Sims wrote:None of their players were signed from top sides
We should be doing the same thing
We have been doing that mostly, we just got some of the signings completely wrong because we put ourselves under pressure.
Mustafi was a farcical signing from start to finish. We boxed ourselves into a corner and probs ended up paying more because we got those injuries towards the end of the window.
Welbeck - the signing that turned me to Wenger Out. 15m could have gotten someone far more talented than dat guy, that was a milstone around our neck.
Xhaka - I can remember there being surprise in Germany about us signing this guy for so much. In hindsight, it can be understood why. He has absolutely no athleticism for such a fast league.
Lichtensteiner / Suarez - free signings that played like free signings. Lichtensteiner was always going to struggle for us and did, Suarez failed to make any sort of impact.
Mkhi - got him as a result of us being pussys and not selling Sanchez earlier for big money which could have been reinvested wisely on 2 x 30m players. Now we have a WF with no legs with hardly any resale value.
We need to do better in the market. The ones we have spent money on are actually good signings that improve us, but we need so much more than 40m can provide for instant results