Why are we STILL waiting for Wenger to sign a defensive midfielder?

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1. Scotty says:
   July 23, 2009 at 5:59 pm

   Have to confess I’m getting a wee bit worried. When we signed Thomas Vermaelen I really thought we would acquire all our transfer targets pretty quickly (didn’t someone within the club say something along these lines?) but, alas, that hasn’t turned out to be the case.

   Saying that, there is so little transfer activity (Real and Man.City aside) that I can see a flux of transfers going through towards the end of the window, well, here’s hoping so. I guess we just gotta sit tight right?
2. Randy Osae says:
   July 23, 2009 at 6:00 pm

   Another one
3. chris says:
   July 23, 2009 at 6:02 pm

   very true, wenger is full of shit im afraid…some may say he has no money to spend but this simply isnt true, after the adebaywhore sale to the arabs we should have something like 25 million to spend, and he was asked after a game if he could spend it all and he said YES..
   so if (probably when) we have yet another bad season he will have only himself to blame, another SHIT summer having bought a short fairly inexperienced CB in from holland and sold one of our most feared strikers (even if ade is a cunt)..we can say weve only gone backwards, wenger is relying to highly on rosicky and eduardo to stay fit and we all know this will not occur, we will end up playing eboue on the wings again…sigh…when did this club start accepting mediocrity??
4. LB says:
   July 23, 2009 at 6:04 pm

   Having tried to sign Melo, Alonso, Inler, etc. who do you recommend since you are such an expert? And you are also psychic since you know which attempts were half-hearted. You really whine like a 10 year old girl. Get a grip.
5. Arthur says:
   July 23, 2009 at 6:05 pm

   You are right but we have no idea what is happening behind the scenes. let’s judge on 31/8/09. Hopefully he will address it by then
6. Muppet says:
   July 23, 2009 at 6:07 pm

   Usual rubbish.
7. Atom says:
   July 23, 2009 at 6:08 pm

   Well, he won’t buy any DM because only he thinks his love children Song and Denilson are one of the best there are.

   Once again, his target is 4th. He doesn’t care about Arsenal, he only cares about his players not being ‘killed’ by new recruits.

   He promises at the end of every season and fails to deliver when the window opens.

   He’s one of the greatest spin-doctors ever in the game.
8. ed says:
   July 23, 2009 at 6:08 pm

   i think arsene wenger is the best manager in the premieur league and we dont need any more signings arsenal to win the league this year
9. Stan says:
   July 23, 2009 at 6:09 pm

   We have Denilson Diaby and Song. We don’t need a def mid. Only if someone as good as Senna is a worthwhile buy. Who else is available and better. Most bloggers parrot the bollocks put out in the press, Veloso for example. Not actually that good.
10. d_roosht says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:10 pm

    have to agree with everything you have said..
    either wenger cannot see the forest for the trees or we really have NO money.

    worried that vermaelen is our only significant signing – looks like a risk and we all know what happened with stepanovs, cygan, and senderos to an extent

    not sure who he expects to play DM from the current squad – yes, why quell a player of nasri’s attacking ability.. now that he’s injured that may be the requisite impetus for wenger to get in the market and pick up someone.. hear good things about mo diarra at real – shame we let the other diarra go and so cheaply to boot because he is exactly what we need right now

    i would love to see us make some kind of statement and sign huntelaar – aside from eduardo – who is worryingly injury-prone – we have no out-and-out goalscorer (i really don’t think bendtner has the confidence nor the ability).

    OR maybe we’re being overly pessimistic and it will all turn out well
11. Matt says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:12 pm

    You can tell Wenger’s lost it, he’s taking Nasri to Austria!
12. Donjohnni says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:13 pm

    What .. complete ……. ARGH I CAN’T FIND A WORD FOR HOW BAD THIS BLOG IS.

    This insider knows so much about the Melo deal. He read the Daily Mail !

