Arsene Wenger's 'No Cover' plan could leave Arsenal out in the cold

Arsenal don't lack depth. Every player in Arsenal's squad has missed at least 2 games to injury this season. Man United have used 24 players in their league campaign. That's same as Arsenal. A squad that doesn't have cover couldn't have contested this far and done as well as any team in England. Drop this lack of depth thing. It's baseless.

United have played Evra, Vidic and Ferdinand in more games than Fabregas. How long before their old legs buckle?

Almunia (Lehmann), Sagna (Hoyte) , Toure (djourou), Gallas (Senderos), Clichy (Traore), Rosicky (Diaby), Flamini (Gilberto,) Fabregas (Denilson), Hleb (Eboue), van Persie (Eduardo), Adebayor ( Bendtner) plus Walcott ....a reserve for every position!!!!!!

Arsenals lack of depth doesn't lay in the size of their squad, it lays in the quality of their backup. While Arsenal have ranks of young players willing to make the step-up, they don't have the quality required. What happens if United lose a forward? They have Saha - a tried and tested premiership striker to step into the fray. If Liverpool lose a striker, the have Peter Crouch, Englands 2nd choice striker according to new manager Capello. Who do Arsenal have? Bendtner is the only out-and-out striker Arsenal posses as backup - Van Persie being the only other option when everyone can see that he prefers a partner to play of or idealy - to sit behind the front two. Arsenal lack a quality bench - which cannot be said for Man U, Chelsea or Liverpool.

Almunia (Lehmann), Sagna (Hoyte) , Toure (djourou), Gallas (Senderos), Clichy (Traore), Rosicky (Diaby), Flamini (Gilberto,) Fabregas (Denilson), Hleb (Eboue), van Persie (Eduardo), Adebayor ( Bendtner) plus Walcott ....a reserve for every position!!!!!!

I understand your out of your depth chap, that was an example some players cover more than one position like Gilberto can play centre half Gallas left back etc.

Yes we've had injuries, key ones. Yes we have cover for every position. Are they, are we good enough? I think not. We haven't improved through the season. Reflective of the youthful face of our team we started very strongly and are beginning to slide. We started the season missing chances and conceding poor goals, we're still doing that, but now we're not winning games. The pace of our play has dropped hugely. The injuries for me are a reflection of the delicate nature, both physical and mental, of most of our players. Artistic football is wonderful but it wins nothing without steel. For me there isn't enough steel in the spine of our team. A team with steel doesn't ship 5 goals to Spurs and 4 to Man Utd. We are brilliant and brittle. And until Wenger discovers ruthlessness or buys players with it in their make-up winning the premiership will be step too far. I hope I'm wrong. But even when we went unbeaten we watsed chances and conceded poor goals. Our great football saved us then, its not good enough to save us now. Unless RVP hits his early season form I don't know where it'll come from.

Steady we were supposed to finish fifth behind tottenham this year and were second,,we are in the quarter finals of the champions league,, and we have just built a 400 million pound stadium to base our future on and your moaning.. Don't you remember the Eighties before George Graham!!

Okay, lets evalute then. Almunia (Lehmann) - A sub keeper. Wow. Sagna (Hoyte) - Actually one of the very few positions covered. Toure (djourou) - Not Arsenal standard, only just cementing a place in Birmingham. Gallas (Senderos) - Another positional that isn't too badly covered. Clichy (Traore) - Again, not brilliant, but good enough for cover. So yeah, defensivly, Arsenal have been fine with injuries and find themself decently covered. Rosicky (Diaby) Neither of them in the squad for the game against Middlesbrough. Flamini (Gilberto) - The best covered position they have. Fabregas (Denilson) - What planet are you on? Denilson suitable cover for Fabregas? Hleb (Eboue) - Former is injured, the latter has provided only adequate cover to what Hleb gave arsenal. van Persie (Eduardo) - Former just coming back from injury and is showing it, latter won't be back for a year. Adebayor ( Bendtner) - Would he score even CLOSE to Adebayors Premiership record? Arsenal have a player for every position - kudos - but so to Unitwed, Arsenal and Chelsea. However, which team is now suffering the most in the business end of the season when depth and fitness are the most important factors of all?

I'm not moaning, just stating fact. I do remember the 80's but that was a long time ago and we're a bigger club with better players. I just want the achievement of the team to reflect its talent. For all we have won under wenger, do you not sometimes feel we've under achieved? ( we have lost every major final under the great man) considering the bundles of talent we've had. I want to see us convert our chances. Convert this season's title challenge into a win, if thats moaning then I'll moan all day. I don't care what other people predicted, we have a real chance to win the league. I just fear we may come up short.

