25 Aug 2015 09:18:07
Derby mate, again I don't wish to offend but you think I should be handed a straight jacket.

Mate you are genuinely in serious need of some powerful antibiotics because it must be coming on for two years now that you've struggled to shake off that MOTD Fever. Like the Fortune 500 we must now be close to the Derby 500.

Coutinho is a simple no all day long for me, small pieces of brilliance backed with not a lot else doesn't put him ahead of Cazorla, Ozil or even Ramsey in our midfield. We need the right striker to make the most of what our brilliant midfield provide.

Cazorla is a Spanish international, Ozil is a German International, Ramsey is a Welsh international, Coutinho is simply a Brazilian national. Good player but not good enough. Start talking about David Silva and I'm listening.

As for Griezmann, you'd move Sanchez from his preferred left wing, where he scored 25 goals, to the right to accommodate him or put him at 10, really, and how good is Griezmann at tracking back, he might be brilliant, but do you actually know? I'm guessing from your post you also hadn't heard of Krychowiak, as I asked you,before ed02 mentioned him.

You also seemed to brush over the fact I said I have not been envious of any transfer concluded AS OF YET but listed a host of big name players who could and would improve us, who are yet to move.

So quite simply, yes there are players out there that would improve any team, including Bayern and Barca, but you need to get away from this constant seeing or hearing something about a player then immediately think he would fit right into our team.

So if you really want to talk about upgrades then let's start talking about David Silva, Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Javi Martinez, Marco Reus, Aymeric Laporte, William Carvalho, Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski mate.

We need a striker and a defensive midfielder at least, who they are or whether we get them I have no idea but I can tell you with 100% certainty I will not be impressed with Wenger if he fails to strengthen this squad.

What I don't want to see by the same token is another Kim Kallstrom, we have the money, make the big bid, buy the right player. You were calling for that lump Benteke not long ago and probably were on the bandwagon in seasons past for Lewis Holtby, Yann M'Vila, along with numerous others that turned out to be pants. Which equates to most of the players you jump to on an almost daily basis.

The one positive in all of this and the biggest one, is that thank god, you're not in charge! ;-)

1.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 10:26:35
The polish guy krychwiak is a good player in my eyes and would be an upgrade I watch Spanish Footy and Europa league and been watching him a lot he gets stuck in and is also good on the ball apart from that your spot on stoner

2.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 10:17:54
Stoner, I agree whole heartedly with your post but I don't think Derby is alone. We've become so desperate for a big name striker to be bought, it's very easy to get caught up in the "circus" we know as transfer gossip.
I've been a gunner for 45 years and STILL get frustrated every season with our lack of "quality" signings....with a few exceptions of course.
What is like to think is that Wenger watched that last night and admitted to himself that we are simply not good enough, and dips into that transfer fund to make a quality signing or two.
He must be the only one to think we have (quote) enough talent internally to win the title.

3.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 10:22:32
coutinho not being in the brazil squad is not his fault. oh ye theyv won a lot without him havnt they? anyway he's in the squad now and will be for a long time.

whos fault was kallstrom. one mans desire to leave it late.

i would 100percent move sanchez to bring in griezmann.

david silva is world class the best in the prem at was he does. see previous posts and you will see my words.

every start to the season we ask the same questions.

groundhog day. insanity

g.neville speaks sense about us

cavani i would love. reus i would love but aslong as week keep trying to fit ramsey into the team we will not push on i'm sorry

truth hurts apologies

4.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 10:33:17
The problem for me still with arsenal is mentality. The way we started I thought we were going to rip Liverpool a new one. But as soon as that goal got disallowed I knew it would effect us big time. Any sort of adversity puts us on a downer. The current crop of players with their tails up are unplayable .

5.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 11:52:07
Stephen I'm not disagreeing with how good Krychowiak is, my point wasn't aimed at his ability or suitability for us and I would be certain he is an upgrade on Arteta.

Jock likewise, for my sins 46yrs, from the days as a kid when I thought Peter Marinello was some fancy foreign player we'd signed!

Wenger has a knack of frustrating us all and this for me is his biggest window and Petr Cech is so far not good enough business albeit a fantastic acquisition itself.

My point to Derby is not just to continually reel off a flavour of the minute player.

We like you say need quality upgrades in just a few positions and I'll be beyond frustrated if we don't get them this window.

The genuine upgrades I listed have all been rumoured to be available this summer and in some cases you can make players available by the package you offer there club. This is what we can afford to be doing now, buying the best not thinking of players like Coutinho and Benteke who maybe good but simply no good enough.

Derby I was certain you'd be aware that Coutinho had been dropped from the current Brazil squad as he didn't cut the mustard last time around. Surprised me there fella.

And fella you really need to read my posts, I want to see better players here, I listed them, they are genuine upgrades, not who scored a great goal this weekend.

Finally Brow mentality is an issue, winning the league is not like winning an FA Cup. Look at what happened to Liverpool.

It is 38 games of being on it with little room for error and we have not made the best start but equally we have not made the worst.

{Ed001's Note - bit pointless talking about who has been in the Brazil squad as it was revealed the sponsors pick the team, ie Nike.}

6.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 13:48:56
ask any brazilian they want coutinho in. since his debut at 18 he has made 10 appearances criminal.

jo has twice the amount of caps mate. now you try work that one out for me?

im not too concerned who plays for there country tbh mate. we are on about premiership football.

kleberson has a world cup winning trophey. criminal

so looking at the premier league ozil just isn't the same as la liga or international

7.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 13:59:48
Derby I don't care who gets caps to be honest I unlike you don't see Coutinho as any kind of upgrade on our midfield.

There are better players out there we need to be looking at, it's pretty straight forward.

Ed01 can I assume that is why Rooney keeps getting caps for England! ;-)

{Ed001's Note - I am saying nothing....}

8.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 14:06:03
Knock out competitions suit is stoner because teams have to go for the win. And if it's a game of attacking football they want then we will happily oblige. We are in ok shape it will come. Could do with a feel good signing tho

9.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 15:30:05
rooney for me is no longer an england starter.

the jo stats cut deep?

better players than coutinho in the league at what he does. only one. david silva. but you could play both in the same team. coutinho left. silva 10 wow :)

10.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 15:43:30
For me Coutinho would be a squad player, but not a regular starter. Good player, but would he get in front of Ozil or Sanchez? Absolutely not. And he simply isn't the type of player we need at all right now. In fact, he is the opposite of what we need. So I really don't understand Derby's obsession. We need steel and goals. He brings neither.

11.) 25 Aug 2015
25 Aug 2015 17:20:43
Ok Ramsey on the wing it is then lol.