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Maybe they ought to call this guy the Special One. More from Arsene Wenger on why he rarely flashes the cash like a Russian billionaire.

"I'm not scared to spend big money. If there is a player that I feel we need
then of course I will buy him," he said.

"But at Arsenal we make the superstars.
If you find a special player then fine but I have not seen a number of what you
might call world-class players available.

"Maybe some have a world-class price, but they are not all world-class
players. If you sit down and give me £30million to buy one, could we find one?

"For me, for £60million a guy must take the ball at the kick-off and score
every time he touches the ball.

"I don't know why everybody wants us to buy. We have started the season well,
qualified for the Champions League and are playing in a convincing way.

"We are in the process of turning Cesc Fabregas, Denilson and Abou Diaby into
world-class players and I enjoy doing that. I buy maybe one player but I work
with what is realistic.

The 57-year-old hinted that Henry's presence was hindering the development of
his younger players.

"The young players have to take more responsibility," he said.

"When he was here Thierry took on a lot of responsibility - when we didn't
score he wanted more and more of the ball. The young players always thought he
was the solution."

...and I see by the ticker that Arsenal is up 2-0 on Portsmouth in the 2nd. So, no reason to argue with Wenger this week.

oops. Make that 3-1, with 30 minutes to play. An early penalty from Adebayor, and 2 goals from Cesc and Tomas. Good to see the midfielders bringing the points.