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According to Jeorge Bird, Chambers didn't train with the squad today.
Selling chambers after letting Gabriel will leave us short in defence specially if we keep playing 3 at the back chambers will many chances in Europa league games cup games and some league games
For once i agree with youI anticipate both a signing at CB, and a move to a back 4 at some point during the season.
Selling chambers after letting Gabriel will leave us short in defence specially if we keep playing 3 at the back chambers will many chances in Europa league games cup games and some league games
+++++++We need a CB this season not next. If VVD is available you take him, asap. Prices are only going to inflate more, and if teams know we're in need for a CB next season they can demand a higher price.
Good shout on Koulibaly!
Koscielny
Mertesacker
Mustafi
Monreal
Holding
I don't think Wenger will think we're short there.
The problem is there's going to be a high turnover in CBs.
Mert is retiring at the end of this season. Monreal's contract expires at the end of next season. Depending on how he goes, there's a chance he'll leave at the end of this one. Koscielny will be 32 next month and he has a permanent achilles problem.
In the long term, that leaves us with Holding, Mustafi, and...maybe Bielik?
My point is that if Chambers were to leave this summer, which seems to be the case unfortunately, a CB of some sort is a must. If not, we could potentially be in a situation where we are left scrambling for CBs. Some may think a scenario like that is far fetched but knowing our luck, it's not out of the question. All it takes is for Koscielny's achilles to completely breakdown and Monreal's form to collapse.
I'd be alright with Chambers leaving only if a CB were to come in this window.
If this window closes without us buying a top CB, it will seriously dent our chances of winning anything, including the EL. We are one game in to the PL season and already we've seen what its like without Kos, Per & Mustafi. Kos has been carrying an injury for some time, with Per it is unknown how he will cope for a season, & Mustafi didn't exactly fill everyone with confidence last season.
While I think Chambers and Holding have a future at Arsenal, I feel we should either sell Chambers or loan out Holding and bring in a top CB. We have a long season ahead and we will need to rest Kos for games, having another top CB would make it much easier.
completely agree with koscielny injury issues, he needs to be managed more effectively and probably not play as regularly, be very surprised to see him play any europa league unless at semi final stage and beyond
I'm not even thinking about EL, Kos wont play all the PL games, so who do we rely on when he's missing. Last season he played 33 of 38 PL games which is great but you have to think this season will be less.