Mikel Arteta is facing up to 6 weeks out of action after sustaining a thigh injury. The irony of Arsenal losing a key player today who wasn’t even out on international duty is a demoralizing thought. This leaves Arsenal with just 2 recognised centre midfielders potentially until October.

The usual way that clubs conduct transfer business is to buy players in areas where they are short, yet this seems to constantly go amiss for Arsene Wenger. Going into the start of a new season with 3 midfield players (not even including the laughable fact that we still have Diaby on our books) is ludicrous.

We have 1 deep lying defensive midfielder and now that he will miss 6 weeks, it is now up to Ramsey or Wilshere to fill this void- a prospect that will cause us many problems. Neither player is naturally defensive minded and against strong teams who will fill the midfield, we will be caught out no doubt.

A quick fact for you, with Arteta in the side we win 68% of matches- without just 20%. Pull your finger out Arsene, this is becoming a joke.

Frankly it is pathetic that come Saturday and our season opener, we still have our transfer kitty very much in tact. Another player who could have helped us massively just joined the Spuds down the road- Etienne Capoue.

He would have fitted seamlessly into our midfield but £8 million was clearly too much for Mr.Wenger. And how do I break this as well? Gustavo is on the verge of joining Wolfsburg- we’re in trouble.

Enjoy the game Saturday and lets not vent our frustration on the team, they will give it their all so lets get behind them- its not their fault that our transfer policy is a joke. But if Villa go 1-0 up, I for one will be joining in with those ‘Spend some f****ing money’ chants.

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