Football Update: Arsene Wenger Unsure About the Return of Thomas Vermaelen
Thomas Vermaelen, the centre-half for Arsenal is still sitting on the sidelines because of an Achilles problem suffered at the beginning of this season. The player is set to return in January but Wenger seems wary of his situation. In an official statement,
Wenger said that the player could miss the whole season if he suffered another setback regarding his problem. Already, the return of Vermaelen to the centre-half position has been delayed and another delay would keep him out for the remaining half of the season.
Arsenal has not been able to perform well in Barclays Premier League and in Champions League. In the absence of the Belgian defender, the job was entrusted to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Johan-Djourou-c18779
was given a few of the matches in the absence of Koscielny, who has already picked up 2 red cards this season.
These defenders have not been able to do the job well, conceding unnecessary goals due to lack of concentration. This defensive wall has really showed signs of weakness at Emirates Stadium, the fortress for Arsenal. Due to this, Arsenal could not get on
top of the league table despite having a lot of chances to do so. In Champions League, Arsenal failed to top the group and is now facing a threat of elimination in second round against Barcelona. In the presence a defender who had experience in Premiership,
things would have been different for the club.
Apart from the defensive qualities, Vermaelen made himself known as a great goal-scorer as well. Last season, the defender scored 7 goals in the league and was helping in Arsenal’s attack. This season, only one goal has been scored among the three defenders,
by Koscielny. Therefore, Arsenal has rarely threatened on set-pieces and most of the goals have been scored from open plays.
Therefore, Arsenal has suffered a lot because of the injury to their main centre-half. However, Arsene Wenger has a chance to redress his problem in the January transfer window. But, the manager has told the Gunners’ fans not to expect any signings. Wenger
said that the clubs do not sell their best players in winter and it is hard to find suitable replacements. The Arsenal boss said that the squad was already strong and it did not require further strengthening in coming week. Also, there is always a problem
of players being cup-tied and Wenger had this thing on his mind as well.
Maybe Wenger is not well aware but his team has a lot of problems. The problem of goalkeeping has been there at Emirates stadium for a very long time but the manager keeps on denying these realities which have cost him some points in this season and in the
previous seasons as well. Wenger has a logic that most of the players bought in January are unable to play in Champions League, because they already had participated with their previous clubs. However, Champions League should not be his top priority at the
moment. Wenger wants the league, and maybe some other trophy, in order to satisfy and fans and owners at the club. He has to deliver on the promises he has been making, for which he need to strengthen his squad in the next month.
Arsenal makes a lot of profit every year, mainly because of strict financial policies. But, these profits are useless if Wenger does not spend the money to bring in new players in the club. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thomas-Vermaelen-c35002 is a doubt and the club go ahead with their season
in his absence. Wenger would have to adopt some remedial measures in order to improve his squad’s credentials as the Premier League contenders.
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