    CUNNNTTTT
13. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:15 pm

    Cana. Veloso.. its not hard
14. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:16 pm

    Wenger told us all to judge him in may…Well he flopped “AGAIN”
15. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:16 pm

    Well said
16. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:19 pm

    you are right.. A few years ago he said at the end of the season that we would sign BIG players at the back as we could not handle balls into the box…WELL WE ARE STILL WAITING.

    He also said at the end of last season that we failed to win anything as we didnt deal with the lose of Flamini and Hleb.

    The man talks so much shit and like the idiots we are we always fall for it
17. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:20 pm

    HAHAHAH…Wake up from that deam

    Won nothing since Vieira and the FA cup in 2005
18. Kevin Folasafe says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    Sinbad i think u’re just full of it, sh-t that is. Can’t u read inbtw the lines that there is more to not signing new def mid ‘yet’cos of lack of cash and internal wrangling. dumb ass
19. Caknucklehead says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    Eduardo…injury prone? wtf? ever break a bone…? didn’t think so
20. Tittle Tattle says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    YOU are worrying. Denilson was better than Flamini last season, so lets not go overboard ok.

    Why is there an obsession about that position?

    Had Denilson cost us 15 mil in the summer and had the name “De Rossi” printed on the back of his shirt we would all be raving about him.
21. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    Song and Denilson are clearly not good enough..Did you wait the FA cup semi final or the Champions league semi final vs Man Utd?
22. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:22 pm

    From what i have seen of vermaelen he looks weak in the air.
    And apparently Kolo Toure will join Man City next week
23. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:23 pm

    In Wenger you trust…Well done
24. Rich says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:23 pm

    What guarantees that either Cana or Veloso will be any better. They are hardly world class players. Why do you want Wenger to buy what could turn out to be complete rubbish. How many times have you watched these players?
25. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    Lack of cash?

    We have just sold Adecantscore for £25m you pleb.

    Is that going in the bank so wenger gets his bonus at the end of the season for not spending a penny again
26. ron says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    “he’s taking Nasri to Austria”

    The injury was in Austria you wanker. All the other moaners should just commit suicide once and for all.

    Miserable cunts.
27. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    Denilson is a different player to Flamini.

    Cesc and Denilson cant play in the same team in a 4-4-2.

    They are both 2 similar
28. Rich says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:26 pm

    So they might have had a bad game. Whats your point? Are United’s players not good enough, because Barcelona didn’t give them a look in. Can’t have a good game every match.
29. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    Wenger said that he wanted to sign our new players as early as possible so he could give them time to adjust.

    Saying that Wenger talks utter shit
30. john says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:27 pm

    Hi I know arsenal want gokahn inler but the price is too much. I thinki gooners have to understand arsenal need to balance the books and with the additions of arshavin and vermaelen we needed to sell adebayor to make a balance. The problem now is wenger needs to sell before he buys. Giles grimandi
31. Rich says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    Again moron,

    Do you not realise we have a debt to service, we have to pay our debts. We have been made aware there needs to be a surplus of £17m a year. Get used to it.
32. Rich says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:29 pm

    Nasri got injured in Austria, he is back in London now. Arsenal.com were just slow in announcing the squad that went.
33. Adam says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:30 pm

    I agree, big Arsenal fan here and I”m tired of Wengers talk. All he does is feed the fans crap. His inability to bring in new talent and always talk about his youngsters is a freakin joke.

    He’s not fooling anyone…I’m just waiting for them not to qualify for the champions league and have wenger removed. I’ve had enough of him. He won’t address our glaring weaknessess and tries to convince us about the players we already have. We’ve seen what we have, it’s a 4th place team at best, and with Man CIty coming on strong, looks like a 5th place team.

