Arsenal: A kid lost in the bush

Wenger remains tight lipped when asked about his possible targets and what we come to know are a plethora of possible transfers and unsuccessful bids. New names that have been surfacing seem outrageous to be in sync with the demeanour of Arsenal as they include strikers on the wrong side of twenty and certainly are chased by all.

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If you are an ardent follower of the youth policy then there is something to celebrate with the signing of Yaya Sanogo. Nevertheless being true to the squad of Arsenal, he fell to an injury even before having an outing in an Arsenal shirt. Another player who can certainly suit in the English style of play is Luiz Gustavo.

He may not be as prolific as Schweinsteiger or for that matter Javi Martinez, however his role for the German champions has been one of a kind which deserves accolades. He has been mostly used as a substitute for Bayern Munich and thus he would be an apt choice to fill in the void at the Emirates. He is young and with the likes of Schweinsteiger and Martinez ruling the roost at Bayern, he would certainly want to try his luck elsewhere. Being only 25-years old and a versatile player, he would slot perfectly in the Arsenal midfield.

Instead of focusing on the aforesaid intelligent buys, Wenger is mulling splurging cash on strikers who are not really suited to play with the Gunners style of play or even worse, have a violent streak and may injure a fellow team member (read Suarez). The team would have been built perfectly around these pivotal players and Wilshere, Arteta would have got much more freedom in their game.

Thinking of buying strikers when players like Podolski, Giroud, Walcott, and Sanogo are already there at the disposal does not seem a legitimate choice. Notwithstanding the fact that addition of someone like Rooney or Suarez will add more firepower to the forward line, however, that is not the problem which they are facing right now.

It is the midfield that crumbles when faced with power and pace. A strong gritty player is needed in the central hole of the midfield area. With the 4-4-2 days being over in today’s world football, what the system relies on is a strong holding midfielder. There are enough instances to take cue from teams who are willing to spend for good central midfielders.

Joao Moutinho or Paulinho, who have landed good deals in top rung clubs of Europe are specialists in the tricks of the trade. As a result, they will don jerseys of clubs who have completed the deals in a bustle without wasting any time on negotiating.

Hence, it is not a matter of great novelty that defending midfielders are the most sought after transfer targets and thus, it is a humble request to Monsieur Wenger not to beat around the bush and land a good holding midfielder straightaway.