For those of you who are disappointed we didn't sign a centre back, open up your eyes. This is Arsenal, not the trigger happy Man City, AC Milan, or Real Madrid. Nor are we stupid.
If an out of form Torres is honestly worth £50 million, (which he isn't) then surely £60 million for Nasri on his current form would be a reasonable price?
Football has gone mad. Because clubs like Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, and Real Madrid are willing to spend absurd amounts of money on players that in some cases have no guarantees, does that mean that clubs such as a West Brom or a Birmingham or even a Bolton are expected to compete in today's transfer market? Absolutely not.
The gap is growing in football between the "haves and the have not's"
Spain is beginning to turn into Scotland, if it hasn't already. Italy is on and off, with the poor form of Inter this season and the resurgence of AC Milan, (despite injury troubles) Palermo, Lazio, and Napoli.
England is going through a churning phase, with a club like Manchester City growing in quality. Not because of a squad that has grown together over seasons, but because of owners willing to shell out cash absurd amounts of cash to get a quick fix. Not the right way to build a football team.
That's why we need Fabregas to stay with us another season or two. With a more experienced and mature Wilshere, a top class Nasri, a world class Walcott, a deadly Bendtner, and others, we'll be quite the side in a few years time.
Critics love to criticize, especially the fact that we haven't won a trophy for quite some time. Manchester United won the title two years ago, and Chelsea last year. But look at their age. Giggs and Scholes I'm not even going mention. Ferdinand, Van der Sar? Then Drogba, Terry, Lampard, and Anelka?
Them compared to our 19 year old Jack Wilshere, and a predominantly 23/24 year old squad. We're competing with the top sides now, so imagine us in three years time.
In the FA Cup we've been drawn to Leyton Orient, a side sitting 16th in League One. I'd like to say that this will be a simple win, but from experience I know better.
Despite sitting lower in League One than Huddersfield, I'm afraid that we have may another one of those FA Cup days. What days, exactly? The days where we defend poorly with less than half of our starting XI, our passing game poor, and we then throw Fabregas on in the 60th minute to score a game saving penalty in the 89th minute.
But I'd like to avoid that.
TalkSport has apparently called Fabregas a poor leader, probably taking this up after Denilson's misinterpreted comments. Young Jack wasn't very happy about it, via Twitter:
"Listening to talksport and they questioning cecs captaincy, he is a brilliant leader and protects his team mates always,very passionate guy.
Adrian and Darren,love the show but just to let you know cesc is a great captain and helps me alot A great role model for all young players!"
Great to see that from Wilshere. Clear that there's a great vibe within the squad right now, and that there's belief in Fabregas and the team as a whole.
On to injury news and Fabianski should be out for the rest of the season, once he receives surgery on his shoulder. He acquired the injury earlier this season when warming up for the Manchester City match.
Wojciech Szczesny admitted that he accidentally and indirectly caused Fabianski's injury. He said:
"I was warming Fabian up before the game with Manchester City and I took a very powerful shot.
He made a beautiful save but also got an injury. I didn't do it on purpose, I was just doing my job.
I feel stupid about it. I even told him it would have been better if he didn't save that shot. I take advantage of my team-mate's misfortunes."
Well, I am certainly happy with how things turned out. Fabianski was plating well, but I constantly worried about a possible mistake, reminiscing the Champions League Porto tie. Before the injury, Szczesny was upset at the playing time he was getting. We now know what this kid is capable of and all the potential he has. But I hope Fabianski recovers quickly, and Szczesny continues with his good form.
Earlier today the Arsenal reserves took on the Chelsea reserves for the third consecutive meeting between the two sides. Rhys Murphy of Arsenal started the scoring against some heavy Chelsea pressure on the counter. Chelsea then nicked two, until Luke Freeman was able to save Arsenal with a brilliant equalizer in the dying seconds of the match. Ignasi Miquel went off injured, and hopefully he'll be alright; a promising centre back for Arsenal.
Now to wrap today's blog up I mention how much easier our win against Everon could have been if Rosicky had not been included. You know my displeasure with him, and I feel that his time at Arsenal is up. Perhaps a move to Ukraine, Greece, or Holland would suit him.
In this day and age midfielders have to get on the scoresheets, and he hasn't done so for much too long. I still remember the penalty he had against Sunderland earlier in the season, and I still won't forgive him for that miss. With the likes of Fabregas, Nasri, and Wilshere to flourish, there is no room for him in this squad. And I'll be happy to see the back of him, hopefully this summer.
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