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It does but I am not even sure if this is a cycle.
I Just dont think they are as good as they were cracked up to be.
They essentially had an outstanding few months from August-December 22.
Since then their form has been good but nothing to suggest they are a title winning team.
I agree about their signings.
This last window should have been about adding the quality that wins you games.
Arsenal's issue wasnt how they were playing so much, it was more down to not having a genuine goalscorer and an ability to lose their cool.
They needed a difference maker.
Rice was and never is a player you spend 100m on. He just isnt.
He is very good at what he does but theres plenty of midfielders in world football who offer more and cost for less.
You dont spend a significant amount of your transfer budget on a player like that.
You spend it on a striker like Osimhen or a midfielder who is effective in attack or a top level GK.
Last season was their chance. But I also feel last window was a huge chance to really get the next level players and build some serious dept.
Theyve added Havertz who is now an issue and they are still playing Nketiah and Nelson.
He is an arrogant little shite is what he is.
He clearly has bought into his 'genius'.
The Havertz "I can get the best out of him"
and the Raya/Ramsdale situation show that.
Honestly think, now he basically runs the club and had a good season, its all gone to his head.
But I am not complaining
Yeah but my point is he isnt 100m worth. You dont blow a huge part of your budget on a Dm/ball Carrier who isnt going to win you games.
He isnt much better, if at all, compared to dozens of players on the continent.
They could have spent 40m or so on an effective alternativa and then spent 60m on a winger, then 80m on a CF and sacked off Raya.
It would have been smarter
,Saw it mentioned but this is a real fascinating point.
Arteta and Edu's transfers
White - PL based
Raya - PL based
Odegaard - La liga but loaned prior, so PL experience
Zinchenko - PL based
Rice - PL based
Jesus - PL based
Havertz - PL based
Trossard - PL based
Jorginho - PL based
Willian - PL based
That leaves Tomiyasu, Gabriel, Martinelli, Tavares, Partey and the Belgian kid
Saliba was prior to Arteta.
So it looks to me like their scouting has actually been pretty piss poor as most of the non-PL players flopped or have not been significant contributors.
Martinelli was a player Edu was already familiar with.
That then means that they seem to only really focus on PL players that are very well known already but come with a premium.
If Arteta fails, and FFP restricts them going forward then surely that has to be seen as a massive failure?
Think it also highlights how brilliant Paratici is as a scout
Just trying to get your [Space] bar to last the transfer window...