    So he’s just going to pocket 25 mill from adebayor? Cheap bastard
34. GoonerDave says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    Isnt it a little bit early to judge though?
    I mean, the transfer windows still open, AW may still bring more in. And even if he doesnt – why should we judge him without seeing the team play, and how the results are going?
    You cant complain about a lack of signings when the transfer window is still open! And its hardly fair to judge a team before a ball is kicked!
    We all know how much you dislike our manager, and youre entitled to your opinion. But this one is way too premature. Now it just looks like a vendetta.
35. valerie bigpins says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    im pro wenger if we were to lose him we would be fucked having said this article makes load of sense in my opinon 25 for ade 10 for bendtner and as a replacements huntelaar for 18 and veloso for 12 so that is a saving of 5 million keeping wengers pockets lined
36. Toby says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    Sinbad, I bet you once slated Gilberto and Flamini too, just as soo many other “experts” like you did……..
37. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:33 pm

    Thanks for your comments
38. Gary says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    Things can’t happen overnight during the transfer window. Every club on the planet knows what Arsenal are looking for and that surely is having an effect on any inquiries Arsene makes. I agree with Arthur…wait for the transfer period to end before passing judgment.
39. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:35 pm

    Not really no… Pre season has started and the idea of that is getting the team together and playing as a unit.

    New players need time to adjust. Thats why TV played the full 90mins vs Barnet
40. j says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:35 pm

    i think song stepped up his game hugely towards the end of the last season. if he continues to do so i dont think we need a new DM
41. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:35 pm

    Cheers mate
42. arsenal passion says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:38 pm

    We definetely need a DM, and the man to fill that slot should be Flamini.
43. Rich says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    Why do you want huntelaar? Sure he scored a hatful of goals in Dutch League, but so did Dirk Kuyt and Mateja Kezman. Don’t score that much now. Veloso has a bad temperament, given he has been dropped by 2 sporting lisbon managers for various misdemeanours and the Portugal coach. Not exactly the type of player we need.
44. herdee string says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    Simple – Arsenal have no money dopey. Next question?
45. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    Sorry dude. But song maybe is good enough as a back up player. But NO WAY good enough to partner Cesc. Lacks speed and work rate and his passing is a joke
46. Sami says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:40 pm

    guys denilson is not a dm!! As for the who said that denilson is better than flamini are you kidding me???? And the proof is 2season ago when it was cesc flam we were one of the best teams in Europe last season with cesc deni hull were than us so can u explain me how on earth do you think that den is better than flam????and for the record when flamini was with us every team wanted him now tell me does anyone want denilson??
47. eukristian says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:40 pm

    I used to be a Wenger admirer . Not anymore . Denilson , Diaby and Song are good replacements . That is they can substitute a midfielder for a few games if he’s injured . That’s a fact .

    The thing that really upsets me is seeing Nasri playing as a DM . It’s clear that he should be attacking . And I would also like to see Arshavin a bit more upfront , maybe give him even more freedom .

    Walcott did have a few good games last season , but he wasn’t always a good finisher . I don’t know how much we need a striker , but what I know is the playing RvP as a single striker is not a solution . So either push Arshavin a bit or try Eduardo . I doubt he will be as good as he used to be . Or get Huntelaar . Last season we missed lots (I really mean lots) of chances with poor finishing . Huntelaar could change that . However , I don’t know how well he will play with RvP . Maybe there’s some hidden rivalry between them , even though I doubt it .

    It seems like this team is falling apart , after that brilliant first part of 2007/2008 . Too bad !
48. john says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:42 pm

    This is crazy u want wenger out and sorry mate i am totally behind wenger. He will get it right. I disagree about song, denilson, diaby they are quality young players.

    Its too early to judge thomas vermaelen but from what i have seen he looks really physical and strong and very good on the ball. I think he will be a success hes very good in the air.

    Wenger doesnt have money even fergie knows it. If arsenal had 40 million of course they would have got felipe melo. U honestly think wenger not going to buy him cause hes think hes not worth it? He says that cause arsenal dont have money.
49. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    Bollocks

    We have just sold Adebayor for £25m
50. arsenalaction says:
    July 23, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    100% agree

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