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How? How is our squad better without Lukaku and Barkley?

I don't get how people aren't acknowledging the loss of Lukaku. Sandro hasn't played PL football and Rooney has scored 13 league goals in his last two seasons. Both good signings, but unless Sandro really hits the ground running we could be short up top.

Because maybe some can look at the overall team and squad rather than two positions, one of whom hasn't even left yet...
 
How? How is our squad better without Lukaku and Barkley?

I don't get how people aren't acknowledging the loss of Lukaku. Sandro hasn't played PL football and Rooney has scored 13 league goals in his last two seasons. Both good signings, but unless Sandro really hits the ground running we could be short up top.
I get ur point but RK has said he wants the goals spread around the team. If u think about it , Rom getting injured at anytime last year would have been disastrous. So 3 or 4 players around 10 goals is as good and less risky over a season. In any case I would expect another experienced prem player to come in up front.
 

How? How is our squad better without Lukaku and Barkley?

I don't get how people aren't acknowledging the loss of Lukaku. Sandro hasn't played PL football and Rooney has scored 13 league goals in his last two seasons. Both good signings, but unless Sandro really hits the ground running we could be short up top.

Overall we've already gotten rid of players who didn't want to be here and we've sign a bunch of quality players. It's the middle of July so there is more time to further strengthen.

That said even if we don't buy anyone else I think we are in better shape today than we were at the end of last season.
 
How? How is our squad better without Lukaku and Barkley?

I don't get how people aren't acknowledging the loss of Lukaku. Sandro hasn't played PL football and Rooney has scored 13 league goals in his last two seasons. Both good signings, but unless Sandro really hits the ground running we could be short up top.
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Overall we've already gotten rid of players who didn't want to be here and we've sign a bunch of quality players. It's the middle of July so there is more time to further strengthen.

That said even if we don't buy anyone else I think we are in better shape today than we were at the end of last season.

I think we'd have to agree to disagree there. However, adding Sigurdsson and maybe a striker like Giroud would make me more confident.
 
so if we lost Lukaku and Barkley would people still think its a good window?

If Arsenal lost Sanchez and Ozil in a summer we'd be pissing ourselves and calling them out.

We'll have shipped out two players who don't want to be here, plus several who we wanted rid of. Then we've brought in players who do want to be here with more to come. So yes, good window so far.
 
so if we lost Lukaku and Barkley would people still think its a good window?

If Arsenal lost Sanchez and Ozil in a summer we'd be pissing ourselves and calling them out.
Don't think Ozil, would be a huge loss to them, great passer and gets assists, but has plenty of poor games.

Sanchez is world class and on different planet to lukaku, Arsenal couldn't replace him. If we managed to get giroud I don't think we would miss lukaku, he would get 20 goals imo.
 
Because maybe some can look at the overall team and squad rather than two positions, one of whom hasn't even left yet...

Made good signings - still need to fix left-back perhaps another centre half but back four/goalie better. Klaassen good addition to the midfield I hope, don't know much about him tho tbh to even comment. As I said Rooney and Sandro good signings.

Provided Barkley hasn't gone yet, but I would prefer to keep him AND buy Sigurdsson. Also need another striker in case Sandro doesn't hit the ground running.

For me personally, without them both, we're weaker. Could change with a few signings - so I'll leave that to Koeman.
 

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