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Emery had a busy transfer window, with the new boss of Arsenal making five signatures
Stephan Lichtsteiner, Bernd Leno, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Matteo Guendouzi and Lucas Torreira all joined the Gunners while Emery seeks to advance to the Premier League
The former defender of Borussia Dortmund, Papastathopoulos, 30, is considered Arsenal's solution to their problems at the rear.
However, Hartson believes that Arsenal needs a central defender to solve his defensive problems. "In the future, they seem exciting, but Arsenal's problem in recent years has been defensive," said Hartson exclusive to Express Sport while participating in the Premier League and the BT Disability Football Festival at the Manchester City Etihad Campus. "It's this rock on the back, the middle half Arsenal needs." 19659007 "If you look at the competition, Liverpool will be up there in front of M a city, Man Utd is going to improve.We do not know what's going to happen with Chelsea, three of their big names are related to movements, [Eden] Hazard, [Thibaut] Courtois and Willian
"There is a lot of competition – and they are all in pursuit of the city
" Emery needs time to integrate all these players into the team and its alignment I do not think the fans see it that way
"They signed Sokratis from Dortmund but he has no experience bales at the highest level. "
" They made defensive deductions but they still need to strengthen. They have to improve at the back if they want to fight for the title. "
Arsenal is hoping to fight for the title this season, with Emery's men fully focused on national competitions after missing the last game of the Champions League
However, Hartson of BT Sport says that & ## s 39, a top four will be the target for the Gunners this season.
When asked if a top-4 would be a hit for Emery, Hartson said, "Yes. If they reach the top four, they have finished above two of the top six teams.
"They will end up over a Spurs or a Chelsea." Fourth for Arsenal would be a hit next to a decent race in the cup.
"To get back into the Champions League positions, it is the least anticipated by fans of Arsenal. "
John Hartson League and BT Disability Football Festival.More than 180 young people who participated in sessions disabled sports, funded by the Premier League and BT, attended the event at the Etihad Campus in Manchester City.
The initiative aims to create opportunities and inspire the persons with disabilities, with 23,437 participants engaged since the launch of the program in September 2016.
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