Wenger also hit out at criticism of his club’s transfer policy after he once again came under pressure from supporters to spend money on new players.
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There is a tangible and growing frustration being aired by Arsenal fans.
The Daily Mirror chief football writer John Cross has delivered a damning verdict on Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger’s transfer window this summer. But I would say spending in itself is not a quality.
“It’s Arsenal Football Club – we know we’re going to sign quality players, and I think he is one”. I just said, “I spend 300 million if I find the player, if I have the 300 million'”.
The comments will not be music to Gooners’ ears, of course. It’s great for us that Riyad Mahrez is staying, he’s a big player.
Beaten 2-1 at promoted Hull City last weekend, Leicester avoided the ignominy of becoming the first English champions to lose their first two games since Aston Villa in 1981.
Wenger explained: “I would spend £300m on a player – if I had £300m”.
“I think the worry is for Arsenal and for Wenger is the disconnect between the manager and the club and the fans is growing ever deeper”, Cross said on the Sunday Supplement. “We look and analyse absolutely everything and we have to make the right decisions”. “It’s as simple as that”.
The Gunners started without Euro 2016 finalist Giroud and semi-finalist Ozil.
Compounding the frustration with the penny-pinching Gunners is the lavish spending being done by Arsenal’s chief rivals: Manchester City, United and Chelsea.
Deployed as a centre-forward in the absence of Olivier Giroud, who Wenger said will be up to full speed after the global break, Sánchez looked like a square peg in a round hole.
“You should be happy. You should be happy; he is English, he is 20 years old, but I’m sorry he didn’t cost £55m, so it can not be good”.
Yes, Holding played well.
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“We’ll work it out ourselves”.
