WHAT I WANT TO SEE HAPPEN AT ARSENAL THIS SUMMER

GK:
#1 priority = keep Fabianski, him + Szczesny is more than good enough, we ust need to
keep a youth p!ayer as back"up ie #artinez
If we dont keep Fabianski then bin! in so"eone e#peien$ed b%t who wont "ind sittin! on the
ben$h "ost of the ti"e& b%t wi''in! to pefo" when $a''ed %pon and !i(e S)$)esn* a fi!ht fo
+,- .%t S)$)esn* i"o sho%'d be $onsideed as o% ,st $hoi$e fo the ne#t de$ade& hes on'* /0
at" b%t one of the best in the 'ea!%e- He 'ooks i"posin! and $onfident and $apab'e of p%''in! of
!eat ef'e# sa(es& and 1oint "ost $'ean sheets with Pet 2e$h "%st be a !ood si!n---
$%F:
#1 priority = keep Sagna
R.3 Sa!na is one of the .PLs best R.s and 4enko is (e* de$ent ba$k5%p& b%t if Sa!na 'ea(es
Id bin! in Serge &urier who $an p'a* 2. and RM as we''- We6(e been 'inked with a few !ood
R.s b%t A%ie is s%pposed'* one of the best *o%n! p'a*es in Fan$e and open'* wants to p'a*
fo Asena' so I'' !o with hi"-
L.3 7ibbs and Monea' is easi'* a !ood eno%!h pai of 'eft ba$ks-
2.3 If 8e"ae'en sta*s and we !et an* othe de$ent p'a*es who $an fi'' in at 2. we sho%'d be
fine- If he 'ea(es then so"e options I 'ike the so%nd of ae Ginter, Schar, 'mtiti, (aporte, and
)*kou!ou- We6(e been 'inked with a few !ood 2.s b%t Id !o fo so"eone *o%n! who has the
9%a'it* to fi'' in when needed and potentia' to be a f%t%e fist $hoi$e& the* "a* need to
%ndestand the* pobab'* wont !et between :os$ie'n* and Metes$ake too often; "* pi$k
wo%'d be 7inte& who $an a'so p'a* 2<M& if he isn6t !oin! to <ot"%nd-
#+$:
#1 priority = a big ,ieira-.oure"!ike presence in mid/ie!d& we6(e been 'inked with "an*& "*
top = ea'isti$ options wo%'d be 0a1i #artinez >pobab'* too a"bitio%s& .a*en paid 0?" fo hi"
so I dont see %s !oin! an*whee nea that& b%t appaent'* hes %nsett'ed b* his p'a*in! ti"e at
.a*en so who knows@ Wo%'d be a bi''iant si!nin! and $an a'so p'a* 2.A& (uiz Gusta1o, and
(ars 2ender& b%t dependin! on how we in(est e'sewhee& and whethe o% f%$kin! "edi$a'
tea" $an keep "oe than ha'f o% "idfie'des fit fo "oe than ha'f the f%$kin! season& Id
pobab'* be happ* with Schneider!in-Gona!ons- If <iab* sta*s fit he $o%'d ha(e a h%!e i"pa$t
b%t we $'ea'* $ant e'* on that-
3&#-(4-54: As fo atta$kin! "idfie'desBwin!es $ra6!er and Gotze wo%'d be a"a)in!
