Former Premier League goalkeeper Paul Robinson believes that Arsenal could position themselves as title contenders if they secure the signings of a new striker and a left-back in the current transfer window.
Despite making significant investments, including the acquisition of Declan Rice and several other top players in the last transfer window, Arsenal has faced challenges and is currently struggling to meet expectations. The absence of a new striker in the previous window is considered a costly oversight, impacting their chances of securing a top-four spot. Additionally, the club is grappling with the absence of reliable options at left-back, having sent two players on loan and facing concerns about the fitness of Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Robinson asserts that Arsenal’s success in this transfer window hinges on addressing these key positions. According to him, securing one striker and one left-back would put Arsenal in a better position to mount a serious challenge for the Premier League title.
He tells Football Insider:
“It’s well documented that Arsenal need a striker.
“There’s no secret that they’re one fantastic striker away from being genuine title contenders.
“But the two areas that are stopping them being out and out favourites are striker and left-back.”
Just Arsenal Opinion
We should have signed a striker in the summer, but it is now another transfer window, and we must do our best to solve this problem.
Relying on Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Jesus for the second half of the term will be dangerous.
If we can sign a good striker, the left-back role will not be such a pronounced problem.
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That is impressive blue sky, out of the box thinking by this pundit.
Who could possibly have imagined the problems behind goal shy Arsenal was simply needing a striker.
Who would have thought..
I too was thinking the same!
Gab J – 51 games / 18 goals Domestic + Europe is a brilliant performance for our gaffer.
Lets give Kai another 50 games as striker, maybe he could come good.
Till then lets watch City and Liverpool battle for trophies. Thanks Paul for your insights which means 2 cents or less for Arteta.
Yes! I do agree and believe that if Arsenal does sign a clinical regular top league goals scorer, and also another top league central defensive midfielder all in this current January transfer window.
The left back issue should not constitute a headache to Arteta in his team to get rid of it.
For, despite that Arteta did not foresee the Acl injury to his newly signed left back J Timber. And coupled with his loaning out K Tierney and N Tavares last summer window but which have to happened because of the 25 man team registration issue. Arteta have A Zinchenko and J Kiwior in his term to count on them to see his Arsenal successful at left back to win the Epl and Ucl titles this season without resorting to the transfer market this winter to sign a new left back., I honestly believe that’s exactly what SHOULD happen.
Even with a perfect(?) transfer window we will be hard pressed to win the PL this season. With MC getting KDB back, Spuds getting Maddison back, and LP playing well again, it will be tough going regardless of anything else. We need to work as hard as possible and try to at least get back to UCL qualification.
Our answer – Elneny will be back after AFCON, nothing to fear, he will silence KDB & Madisson.
We ghve scored the least goals among the top5, so lets Top4 seems a challenge and with our new CF in KH, lets be content with EL.
Robinson is only saying that if we get two extra to quality players this window we will do better than otherwise! Hardly a world shattering opinion.
Merely a sort of “did you know grass is green” type comment! Such a fuss about nothing essentiallly then.
What COUNTS though is will we get two top quality incoming players? Not a hope, IMO!
I give huge credit to those in the minority who were saying we need a striker going all the way back to last season, they were right in the end, foresight. I was one of the many who thought we scored enough goals and they are the same players so was very hopeful even a little confident for this season. But now yeah it is obvious at this stage what we need
Can someone give Viv Miedema and Stina blackstenius a call and ask them to head over to the men’s training ground to teach Saka and Co. what the inside of the goal looks like.
Seriously aus. The women have been missing goals all season too. 30 shots against Tottenham and they lost 1-0…..