Zan Wants To Be An Arsenal Man…NOT WHAT WE NEED/Flamini/Baptista

By Bilal Zaidi

Turkish defender Gokhan Zan has stated his desire to be in North London by the end of the upcoming January transfer window. I don’t know much about him apart from him being a central defender which for me is enough to say we should be spending that money in another area of the team. If you look at the numbers…we have two of the best centre backs in the premiership along with two young Swiss defenders that have shown they are more than capable of stepping up when needed. Both Djourou and Senderos shouldn’t have another defender to compete with because this would hinder their development in my opinion.

We have three very able right backs once Lauren is back and only one natural left back. If there is a need for strengthening the back four it should be in the left back slot NOT in the centre. Also, we have ONE REAL defensive midfielder in Gilberto who has really stepped up this season as one of our most important players. Even if Flamini has done well of late in a midfield five and scored a couple goals…I don’t think he would be adequate to play as the only defensive midfielder in a midfield four…he doesn’t have that presence about him that gives you confidence that he can keep winning balls and shield the defence. His stamina and work rate is second to none but I think that can only really be appreciated when Gilberto is playing so once again if we need another player it is arguably in this position. Gilberto is terrific but if he gets injured or needs a break…we haven’t really got the depth we need in that position…unless of course we get to see a lot more of Denilson.

When we got rid of Reyes and Cole it was losing two players who naturally play on the left…we got Gallas and Baptista in return…that is two players who want to play in the centre…Baptista has hardly been used by Wenger even before his injury which leads us to think whether he can be accommodated and where he will be used as we still don’t have much clarity. In my eyes at least…he is a tremendous asset to have, a fantastic scoring record just leads me to believe he should be getting games…BUT WHERE? Fabregas can’t be left out…Rosicky can’t be left out…and upfront it seems Ade and Van are running things right now so that seems to be why. That is going off the topic now…and it is Christmas day so stop reading this and go and get merry…More on signings in the January window soon. Any comments on the issues I have discussed are always welcomed…from the Turkish defenders situation…Flamini reaction or Baptista’s position and value to our team…I look forward to hearing from you all. Merry Christmas to you all.

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