Arsenal are woefully short of world-class talent
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| Arsene Wenger under pressure to spend. (Source www.givemesport.com) |
It has been another summer of disappointment for Arsenal fans, a raft of of players have left the club at the start of the transfer window. But despite thinning his squad Arsene Wenger has only brought in one player, Yaya Sanogo on a free transfer. The Gunners have been linked with the likes of Gonzalo Higuain, Luis Suarez, Wayne Rooney and Luis Gustavo, and despite all the talk about having money to spend they have failed to land any of their top targets. The fans frustration was compounded by the 3-1 defeat at the hands of Aston Villa on day one of the season, which highlighted Arsenals lack of world-class talent in every position. With the exception of Jack Wilshere and Santi Cazorla it is hard to find a Gunners player who could break into the teams such as Man City, Chelsea and Man Utd. They lack a powerhouse in midfield to break up the play and protect the back-four. A bid was launched on Monday to land Newcastle's Yohan Cabaye, but is he really the kind of player Arsenal need at this moment in time? I very much doubt it. Wenger has to spend, because for the first time in his reign, Arsenal are in serious danger of being left behind by the rest of the top six clubs.
Not much has changed at Manchester Utd
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| Van Persie is still United's key man (Source www.kootation.com) |
Much of the off-season has been consumed with talk of the new man in charge at Manchester United. David Moyes has the unenviable task of continuing the unparalleled success United enjoyed under Sir Alex Ferguson. A tough trip away to Swansea was Moyes first assignment, but it looked business as usual with two goals from Robin Van Persie and Danny Welbeck, helping the champions to a comfortable 4-1 victory. There was nothing noticeably different about United's style of play, and why should there be? Moyes doesn't need to reinvent the wheel, after all he has inherited a squad that won the league at a canter last term. He has the best striker in the league with Van Persie, who is the key man to United's chances this season. While the Wayne Rooney situation needs resolving as soon as possible. One criticism would be that they still lack a world-class operator in midfield, but other than that you would be hard pressed to name an area where they are in need of radical improvement.
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| Lukaku scored 17 goals for WBA last season (Source www.outsideoftheboot.com) |
Lukaku could be the answer to Chelsea's problems
Sunday afternoon witnessed the return of the "Special One" to the Premier League as Jose Mourinho took charge of Chelsea for the first time in six years. The Chelsea faithful hailed his return with unrelenting worship for the full 90 minutes, as goals from Oscar and Frank Lampard sealed a straightforward 2-0 victory over newly promoted Hull. One major area of concern for Mourinho is the perceived lack of top-class striker, Fernando Torres ins't the force of old and Demba Ba struggled last season. But Chelsea shouldn't rush into a mega money move for Wayne Rooney, when they have Romelu Lukaku in their squad. The young Belgian striker scored 17 goals on-loan at West Brom last season, and has all the attributes required to be main man at Chelsea. His power and pace are reminiscent of a young Didier Drogba, and with Lampard, Juan Mata, Eden Hazard and Oscar in the team Lukaku will not be short of goal scoring opportunities. Lukaku has the potential to be one of the most devastating strikers in Europe, and it would be fantastic to see Mourinho give him a chance to showcase his talent.
