Arsenal icon Graham: Wenger caught out not expanding transfer focus
Arsenal legend George Graham feels Arsene Wenger has allowed himself to become complacent regarding the transfer market.
Graham fears that Wenger has fallen into a trap he knows from his own days in charge of the Gunners.
“When Arsene came to the club, he knew the French market really well. In fact, he knew it better than anybody. That is how he brought Thierry Henry from Juventus reserves and Patrick Vieira from AC Milan.
“And he made them into world-class performers – as he did with Kolo Toure, Gael Clichy, Robert Pires, Emmanuel Petit, Marc Overmars and Freddie Ljungberg.
“But now other clubs have caught up and, if you want to know why Arsenal are not the force they were, it is because the players who have come in are not as good as the ones who left.”“I have a great knowledge of the lower leagues and the unfashionable clubs,” Graham told the Sunday Mirror. “That enabled me to bring Lee Dixon, Steve Bould and Nigel Winterburn from places such as Stoke and Wimbledon.
Results & Fixtures
Matches
| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun May 13th | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | Arsenal | 2 - 3 | 14:00 |
| Everton | Newcastle United | 3 - 1 | 14:00 |
| Sunderland | Manchester United | - 1 | 14:00 |
| Wigan Athletic | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 - 2 | 14:00 |
| Manchester City | Queens Park Rangers | 3 - 2 | 14:00 |
| Swansea City | Liverpool | 14:00 | |
| Norwich City | Aston Villa | 14:00 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham | 14:00 | |
| Chelsea | Blackburn Rovers | 2 - 1 | 14:00 |
| Stoke City | Bolton Wanderers | 2 - 2 | 14:00 |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 89 |
| Manchester United | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 89 |
| Arsenal | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 70 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 69 |
| Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 65 |
| Chelsea | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 64 |
| Everton | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 56 |
| Liverpool | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| Fulham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 52 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 47 |
| Swansea City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 47 |
| Norwich City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | -14 | 47 |
| Sunderland | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 45 |
| Stoke City | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -17 | 45 |
| Wigan Athletic | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | -20 | 43 |
| Aston Villa | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | -16 | 38 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | -23 | 37 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | -31 | 36 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -30 | 31 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -42 | 25 |
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Comments (2)
whats wrong with Ramsey you douche
Was jus watching some old highlights, th one where Arsenal won the PL at old traffered. AFter the match Wenger said he will bring in 1-2 players to further strenghten the winning scod & he did. Look at last 3-4 years. the attitude is exactly opposite. There are known weaknesses in the team but still he refuses to buy!Don't say there there are no better players around at affordable price than Chamak,Ramsey, NB,Denilson. Or Arsenal can not get fitther but same quality players as roseskey etc. If Spurs can buld good team why not Arsenal? Obviously there is some other issue..It is just so frustrating for the fans that club i snot putting their best efforts.
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