Arsenal Banter Archive April 29 2013

 

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29 Apr 2013 22:29:09
If you had to only chose EPL players for transfer targets for arsenal who would you have? And realistic targets so no Bale or Aguero mine would be

Begovic/ Vorm
Ashley Williams/ Jagielka
Schneiderlin/ Diame / Tiote
Ben Afra/ Sessegnon/ Lallana
Benteke/ Remy ( don't think Lukaku will be available)

Obviously this is more for strength in depth but already I think one of the GK and CB would vastly improve us just need that touch of WC that were missing upfront?

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Nani instead of Lallana sessengon and Ben Arfa, and if we could get him for under 5 million and on 60 k wages I'd love to give Essien one last shot. I'd also have Hernandez he isn't getting game time and he says he needs it would be a great signing.

Bergkamp5353

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I would have Begovic, that's it.

The idea is to improve the squad, not raid the bargain bin

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I rate Lallana rather highly.

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Would defo go for benteke hattrick tonite 22 goals this season for villa who have been terrible this season good return imagine if he played for the arsenal most prob more goals?

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30 Apr 2013 00:45:08
id take benteke if we got rid of chamakh bendy and ryo wed have space for him

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Saints rate Lallana highly too-that's why he is captain and staying at the club. As for Spiderman, he has just extended his contract with Saints until 2017. Back to the drawing board guys!

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29 Apr 2013 21:57:27
That Lowton lad looks alright not saying we get him but what I'm getting at is age shouldn't matter that much for me if Jenkinson is good enough he should be starter next season

He done alright beginning Of the year I personally don't think we need a 1st team RB especially a young ligue1 RB with no EPL experience

We should get some one like boateng the old
Man city boy that can play RB and CB giving us extra depth

Then if Jenkinson looks out his depth we can revisit it in jan?

Just a thought

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29 Apr 2013 21:36:48
I've said it before we should get benteke the kids got talent!



SM1996

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Big fish small pond!

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Then if he joint arsenal he would improve with the better quality of players around him.



SM1996

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. or been played out of the position and loose himself.

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N'zogbia
Carroll
Pienaar

Think again SM1996

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N'zogbia went to villa when they were on a downward spiral plus he's not a striker pienaar is not a striker and andy carrol crumbled under the pressure and didn't really get a chance or was injured when he did play he seemed to do quite well. Plus no 1 liked to cross it apart from stevie g to me he was wasted there. Plus how can you play a 6 ft 3 striker out of position?



SM1996

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30 Apr 2013 13:20:34
@ SM1996 - we are a big pond with small fish.

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29 Apr 2013 21:20:35
Very realistic and possible team for next season:

GK: Szczesny- no way would Wenger sell him, very good potential. Cover- perhaps Butland, promising young English talent
RB: Jenkinson- Wenger would not buy or sell any right backs, not a real problem with Sagna as cover
CB: Koscielny and Mertesaker- Vermaelen and Williams as cover
LB: Gibbs/Monreal
CDM: Ramsey- Coquelin as cover
CM: Wilshere- Arteta as cover
CAM: Fabregas- Seems unrealistic but Barca would sell for the right money. Cover- Rosicky
RW: Walcott- Cover Chamberlain
LW: Santi Cazorla- Cover Podolski
ST: Lewandowski/Jovetic- One or the other really, Lewandowski's contracts running out and Jovetic looks to be on his way out, expect one or the other. Cover- Giroud (Expect a lot more from Giroud, he'll challenge for the top ST spot)

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Mate there a lot of things you haven't thought about
Butland joined stoke? And Shez is very questionable we need a strong dominate fugue to command our defence
Sagna is pretty much gone or wouldn't sit on the bench behind Jenkinson if he didn't
Williams is not going to leave Swansea to sit on our bench!
Ramsey is not CDM he's more box to box like jack
Arteta as cover for Wilshere although different players with different roles?
Have you not watch arsenal lately Cazorla Is very ineffective on LW and would no way be his primary position if we brought Cesc back ( which I hope we do) I would image a formation change

Dandan

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29 Apr 2013 20:11:00
Disclaimer: I am by no means saying that this team is realistic, but imagine if we had:

-------------------Adler---------------------------
---Corchia-----TV5--------LK6----------Monreal---
-------------------Wilshere-----------------------
--------------Cazorla--------Fabregas-------------
--Walcott------------Jovetic------------Podolski---

Subs; Szczesny, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Arteta, Ramsey, Oxlade Chamberlain, Giroud.

