Why Wenger will never spend 20million on a defender, or a keeper
Posted on December 16th, 2010 | by G in Arsenal,Arsenal News,Barcelona,Henry,Koscielny,Madrid,Manchester City,Squillaci,WengerThis post is really born from some comments on my posts so I thought I’d create a whole post from my responses to it.
Fans are getting frustrated because they don’t see us competing in the transfer market with the likes of Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Man Citeh. They want a marquee signing and I can understand why. People look at the signings of Squillaci and Koscielny in the summer and pound their fists together and ask why didn’t we spend real hard cash and replace Gallas, Senderos and Toure?
Wenger doesn’t buy ready-made players, with a few rare exceptions he wants to make them.
I don’t think Squillaci and Koscielny are bad defenders. Its their first season in the premier league and its only Koscielny’s 2nd season in top flight football. Koscielny wasn’t bought to start every game, he and Squillaci were bought to supplement Vermaelen and Djourou and both be brought into the Premier League slowly, circumstances however have seen them play a lot more than expected. I can tell you now, Wenger never meant for them to be the first choice pairing for this season.
Koscielny is one of the best 1v1 defenders in the premiership, yes their partnership is vulnerable but it is still young in terms of games.
Now I WISH Wenger would spend twenty million on a Goalkeeper, or a defender, or sod it both!! But he will never do that. He’s a coach first and a manager second. He wants to make talent, not buy it.
Thats why Henry was a great player, thats why he helped an aging Arsenal defence play on for year after year.
I certainly feel your frustrations, but we’re building a great side and I’d rather be positive than negative, that just leads to the dark side.
Hang on in there gooners, we’re on the cusp of greatness.
WG
