You haven’t won a league title for 18 seasons and haven’t qualified for the CL for the last 5 seasons. The definition of irrelevantWe have won FA Cups at your expense. Were totally irrelevant:)
And your right, were not going to go and sign a next level striker. Martinelli down the middle is the topic of discussion at Arsenal. Can he follow up the footsteps of Henry and RVP and make the conversion form wide player to striker. I really hope Arteta explores that avenue.
Feasible Mahrez might go too.Yes, if Sterling leaves as well then that changes things.
I think there is a lot of wishful thinking in this. We (unfortunately) work with a small squad, so it depends on proven players to take up the roles. It’s very easy for us to come here and say “I think Palmer is ready!” (you can replace Palmer for McAtee, Delap and even Alvarez), but the reality is they are unproven, it is an entirely different story to think Pep will actually put as much faith without seeing them in action again and again. Maybe with another manager it would be a different story, or maybe if we had a larger squad. How many times in match day threads you saw frustration from people saying that in an easy game Pep should have used the youth more? It’s simple: You can’t expect a player unproven at top level to take a big role — even if you think they could be ready
I can't think of a single player this doesn't apply to.
Spot onGot to agree with you mate. Look at Arteta's signings so far, they were heavily criticised in the summer there, but he's been working to a plan of young players that fit a system rather than star names like the rags do.
Jesus might not be a top class finisher as of yet, but he is a hard working all round forward that can score goals. He'll know exactly the type of system Arteta is trying to play, and even if he is just another cog in making us a more cohesive pressing unit, then that will improve us from where we are currently.
@friendlygooner, I'm surprised you are turning you nose up to Jesus yet talk about DCL who has had an even worse season and will be double the price. I say that as someone who believes we might sign DCL as well as Jesus.
You would need a second striker to compete but I think he would do very well for you if given games. I’m sure he’ll have his choice of suitors particularly around £30M if that’s accurate...For 30m it can work. But we would also need to sign a second striker to compete with him. Unlike this sentiment that if we were to sign him the red carpet would be rolled out, and that we Arsenal fans would be shitting out pants with excitement having signed Gabriel Jesus. Were not talking Sergio Aguero here
I guess we’ll see but my guess is Pep won’t want a big churn of players in one summer and if only one of the forwards leave then we won’t get any more forwards in apart from the 2 anticipated. If 2 leave then we may get one more in.I wouldn’t look at it by lumping 5 positions together like that. I also am expecting this to be the summer of refreshing the squad like Pep anticipated last summer and didn’t come about. It’s about time. Does Sterling leave, does Mahrez leave, does Gundogan leave… does Bernardo leave? We don’t know and the club would certainly try its best not to leak anything right now. There is certainly at least one slot for another senior forward with Jesus leaving, and that’s even with Pep’s small squad mentality
18 years. Bloody hell.You haven’t won a league title for 18 seasons and haven’t qualified for the CL for the last 5 seasons. The definition of irrelevant