Winter Mercato

Originally Posted by Siregar

I don't know if Wenger gave captaincy to Cesc to keep Cesc play for Arsenal. Wenger should have given it to Cesc than to Gallas because in that time the news about Fabregas to Madrid was so strong.

About replacable or not, this is an old story from Arsenal. In the past the media said that Emmanuel Petit was half of Arsenal's power in that time but he still could go and Arsenal still could win thropies. The same case applied to Vieira. Everybody was talking that Wenger wouldn't sell Vieira but he still went from Arsenal (with pretty cheap price).

I do think, for Wenger nothing is irreplacble. Wenger is the one who make them good/great players and Wenger still can find new start after they went out from Arsenal. The interesting thing, many of them seems nothing without Wenger.

I don't think Arsenal are in best financial shape but I also don't think that they are bangkrupt. But they have to save their money for their new stadium. And the most important thing is that Arsenal have no attractiveness like european big clubs. Star from Arsenal can go to Milan, Juve, Madrid etc but not vice versa. Arsenal have their pride but not like european big clubs have.

well yes but they are ran well financially. no debt and the new stadium is putting them in position to compete financially w/ the heavyweights of europe. The youth policy was adopted to keep spending low when the stadium was being built.

I can try and dig up an article i read in forbes, but they ran a profit which is rare. And continue to because they dont spend.

fabergas.... he'll leave 1 day. i don disagree with you.... and going to england at such a young age + interviews ive heard, he is type of player who'd welcome challenge of italy as opposed to wanting just to go to spain. But i really dont see it happening for a couple years minimum