Not that Diaby is not an ok player – I mean he is average and ok to play for Arsenal as long as he does not start any match against a really really tough team. I say this bc I know Wenger too well; Wenger might be tempted to start him against Man u. Of which if he does we are definetly loosing.

Dev, JDD -Getting a striker like Chamack might suit the team being that am not so confident with V.P and N.B playing all through the season. I mean look at the Barca team that we try to copy; lets say Arshavin is messi; Bedtner; Thierry and V.P; Eto – the idea of mimicking Barca is spot on, but its left to be seen if our own messi, Thierry and Eto can be as efficient as the real ones. Am happy scoring responsibities are shared; but …

i think if we beat man u we wont sign anyone wenger will be soo pleased he wont want to upset anyone. as for diaby bearth is right. he is far from a vieira but he certainly has a lot to offer. also jien ur forgeting weve still got rosicky and nasri to come back. plus merida wilshere and ramsay should injuries go haywire. i certainly hope we rest the team. 3 games in one week is more than enough. im looking for the subs to have a game and looking to man u and city we need to minimise the injuries. if we do sign anyone i reckon he will be outside the premier league, we will have to wait and see. till then we pray for cesc.

@Leeroy – Totally agree – if someone does come in then they won’t be first choice. Imagine a player like Cana – is he better than Song – I doubt it – so, he’ll be on the bench – but wouldn’t Ramsey & Diaby be on the bench before Cana – so basically he would be in the reserves / bench. I can totally see why Arsene didn’t buy Cana this summer.

The type of player we’ll either sign is a major first choicer (but who would that be?), or a younger player who could be on the bench and be groomed into a world class player.

I do think we could do with a 4th choice defender (Djourou being our third choice) and another attacker – I think Arsene would sign another defender if Senderos does go to Everton and I think he is still looking for another striker of some sort – now that we are playing 4-3-3, it’s probably an area where we could do with another player.

I would say you’ll be hard pushed to find anyone available better than gallas. I think you could find someone who was in the same ball park and could seriously push for a first team place as well as provide good cover. Let’s face it, a 3rd choice centre back is gonna be required for at least 20 games a season. At least, sometimes a lot more. I just think there’s a big gulf between vermaelen/gallas and JD/silvestre at the mo. Although, maybe i’m being a bit harsh on JD

When you comnpare our 3rd choicer to the likes of Alex, Agger, Evans, Bassong, Kompany, i’m not sure they rate too far up that list. As I say though, i may be being a bit harsh on JD.

My worry is that i think this season, the premiership title is really within our grasp. more so than last. At the same time however, the risk of failing to stay in the top 4 is also greater. i just think if ever there were a time to push the boat out slightly, and i must stress slightly, if now isn’t the time then i don’t know when is. I’m not talking about signing the best in the world here. it could be the difference between 1st and 5th/6th.

how is 12 goals and 1 goal from 4 strikers worrying??
it shows we dont just rely on them to score(man utd-rooney,spurs-defoe)they will start to score its only been 3 games.

yeah; Diaby got 2 goals and he is suddenly a super hero. Am anti Diaby and I am still one. Wenger should not say he can be our new Viera; am afraid he is miles from that. I still belief we need an attacker and a dmf or defender. I still dont trust Diaby and am a bit worried about the attack not having shape. 12 goals and just 1 goal from 4 strikers is worrying; its no coincidence – its a problem that needs urgent fixing.

I agree whole heartedly that we have to bring some players in. Defensively being the main area. Trying to find someone who is better than Gallas, available to leave the club, the right price, who will gell with the squad and most importantly if their not from the Prem or havent played in the Prem before, who will be able to handle the questions it asks of players. I’m all for getting them in and I wish we would bring in 3 more at least. But more importantly I think we need to harness and fine tune the good star t we have had and build on it. Any player who comes in now, would be purely for the bench and for cover only. The is a brilliant team chemistry which only a fool would break for someone new or a “big” name. We have a little over a week to bring in a player or two.. if Le boss feels it’s necessary. I believe someone is on the horizon. I doubt (especially now with the injuries of late) he will let the window close without signing at least 1 more player.

As for the team and their recent form it’s great. Not “typical Arsenal” great, but great hard working, strong in challenging, aerial battles and second ball winning, intelligent passing and playing, forward thinking but defensively careful. Picking goals up from all areas of the pitch is good to see. I like.. I love it!!

A big test with Man U this weekend coming. I can’t wait!

Win, Lose or Draw.. Gooner Til I Die!!

@Bonathan – I do hope we sign someone else in the defensive mould – it’s a hard one – Gallas / Vermaelen / Song are doing very well in the centre back position / defensive midfield position – so he has to bring in someone who is better than those three – hard to find and probably expensive – or bring in someone that will be second fiddle to those three too – so who would that be?

Yes the gunners won again, and they played well to win it too. I always like Diaby alot because he has a scoring instinct and can shoot well from outside the box, an aspect in which he is better in than Denilson and Song. Now we have 4 excellent midfielders (Fab, Song, Denilson and Diaby) finghting for 3 mildfield spots. Hope Wenger can rotate them well and make all of them happy.
Also, i don’t think AW will be bringing in any big names in, even if he buys someone it will be just a squad member for cover, not superstars. Hangeland is highly unlikely for us now given that Verm and Gallas seems to be forming an excellent partnership at the back. I mean, he is not going to give up his starting place in Fulham and come over to warm the bench in Emirates rite?
Let’s hope that Fab will come back in time for the manchester games. Given that most of our first team players are still in their early and mid 20′s, I really believe that we are on the verge of a new dynasty, an ARSENAL DYNASTY!!

Nice victory and nice start to the season. Real tests start now though. The next two prem games will tell us a lot about what position we’re gonna be fighting for come the end of the season.

Been unlucky with some injuries in a way, but you could also say we’ve been lucky that we haven’t had injury’s in the departments we are short of quality cover for. B52 has started ok and here’s to hoping he can do a good job when RVP and eduardo are out because wenger has ruled out an offensive signing.

Wenger hinted that Diaby may be used in a more defensive role if required as well, which i’d like to see. It would have to be the case if we lost Song through injury. Song continues to impress and has picked up where he left off last season.

Defence is still a worry for me. Gallas and Vermaelen have started well and looked solid, but what if we lose one for a long period of time, which is always likely at some point. Interestingly, Wenger has ruled out Hangeland but has not ruled out strengthening the defensive unit. Fingers crossed. I am a fan of Hangeland though. Transfer window not far off closing, if i were a betting man, i’d probably bet on no one coming in. Just hope we’re still in the run for something in January if that’s the case.