So, very roughly, that would come to:

Ins:
Adler-10m
Corchia-8m
Fabregas-29m
Jovetic-24m
Total: 71m

Outs:
Gervinho-7m
Chamakh-5m
Frimpong-Free
Denilson-3m
Bendtner-6m
Park-3m
Total: 24m

Net spend:47m

Now before anyone has a go, these are very (VERY) rough estimations of a player's worth.

Also I would promote the following: Gnabry, Eisfeld, Miyaichi (Back from loan) and possibly Bellerin.

Overall, I think that team could do well, and maybe pick up a trophy or two.

Just my opinion, let me know what you think. (Banter please Ed. )

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Jenkinson has proved him self a lot more than corchia why even bother buying him if we sell sagna then jenks should be no1 with bellerin or coquelin to back him up money can be spent better else in my opinion but would be well chuffed with adler, jovetic and fabregas defiantly chalenge next season with those three added!

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Do you really think that Wilshere, one of the most promising attacking threats in the world would be used as a holding midfielder? This is the only problem with getting Fabregas back - would love it, but surely it would hinder Wilshere, Ramsey, Eisfield etc.

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It's a hard one as I'd argue how could you leave Ramsey out and put podolski in consider how much Ramsey has come in and how much he gives for the team

Maybe a 451 with Ramsey Jack behind
Walcott Cesc and santi may be interesting but you never know

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Sorry as well why do people keep putting Corchia in there teams?

Have you seen him play? And are you telling me that he is going to be any better than Jenkinson? A young inexperienced ligue 1 RB is better than a lad who's been here couple years now and done well filling in for Sagna beginning of the year? Lot of people forget that?

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I think you could sell cazorla if we got Fabregas and get a real tank in midfield possibly Wanyama or Matuidi who has had an amazing season. have welsher sit back and orchestrate, Fabregas just of Jovetic like the gerrard torres relationship and have Jenkinson promote Yennaris to cover or Bellerin.

Bergkamp5353

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If we reverted back to a 442, with Walcott and Santi on the wings, Jack and Cesc in the middle and Podolski and Jovetic up front, that would be one awesome midfield, strikers that can interchange, or even podolski swapping with Santi sitting behind Jovetic, we would be an attacking threat doubt

N. Wales Gunner

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Never go back to an old girlfriend.

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Mate, this team is awesome. i'd sell sagna if your bringing corchia in and jenkinson would start IMO. but a solid team with a bucket load of potential!

adler would only cost about 6m (we value him at five and his agent says he's worth seven)

if sochaux get relegated corchia would only be 4m.

cant see fabby being sold for less than 30m (he would only ever come to arsenal, but barcelona don't seem to respect us and would try ripping us off)

outs: gervinho won't be sold, wenger can get a lot more out of him, good luck getting 5m for chamack, anything over 2m would be good.

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Someone's been playing too much Football Manager if they think a midfield of Jack, Cesc and Cazorla is a good idea!

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Hahah. jack cesc and cazorla. and on the other corner are the strikers from the opposing teams, playing practice shots with the Arsenal GK.

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29 Apr 2013 20:08:45
think I upset laker, sorry buddy its only banter dnt take it to heart lol, I like arsenal I have a great deal of respect for your club as I have said many times.
Right ill ask the regular posters on here.
Would u rather win the league by spending money ure club has earned through competing for major honours being one of englands traditional clubs? Or would u rather do a city or chelsea and get a sugar daddy oligarch and spend huge amounts?
Say what u like about us we are used to it as united fans, but know one can ever doubt we have built up all the success we have had over the years
Chris the REDman
P. s laker I have supported united throughout my life and dnt doubt u have arsenal, its just one of us doesn't have to resort to making up remarks to prove a point, they no they are wrong on, just to get a few opinion less followers agree with them

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I'm a traditionalist. The frustrating thing is we don't need a sugar daddy. We just need to spend the money we do have on positions we've needed to strenghen for years. Never replaced Gilberto, or Lehmann even though he was mad as a box of frogs.
Flybo

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29 Apr 2013 21:20:37
REDman,

You came on here a few days ago to state how you thought RVP deserved his new medal. Your reason, to be a dick, you have since been back and made a bigger dick of yourself, Arsenal have won trophies without spending a fortune.

