Squad Cost: The People vs Makingtrax

[4R5Emaniac]

@Makingtrax Here you go!

 

[rich 1990]

Lock.

 

[bingobob]

How does one explain Arsenal finishing above squads that regularly cost more?

 

[4R5Emaniac]

How does one explain Arsenal finishing above squads that regularly cost more?

Those squads were assembled through paying over their real value.

 

[James Bond]

Squad Cost and Arsène Wenger:'Judge him in September'

 

[bingobob]

Those squads were assembled through paying over their real value.

And what have United, City and Chelsea done over the years? Paid under value?

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Are people in agreement that getting top 4 in the years that we had to return profit in the transfer market was a good achievement?

Chelsea and City got where they are by spending lot of money...

I don't think though we should focus on squad costs. We took the longer route but we still have managed to build very good and compatible squad. We should be competing by now.

 

[4R5Emaniac]

And what have United, City and Chelsea done over the years? Paid under value?

I meant those three, actually.

 

[samshere]

Squad cost while a major factor isn't the only factor otherwise city would've comfortably won the title every year. Arsenal has a stable manager and squad for the past three years, we shouldve won the title in this time.
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[4R5Emaniac]

Are people in agreement that getting top 4 in the years that we had to return profit in the transfer market was a good achievement?

Chelsea and City got where they are by spending lot of money...

I don't think though we should focus on squad costs. We took the longer route but we still have managed to build very good and compatible squad. We should be competing by now.

It was a good achievement for sure but one has to consider the competition was coming from Sp**s/Everton/Liverpool who were nothing special.

Agree on that assessment. We should definitely be competing for titles.

 

[Preacher]

We need poll.

 

[Hunter Zolomon]

Any deficiencies we suffered in squad cost was offset by arsenal having the same manager and stability. So if we claim they have money the other clubs can also claim we have the same manager. Btw by next season pep and city will have sorted themselves out and we might not even make the top 4.

 

[bingobob]

I meant those three, actually.

Fair enough. I meant teams like Sp**s, Liverpool pretty much every other team in the league has a higher net spend than us. Going by that we should be bottom not top.

 

[4R5Emaniac]

Any deficiencies we suffered in squad cost was offset by arsenal having the same manager and stability. So if we claim they have money the other clubs can also claim we have the same manager. Btw by next season pep and city will have sorted themselves out and we might not even make the top 4.

Unless we improve ourselves but I would really find it surprising if Liverpool or Tottenham finish above us this term. Man City might find themselves out of the top four this season itself as well.

Given the money in the PL though I wonder if it is that important to finish in the CL places anymore.

 

[James Bond]

7 Apr 2016

...
"What we learn from Leicester City is what I knew for a long time, which is that it’s not just only down to the amount of money you spend,” he said.

“It’s down to the quality of players you bring in and sometimes the opportunities are not always necessarily linked with the amount of money."
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http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-ar...can-learn-from-leicester-#4JcrWt2R6u5QeXsa.99

 

[CurryFlavoured]

Ah lads, I thought we had moved on. Everyone has said their piece.

 

[Hunter Zolomon]

7 Apr 2016


http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-ar...can-learn-from-leicester-#4JcrWt2R6u5QeXsa.99

Well straight from the horses mouth, case closed. Even lord Wenger admits its not all about the money.

 

[Aevi]

ffs