I didn't say we need to sign each one. I was just providing proof that there are quality players out there at reasonable prices. But according to you there are no players in our price range worthy of signing. I guess we should just give up then. I could have listed Maradona attacking mid for 5 mill and you would have found some fault with him. My point is that there are players that can help Arsenal Football Club and we should go out and find them and sign them. I'm try to suggest solutions, whether right or wrong, and all you do is find fault with everyone. Who would you like us to sign?

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Posted by Friend of OBUDan

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Posted on 7/5/12 at 1:01 am to DB10_AFC

You can't say there are many players who could make a big difference, n when asked, list those names and not expect some criticism.

I agree with crazy and others who have said for months that Dempsey is a bad fit (for both sides, honestly). There are certainly players out there who can help us out, but none are likely to be starters for us unless RvP is gone this year and we splash cash for a big name striker. Even then, I doubt whoever else we sign this summer is someone we've discussed yet. We have to sell to break even, that's just a fact right now, but as crazy has said, Arsene will (hopefully) keep us on track.

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Posted by crazy4lsu

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Posted on 7/5/12 at 1:12 am to DB10_AFC

I don't mean to be negative, as of course there are quality players at good prices. I'm just skeptical about certain players we've been consistently linked to, like some of the ones you mentioned. Also, I don't believe that signing 5 or 6 players will immediately alleviate our problems, which involves our defense and how we press. We don't really have a problem with chance creation, and probably won't as long as we play the way we do offensively. We just can't seem to sort out our defenders' problems, and it's an area we've spent plenty of money on. Throwing more money at that particular problem doesn't seem like a good idea.

As for players I want, I'd love to get a deep-lying CM to replace Arteta. I would have loved to get Cabaye, Defour, or Martin last year. I would take Borja Valero or Bruno Soriano from Villareal. I would take Ander Herrera from Athletic, and the LB Christian Fuchs who I think is better than Gibbs and Santos. I'd imagine all those players could be got for less than 10 million, with the exception of Herrera.

This post was edited on 7/5/12 at 1:14 am

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