EliteKiller wrote:theHotHead wrote:Let the chumps overspend. In the meantime we can pick up bargains like Leno, Torreira and Sokratis for very reasonable prices. Its like some of you have forgotten we actually bought some decent players last season, its not difficult to do
Whilst I agree Leno, Torreira and Sokratis represent good value ... would any of them get further than the bench at any of our rivals. Maybe they will develop into world class players in a year or two but will they even be at Arsenal or will we have cashed in?
Nothing wrong with developing players, one of the many failings in the last decade was not bringing a ton of youngsters as Chelsea, City and Spuds did ... all those sides are either reaping financial rewards by selling teenagers at massive prices, or have struck lucky and found a golden nugget ... we need to get back to doing that ...
But that's not the players you win the EPL or CL with, the vast majority of any top side's starting 15 will have been bought, the more money you have the better quality you can buy .... can't repeat this often enough .... the clubs that spend the most money on transfers and salaries win almost everything ... that's just a fact of life.
To believe we can ignore this fundamental rule and get back to the top without buying the best? simply won't happen. But we're not doomed, we know what needs doing, Spuds have done it, Liverpool have done it, we can do it ... you sell your most valuable but depreciating assets and replace them with younger appreciating assets ... with luck you get to screw an RM / Barca / PSG for silly money ... you then go through a 3/4/5 years rebuilding, that's moving out ageing players and moving in younger better ones ... it takes time ...
If you have money you can try the Chelsea / Utd approach - huge stars carrying a good squad, not sure that still works - if you are backed by a Country you can use the City approach, buy two world class players for every position ...
But if like 90% of clubs your have to live within your means, then the only answer is a slow and steady rebuild ... is The Don the man? far to early to say, but if he wants to make his mark than perhaps selling Auba is one of the ways he can do that ... no risk no reward, because we all know that a 40m budget ain't getting us nowhere
We're not in a position to win the PL and get back to the top. It can't happen in one season.
Look at what has happened to our transfers - we've spent more net than most teams and that is because we've not managed to make enough money from sales. We have not been developing players and cycling the squad to keep it fresh and top level. Players are leaving for nothing or never amount to much - so no one wants them, or would only have them if they were cheap.
The way back to the top is by developing players and buying smart, not going in for players that are the finished article for a PL winning side.
Auba is a 30 year old that represents an opportunity to cash in and help build for the future.
Fans need to get it out of their heads that we are club that is in the top tier of elite teams - we're not. We need to rebuild after the mess we were left in by Wenger.
