Arsenal Banter Archive April 12 2013

12 Apr 2013 19:04:39
. Muslera
Jenks. Lk6. TV5. Nacho

. L. Bender. J. W10

Wallcot. Cazorla. Jovetic
. Lewandowski


Alternatives:

Agbonna
Sakho

In the place of Vermalen

Wanyama
Capoue

Instead of Bender

Alexis Sanchez
Arda Turan
Higuin
Gaitan

For either Jovetic or Levandowski

That is a lot of money to spend to aquire that sort of team, but that would definitely be worth spending. Plenty of options going forward, and with Bender/Wanyama/Capoue alongside Wilshere in midfield we have the bite and that presence we've been lacking for some time.

We have spent £50m before on players like Gervinho, Santos and Park.
£100m I reckon and we can start to forget the days of Bendtner and Denilson.

Make us a BIG club again {Ed027's Note - We are a BIG club, we've had a few poor seasons, yes a 8 year drought, but we haven't been poor in all of them

Agree with Ed, with a CL streak stretching out over a decade - we must be a big club. Few would trade places.

Thx ed!

13 Apr 2013 10:06:33
2 league cup finals, a Champions league final and semi final, FA cup semi final and we bottled the PL when Eduardo broke his leg. We have come very close in the past 8 years, we have also continued to produce World Class talent. We are still very much a bug club. But the ambition isn't there anymore.

Detroit Gooner

12 Apr 2013 18:42:01
We should go for:

Capoue/Fellani
Ogbonna
McCarthy
Aubameyang

I would of said 'Jovetic' but I feel he's overated and priced and against England he was average.

D

Jovetic is amazing. Reckon he could be as good as augero

Noodles

13 Apr 2013 00:31:36
Im a huge jovetic fan. Bt as good as augero. No.

I didn't hear this in a pub and I'm not a tea boy at Emirates who overhead the conversation of them upstairs but I just got this sneaky feeling that Jovetic is a done deal.

I don't overrate him but I think he really does have the quality to come here and improve so I'm well up for it.

Wouldn't quite call him a marquee signing but it would be a massive step in the right direction and you wouldn't catch me complaining.

Van persie ceiling for me.

but he's not aguero good. and he maybe having a bad season. but aguero is a lethal player.

he's a cheaper version of messi. and any comparism with that midget is legendary.

12 Apr 2013 17:33:19
Ed's any chance of us signing Rami? {Ed027's Note - There's always a chance, he wants to leave, so you never know

12 Apr 2013 16:59:23
I think we should keep Sagna and use him as a cb only.

I have no problem with Sagna playing as a backup in a Thuram or Abidal role

Fullback/center back

Sagna is still a brilliant footballer and reader of the game

He plays his ass of for us always, he should retire a Gunner

12 Apr 2013 15:28:47
Spurs was LOL last night. As Bill Shankly said about Everton, If Spurs were playing at the bottom of my garden (would have to be a bloody big house, but anyway. ) I'd draw the curtains. Actually, I wouldnt, as I would need tp watch out for the chimney (Adebayor, anyone. )

12 Apr 2013 14:31:39
Media sites reporting Wenger as saying he expects Arshavin to leave in the summer. Sounds like he's pushing this one through.

Deepthrow {Ed027's Note - His contracts up

12 Apr 2013 03:17:34
Edd any interest in Ochoa he's better than ruffier and the best keeper in France there's no doubt if arsenal have not looked at him what are the scouts doing I've been to most matches and evereytime I watch this kid I say he should be playing for 1 of the big clubs! If arsenal don't get him I'm
Sure he will join an elite team {Ed027's Note - Go find yourself a scouting job then, no interest.

12 Apr 2013 10:47:50
What is going to happen to Gibbs? Even now, everyones teams for next season have monreal in left back with gibbs nowhere to be seen. I love Monreal and he is an excellent LB, but Gibbs is too good not to be playing regularly. In the first half of the season, he was imo, the best at getting past opposition players in our team (yes, including santi and jack). He has pace and an excellent cross and has already got 5 assists and a goal this year. Also young

I agree, its a dilemma, but what a dilemma to have.

Rather that than choosing between Santos or Verm out of position.

noobGooner

12 Apr 2013 11:30:57
Hopefully he's staying at the club, like you said he was looking great and is a top player. Monreal was purchased because we needed another LB.

I would assume that the injury thing is why people leave him out for now but the beauty is we could play either and not be in fear of it weakening the team. Gibbs injuries aside.

Next season will be the point I guess when it's going to be apparent who is to be first choice and who will be back up.

Jenks and Gibbs have big futures with us I hope.

Stoner

Alternate LBs. better the competition, better the player.

Its great to have the option of two quality players for the left back spot. Indeed, I believe for next season, we need to have this level of competition for every place. As dor Gibbs, I would still like to see him played further forward on the left hand side.

What about playing gibbs further forward infront of nacho?

Would be happy to see Gibbs further forward sometimes. When Pod is playing left wing, him and Gibbs seem to really gel so that might affect who plays LB. I think he can play centre mid as well (play there for England U21 I think_. Either way, great squad player.

Gibbs can play further forward (probably not good enough to play regularly but we should be competitive in every position recent rotation in goal and centre back shows competition there although a 4th centre back and an experienced goalie would be welcome. Jenks is good enough to provide competition at right back although Sagna always walks back into the team. We have several options in the middle but Wilshere, Arteta and Cazorla start every game they are available for. In the front line there are very few options besides midfielders played out of position you would expect Walcott, Giroud and Podolski to start all the time (expect Podolski doesn't)

We need two quality players in each position

Left back - happy!

Central attacking midfield - happy!

Still a few to go!

SY4

What a position to be in, a top class LB in Monreal and capable cover when fit from Gibbs, who could also do a decent job in front of Monreal when needed.

Normally I would say that we should get rid of an injury prone player, but Gibbs is still young enough and versatile enough to be worth keeping.

337

If gibbs was moved infront of monreal our left side would be solid it would also unleash podolski upfront where he could do more damage
gibbs has the fire in his belly, the type of players we are looking for the same goes for ox jack and jenko, he is fast can defend and is good attacking so moving him further upfront wouldn't be a problem, he could also cover the left back - just hope he can stay injury free because he is quality.

GS

12 Apr 2013 03:38:47
Who's better

Lauren or sagna

This question was asked previously, I preferred Lauren on the grounds that I thought he was a better crosser of the ball. But if memory serves me right Sagna won the on the last poll.
Be an interesting result this time around of you get enough responders what Sagna's season and perhaps his attitude and ultimately he looks to be on his way out.

Lauren without doubt, although Sagna is decent Lauren was a real beast and and would take no prisoners.

Currently Sagna, at their peaks Sagna

Lauren always looked like a midfield player, played out of position at RB, whereas Sagna has always looked like a proper RB. I would like to see him stay for a couple more seasons, whilst Jenkinson matures. It would give us 2 good choices at RB, we have 2 good LB's and if we add one more CB, we have the defence sorted out.

What an utterly pointless post. Who cares?


WG

Sagna is the best RB we have had since I can remember.

At his prime he was better than Dixon or Lauren ever were.

Sagna is still class. We are some cutthroat fans