Is arteta an automatic first choice when Wilshere is fit? Or when Diaby is fit? Like him or loathe him the GIC seems to play him when fit.4. Arteta vs Henderson. Again, Henderson is not Liverpool's first choice player. The comparison with Adam is more accurate. Yeah Adam is a bit fat, slow etc I agree with that. However, I still doubt whether Arteta would get in the Liverpool team and I stand by that. With Gerrard fit, would he play the holding role ahead of Lucas? Doubt it. Using Spearing etc as comparisons doesn't stack up because neither of them are automatic first choices.
But comparing liverpools midfield with ours is a bit silly because they play a different style of game to us. Adam was clearly purchased for his ability to hit the front man/the diagonals from deep positions.. thats not how we play and while i have concerns over Arteta's legs i wouldn't take that overrated plodder ahead of him unless it was part of a massive rethink of the way we play (not gonna happen).
Your modesty knows no limitsThe point I am trying to make mate, is opinion-based.
Robin was signed in 2004 for 2.5million.You also have to ask yourself mate, when players like Phil Jones and Smalling won't look twice at joining Arsenal; why we keep ending up with cheap players? Do you not think their price tags are representative of their market value? For instance look at Park. Why was he so cheap? I ask myself why Arteta was sold for the price he was if he was quality? Perhaps it's too cynical to look at things that way, but more often than not, quality costs proper money.
I cannot think of a single cheap player under £11 mil that Wenger has signed over the past 6/7 years that has proved to be a quality purchase. I can't. Who is there? Vermaelen? Is he even fit enough to play at this level?
Nasri was quality but he cost us £14 mil!
But generally you're right here which is why our wage structure is so criminally unambitious.
Perhaps you're right and I am just annoyed we lost someone of Nasri/Cesc's class and I am having to tear my eyes out watching Arteta pass the ball sideways every week!!! Perhaps I am expecting too much...
Neither of those players played in Arteta's position
But you're right, we're much less dynamic and exciting then we used to be, start getting used to it and look for other nuggets of comfort. I, for example, am currently worshipping at the church of koscielny.