Do you seriously think SAF would have achieved as much as Wenger has under the same financial restrictions. Simple answer is no. Case in point, where Would you be without RVP.

Teams covet players from us, no one is chasing any one from United and every week you lot drool over some player from another team. You're asking Sydney if you've put down payments on players simply because City and Chelsea along with the big European clubs having more pulling power than the name Manchester United.

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Redman
your anology is wrong, everyone knows utd is one of the worlds biggest earning clubs, but the owners have also been forced to sell some of the family silver aswell to enable utd to compete in the transfer market/wages, afc can't compare with that sort of income and also bear in mind arsenal have built a brand new magnificent stadium and yet we have qualified for CL the last 15 yrs and reached 1 final. as with most things in life you can't always have everything you want, but I feel we have done remarkable well considering our net spend over the last decade is the lowest in the prem even less than everton, so overall we have done fantastically well and if it wasnt for a bit of bad luck would have won a few trophies aswell, and if you don't agree just look at the financial mess that great club lfc is now in, running at 50m a year loss no money for stadium and nowhere near CL qualifacation

trev the gooner

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Chris the Redman

i don't want a rich sugar daddy running the club, we have done brilliantly to keep competing in the champions league for as long as we have, as much as it pains me to say this, the difference is you identify a target and go get him, we haggle over the money, lose out and go for plan B. personally I hold my hands up and say well done, BUT, we will be back, a few clever signings and we will improve our squad, first team and we will be challenging again next season, heres to rekindling the rivallary

N. Wales Gunner

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10-10 for trev totally missing the debate I was having with laker.
Laker argued city and chelsea were doing things ''the right way' and I was merely pointing out to him I thought they wernt.
Yes mate I really want our title rivalry back to it not the same with city and chelsea!
Where would we be without rvp? Prob not champions yet I agree, but I bet we would still be there or there abouts.
Chris the REDman

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FYI to REDman, its a banter site. nothing is personal. at least not for me.

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Exactly no name! Its all just fun to pass the days without football
Chris the REDman

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REDman my name didn't come up and neither did my post before that.

im the no name guy

Lakerville.

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30 Apr 2013 13:34:39
@Chris REDman - there is no wrong and right way, an don't worry, I can banter.

What is right for me may not be right for you.

Chelsea and City are using their situation to their benefit. Wenger and the board complaining about it does not change the scenario. it is what it is.

my argument was, Fergie was lambasting city for buying the title, how is that different to what you guys do? suddenly a team of youngsters has won the league? NO.

You have bought the league. think about it, Rooney salary+ RVP salary+ rvp transfer fee = 50 million, that's only two players.

I dislike hypocrites. want to buy stuff, do so. it is your right. don't come here telling me that united do things like Arsenal because they don't.

we may take another 4-5 years to win a title, but if we win it our way it will be worth the wait, compared to basically doing what Bayern are doing.

Hence I have respect for spurs, because like us they are doing it the right way. we don't have massive turnovers, or steal players from other teams.

Should I mention ronaldo was on his way to Arsenal before some underhanded tricks? ( google a guardian article)

then fergie was saying that city was taking your targets and buying anything that looks good on youtube. shame. hypocritical.

from my view, you cannot compare the clubs, the budgets differ, the tactics differ and the player pulling power differs. however I don't want to say oh we lost RVP, oh we lost cesc. done and dusted. you guys won the league. WELL DONE.

If the way to win is to buy a player for 30 mill every year, so be it. I can live with it. But I don't like fans telling me we did what arsenal could not do. because if arsenal spent the same amount of money we would damn well win the league ( google our net spend and you will know)

Hence my retort if you did not understand me.

I don't like united because most fans are hypocrites. FU city. we did it the right way. yea sure you did.

FU chelsea we did it the right way. sure you did.

just because giggs and scholes were from your academy does not mean the rest are.

The only thing I can commend united for is after buying the players to keep them and build on that year after year. the reason that teams like city and chelsea are unable to do that is because they want to fast track success, due to the stature of their clubs, and we are in a phase where we are selling our players for some reason.

anyway that's my opinion. you don't have to like it.

your club has a different view and so will you. as I have with mine. However comparing is just madness.

Lakerville.

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29 Apr 2013 18:54:55
We've prided ourselves on never throwing ridiculous amounts of money at problems and promote within so would we not be contradicting ourselves buy spending 70 mil in the summer?
Thoughts gooners?



