in the transfer market.”
Wenger has been notoriously stubborn in the transfer market in past season’s, which could be to blame for Arsenal’s 7 year trophy drought on his failure to being in world class players to replace the likes of Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas and Samri Nasri who all left the club to claim domestic glory elsewhere.
Fans will be glad then that having sold van Persie – the latest global megastar to leave the club – Wenger has at last realised the need to replace quality with quality.
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17 Comments
I don`t think Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas, Samri Nasri and Van Persie were World Class players when they first came to Arsenal. Arsenal made them become World class. R.V.P spent 8 years in Arsenal and managed to show talent only last year. We proud of our Club. Because we make world class players out of scratch. We`re make players for Man City, Man U, Barcelona etc… A Gunner i will die
Fully agree with that, Henry came from juventus, as a winger we turned him into a world class striker, he left to barca, and was an addition to them team not an asset, when he was at arsenal he was awesome, but that was the last we heard of him, van persie only showed what he could do 1 year in 8, so he was never world class to start with. nasri grew at arsenal, its because of us, he is what he is, and still not even a world class player but he is better, due to wenger grooming him. cesc, was a pip squeek, coming at arsenal and we groomed him into a great player, note he was great at arsenal, look at him at barca, he isnt even a first choice there.
ironically scored on his debut? i think you mean his full debut (spent 25mins doing nothing when utd lost against everton). this is the kind of lazy Journalism and missinfromation us arsenal fans have become used to. Intentionally misleading quotes edited together to try and make a crisis out of nothing. we have signed two NEW proven international strikers and an excellent new mid fielder in carzorla. two clean sheets and promising performances a crisis does not make.
utd, liverpool, spurs have lost games already. liverpool – and city are arleady leaking goals? have a bit of perspective.
well said rasco, well said. they just love to hate us. Gunner for life
Well said rasco,my thoughts exactly.
A Wenger never mentioned he was looking for a striker in that interview, Dempsey’s creative wrighting learned put to use, when AW said there’s work to do in the final third, he was talking about the training pitch, and when AW had said that we are active and there could still still be action in the transfer market, the man was answering hypothetically to the question, are you in the market for anybody? ,i must say that i dont like the way wanabe journalist’s and well known writer’s get away with lying (creative wrighting) ,way back when men were men and there word was lived and died bye, your like would either have been tarred then featherd or have died in a duel.
If you don’t like what I am reporting in the article (which you won’t, because you’re an Arsenal fan) then that’s dandy. But saying I would have “died in a duel” is a bit OTT. :D
As I read this your lack of football knowledge astounds me how you can say the players failed two matches in wot a tool you must be
Plz dude.. you saw two teams with very good defending and two games that were very close.. let them play a few more and you will know how arsenal play :P
Did you seriously say that arsenal are ‘the only team not to find the back of the net in the prem”?? I would suggest you check your facts son
I did do my research – did you, “son”?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/aug/26/arsene-wenger-arsenal-misfire
What exactly are you reporting ? I can’t make out a story in this
Very creative writing sadly marred by very poor proofreading.
Careless and louzy article, how old are you boy; I mean in football knowledge? Okay, facts matter in any writing. Begin with Sunderland and you will have a long list of teams yet to find the back of the net… Arsenal has 2 points, 2 clean sheets and are 12th on the table. You have started your writing career on the wrong note – negativity! Reform or be DOOMED!
I think there has been misguided feelings of recent about Aresnal, but ultimately the Team is solid, has not conceded,any how the challenge is how to improve on the overall team coordination especially the three new acquisitions who have been playing in different leagues.the club is bigger than individual players,we just need defensive midfield player to accomplish the task
Arsenal haven’t conceded yet, that much is true, but there is a certain expression in the industry that goes “goals win games” – which Arsenal have yet to achieve. Yeah, you’re 12th, kudos on the mid-table mediocrity. I am sure they will score (eventually) but finish in the top four they will not.
Do you recall last season when we got 8 goals at the hands of united? lost to liverpool and newcastle? did we not still make the champions league? and this year we still the only non-winning team seeded in pot A.
Dont write the gunners off buddy, we will make top 4 again, giroud and podolski just need to find their stride, and gervinho jusst needs to learn that final touch and we will be good, alex ox, walcott, arteta, wilshire returning, diaby back – we are world class sir.