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Originally Posted by nemanja2306
Really? I haven't seen the first Arsenal match against Sunderland, but against Stoke I've been less than impressed. It seemed like every ball went to Cazorla (who is a great signing btw), and Arsenal offense heavily depended on him. IMO, that is just not enough to win the PL. Guys like Arteta are fine, but Arsenal needs another creative midfielder that is a game changer.
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Hopefully once they get the two deep non-DM laying midfield system down, that will allow them to explore their creative side. That being said, I wouldn't mind seeing a player like Afellay (i.e. creative winger) join before Friday.
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Originally Posted by nemanja2306
I've also been confused about the Giroud signing. He's a good player, but doesn't seem to me that he's the type for Wenger's system. Wenger should go after Dzagoev, guy is going to be a beast.
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If he can hold up the ball and finish balls played into the box, I think we'll be fine. RvP was more of a second striker and Arsenal only play with a single striker, which Giroud happens to be. I should point out that RvP did brilliantly as the lone striker, I was just pointing out his more natural position and not hating on the twat.
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Originally Posted by nemanja2306
Defense has been good so far, but can they keep it up the whole season? They need cover in case of suspensions, injuries....Who's gonna replace Vermaelen (sp?) and Mertesackeer (sp?)?
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Mertesacker is actually the back-up to Koscielny.
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Originally Posted by nemanja2306
City are close to signing Matija Nastasic from Fiorentina for 12M euros plus Stefan Savic going the other way. Kid is going to be the new Vidic. According to some Serbian and Italian sources, Chelsea also made a 18M bid.
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Arsenal can only spend that kind of money on first choice players, not 3rd or 4th choice centrebacks.