"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
Arsene Wenger's been here before. An unbalanced squad, and surely by now an understanding that the players he has got are more susceptible to injury than Darren Anderton if he took up acting and landed himself a part in the opening scene of a Casualty episode.
Just as well
Joseph Yobo,
Diego Lugano and
Lassana Diarra are all free agents and can be signed outside of the transfer window then. Gooner(s), ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
They're also notoriously light in the tricksy playmaker department so will go up against Liverpool and Juventus for Barcelona forward
Pedro in January. Reassuring.
Juve's interest in the Barca man also signals an end to their interest in
Juan Mata apparently. Or, the papers might just be saving face and backing away after his decent performance against QPR. Mata's staying!
Emmanuel Mayuka, as recently as December 2012 ranked the
85th best player in the world, will complete his spectacular fall from grace by joining Wolves on loan from Southampton.
Jack Collison was also a prospect once upon a time. Maybe not quite 85th best player in the world sort of levels, but he's still on the slide and looks set to join Ipswich after being let go by West Ham in the summer. That is, of course, assuming Arsenal don't get there first.