08 Oct 2014 00:56:13
Ozil and Sanchez cost the same as Cesc and Costa.

:-(

what else do I say.

1.) 08 Oct 2014
Yes and they are equally as good. Exchange the pair & Mourinho would get better performances from Sanchez & Ozil, playing in a team properly set up.
The problem we have is that the team is imbalanced with too many small technical players, playing an over-passing game in a poor formation.
Imagine Arsenal with Matic, Cech & Obi Mikel, set out properly. They would be challenging for top honours.
Wenger's teams up till 2004/5 were powerful units, properly set out. Since them he played tippy tappy football with smaller technical players.
The better point would have beenm can you imagine Mourinho keeping Arteta & Flamini?
In Wenger's defence, we were without Debauchy, Ramsey, Walcott & Giroud, all probable first eleven players. Take out Ivanovic, Fabregas, Hazzard & Costa from the Chelsea line up and the result against us would have been different.

2.) 08 Oct 2014
Ashish & Reet, They might cost less, but c'mon guys, its wages. We're not breaking the wage structure and that's it. A £140,000 week wage ceiling is pretty high and reasonable if you ask me. So let's stop dreaming about they cost the same or less, Cesc salary is a reported £220k a week - nuff said.

3.) 08 Oct 2014
08 Oct 2014 09:44:28
Day, u realise ure wage bill is higher than chelsea yes?

4.) 08 Oct 2014
Spot on reply Robbie is the tatics not the players

5.) 08 Oct 2014
08 Oct 2014 11:01:20
How come Arsenal's wage bill is significantly higher than Chelsea's? So hard to believe.

6.) 08 Oct 2014
08 Oct 2014 11:38:58
Podolski is on £110k alone.

We have also just got a load of contract extensions signed up so obviously the wage bill has grown (not so sure Chelsea have done this recently)

7.) 08 Oct 2014
08 Oct 2014 12:56:18
Azpi, Courtois, Cahill, Hazard all signed extensions. The only players on short term contracts are Schwarzer and Terry.

8.) 08 Oct 2014
If indeed our wage bill is higher that is crazy, I thought when we got rid of the "dead wood" it would have reduced, even taking into account the 2 high profile signings.

To me it seems like we have a management problem all through the club.

We are awful at getting prospective players signed.

We have Injuries that are meant to be short term that carry on for ever and a day.

We get held to ransom when we try to buy or sell and often get shafted.

Wenger management has already been taked to death on here.

What is happening to my football club?

9.) 08 Oct 2014
Firstly cesc wasnt available when we bought ozil, but when he was available we had too many players similar. As for Costa and Sanchez they are very different players and Sanchez looks a great signing imo