Now Arsenal have suffered some more injuries in the defensive area the goal of getting back into the champions league is on the verge of impossible. The fans are crying out for reinforcement however with the admission that Arsenal will only be making Loan signings the excitement of the window is already dead and the likelihood of us getting any quality is nill.
As with many fans, I look to the current squad and think about who I would keep and who I would like to be sold and replaced.
This is my list of players that I would keep and who I would drop.
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GoalKeeper.
I would keep Leno, although he is not the highest quality, he has shown some very good skills at shot stopping and is very good with his feet. Now at 26 and about to enter his prime, I would keep him to see if he can improve, and with the amount of action he sees at Arsenal, he will get a lot of experience.
I would drop Cech (retirement thank god), Ospina (going to be sold already) and Martinez. Cech has been truly dreadful at Arsenal and truth be told I would rather have pursued Casillas who was rumoured to be interested at the time. I love Ospina however he is already on his way out and there is little chance to talk him into staying.
Martinez is the same age as Leno and he cannot get any game time. With him at a ripe 26 with a fairly long contract we should seek to offload him for a good fee.........I hope.
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Defenders.
I would keep Bellerin, Sokratis, Holding, Mavrapanos, Mustafi, Chambers and Kolasinac. Simple reason being that we cannot get rid of all of them right now. With Bellerin, Sokratis, Holding, Chambers and Mavrapanos being the ones that I would want to keep for a long term basis. Chambers was showing some promise before he was loaned out, hense the new contract under the new regime. Holding and Sokratis really excelling at centre back, the glowing improvements of Bellerin and the hype behind Mavraponos.
I would drop with immediate effect Koscielny, Lichtsteiner, Monreal and Jenkinson. Monreal due to his age and injury record and the other three are just not good enough. Lichtsteiner started well and I would like to give him another chance as it is an adjustment to a new league with a poor team but I don't see much of a future for him here.
Mustafi will join them soon however I would keep him in case of injury.
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Midfielders.
I would keep Torreira, Niles, Guendouzi, Iwobi, Mkhitaryan and Ozil. Ozil is our best player on his day however the rest of the team is of such little quality that it is no wonder we fail to impress. I do not blame Ozil for this. Mkhitaryan is a good player in the wrong position for the most part and he has performed well at times however he needs to show improvement in the final third.
The rest are still young and are only going to get better however they still need to improve and we need to get some reinforcements to take the pressure off them. They should not be first team regulars at this age unless they excel past experienced players like Sane has done at City.
I would drop Ramsey (already gone but I would have sold him 2-4 years ago) Xhaka and Elneny. Elneny is not good enough, Xhaka is too prone to mishap and Ramsey thinks he is the best thing since sliced bread however I look at him more as the mould behind the toilet. All these back heels and turns that lead to nothing except an oposing counter attack.
Worry about getting the ball in the net, or better yet getting the ball to someone who will put the ball in the net. He is infuriating to watch and I would have sold him years ago. He is not as good as some fans make out.
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Forwards
Lacazette and Aubameyang. Yup that is enough said on those. I would give Welbeck a 3 year extension with the goal for him to either show that you belong here next season or we sell him that summer.
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Who do I want to sign this window?
Don't care, its all rubbish at the moment. anyone would be better than nothing. Cahill? fine cant be worse than what we have. maybe bring chambers back.
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