Arsenal - Not so near, but quite far ...

Another season is about to end at the Premier League and Arsenal for the 8th consecutive year would oscillate between the 3rd and the 4th place.

It's always been so near yet so far, for the Gunners who promise a lot at the beginning of every season but flatter to deceive by the end of it.

Some of England's, France and Holland's best players have played for Arsenal and they include the likes of Tony Adams, David Seaman, Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Denis Bergkamp, Robin Van Persie and many more.

The team boasts of a quality manager in Arsene Wenger and a good quality support staff too. They command respect and adulation from every corner of the globe but have regularly come up short against top flight teams whether in the EPL or the Champions League.
The team went without a trophy since 2004 and it was only 2014 that they won the FA Cup.

One of the primary reasons for the Gunners not winning trophies frequently are the bargain basement deals that Wenger drives, thereby missing out on quality players who could help the team win more victories and trophies.

And the list is pretty awesome:
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Gerard Pique
- Vincent Kompany
- Roberto Carlos
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Yaya Toure
- Xabi Alonso
- Lionel Messi
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Can only imagine what could Arsenal have achieved has they moved in fast and signed up these players.

The team needs a world class striker, maybe two (although Giroud is getting there) and also needs to retain it's quality players.
They lost Robin Van Persie, Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas and all of them won trophies with their new clubs.

Wenger has run an extremely tight ship, so far, but the need of the hour is to loosen his purse strings, buy some world class stock and win trophies.
His legacy at Arsenal will be unmatched for a few decades to come, but will look far better with some trophies in the cupboard.