Friday, July 17, 2009

Arsenal...what next???

Latest from London is that Adebayour is all but wrapped up and ready to go to Manchester City. The striker is already undergoing his physical in Manchester. I guess Arsenal is trying to get rid of any semblance of height it has offensively. Anyways, not sure what the plan B will be once the Togolese striker leaves the Emirates. With the likes of Tevez, Kaka, Ronaldo, Santa Cruz, Benzema, Gomez et al already having made the move to another club, there is not much in terms of strikers/offensive minded players available this late in the transfer window.

Now mind you I am not crying a river over his departure, I was never a huge fan of his since he came over from Monaco. As the BBC states, there are others that feel his departure will not be a bad thing for Wenger. However, I am not convinced that losing the Togolese will be so easy to handle. Yes Eduardo should, could, might be back at full strength. Yes Van Persie has committed himself to the club. Yes Arsenal have a full season of Arshavin. Yes Bendtner is suppose to only get better. But, where will be the depth come? How about the physical presence Adebayour brought, who will replace that? And who knows about Van Persie, he always seems nicked up. When you see cross town rivals Chelsea with Anelka and Drogba as their strikers, or Manchester United with Rooney, and Liverpool with El Nino, it makes you wonder if Arsenal is just playing to be top 4 once again.

Just wonder what Wenger has up his sleeve, hoping it is more than bubble gum and duct tape.

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