A year ago, one would have been surprised by my headline as Arsenal was almost fulfilling its potential in the English Premiership League and also in the Champions League.
However, a year can seem a long time and can make all the difference. With Arsenal, it is now difficult for them to keep their top players. Worse still, new players no longer find the club attractive. Nasri, Clichy and Fabregas are on the verge of leaving. Walcott is also contemplating leaving while Arshavin may no longer feel comfortable staying on.
The manager, Arsene Wenger however still hopes that things can still work out for good as he says no transfer moves has yet be finalized as every club is waiting for others to act first. This may not be entirely true as Manchester United has consolidated their offer to Alexis Sanchez.
Many people believe that Arsene Wenger is always happy with getting the best return on his investment in the players. A big team like Arsenal should be investing on new players. It is only the small clubs that are forced to sell their players to raise enough resources to buy new ones. Arsenal does not act like a big team in this regard. They just sell some of their best players simply because they want to leave. Now they are finding it difficult to buy new players because no player seems to be interested in joining them even though the club has resources in their disposal.
All the big teams in the English Premier League are more interested in European competitions. As a result, they need great players to do well in the Champions League. Good players are not just good enough here. You must be a great player in your ultimate form. It is easier for a team to attract great players when they already have some of such players in their team. It also applies that when a team has few star players in their roster, it becomes really difficult for them to attract great players.
If eventually Nasri, Fabregas and Clichy leave Arsenal, what do you think will happen to the creativity in their midfield? If the manager, Arsene Wenger is unable to recruit players with great play to replace them, then Arsenal may not be the same again. Also, it does any team or coach no good to experience such exodus of talent. Wenger can succeed in the transfer bid if he goes for younger players even if they are not well known, like Lille striker Gervinho.
Six years have gone by and Wenger has remained trophy-less. This definitely is not good for his credibility. It is difficult to predict the future of Wenger and also that of Arsenal with a new owner, Stan Kroenke.
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