I call that bullshit
Alderwereild was available for less you paid for Mustafi. Pretty sure he could fit within your wage structure. So could van Dijk. Khedira was available for free. It is just that Wenger didnt go in for any of them.
I don't think he's defending Wenger by saying that, North Bank already said in his earlier post that that's part of the problem, that Wenger believes the players he has are better than what they are, & that they can only be approved upon by "super quality" players.
Anyway, i dont think if we sign Alderwereild or Van Dijk that we automatically have a better defence. Mustafi is a good defender. Koscielny is a very good defender. But leave them exposed like they were time & time again like on Saturday, & they will struggly, & so will most defences.
Alderwereild plays for a manager that builds solid foundations, & has more structure to the team. They defend as a unit, the midfielders protect, & that's why they have a good defence.
There are occasions when we defend well. Usually, after a heavy defeat & a lot of criticism, the attitude changes, we become more solid, people work harder off the ball & we go through a spell of not conceding many goals. However as the season progresses, that good work slowly starts to dissolve, players become more complacent, & work as hard without the ball & we start to look all over the place defensively. We get worse, until we suffer a pretty heavy defeat & the critics come back out & the cycle continues.
Oh, just a wee correction, Cech wasnt a free transfer, he was £10M.
