Surely Arsenal have alternative targets after losing out on Lemar? Mahrez perhaps?

Just look around the footballing landscape, do you see a team even remotely as unsettled as Arsenal? Besides several teams who have questions surrounding one or possibly two players, there is no squad that has so many issues heading into the final week of the transfer window…even Monaco, who have lost numerous players from their starting 11 have less controversy swirling in and around their club and they have champion’s league play to contend with this season…just think of how ridiculous this situation is especially considering that we have had the same manager for over 20 years…no team should be better organized than ours…if nothing else, that should be the one advantage this team holds over all others, yet the exact opposite has occurred…this fact is even more disturbing considering the main argument against removing Wenger from his managerial position was that there was no suitable replacement and that people feared some sort of perceived drop-off if a new manager was brought into the mix…based on what we’ve witnessed since the time of his contract renewal a monkey with a magic eight ball could have done an adequate job…I hate to make jokes, in light of our current dilemma, but this team is so screwed up if I don’t laugh about it, the only plausible response is to either cry or do something incredibly destructive…just look around this squad and try to see what our delusional manager sees that allow him to make such positive statements about our current team

from a goalkeeping perspective we have an aging starter whose skills have depreciated greatly over the last two seasons, a back-up that’s clearly unimpressed with his role here and a third stringer who is relatively unknown, but the way they have utilized him suggests that his future prospects are questionable at best: not to mention we got rid of our most talented, albeit somewhat flawed, keeper to Juve in the off-season

as for our defenders, we have one proven CB in Kos and even he was extremely problematic last season due to his injury and poor decision-making…Mustafi, who I like because he’s the only CB we have that shows any aggressiveness in the offensive zone, was quite poor at the end of last year and there is some talk that he might be moved elsewhere…we got rid of Gabriel, who was largely a basket-case and poorly coached-up during his stay…we have Chambers, who looked fairly good on his loan spell, but Wenger has never showed any confidence in him except for on the day he overpaid for him; frankly, I can’t believe Wenger never tried to play him as a CDM considering his propensity to try players at various different positions…we have Holding, which considering his benching at Stoke suggests that the coaching staff believe he might have regressed a bit, who many see has having a potential upside if not now in the foreseeable future; really it’s hard to evaluate him because most have overvalued him due to his low transfer fee…finally, we have Monreal, and although I really like his positive energy, he is nothing more than a bench player with some positional flexibility…as you may have noticed I haven’t included Per because the very fact that he still dons an official jersey is a direct statement of this team’s lack of intent to compete for anything of any consequence

In the midfield,(including RWB & LWB) we have a whole bunch of tweeners…none offer the full package, none make sense in our manager’s current favourite formation, except for Sead on the left and Ox on the right, and all of them have never shown any consistency for more than a heartbeat…Sead, who I’m including in this category because of our present formation, looks like a positive addition, minus his occasional brain farts, but I would rather see what he could do in a back 4 before making my mind up…Ox, who has never played better, which isn’t saying much considering his largely underwhelming play in previous seasons, seems to have found a home in this new formation; unfortunately, can we really expect this oft-injured player to handle the taxing duties that come with said position over the long haul, not to mention, it looks like he has no intention of staying…Ramsey has relied on the empathy that stems from his gruesome injury years ago and the excitement that was generated a few years back when he finally seemed to put in altogether, but on the whole he has been a big disappointment(neither he nor the Ox have scored enough to warrant a regular spot)…Wiltshire should be put on a weekly contract then played until he suffers his first injury, if and when that occurs he should be shipped-out and no one should very be allowed to say his name on club grounds ever again…Elnehy & Coq are average players who couldn’t make any of the top 7 teams currently in the EPL…both have showed some great energy on the pitch, but neither are top quality and no good team can afford to have that many average players on their bench playing the same position, especially with Coq’s injury history/discipline concerns and Elheny’s headless chicken tendencies…as for Xhaka, his tenure here so far has been incredibly underwhelming…we know he has some skills to provide the long ball but his defensive work is piss poor and he gives the ball away too cheaply and far too often…finally, the enigma himself, Ozil, so much skill with his left foot but his presence has been more frustrating than uplifting…in many respects his failure has been directly related to the failure of this club to provide him with the necessary players up front, minus Sanchez of course, and unless something drastic happens very soon his legacy will be largely a negative one(much like Wenger’s)

Up front we have a few world-class players surrounded by some serious pretenders…Sanchez is by far the most accomplished player in our attack but the controversy surrounding his contractual mishandling could see him go before the window closes or most definitely by season’s end…obviously a mistake by both parties involved, as Sanchez’s exploits have never been more on display than in North London, but the club’s irresponsible wage structure and lack of real intent have been the real undoing in this mess…Lacazette, who I think has some world-class skills as a front man, will only be as good as the players and system around him, which is troubling due to our current roster and Wenger’s love of sideways passing…Walcott should have been sold years ago, enough said, and Welbeck should never have been brought in from the get-go…both of these players have suffered numerous injuries over their respective careers and neither are good enough to overcome such difficulties: not to mention, they both are below average first-touch players, which should be the baseline test for any player coming to a Wenger-led Arsenal team…Perez should have been played wide left or never purchased at all; what a huge waste of time and money, which is ridiculous considering our penny pinching ways and the fact that fans had been clamoring for a real striker for years…finally Giroud, the fact that he stills wears the jersey is a direct indictment of this club’s failure to get things right…this isn’t necessarily an attack on Giroud because I think he has some highly valued skills, but not for a team that has struggled to take their sideways soccer to the next level, as his presence slows their game even more, combined with our average, at best, finishing skills…far too often those in charge have either settled or chosen half-measures and ultimately it is us that suffer because no matter what happens Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke will always make more money whereas we will always be the ones paying for their mistakes…so every time someone suggests we should just shut-up and support the team just think of all the sacrifices you’ve made along the way and simply reply…f*** off

We are finishing top 3 this season. We have a better squad than Liverpool, Chelsea and a better team than City. Man U is the strongest squad in he EPL presently, and watchout for Everton!