Premier League preview - Will this be the year Arsenal end their silverware drought?

Despite eight seasons without a trophy, the Gunners have kept Arsene Wenger in charge of the club. But you get the feeling that Arsenal fans are sick and tired of Wenger hailing Champions League qualification as a success. It seems as if the only way Wenger will ever bring a trophy to Arsenal is if he puts his hand in his pocket and makes a marquee signing.

His only acquisition ahead of the new season as of yet has been Yaya Sanogo, a young French striker, signed from Auxerre.

To his credit, Arsene Wenger has offloaded players like Andrey Arshavin, Sebastien Squillaci, Denilson and Andre Santos. It was rumoured that Wenger had a huge transfer kitty to play with, but it seems as if the Frenchman is going to do what he has done for the past few seasons and not spend a penny of it. This is a surprise considering the transitions that their rivals Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United are currently going through and presents the perfect opportunity for Arsenal.

Some players with mental toughness are needed as this is something the Gunners lack, on and off the pitch. A solid defensive midfielder to partner Mikel Arteta would be most welcome as well as a proven striker. It will only take one or two big money players for Arsenal to be challenging for silverware again, but if that success is not delivered this season, the fans may become agitated and call for Wenger’s head.

Prediction: 4^th

Thomas Baxter

Comments

[ren vassilliou]

No this will not be the year and it won't be the year in the seasons ahead , we will alwways plod along and compete with the top six clubs until we run out of players to sell, we will only start winning again when the day comes and Stan Kreonke and Ivan The Terrible get the hell out of our Club ,Of Cause that won't happen because we are making money and as long as the money is rolling in they won't be going anywhere, also Arsene Wenger needs to look at him self and see that he ain;t cut out to do the job anymore , you have to all remember that he built a team around Winners from the George Graham ERA Dixon ,Winterburn, Adams,Bould,Keown,Wright ,Merson,Parlour, Cambell,also remember he inherited one of the best players in the world in Bergkamp, now that man was something Special the day he retired was the day our once great club went down with him,