arsenal have been on a downward slope for years now--and spending big on players isn't going to change that. the game against dortmund once again showed that arsenal are no longer a top team.
arsenal are depressing. not because they won't be winning anything this season, but because they're playing some truly awful football--and it's been like that for years. and it honestly wouldn't surprise me if they didn't make the top 4 this season.
of course i want them to win the champions league and/or the premier league, but if that's not happening, then i'd at least like them to play some proper football. that's the arsenal i grew up with.
but it's been years since arsenal were a consistently aesthetic side to watch.
the right back is injured, the only cb replacement is a 19-year-old southampton player, the left back is always injured and his replacement is a spaniard who can't even defend, arteta or flamini are playing in front of the defence which is sensationally tragic, ozil is slowly dying and he's being abused on the wings, giroud's replacement is has a hard time playing football and can't finish; this is all even depressing when you consider that arsenal pay more in wages than chelsea, and yet are nowhere near them in terms of competing for the pl/cl.
last year's dortmund game was similar to this year's, btw. except they somehow managed to win.