The issue is that 16 is nowhere near enough for the starting striker of a team with title ambitions. One thing Wenger has always made sure we have had is a top class striker, until now.
Who was top scorer at Chelsea last year?
Hazard with 14, which kind of backs up my point doesn't it? They didn't win the league.
Should rephrase that if you're starting striker is only a 16 goal man then you need 2 or 3 others in the squad who can get a similar number. This is what Man City had. What also fucked us was having a 2nd striker who has never scored a competitive goal. Hopefully this season, if they remain fit, Ramsey an Sanchez can score a similar number of goals to Giroud. Walcott could make a big difference too.
Guess the point really is that if you look back through the last few years, the team who has won the league has usually had a player who has scored 25+ and another who has managed 15+. There are exceptions like Man City last season with three 15-20 goal players but usually that holds true and would have been the case for Liverpool if Gerrard hadn't slipped and they hadn't imploded at Palace. We have the 15+ man but lack the league winning striker.