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Before this game I didn't think we'd have a look at Draxler in January, after it I'm starting to re-think that.
Wenger has had a hard on for Draxler since his teenage days at Schalke. I read that Draxler has handed Wolfsburg a transfer request for January. If so, I'll be very very surprised if we don't bid for him (only for Bayern, ManU or West Bromwich Albion to come in at the last minute and grab him...)
 

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Yeah his behaviour at Wolfsburg is certainly off putting. It's clear Wenger has been a fan of his for a while though so wondering if he may overlook that and think he can "change" him.

Also, I forgot how mental Arsenal twitter goes when we lose a game!
Perhaps if he's available on a bargain fee, Wenger may be tempted. But he just seems the type of character that Wenger gets rid of, instead of bringing in.

Also more importantly is the stack of attacking mids/wide players we have.

Can't see us spending £30m+ when you've already got Ox, Walcott, Iwobi, Lucas etc. Welbeck is also due back in January sometime.

Something would have to give. We'd need to sell first from one of the above. Or hopefully, we sell Ramsey.
 

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Perhaps if he's available on a bargain fee, Wenger may be tempted. But he just seems the type of character that Wenger gets rid of, instead of bringing in.

Also more importantly is the stack of attacking mids/wide players we have.

Can't see us spending £30m+ when you've already got Ox, Walcott, Iwobi, Lucas etc. Welbeck is also due back in January sometime.

Something would have to give. We'd need to sell first from one of the above. Or hopefully, we sell Ramsey.
Yeah the fee will be the decider, its clear he and wolfsburg both want him gone so they could be willing to let him go fairly cheap. If its in the region of 25 million i could see it happening
 

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Chances are Chelsea will be 8 or 9 points clear of us come Sunday :eek:. Pathetic defending on the goals this morning, same defiances we have seen all to often over the last Decade.
 

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Haven't kept a clean sheet in 11 matches.

Feels like we're on the verge of a fairly bad run.
After City we have a very favourable run until early Feb so we will avoid the bad run for now. Between Feb 5- Middle of March we play Chelsea, Liverpool, Southampton (away) & Bayern x 2 thats were we will truly implode.
 

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Probably Poch, and soon to be Pep. Some managers just have it over Wenger.
Wenger has a laissez-faire attitude to coaching. The teams he puts out don't normally, as a rule, have any relevance to the opposition nor does he dabble very often in any tactical manoeuvres unlike the coaches you mentioned.

Whilst it's good to have faith that your side will seize momentum and dictate, the reality is that in that standard of football, one must always have due regard for the opposition because they're not scrubbers and the opposing coaches aren't novices.

Still, the league is ours for the taking if we get a good run with no injuries.
 

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Wenger has a laissez-faire attitude to coaching. The teams he puts out don't normally, as a rule, have any relevance to the opposition nor does he dabble very often in any tactical manoeuvres unlike the coaches you mentioned.

Whilst it's good to have faith that your side will seize momentum and dictate, the reality is that in that standard of football, one must always have due regard for the opposition because they're not scrubbers and the opposing coaches aren't novices.

Still, the league is ours for the taking if we get a good run with no injuries.
You've been awfully quiet while we've been winning, then suddenly turn up after our first defeat. WOB?
 

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Shocking results this morning from our point of view. The players should be burning.
This.

Yes, the team picked by Wenger on Tuesday was dubious. I think we'll all acknowledge that.

But the guys out on the park? More than anything, this falls on them. Let's see how they react to the disappointment, because Citeh aren't travelling too well themselves atm.
 
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