Arsene Wenger has rightly earned himself a wide range of compliments for the manner in which he has attempted to grow rather than buy a football team at Arsenal, but he has also shown in the past that he is unable to reflect upon his side's own frailties, instead often bemoaning bad luck rather than focusing on the reality of a given situation.
One frailty that he has ignored for far too long is the fact that his squad is horrendously injury prone, something that has undermined the wealth of talent present in the squad and has stopped the Gunners from challenging realistically for the Premier League title for the last few seasons.
With Thomas Vermaelen now out for an indefinite period of time, Wenger can show that he recognises his squad's limitations by going out and purchasing a central defender for his side, something that would in the process hand the fans a huge boost as they look for their side to build on the momentum that they have managed to create for themselves this season.
However, if Wenger reverts to type and decides that he has enough cover at the back, only to find himself in a situation where his squad is stretched too far to be able to compete with the very best in the Premier League, then once again Wenger will be accused of failing to act when he could have splashed a little cash in order to increase the chances of his side ending its trophy drought and the betting reflects this.
With the transfer window rapidly drawing to a close, Arsenal fans will be becoming increasingly nervous that their manager is going to once again blow the chance to capitalise upon a really strong start to the season.
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