Hello,
Quite a bit going today, but little of it is positive, so I'll start with the good bits.
Szczesny and Koscielny will be fully fit in a few days, according to the manager, with the former having a good chance to play on Friday. It's nice to hear, for a change, that the "knocks" aren't so serious as they were feared to be. Anyway, our defense could not take much more, so there's double relief in Arsene's words.
Meanwhile, Podolski told the official site, he's not scared of competition, now that his ankle problem is a thing of the past. He also emphasized the need to enhance the squad, becoming an umpteenth member of the team to do so.
However, given how things pan out, Podolski isn't about to face a competition for places stronger, than it was when he arrived. Higuain seems to have sealed a deal with Napoli, which, if true, is outrageous from our point of view. Until I see the picture of him holding the shirt though, I'll reserve my judgement.
The matter, in which I can't do so, is our fresh bid for Suarez. It is, as expected, a £40 million bid.
Now, I had repeatedly expressed my concerns over the whole thing, but this has got way too far. I understand, of course, that it's serious business, and everybody involved will think twice before making a £40 million move. Wenger may well have his reasons for preferring Suarez to, say, Higuain. He can say, for example, tha Suarez is a seasoned Premier League player, second best goalscorer and a guy with more playing time, than the Argentine. Yet the shortcomings of this choice lie in plain sight.
I don't even know, where to start. Wenger himself has never tolerated a lot of things, that Suarez clearly posesses. Racist? Check. Not a team player? Check. Diver? Check.
Look at the situation with Song. A lot of people bemoan our inability to keep top players, though the reason Song was let go so easily (to me, might I add) lies in his behaviour off the pitch. How many times have we heard about his nasty behaviour during training sessions? He seemed to be unwilling to do, what was required of him. He may be a good passer, sure, his physicality adds something both to our midfield and to the defense. But untimely runs forward have oftentimes left the back four exposed, which led to a lot of near-misses or not-misses. Barcelona was willing to splash some cash and the player was quickly let go. Arteta came and, in a role completely new to him, delivered so wonderfully, that his discipline and metronomic passing, along with his complete commitment, earned him the vice-captain (?) armband.
The point is, though, Suarez is a combination of qualities Wenger so keenly tries to avoid. He must know something we don't, orherwise, it seems like a huge gamble, both in tems of money and in terms of the end product.
The bid may, of course, be rejected, but it's hard to see, where we'll go from there. But not to worry. Wenger surely has a master plan that'll solve our problems.
In the meantime, the picture below will help you to look at the bright side of not bringing in Suarez.
Till tomorrow
Quite a bit going today, but little of it is positive, so I'll start with the good bits.
Szczesny and Koscielny will be fully fit in a few days, according to the manager, with the former having a good chance to play on Friday. It's nice to hear, for a change, that the "knocks" aren't so serious as they were feared to be. Anyway, our defense could not take much more, so there's double relief in Arsene's words.
Meanwhile, Podolski told the official site, he's not scared of competition, now that his ankle problem is a thing of the past. He also emphasized the need to enhance the squad, becoming an umpteenth member of the team to do so.
However, given how things pan out, Podolski isn't about to face a competition for places stronger, than it was when he arrived. Higuain seems to have sealed a deal with Napoli, which, if true, is outrageous from our point of view. Until I see the picture of him holding the shirt though, I'll reserve my judgement.
The matter, in which I can't do so, is our fresh bid for Suarez. It is, as expected, a £40 million bid.
Now, I had repeatedly expressed my concerns over the whole thing, but this has got way too far. I understand, of course, that it's serious business, and everybody involved will think twice before making a £40 million move. Wenger may well have his reasons for preferring Suarez to, say, Higuain. He can say, for example, tha Suarez is a seasoned Premier League player, second best goalscorer and a guy with more playing time, than the Argentine. Yet the shortcomings of this choice lie in plain sight.
I don't even know, where to start. Wenger himself has never tolerated a lot of things, that Suarez clearly posesses. Racist? Check. Not a team player? Check. Diver? Check.
Look at the situation with Song. A lot of people bemoan our inability to keep top players, though the reason Song was let go so easily (to me, might I add) lies in his behaviour off the pitch. How many times have we heard about his nasty behaviour during training sessions? He seemed to be unwilling to do, what was required of him. He may be a good passer, sure, his physicality adds something both to our midfield and to the defense. But untimely runs forward have oftentimes left the back four exposed, which led to a lot of near-misses or not-misses. Barcelona was willing to splash some cash and the player was quickly let go. Arteta came and, in a role completely new to him, delivered so wonderfully, that his discipline and metronomic passing, along with his complete commitment, earned him the vice-captain (?) armband.
The point is, though, Suarez is a combination of qualities Wenger so keenly tries to avoid. He must know something we don't, orherwise, it seems like a huge gamble, both in tems of money and in terms of the end product.
The bid may, of course, be rejected, but it's hard to see, where we'll go from there. But not to worry. Wenger surely has a master plan that'll solve our problems.
In the meantime, the picture below will help you to look at the bright side of not bringing in Suarez.
Till tomorrow
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