Here is an article for you Jon..... Is it better that Arsenal sell there English players so they can develop or is it better that Liverpool and Chelsea buy the English players to leave on the bench Crouch, Pennant, Sidwell,Wright Phillips etc

*Correction* I meant united, LIVERPOOL and Chelsea.

Our squad lacks depth not just in squad quality but also in depth of character which is just as important. At the business end of the season which is now we have again come up drastically short both in terms of players and fighting spirit over the past two months. It can partly be explained by our club's refusal to pay proper money for the right sort of players. In honesty no Arsenal fan would have seen us in our current position at the start of the season and for the likes of Ade to have done as well as he has is a surprise to everybody. Ole Gunner saying that we have 24 players same as United is like saying that there are four wheels on a Mercs the same as on a Lada so therefore one car is as good as the other. We have some very good players , some decidedly average players and some players in our squad who should be no where near the Arsenal squad. Take United's buying over the past two years. What have they spent on Anderson, Nani, Tevez, Carrick and Hargreaves.? Now compare that to our stingy buys in the same period. Come the business end of the season it shows. Why we can't and won't buy two proven stars a year to augment all the young talent coming throough is beyond me. Are you paying the same inflated ticket prices as I am ????

The nearest comparison to this Arsenal team is the Man U team of 93. If Arsenal can achieve anywhere near what they did in the last fifteen years I'm prepared to wait (but this year isn't over yet)

When Gerrard Rooney Owen or Terry get injured it's worse than the pope dying the excuses for losing are as long as your roll of Andrex. Arsenals squad depth is tested because they have had more injuries than the other teams in the top four.

Lets think about it now we have Chelski on sunday away and thats the perfect game for us to show what we've got again the onus will be on them to win in front of their crowd and pressure will be off us because we're not expected to win the game. if we do we'll be on 70 points and they could be 6 points behind us if they loose to spurs tonight so the gaps looking healthy again aint it gooners and if man u loose tonight or just draw and fail to beat liverpool then we could be 2 points or more ahead of them come the end of grand slam sunday but if results go against us tonight and chelsea and man u win on sunday then there will be problems but until we have them problems i say...... CUM ON U REDS!!!!!!! WE LUV THE ARSENAL WE DO WE LUV THE ARSENAL WE DO WE LUV THE ARSENAL WE DO OHHHHHH ARSENAL WE LUV U!!!!!!!!!

Most of Arsenals success is based on one thing, LUCK! When that runs out this is what happens. United and Liverpool have slipped up quite a few times this season and Chelsea have had a few injuries to big players hence Arsenals league position for much of the season. Arsenals luck has now run out, hence the relagation form over the past few games! Wenger is a terrific coach and tactician, but his discision not to dip into the transfer market is nothing short of idiotic!

TYPICAL DELUDED THICK GOONER, WAKE UP AND FACE REALITY, YOUR SEASON WILL SOON BE OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AGAIN!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Took a while for the first idiot to post! Everyone else made a valid contribution.

Arsenal would struggle at the business end of the season, but although they have stuttered, they have only lost the one game so fair play, still think however they cant handle the pressure as well as Chelsea and Man Utd, and its also nice to see that many Arsenal fans think their squad doesnt lack depth or strength, so no excuses about the league cup semi hammering

Loyal Spurs supporter, posting on here not watching his team!

Without Ronaldo, Arsenal would be two points clear of Chelsea, and Liverpool would be comfortably in third. It is not depth which keeps United going. Now Chelsea is deeper, but when everyone is healthy, it isn't such a great thing, especially after the money they paid out -- food for thought for those who whine about no spending in the transfer market. I don't know what will happen over the next 8 league games, but I do know this: more Arsenal players will be better next year than they were this year, because that's what happens with young, brilliantly talented players, and every one of their rivals has fewer players in the same situation. But for the slump of the past month, there would be no race; it would be over. Objectively, they may be collectively too young to get the prize this year, but they will crush the league next year. And don't be surprised if you find even Eboue shining next season! BTW, great game against Chelsea, Tottenham.

is about adebayo is not performing well this team arround he beter do well. i want him to be the higthest goalscorer in eng prim leg.

is about adebayo is not performing well this team arround he beter do well. i want him to be the higthest goalscorer in eng prim leg. </