Indeed too good to be true.
Nacho is a very promising sign, just terminate squillaci and santos contracts, apparently both had loan move opportunities they turned down. Urgh.
Just re-watched the liverpool goals.
1) Sagna fails TWICE in the first goal. Firstly his basic interception of a week pass as he falls over, falling over on home turf isn't good enough. Then TV5 miscues a basic clearance on his weak foot, at this level inexecusable. Then when suarez gets the ball sagnas attempted block deflects the ball around Szy. Not good enough.
2) Hendersons goal starts with Gibbs not coming in quickly enough to back up Per, who was rounded too quickly. With both players there on the edge of the box, someone should have dropped a slide tackle. It wouldn't have been a peno, and couldn't be a red if they missed with the other player right there marking them. Then to have Szy save his shot (note Szy saves initially in both cases) dribble back into his path is bad luck. It's also bad positioning of Sagna and TV5, both of who are no where to be seen until Sagna attempts a last ditch dive, but misses the ball.
Re-watching our goals, Giroud is on fire, scoring 1 and then assiting Theo. Theo is also finishing really well, that shot was a rocket, and makes up for not slotting the previous 1 v 1 Reina saved. Personally on the half volley I would have roofed the first shot, but I'm not a prem league footballer so will STFU.
We need someone to come into that DMF role over summer who brings 1) aggression, 2) positioning, 3) the experience of winning things. De Rossi is the kind of man who would be a beast for us in that role. Also Kheidera would be a good target. M'Villa, what happened to him? Javi Martinez and Arturo Vidal would also be class.
With Arteta aging, and our other options not strong enough, we need someone to come in and anchor and protect the back 4 like never before.