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| Gunner: Mesut Ozil |
If you had offered me (after the Aston Villa game 3-1 loss) Matheiu Flamini and Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid? I would have bitten your entire torso off. Pinch me, I must be dreaming!! We wanted Arsene Wenger to make a statement of intent? Well he has. and in some style I must say. Kudos Wenger. He has smashed our transfer record by a few country miles in the Process: £42.4 Million for Mesut Ozil. wow!1
He spoke about the Domino effect and it very clear to see what has happened. We had to wait for Tottenham Hotspurs to sell their best player to Real Madrid before we could buy arguably the most creative number 10 in world football at the moment. I say arguably simply because if you compare him to Lionel Messi in that creative role behind the main striker, he might come second, although stats might say he is the best... yeah, let's leave it at "arguable".
Matheiu Flamini did not really get my pulse going when we signed him, he was a bit "meh" for me. But having watched him at the weekend, all things being equal, we shall have a very strong midfield this season. Flamini was shouting and organising and after the victory of Spurs, he called the guys over for a team hug. That was very good to see indeed. we need a warrior type of player in there to just rally the troops and break down the opposition attacks, thus seeing us over the line with a 1-0 victory.
And as long as we can keep clean sheets at the back, we will always score at the other end. We have Ozil, Cazorla, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain & Wilshere as creative midfielders. Behind them we have Arteta, Ramsey, Flamini & the forgotten man Abou Diaby. And this lot can play interchangeably in midfield and others like Cazorla and Oxlade-Chamberlain can also put in a shift on the wings. Suddenly we are looking stronger.
In the central striking role, we tried to sign Demba Ba from Chelsea but it would appear an agreement could not be reached for the Senegalese Striker. We do have Walcott and Podolski who can do a job in that area. including of course the young Yaya Sanogo. Also, it appears that a player whom many of us wanted to "just go away" and even described as "The Turd That Won't Flush" might just come back into the team. Nicklas Bendtner it would seem will be back in the squad after failing to move on else where. What are the chances that he will have an absolutely blinding season with us, scoring 20 goals and then refusing to sign a new deal and moving on at the end of the season? It is after all a world cup year... I expect Wenger to make a signing for a centre forward during the January transfer window.
And Central Defence is an area where we are a bit light at the moment with the 3 world-class centre-halves we have. Mertesacker, Koscielny and Vermaelen. Although Sagna can do a job in there, we could do with another body there, perhaps one would can play two positions across the back. But then we do have Matheiu Flamini who can fill in at right back should Sagna have to play Centreback...
I don't know about you but suddenly I am feeling very positive about our prospects for this season. If we can go through the season without major injuries and long absences by our squad... If we also sign a player or two in January... Who knows what will happen....
The signing of this transfer window in the EPL is undoubtedly Mesut Ozil to Arsenal. Statement of intent? You bet it is!
COYG!!
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Update: I forgot to make mention of Emiliano Viviano who also signed yesterday but that's just because he looks too much like Manuel Almunia for my liking. I hope he doesn't keep goal like him also.
