re: Arsenal Football Club 2011-2012 Season Thread

So who are some players you guys would like to see us get? I'd really like to go get Federico Fazio of Sevilla. He's a 6'5 CB who would be a replacement for Djourou, who doesn't look like he is up to snuff. He can play in defensive midfield, and has really lovely technique.

It doesn't look like we will get Hazard, but I'd like for us to try to get Alan Dzagoev. He's a second striker/attacking midfielder who has excellent movement and great technique. I also wouldn't mind a player like Ivan Rakitic, also from Sevilla. I also wouldn't mind a player like Javi Martinez, or Llorente, but both those players seem unlikely.

I'd love to find another player that can move between the lines, which would add a lot of fluidity to our game. Song is really developing into a wonderful DM, but his contribution in the final third is sub-par. We might have to look to Spain to find one, since the country seems to produce media puntas with ease. Arteta has that ability, but he isn't nearly direct enough. Ramsey has that ability, but lacks confidence with his back toward goal. If Wenger could teach Ramsey how to turn like he taught Fabregas how to turn, then Ramsey's physical style could run rampant in the PL. But right now, Ramsey takes at least three touches to turn. And its not an issue of athleticism, as Fabregas is a below-average athlete who can turn on a dime and face the play quickly. Even Wilshere doesn't have this ability. When Fabregas first started playing up the field in 2008, he struggled with this, most notably in that UCL semi-final against Man U where Anderson locked him down. But he learned and ran rampant in the PL the next season. It's so important for the furthest forward midfielder to be able to receive the ball to the feet and turn to face the play in one or two movements. That is the key to our midfield becoming better.