si!nin!s whi$h we6(e been 'inked with b%t I dont see eithe of the" happenin! and $etain'* I
wo%'dn6t $a'' it a pioit*- Howe(e we $o%'d do with so"e "oe pa$e in the side and "oe !oa's
fo" "idfie'd so I wo%'d of $o%se we'$o"e these kinds of si!nin!s& espe$ia''* with the 'ift the*''
!i(e the who'e $'%b- If I $o%'d pi$k an* p'a*e to bin! in fo the atta$kin! "idfie'd tio that p'a*s
between the stike and ho'din! "idfie'des& it wo%'d be 5eus& a'tho%!h thats pett* a"bitio%s
b%t Griezmann is a "oe ea'isti$ option& both wo%'d add pa$e and !oa's and (esati'it*-
Howe(e this aea isn6t a pioit* and hopef%''* not ne$essa* if we keep the 'ikes of Wa'$ott&
2ha"be'ain& Ra"se* and Wi'shee fit& bin! in a pa$e* fowad& and a "idfie'de who !i(es
"oe feedo" to o% $%ent $eati(e p'a*es-
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78n Giroud9: I dont a!ee with those sa*in! 7io%d isn6t !ood eno%!h- His ho'd %p p'a* is idi$%'o%s'*
!ood- Think abo%t what the "ain sten!th of o% s9%ad is3 $eati(e "idfie'des- Wi'shee& 2a)o'a& O)i'&
Ra"se*& Rosi$k*& 2ha"be'ain--- b* ha(in! 7io%d %p font we $an 1%st thow o% $eati(e p'a*es on the
pit$h and with 7io%d6s ho'd %p p'a* the* ha(e the ti"e and feedo" to !et %p the pit$h and otate and
1%st wok thei "a!i$- If *o% wat$h Asena' e(e* week *o%6'' know 7io%d is $enta' to Asena'6s p'a*- No
one o%t"%s$'es hi" and his to%$h is top $'ass& he showed ea'ie in the season that he $an be a 'etha'
!oa's$oe too& and the eason he 'ost fo" is be$a%se he ne(e e(e !ets a beak& on'* S)$)esn* has
p'a*ed "oe !a"es than 7io%d this season-
So an*wa*& I don6t want to see 7io%d be p%shed into se$ond p'a$e b%t we definite'* need to bin! in
anothe 9%a'it* stike to offe a diffeent di"ension fo" the $ente fowad o'e& and to !i(e %s the option
of !i(in! 7io%d a est when he needs it- Te'' "e anothe stike whos p'a*ed =C !a"es 'ike 7io%d has@
S.: We6(e been 'inked with 'ots of stikes b%t a few I 'ike the so%nd of ae La$a)ette& <"i$&
and Rodi!o b%t "* pi$k wo%'d be Loi$ Re"*- Hes !ot the pa$e o% atta$ks ha(e been 'a$kin!&
New$ast'e ha(e on'* s$oed 0= !oa's this season b%t Re"* has !ot ,0 of the" in /C
appeaan$es& so p'a*in! with the 'ikes of O)i'& 2a)o'a& Wa'$ott& Ra"se*& Wi'shee et$ *o%6d
e#pe$t hi" to be at 'east as po'ifi$& a'so he $an pobab'* p'a* wide so it "a* not ha(e to be
a'wa*s eithe5o between hi" and 7io%d- He sho%'d be pett* eas* to snap %p fo" DPR& and
he was seen at the E"iates e$ent'* so "ake what *o% wi'' of that- Anothe thin! !oin! fo
Re"* is that he has Pe"ie Lea!%e e#peien$e with DPR& and New$ast'e& and has "ade
i""ediate i"pa$ts at both-
7S.&FF9: I dont know how "an* peop'e sti'' want Wen!e o%t& b%t I ne(e ha(e and $etain'* dont now&
and btw Ste(e .o%'d dese(es $edit fo how "%$h o% defen$e has i"po(ed this season- One aea that
does need addessin! pehaps 1%st as "%$h as the a$t%a' s9%ad& is the "edi$a' tea"- Losin! Wa'$ott fo
ha'f the season and Ra"se* fo 0 "onths has been !en%ine'* $atastophi$& b%t whi'st the* wee o%t we
a'so "issed Wi'shee and O)i' d%in! ke* peiods& and the histo* of Wi'shee and <iab* ae !o%nds fo
seio%s $on$en- We a'wa*s see" to ha(e ke* p'a*es on the side'ines at ke* peiods and fo 'on!e than
the* sho%'d be& and it needs to be 'ooked into-
O(ea'' this s%""e I think the ke* thin!s we ha(e to do ae3
5 .in! in a 9%a'it* stike
5 .in! in a ston! defensi(e "idfie'de
5 S%ffi$ient'* ep'a$e an*one who 'ea(es the $'%b
5 SORT OUT THE FU2:IN7 ME<I2AL TEAMEEE