Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he is willing to spend big money in the transfer market after coming under fire from supporters during and after the goalless draw at Leicester City.
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“I believe that you have to respect the players who play, the performance that has been done today by those teams and if you find players who can strengthen our team, then we are not reluctant to spend the money”.
Frustration is rising among Arsenal fans after the club posted large profits, as well as sitting on considerable amounts of cash reserves – yet Wenger has only bought Petr Cech and Granit Xhaka in the last two summer windows to supplement the first team.
Vieira, who is now in charge of New York City FC in Major League Soccer, believes that Arsene Wenger needs to bring in some more powerful players if Arsenal are to end their 13-year title hoodoo.
“Now when I watch Arsenal, yes they play good football but I just have a feeling they are missing something – the physical presence, the personality, this is what they’re missing”. Nigeria No. 1 Online Portal. Spending and buying the right players is a quality. We are ready to spend the money we have. “I will have to take a gamble maybe, but I will still have 48 hours to decide that”, he said.
As Wenger said, “When the buyer is English, it is true that it multiplies the transfer by two or three or sometimes by 10 because if for the same player an English club does not come in, he is worth five million. Ozil I think as well, one more week will get them closer”, Wenger told Arsenal’s official website.
Koscielny was part of the national side which lost 1-0 to Portugal and was not fit to play in last week’s 4-3 defeat to Liverpool but said it is natural for players to need more time to recover.
Before you pay over the odds you have to be convinced by the player.
Although I agree in principle that being a collective team is better than throwing a bunch of players together in hope they can win something, most teams have quite simply integrated a few players into an already strong side.
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“The reason behind it I don’t know but for me the flawless example is Ajax when you see all the old players who played for the team working for the club, working in the field, in the office, and the door is always open”.
