Wenger left us with a squad that needed work but we still had the likes of Auba, Laca, Ozil, Ramsey and £200m in the coffers for transfers which was a good foundation to build on.
Our transfer dealings since were the major issue. Unai spent big money and a few years later not one of those players is in the starting line up.
The likes of Torreira, Luiz, Pepe, Sokratis, Leno, Saliba, Guen, Mari and loan fees for Suarez and Ceballos cost close to £200m. Yet a few years later and not one player is in the first team. That's shocking recruitment.
If we'd have spent the money better the below team could have been padded out very nicely and formed a very competitive squad. Hindsight but anyway ... £200m across the same period would have gotten us:
Martinez
Cancelo (35m) Soyuncu (20m) Koscielny Bernat (5m)
Fabinho (40m) Ramsey
Mahrez (60m) Ozil Auba
Jimenez (£40m)
Subs:
Cech
Laca
Miki
Mustafi
Elneny
Holding
Xhaka