Defense is better but now the offense sucks - 2021 Jan Transfer Thread

We would be absolutely foolish to expect ESR to continue at this rate until the end of the season, be it he has a form dip or an injury or needs a rotation.

We need a CAM, a GK and a LB because injuries in those 3 positions put us back to the form we had in December last year.

 

Plus against bad teams we could use a second creative player to break down the low block.

 

When it comes to the more expensive signings to improve the starting XI, I do not at all care about them being homegrown. It's an added bonus, but nothing more.

Once we get rid of the deadwood, let's fill the depth charts with younger players an HG players if possible, but when it comes to the starting XI, give me the 50m world-class talent over the 20m HG potential.

 

Tbh, I think Ozil's reputation was raised a lot by his absence. He played like crap not infrequently. I think it was bullshit that he was left out, but I don't think he was the answer. ESR is a much better fit

 

Torreira has value in a normal market, Eriksen does not. Bad trade.

 

This is an unmitigated disaster, and is perhaps the second most important Arsenal story of the last five years.

 

This is true. ESR is 20, playing his first season at the top level, has a lengthy injury history, and needs his workload carefully managed. That someone, e.g. Odegaard, would take minutes away from ESR is a positive, not a negative.

 

This is unworkable. If you're signing someone who should meet HG numbers, they're either playing in England now or are 18. If in England now, you're getting someone mediocre for that price. If 18, 20 million gets you someone two years away from playing fulltime.

 

We should extend ESR contract this summer and give him the #8 when Ceballos leaves. ESR is our new Ramesy

 

We gotta make sure he isn't actually our new Ramsey, which is why we need another player in his position to lighten the minutes load

 

Ornstein reporting it now, too, said Edu has been in talks since last week. If Odegaard can play on the right, you could basically go with 6 guys for 4 positions.

ST - Laca/Auba/Martinelli
LW - Auba/Martinelli/Saka
AW - ESR/Odegaard
RW - Saka/Odegaard

You could rotate pretty freely and have each one starting 2 of every 3 matches. Plus plenty of sub appearances. Willian is still there as a 10 or RW, but isn't relied upon. Pepe...he probably needs to play to maintain his value but I don't know that Arteta wants to play him. Nelson and Nketiah could go on loan.

 

And not let him run his contract down before getting €400k per week elsewhere.