SM1996

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29 Apr 2013 19:38:22
Paul-Rochester made the point that we need strength in depth, as good or better than the likes of Jack and Santi, we are moving out potentially 7 + players.

There are maybe 2 max that will come from the U21's or maybe Joel Campbell with his work permit.

So if the £70 million figure is true then yes we definitely need to spend it on serious quality.

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70 million will probably involve their wages as well. So we still won't be buying big compared to Chavski and sh#ty. I see us possibly buying one 25 million plus player (if we get top 4) and the rest will be the usual price range. I think that's the least us fans deserve, bearing in mind the price for tickets etc.
Flybo

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We should do whatever it takes to get our team back to winning ways.

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We won't be spending £70m this summer. £50m tops, and that will be if we sell Sagna and Gervinho.

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29 Apr 2013 20:27:50
Over the years we've accumulated massive profits, as a business what's wrong in reinvesting?

Detroit Gooner

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It's more one the sense of fees and wages

We would never spend £50m on a player and pay them 200k a week

But we would pay 15-20m on a player at 80k a week 3 player 70m sounds more than what it is in the modern day considering some one like Beneteke would probably go for around 14m
Don't pay to much attention to the figure just the player we get in, as in ate they good enough will they improve us

Best example Cazorla he was only what £16m? Are you mad we didn't spend 30m on him or are you happy we have a bargain who has vastly improved us

We pride ourself with living within our means and not spending what we can't

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Detroit
no we havnt, we bank around 5mil every year, the account now stands at 125mil and the top brass don't take a dividend. if we where to do a liverpool and not qualify for CL that would cost us in the region of 35mil loss, now if we really did do a liverpool and not qualify for the CL for 3 years. well you do the maths, easy, all our savings are gone and we would need to be bailed out every year, just like liverpool. if AW was to throw caution to the wind and spend all that money and we failed to qualify for the CL (incidentally just like lfc) where the f%ck would that leave us, up the creek without a paddle. any lfc suppoters reading i'm sorry I am not intending to run your club down but I don't want what has happened to your great club happening to my great club
trev the gooner

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29 Apr 2013 17:52:55
Can't agree that they're no better than City or Chelsea. God I hated them when we were fighting them, but I can't help but respect them. Smug gits, but rightly so.
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Thank u no name at least u get it, I don't know why laker has this love in with city and chelsea, I point out that yes we have spent huge in the past with money we earned normally fighting u for titles but to claim that city and chelsea are doing things the right way i'd just down and out poor poor poor form from laker, he knows he's wrong to, just admit it laker and all is forgiven x
Chris the REDman

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29 Apr 2013 17:42:24
Just saw the most amazing thing ever. Even more amazing than the animal rescue video I saw on youtube this morning. It was on a tv program called Four Rooms. For those who don't know, it's a program a bit like Dragon's Den where a person goes on with some wares to sell, and there are 4 potential buyers. They visit each buyer in an order of their choice and try and sell their wares. However, once they leave the room, the offer is dead - so most people don't see all 4 buyers.

Anyway, this guy went on there selling 3 Highbury Seats. Two of the buyers were MAD Arsenal fans so I was loving this! He wanted £1000-£1500.

The outcome? Well, after one desultory offer of £200 by the MisinformedWENCH, one of the AFC nut buyers offered this guy £1000 AND told him to take the chairs home. He said:

"No Arsenal fan would sell these unless they badly needed the money. I want you to take my money, and take them home with you as well. Enjoy them, and never sell them to anyone else. They're my chairs, but I'm giving them to you. "

The best Arsenal-related thing I have seen/heard in a long, long time. And for what it's worth this kid looked like he might cry. I thought I might cry! Haha. Amazing.

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Thank you very much for this post! Has made my day and I only read the thing

Sheeny

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Nice post

malaga gooner

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Amazing! Is there a way you can get this posted on YouTube? Thank you.

