personally, i think AW did a decent jobs in this transfer window...

first, we got chamack for free..
he is a proven striker in french league..
and he is what we lack off.. a brave striker who "went in" to challenge for ball... evidence: reina's own goal.....

2nd, we got koscielny..
first match against liverpool.. he looks compose at the back... and he did pretty jobs against torres.. a little harsh for the 2nd yellow and result sending off..torres flick the ball and hit him.. and it came in sudden.. 2nd match against blackburn gave him a little lesson and show premier is better league, beaten by the pace of diouf.. so, he might need some time to figure out, what is the aspect that he needed to improve... tecnique wise, no problem... physical wise... yes... especially against the beast like drogba....

3rd, squilaci..
an experience defender who able to won the aerial challenge and will normally stay as last man, which solve the problem when vermy going forward... already prove his worth when he is in lyon.. but, we share see in coming much... for the moments, i m optimistic...

going out on loan?
sending traore to juve is good decision too... since we have too much of left back.. and he might get his chance to improve... in the worst scenario when clichy and gibbs is out, vermy and song still play that position... dont forget about the versatile eboue... about LB problem... clichy still cannot get back to his best after that injured... i dont mind if wenger try gibbs at that possible for some matches... Let's clichy know he need to work hard for the starting XI..

miss out on schwarzer?
i think alumnia start to prove himself can be the number one... he tried so hard.. and even "bang" his head towards the post, which show his commitment... although he did some mistake, but i guess, if our defensive partnership improve.. we will see a lot of "clean-sheet" matches soon... fabianski wise.. i dont know, i will prefer mannone as 2nd choice keeper instead of him....

Miss out on VDV?
i guess, we have enough attacking talents, VDV is not better than Rosicky or nasri either, of course.. our captain is way too far in front of him...

what we need?
personally, i think we really need to get a DM, i worried that when Song is injured.. no one can deputy him... Diaby create more danger to the back 4 due to his nature of "holding ball for too long".... i was excited by the rumuors of melo? but, we din get him... anyway, i guess wenger will transform someone to that position if Song is out... Eboue? may be?

So, 3 impresive signing with less than 20 mills sum up the decent jobs in transfer market....

This is what I got from soccernet:

Arsenal: Manuel Almunia, Andrei Arshavin, Nicklas Bendtner, Marouane Chamakh, Gael Clichy, Denilson, Abou Diaby, Johan Djourou, Emmanuel Eboue, Lukasz Fabianski, Cesc Fabregas, Laurent Koscielny, Vito Mannone, Samir Nasri, Tomas Rosicky, Bacary Sagna, Alex Song, Robin van Persie, Thomas Vermaelen, Sebastien Squillaci. (Arsenal can also use young players including: Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere, Kieran Gibbs, Carlos Vela, Emmanuel Frimpong, Aaron Ramsey.)

NB: Arsenal have only 20 senior players over 21 and can make up their homegrown quota through youth players
(surprisingly, Chelsea and Wigan have only 19 senior players over 21)

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature?id=81...england&cc=4716

y AW didnt go get given on loan?

y AW didnt go get given on loan?

Correct me if im wrong but isnt Luka Modric playing the VDV role already at Spurs?

and LM had a great season last year. Wonder whats gonna happen. 2 attacking central midfield? O_o

we'll get him in January when he didnt play enough matches and request for a move~

unless of course, almunia is raising his game this season. I see that the remaining 4 months will be the last chance almunia or the other GKs to prove to Arsene Wenger that they deserve to stick with the team.

Teenager Miyaichi to join Arsenal

NAGOYA (Kyodo) Seventeen-year-old striker Ryo Miyaichi is set to join Arsenal after catching the eye in a trial with the Premier League giants this month, Kyodo News learned Tuesday.

Sources at Miyauchi's Chukyodai Chukyo High School said Arsenal officials will be arriving in Japan in the coming days to extend a preliminary contract.

Miyaichi, who went on trial earlier this month, is expected to sign a formal contract with the Gunners after he turns 18 in December. The sources said it would likely be a four-and-a-half year deal effective Jan. 1, 2011.

The fleet-footed 180-cm forward played for Japan at the Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria last year.

Teenager Miyaichi to join Arsenal

NAGOYA (Kyodo) Seventeen-year-old striker Ryo Miyaichi is set to join Arsenal after catching the eye in a trial with the Premier League giants this month, Kyodo News learned Tuesday.

Sources at Miyauchi's Chukyodai Chukyo High School said Arsenal officials will be arriving in Japan in the coming days to extend a preliminary contract.

Miyaichi, who went on trial earlier this month, is expected to sign a formal contract with the Gunners after he turns 18 in December. The sources said it would likely be a four-and-a-half year deal effective Jan. 1, 2011.

The fleet-footed 180-cm forward played for Japan at the Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria last year.