Which Failure To Strengthen Will Prove Most Costly?

Post by **flash gunner** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:53 pm

SPUDMASHER wrote:
flash gunner wrote:I went for defensive midfielder but i would kick out Average Al for a decent replacement just as quick
I would too, but then I'm just pointing out that he isn't as bad as some would have you believe. The way people attack him I think he is lucky that Matthew Hopkins isn't alive today.

I agree he isnt bad but the nickname average Al sums him up, he is average at best and an ideal number 2 most certainly but a club like Arsenal should have a top class keeper imo

Tallest gooner · Post by **Tallest gooner** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:08 pm

I voted for CDM, i thought we needed one even before song started the season well. i think a good, powerful, tall and tough tackling CDM will take shed loads of pressure off cesc and the back 4.

Plus when Song goes to the ACON, he will leave a massive void and leave us exposed, if some peoples answer is buy someone in january unless we spend big money they wont be able to slot straight into the team and prem league.

Saying that Almunia is weak and has never looked like a solid or class number 1 even when mad Jens was at the club!!

Easy to say buy someone but i havnt seen many names knocking about any suggestions???

Bergkamp-Genius · Post by **Bergkamp-Genius** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:51 pm

augie wrote:
Bergkamp-Genius wrote:What about strengthening the manager or the boardroom options...
I can't just pick out one from the list because we need a general addition of quality through the spine of the team, 3 from 4 of GK CB CM CF would have made me very confident we would do very well this year, 2 from the four would have given us a good chance, 0 from the four means we are going to suffer the same problems as usual regardless of how good we look in individual games or a run of games, our lack of the right kind of quality depth in our spine will be our undoing once again.

I thought the same but decided not to bother saying it - too tired to get into an arguement/debate about it today

Don't tell me the scary Swale and EC3 have softened you up

Magic Hat · Post by **Magic Hat** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:20 pm

Keeper

We could probably get away with lack of dm cover till Jan with a bit of luck, reasonably happy with Senderos and JD as cb cover (if Silvestere is ahead of Senderos, we are doomed). We can't get away with having an off form and average keeper for half a season

green gooner · Post by **green gooner** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:05 pm

I voted for a DMF. It's OK having a go at Almunia, but the fact is the ball should not even get to him nine times out of ten.

We should be wimming more balls in the middle and giving away a lot less.

franksav63 · Post by **franksav63** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:06 pm

green gooner wrote:I voted for a DMF. It's OK having a go at Almunia, but the fact is the ball should not even get to him nine times out of ten.

We should be swimming more balls in the middle and giving away a lot less.

Is that water polo G.G. ?

Magic Hat · Post by **Magic Hat** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:13 pm

green gooner wrote:I voted for a DMF. It's OK having a go at Almunia, but the fact is the ball should not even get to him nine times out of ten.

We should be wimming more balls in the middle and giving away a lot less.

we have done that this season I thought so far

Post by **g88ner** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:50 pm

SPUDMASHER wrote:Whilst I agree that he isn't all that. I think that's a bit harsh.
There's no way you could blame him for Diaby's goal and the ones against Pompey and Everton were the defenses fault, not his.

Spuddy, the goal against Pompey was surely Almunia's fault??!!

after all, he was outjumped on his own goalline by that ex-spud!

gusher311 · Post by **gusher311** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:22 pm

I think we needed a midfielder. I don't wanna see Diaby out there for us anymore

Which Failure To Strengthen Will Prove Most Costly?

Which failure to strenghten will prove most costly?