Arsenal skipper Cesc
Fábregas has urged manager Arsene
Wenger to sign a target man in January because the squad
is too short in stature and require "a different kind of option" up
front.
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Fabregas battles for the ball against Chelsea
The Gunners were knocked out of the Carling Cup by Manchester
City last week and were beaten by a powerful Chelsea side in a
Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium prior to that. On
Saturday, Arsenal got back to winning ways against Stoke City but
the team Wenger fielded had the shortest average height of any club
in the top flight at 5ft 10ins.
Fabregas is eager to see Arsenal add to their attacking options
and has suggested that the club would benefit if any new signing
had a more direct style. Fabregas said: "Throughout the game [at
Manchester City], we had a lot of possession but didn't really have
anyone to go in behind the defenders. We had a lot of similar
players who like the ball into their feet. Sometimes you need a
different kind of option."
"Against Chelsea we dominated the first 40 minutes without
creating too much. Perhaps we had the same kind of problem and we
were a little small to fight against them on crosses too.
"Overall I saw a Chelsea team that was normal but has probably
the best striker in the world. Without [Didier] Drogba, their team
would not be the same."
With star striker Robin van Persie out injured for five months
Wenger has promised to scour the transfer market for a replacement
and the Gunners have already been linked with Barcelona's
diminutive forward Bojan Krkic and West Ham's 6ft 3ins striker
Carlton
Cole.
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