Quote Originally Posted by M2 View Post
I think it's admirable they want to build around players from their system, but they've become poor judges of young, outside talent. Arsenal has needed to upgrade at DM and CM for the better part of a decade (ever since Vieira left) and it hasn't been able to find one. Players at those positions don't cost an arm and leg. Real Madrid just snagged Casemiro for 5 million. How is Arsenal not in on a player like that?

Pretty much the entire Bundesliga is doing a better job than Arsenal of finding low cost, high impact players.
Can't believe how many people still give Wenger a pass.

Squillaci
Denilson
Chamakh
Gervinho

All recent signings, none of which panned out.