Arsenal: 5 reasons everyone is wrong about Cedric Soares

Arsenal made a judgement call in signing Cedric Soares, and some fans just don’t get it. Here are 5 reasons why all the naysayers are dead wrong.

I was thrilled with Arsenal‘s business this January. Of course, not everyone was. There are some people who will never be pleased. (*cough* Charlie Nicholas *cough*). And those never-pleasers are not happy with the addition of Cedric Soares.

So unhappy, in fact, that it is surprising to even me, someone who constantly remarks how awful most fans are.

But it’s not just fans. It’s “experts” and opposing clubs and all kinds of different parties. All scratching their head at Arsenal signing Cedric Soares, wondering why this needed to happen, laughing at our decision to make the move.

Well, all those fools are wrong. And because you asked so nicely, I am going to enlighten you so that you can be one of the few folks in the mass of ignorance that understands why this move was such a good idea, and thus why all these doubters are wrong.

To make it easier to digest, I’ve boiled it down to five key points. We start with No. 5.

5. Depth

You gotta have it right? Arsene Wenger was notorious for not having enough depth on the squad. Single injuries would undo the fortunes of the club. Part of this, I believe, comes down to his desire to play his favorites, and if he had too much depth, and too many favorites, he would never be able to field them all.

So he kept some positions noticeably thin, including fullback. Our fullback situation was a mess under Wenger. How long were we stuck with just Nacho Monreal? Granted, we all love Nacho Monreal, but by himself he was never going to be enough. It took a long time to finally go and get Sead Kolasinac, and even then, he was for free. We weren’t going to spend money.

This move adds significant depth. Serious depth. The kind of depth that lets you tune out of the entire position. But more on that later. For now, let’s move on to No. 4.