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5 extra players (signings) will be plenty. Especially with 2 extra players in Vela and Merida coming back which will then make 7. The injury problems we had this year were great. I don't think any other team battling for top position in the EPL had as many issues as we did. At one point seemed like half of the squad was on the injury list. |
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quaresma is agreat player and will prove it when he eventually makes the step up... not to Arsenal though then i would have to dislike him which i dont want to do.... as well he would cost in the region of 18 miliion and i dont think wenger would pay that...
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Yeah i know 5 would be enough to create a strong squad, my point was more that i'm not sure whether Wenger will bring in that many. Didn't he say he was only going to bring in one established player? Obviously departures may alter his plans, but i still don't think 1 player on top of the squad that ended last season would provide enough depth, regardless of the fact that there will be a few more youngsters added into the mix (how much will Vela and Merida actually play anyhow?). I think Chelsea could possibly rival your injuries this season, but then Chelsea have a squad such that they are unaffected by them. A nice advantage to have over your rivals... |
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I wouldn't be so sure. Didn't Wenger pay £17m for Antonio Reyes? I've heard Quaresma is on his way to Madrid anyway, who're offering a hefty cash sum as well as their young striker Roberto Soldado, which pretty much rules other teams out unless they want to well over-spend. Dunno how much truth their is in it though. |
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This season ive watched a fair bit of Portuguese football on Setanta and Quaresma is very lazy player when he dosnt have the ball. Dosnt do a much of tracking the ball backwards or charging players down. When he has the ball thought like already been said likes to dribble coming inwards and passes very well. Cant see him coming to England tho. |
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Senior Pro
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Yeah spot on G_Man, ive been watching him a lot too and his lazyness struck me, especially in the games against Benfica and Sporting where hes meant to be fully pumped up and giving his all. I dont think its enough to be good going forward in the premiership these day, he would need to obtain more of a team mentality for him to be a success in England.
But Alberto Aquilani would be a great signing for Arsenal, very good player from what ive seen of him over the past few years. |
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Wenger said he'd bring in 1 established player at first, then he changed his tune a bit and said 1 or 2 established players. But then again, this was all with the assumption that Flamini and Hleb were staying. Vela and Merida probably won't play much, they will definitely headline the Carling Cup squad. I could see Vela playing more with the first squad in league matches than Merida. Vela is quality, I've seen him play with the Mexican senior squad a couple of times and have been quite impressed. He's naturally a striker but he has played on the left wing for Mexico. That being said, he would actually stay outside instead of continuing to come back inside like many non natural wingers. |
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World Class
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Yeah, I'd agree to a degree. As I said, his ego lets him down. |
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Grass Roots
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Wenger has also agreed a £16m deal to land Lyon winger Hatem Ben Arfa, beating Liverpool and Manchester United to his signature.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has rekindled his interest in Hamburg's £15m-rated Belgian centre back Vincent Kompany. If both of these statements are true and we get both of them that be 2 great signing espically kompany soon to be 1 of best defenders in the world |
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Young Pro
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where did you hear about these?
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they're both off the BBC gossip column. i saw them this morning |
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Grass Roots
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BBC sport and papers mate but whose knows with them two but if true would be great |
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Young Pro
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i cant see them happening, I didnt think Wenger would spend this much on one player never mind two. If they do then they will be good signings for Arsenal.
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Grass Roots
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you never no will flamini gone now and maybe hleb on his way and maybe he now feels that he needs to spend the money to acctually get someone good now or your bid will always be overtaken and its not just about the money its the relationship you also have with the other club |
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Young Pro
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It will be interesting if he does splash the cash this summer. I have always thought that he should have in the past but maybe he has realised he has to now. Will he have much to spend though?
