DW Thomas
(Ed’s note. I am going through the backlog of contributions that have been submitted and posting those with something at least slightly different to say. I have a number of pieces that are simply repeating well established ideas that I would run if they had gone into slightly greater depth, but to avoid pieces on the website becoming more samey than they are already likely to be given current events, we are going to try and lean slightly more on quality that quantity as far as possible. I will get in touch with anyone who has submitted pieces we won’t utilise to explain more fully. The following piece was submitted on the day of the defeat to Liverpool.)
You have the money Arsene. We want to trust you, but, you don’t have magical powers. Buy these two players to boost our confidence, our hope, that things will improve now and not another six years later. We want you to do well Arsene, we all want to win, trophies, not just 4th place. Yes, Champions League qualification is great and all, but, it certainly is no trophy, not real glory. I would rather qualify once every five or six years and win, than 14 years straight and exit at the semis or earlier.
So, keeping it simple, here’s the solution. Buy Hazard and one of Jagielka, Samba, or Cahill. Don’t tell us 19 year olds will come of age in one season and win us trophies. Don’t tell us to back the team no matter what. Don’t tell us to trust you. The last six years have eroded all that. We want a serious attempt at results and now, this season.
Hazard can replace Fabregas, to build for the future, yes, but, he is also ready, now. He looks to be top class. When was the last time Lille won Ligue One? (1954?) From what I have read, he seems to be a combination of Nasri and Cesc. Can pass and dribble. I loved Fabregas, yet, you have to say he never won the league, did he? One of the other defenders to bolster the defence, to not have to rely on Squillaci as a first choice sub, and bring in some steel. These would not be signings like City’s, or United’s, or Liverpool’s: excessive and overpriced players. And Hazard would be potentially in my opinion, the signing of the season.
Now, if you really want us to love you again and trust you again, buy one more. You pick this one, but, he must be “super quality”, over 21, experienced, and respected by many in the know as true quality. Without these improvements to our squad, we will struggle, no doubt. I have never believed the pundits about us falling out of the top four, until this season. They are making me and many others doubt. So, convince us Arsene. Do what we all know needs to be done. Pay over the odds, for once. I think you have to this time. There is too much at stake. Your reputation, and more importantly, the club’s. We will wait and we will see.
P.S. One thing I can’t help but mention. As regards to Nasri, I was one of his biggest fans. Yet, his greed, there can be no other explanation if he goes to City (Hello Adebayor part deux!), deserves no respect or sympathy. (As stated, this piece received on the day of the Liverpool game) – Ed) Read Arsene’s comments about his selection for the Liverpool game on the club website. If he does leave this transfer window, Arsene must be called out on his comments. There have been too many to stomach. If Nasri goes, Arsene is beyond ridiculous. He might be already anyway with his comments even just this summer. Is it something to do with the nuances of the English language? Why play Nasri, when someone like Lansbury, a loyal player, gets next to nothing? The only way Nasri gains back the fans’ respect is to sign his Arsenal contract and help us win the league this year with a Player of the Year type season, for a full season this time! If not, p*ss off to City!
HAZA! HAZA! HAZA! Come on Arsene, splash the cash! Come on you Reds!
