A fall to the bottom ... sad sad sad

The August transfer window has closed. Come January 2012 when it reopens, a new buy/sell frenzy will take place. All players bought and sold will start a new club "greed" to win every trophy promised by FIFA. 

The state of football has now come to the "auction" table. The highest bidder gets the player.  

Arsenal is now languishing somewhere bottom in the English Premier League table. 17th to be precise. With only one point, I guess they're the only team in Europe who have qualified for the Champions League by virtue of a knock-out qualification; and they're the only top-flight team yet to win a Premier League game. In the BPL table Arsenal is the only team who has the most number of goals scored against them - 10. (courtesy of 8 - 2 drubbing by Man U at The Old Toilet.)

Perspective :
In the recently concluded and closed transfer window (August ), Arsene Wenger, went out of him staunch beliefs for young players and brought in 5 seasoned 'old' players.

New Signings in August :

• Per Martesacker (Germany)
• Mikel Arteta (Spain)
• Chou Young Park ( South Korea)
• Yossi Benayoun (Israel)
• Andre Santos (Brazil)

Before August :

• Gervinho (Ivory Coast)
• Carl Jenkinson ( England)

and sold :

• Cesc Fabregas (Spain)
• Samir Nasri (France)
• Gael Clichy (France)
• Eboue(Ivory Coast)

and loaned out :

• Carlos Vela (Mexico)
• Niklas Bendtner (Denmark)
• Denilson (Brazil)
• Hanri Lansbury
• Joel Campbell 

The club lost 9 players in the crazy money-splashing transfer window and made a close to 100 million Euros. That's a lot of money for a club to make.

Info : Arsenal is the 5th richest football club on the planet now. 

So,
For a team that had sucked glory in the BPL for a good long time and making waves out of their youngsters have now suddenly fallen from grace. Arsene Wenger is now seen the reason behind the 'explosive' drop. Fans have a reason to show their angst against a Manager who had helm a football club for too long. Some expected him to leave but the old gaffer had said saliently, "It is my fault and I take the blame but I will not leave."

Strangely enough, the fans excepted his reasons.

Arsene Wenger now has more work on his hands then he ever had and needs to finish top 4 by next May 2012 else his job will be on the line.

But to others, the underlying fact the manager of Arsenal who is an Economist is simply this ; Arsene Wenger, businessman first, manager second. 

Or shall I say an educated man.

Lets sail the season. We still have 9 more months to rest our laurels. 

See you there at the top.