‘Disappointing’ Arsenal lacks physical presence, feels Vieira

Wenger remains hopeful of signing Shkodran Mustafi before Deadline Day, but Vieira, victor of three Premier League titles and four FA Cups with the Gunners, said: “My generation had lots of physically strong players”.

“In the last five or six years, Arsenal went with more of this type of technical players”. The Invincibles had it all.

“When I watch Arsenal, yes they play good football”.

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Petr Cech was the only significant arrival ahead of the 2015-16 campaign, with Mohamed Elneny joining in January from Basel.

Meanwhile, the Saints’ policy is to allow players to leave early in the transfer window, but to reject any offers when there is little time to find a replacement – as there is now.

“I think they can do it a bit more, players want to do it but do not have the opportunity”. He’s being really fearless not bringing in players who don’t fit the system he wants to play or aren’t of the value he seeks.

However, they need the money from Mustafi’s sale to fund the move and Arsenal are also aware that the La Liga outfit need to raise money to meet Financial Fair Play guidelines, so Wenger is still hoping to drive the price down for Mustafi.

But, with Callum Chambers as the club’s only other fit centre-back, Wenger knows a deal for Mustafi is crucial to his side’s chances of competing for top honours this term.

The Mirror adds that Arsenal transfer fixer Dick Law has travelled to Spain to discuss a potential move for the World Cup victor, while Valencia’s director of football Jesus Garcia Pitarch is in London for talks regarding a deal for former Barcelona man Pedro.

The former club captain was speaking to the Telegraph about the criticism faced by Arsene Wenger and the club when the New York City FC captain raised the issue. “We had Dennis Bergkamp, who had the flair, and Thierry Henry who could finish and had so much power, but also players who were athletic with the physical aspect like Sol Campbell, some really strong personalities with Jens Lehmann, David Seaman or the back four”. The door’s always open for them.

Not sure that many Arsenal fans believed those words however; and right now, it looks like they were absolutely right in doubting him.