Facing the mighty Barcelona, Arsenal fell short once more in the Champions League. I'm one inclined to believe they would have succeeded this year had it not been for all the injuries they had. Barcelona are just too good at the moment for the young gunners. Wenger's project cannot be seen as a failure but this year should be a clear sign to him that he needs to clean house a bit and bring in strong reinforcements in order to complete for every trophy like Chelsea is able to do.
To begin with, he needs to being in Chamak from Bordeaux to provide a real threat inside the box. It's no secret how talented the striker is. And he's definitely better than Bendtner. He also has a never say die attitude about him and would go above and beyond to get the ball in the net. He could very well be the next great success a la Drogba.
Wenger also needs to shore up his defense. I would suggest he trades Silvestre in for Bolton's Gary Cahill. He would also do well to raid the french league for a defensive midfielder in the mould of Toulalan to add some grit to the squad.
The truth of the matter is that Wenger is not likely to buy anyone. He won't accept that his kids just aren't growing up fast enough. Alex Song is a great example of a Wenger project that grew up quick. Denilson and Walcott are great examples of his projects that haven't grown up yet. And I'm not sure they will grow up anytime soon.
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