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Grass Roots
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if he wants to stay with the likes of Chelsea and Man Utd he has to spend money look at the amount they spend every summer 50-70 millions and he must of been saving or something knowing mr wenger to have 1 big summer transfer kitty |
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Youth Academy
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Here's a fact for you my friend .I watch entire Newcastle games.Don't know if you read my other posts ,but i stated that Newcastle for a long time was one of the teams i watched religiously along with Portsmouth.I can say without any doubt that you do not watch more Premiership football than me.I have every game of the season in their entirety at my disposal from my satellite provider and the 40gig digital hard drive they provide.One more fact for you.The only NFL game i have watched since my 20 yrs on these shores was the last super bowl and that was in between watching real football.Now i will concede i am not physically at the Newcastle games ,but that can be an advantage to a degree as i am not influenced by my surroundings and opinions and therefore have a more honest view of events so to speak. Now back to the issue at hand.You talk about these ten players better than Oba currently available to Arsenal yet you don't provide names.At least when i say something like that i back it up in the same passage with those facts.maybe you need time to provide such info,how 's 2 months for you?Because that's how long it will take before you realize that you are talking out of your *ss. I don't know how anyone can question wengers interest in any player with his track record,you have to be out of your mind to question him in that area.Oba was the best striker on Newcastle from he day he got there and his goal tally from the lack of service he get's is testament to that.In comparison you look at owen's performance for the majority of the season and he was garbage.He even had to fall into mid field in an attempt to deflect the attention from comparisons in the two players success rate.So i don't give two sh*ts about what you and your beer buddies think ,it means nothing to me. I watched a game the other day and i didn't hear Owens name mentioned until the 70th minute of the game,i was flabbergasted.I couldn't believe that he had played the entire game nad a never even knew he was on the pitch until the 70th minute ,that is outrageous.That sounds like a player that should be starting behind N'zogbia not in front of,you can't justify that to me in any way whatsoever. |
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You ae probably 100% correct in why Wenger brought in Diarra in the first place ie. Flamini's contract.Which makes it even more painful for me to stomache.I understand the decision with Vieira with his age and such it made sense ,same with Henry but still both leaving was very painful and in hindsight more so vieira ,as he has the type of leadership and stature that was missed by Arsenal.The players respected him and even if he can't do what he had done physically in games ,that leadership quality would have made Arsenal a different team. |
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[quote="papa5murf"][quote="Big Jono"]
Hleb can be easily replaced. Not sure how many Arsenal games you actually watch (I would assume zero unless they are playing the Spurs). But if you've actually watched a lot of Arsenal games, you'd realise that Hleb can be replaced. The Pro's of Hleb are: - Dribbling skills (arguably the best in the world right now) - Holds/keeps possession of the ball - Tracks back and defends/makes tackles - Creative with the ball at his feet You need to name a player that can fill that void my man and play as effective as he is. There is no other player on the planet that i have seen currently hat can do so with his consistency.You can't replace him it's really that simple.I wish he was replaceable then i wouldn't be going through so much mental torture right now. gattuso no way in hell is he going to Arsenal ,maybe 4 years ago but not now. |
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i would not sign Ben arfa.If you watched that kid play this season then you would understand that his jealousy for Benzema makes him very unprofessional and not in the spirit of team play which is the biggest part of Arsenals make up.He's not even that good ,he's decent but get's a lot of attention because he's on the same team as the best young player in the world today.I think zidan of hamburg, who never sees playing time on the german side but was questionably the best player for egypt in the acn,is more effective than Ben Arfa. If Hleb leaves then he first player i would go for is Mamadou Diarra of real Madrid.Real were never the same when Makelele left so it is no coincidence that once they put Diarra in that position they are champions again.IMo he is currently on of the best midfielders in the world,different from hleb but much needed for Arsenal now that flaimini is gone. |
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Young Pro
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You really do make me laugh. If you have watched everyone of Newcastles last 10 games, and i mean every minute and you dont think Owen should be in the team, you need help. He scored six in six games, better the oba If you could read you would see me ask if you want names. Look up the page and you will see You see it? Ok heres my 10 better strikers then Oba: van nistelrooy Henry santa cruz Villa Gudjohnsen berbatov (Spurs would never sell him to Arsenal, but hes so much better) klose defoe Eto'o Crouch (could have included others like torres and messi but that would be stupid) Ok, theres 10 off the top of my head. Im sure you will come back saying that these are not as good as Oba but i would take any of these on a swap deal. Im not gonna say that Oba is crap, and i have never ever said that. I have said that he has potential and loads of it. If anyone could get this out of him it would be Wenger. By the way i have said this in my last few posts but you seem to have the idea that im talking out my ass, which is a little unfair but thats your opinion. I dont care what you think of me and what i say. Im best placed to give a judgement on Oba and thats fact. Im happy that Oba has got some fans, he has been great for this club and i would be gutted to see him leave. I really dont know why you think im talking out my ass. edit: so how much is Oba worth? |
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I would love to have Kompany over at Arsenal. I thought he was off the market though? I remember Wenger put in a bid for him awhile back before he chose to go to Hamburg instead of Arsenal. I love the way he plays, with power and pace. And he's pretty goo | ||||||||||||||