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Wonder how he got them as I thought they weren't allowed to be sold/given to the public due to the properties within them

1404

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thats right, I was waiting to bid in the arsenal auction for one then they where pulled because supposedly the plastic contained chemicals associated with cancer,
trev the gooner

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29 Apr 2013 12:11:01
Hi Eds! Could you tell me what impact has a loan spell on an arsenal player? I have the feeling that it is the first step to get out the club, instead of beeing a way to improve! I mean how many first team players had a loan spell before? Or how many loaned youngsters did break through the first team? (on a regular basis)
I just have the feeling that we keep the players we believe in and loan those we don't want. I know it's not just black and white, and loaned players like campbell and ryo still have a chance, but I have the feeling that a loan spell in arsenal often means that the player won't reach the first team.
Do any stat confirm that Eds or is it just a bad feeling from me?
Thanks

Stan {Ed027's Note - You or maybe someone else has asked this before, please use the search function as my view hasn't changed

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Sorry ED0027 but I have just tried searching on this (didn't post it btw) and could not find the answer.

Actually curious as to your views as is quite an interesting topic.

Thank you in advanced for this.

Hackney Gooner. {Ed027's Note - Ok i'll let you off :), we see a loan as a chance for the lads to mature, stand up on there own feet and learn new things, the development comes by itself if they listen. A lot of players just can't do it by themselves, Frimpong hasn't really changed, the likes of Watt, Eastmond, JET, Lansbury all could of done something with us, but they were right persons, now they have to start again from the lower leagues. When a player is above 19 at Arsenal and still not knocking on the door, this is when time is probably up. The likes of Ryo, Vela, Wellington, Botelho, Galindo, were all suppose to get use to the nature of the big leagues, Vela did but he wanted first team and his move has been a success, Ryo imo will come good, injuries have hurt him, but Botelho has already gone, Galindo will join him and Wellington is too much of a person, Afobe may have a slight chance, same with Frimpong though his is slimmer.

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Wilshere went to Bolton on loan {Ed027's Note -Jack was one of few who could handle it, his talent spoke for itself

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29 Apr 2013 16:31:06
yesterday was my first time being at the emirates to watch the arsenal, I am a long time fan from Glasgow and I couldn't have been happier for just being there, it wasn't the idea scoreline but at least we got a point which is better than nothing! I have gown up watching football in the atmosphere of The Old Firm Cauldron and The Hampden roar but nothing compared to yesterday once theo scored!

Just wanted to say my stand out players yesterday were Kos Gibbs and Ramsey, Kos was solid and apart from 1 chance really, he had RVP in his back pocket! gibbs the same he kept valencia and rafael pretty quite too as well as adding to the attack (just wish our right back could do the same) and ramsey apart from a few loose passes was solid and gave everything he could and let's not forget nearly "Killed" Judas with a cracking tackle early on. anyhu I hope its not too long before i'm back at the emirates hopefully next time will see a win!

GregCGunner

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29 Apr 2013 12:10:15
{Ed027's Note - Questions asked to Eds will be answered on the "Questions page", thank you

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29 Apr 2013 16:08:05
Hello Ed and fellow Gooners, I have not posted for whiled because of commitments. Yesterdays game there were 2 standouts, Kos and Rambo, Kos I always thought was quality and Rambo, I have to say I have been very critical of him in the past but the last few games I must admit I am warming to him, because mainly because he looks sharp and commited. Poldoski I thought was very average and I am wondering if the reasons for Bayern getting shot of him back to Cologne are resurfacing. I have to say I do feel for Jenko, who has to sit on the bench and watch Sagna play, nowhere near the player he was in the first 2 seasons for us, speaking of which can anyone remember the last time we did not have one player in the PFA team of the season. Lastly what are the views of Arsenal fans on Saturday game against QPR. Is Harry going to get them up 4 it so he is back in the Spurs fans good books or is he going to have the last on Daniel Levy and hope fully give us nudge towards the Champions League spot.
Thanks for the site Ed

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29 Apr 2013 14:46:15
Adler (5m)
Reus (25m)
Lewandowski (20m)
Fabregas (20m)
Kondogbia (12m)
Richards (10m)

Adler/Szczesny
Richards/Jenkinson
Mertesacker/Richards
Koscielny/Vermaelen
Monreal/Gibbs
Fabregas/Arteta
Wilshere/Kondogbia
Reus/Walcott
Cazorla/Ramsey
Podolski/Ox
Lewandowski/Giroud


That's a title winning team.

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U should save that team for football manager, bout as close as your gunna get to most of those players!
Chris the REDman

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29 Apr 2013 16:24:44
REDman,

You just can't stay away and as per usual your banter is weak as pi55. I've seen the lapdog stuff you post on your page. Even Klooty boy has sussed you.

Lets see how you get on next yr when the rest have strengthened and you're left with the likes of Nani, Anderson, Shrek, Giggs, