He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice…..

Yes, I know. The title of today’s article is an appalling pun on the news that Santi Cazorla is on the verge of signing for us, but I couldn’t help myself. For the first time in three and a half years, I’m genuinely optimistic about this team. And not just in a “cocky around fans of other football clubs” way, either. Why? Well, have a look at this lineup;
Fabianski – Gibbs, Mertesacker, Djourou, Jenkinson – Coquelin, Ramsey, Wilshere – Gervinho, Giroud, Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Ok, the goalkeeper isn’t fantastic, but the back four is ok, the midfield has an international captain and England’s best U21 player in it, and up front we have Ligue 1′s top scorer from last season and England’s second best U21 player. I reckon that team would probably finish between 6th and 8th in...