I tried, but couldn't stop myself from writing a Blog after long time...
There has been lot of rumours doing the round and Gooners all over the world have different views about it. On twitter on the other hand, a new crop of ITKs have emerged and that has really created a mess for impatient Gooners like me. When Higuain rumours started, I was like 'meh' what the hell, lets see if it happens and then get happy about it. But that dragged for so long, that it started hurting my ego. Now I want him at any cost!!! :)
Well personal liking aside, I still think that Wenger shouldn't be involved in all of the transfer dealings that the club is doing. There are 2 major flip side to it, one that transfers go slow and two it dilutes his major work of managing the players and coaching them. We all know having too many things on plate can and will hamper your productivity in some way or another. This is why David Dein was so important for Arsenal, he was Arsene's partner in rhyme and crime. If not him, we do need somebody like him who can also question Wenger on why this and why not that? Because currently, there is no one and really no one who can question Arsene, afterall he has built the modern 'Arsene-al' football club we all love!!!
One more thing what I feel was stupid from Ivan Gazidis' side that he came out and told the world, hey we have money, come and hold us ransom. I can understand the point that he wanted to calm the unsettled supporters and make peace with them, but it was not a very tactical move on his part. We at Arsenal have always been frugal in the way we do our transfer dealings and everybody knows that, to tell other clubs we are not frugal anymore (even if Arsene's thinking is still frugal) makes no sense at all. This is what I guess is stumbling block between quick signings and no signings. As other clubs test our resolve to get the player and we still dont want to pay over what we have thought is the players price. The one shrewd thing I liked what we did is to create a smoke screen of Suarez bid and made sure all the bets are off the market, so that Real who are interested in him will quickly try to sign him and we get Higuain in turn. But alas, we are all but sure to go to Asia tour with only one new signing in Yaya Sanogo.
Apart from that I am really excited about the new kit simply becasue it reminds us of the greatest era that most of the clubs dream of 'The Invincibles". But my sincere request is not to buy any of the new kit or season tickets or Emirates cup ticket or any player memberships, till we have seen the ambition we were all promised at the end of last season, by getting quality players in our ranks.
BTW all the players who were considered to be surplus to our requirements (I wont use deadwood, as they were good once and that why they were playing for us, and it doesn't mean that they failed here they will fail elsewhere too!!) are slowly, but steadily moving out of the club.
I know I am a bit rusty, as I havent written in sometime, but please do let me know if you like the post and please do suggest for any improvements I should make..
Till nest time, let Up The Arsenal!!!
There has been lot of rumours doing the round and Gooners all over the world have different views about it. On twitter on the other hand, a new crop of ITKs have emerged and that has really created a mess for impatient Gooners like me. When Higuain rumours started, I was like 'meh' what the hell, lets see if it happens and then get happy about it. But that dragged for so long, that it started hurting my ego. Now I want him at any cost!!! :)
Well personal liking aside, I still think that Wenger shouldn't be involved in all of the transfer dealings that the club is doing. There are 2 major flip side to it, one that transfers go slow and two it dilutes his major work of managing the players and coaching them. We all know having too many things on plate can and will hamper your productivity in some way or another. This is why David Dein was so important for Arsenal, he was Arsene's partner in rhyme and crime. If not him, we do need somebody like him who can also question Wenger on why this and why not that? Because currently, there is no one and really no one who can question Arsene, afterall he has built the modern 'Arsene-al' football club we all love!!!
One more thing what I feel was stupid from Ivan Gazidis' side that he came out and told the world, hey we have money, come and hold us ransom. I can understand the point that he wanted to calm the unsettled supporters and make peace with them, but it was not a very tactical move on his part. We at Arsenal have always been frugal in the way we do our transfer dealings and everybody knows that, to tell other clubs we are not frugal anymore (even if Arsene's thinking is still frugal) makes no sense at all. This is what I guess is stumbling block between quick signings and no signings. As other clubs test our resolve to get the player and we still dont want to pay over what we have thought is the players price. The one shrewd thing I liked what we did is to create a smoke screen of Suarez bid and made sure all the bets are off the market, so that Real who are interested in him will quickly try to sign him and we get Higuain in turn. But alas, we are all but sure to go to Asia tour with only one new signing in Yaya Sanogo.
Apart from that I am really excited about the new kit simply becasue it reminds us of the greatest era that most of the clubs dream of 'The Invincibles". But my sincere request is not to buy any of the new kit or season tickets or Emirates cup ticket or any player memberships, till we have seen the ambition we were all promised at the end of last season, by getting quality players in our ranks.
BTW all the players who were considered to be surplus to our requirements (I wont use deadwood, as they were good once and that why they were playing for us, and it doesn't mean that they failed here they will fail elsewhere too!!) are slowly, but steadily moving out of the club.
I know I am a bit rusty, as I havent written in sometime, but please do let me know if you like the post and please do suggest for any improvements I should make..
Till nest time, let Up The Arsenal!!!
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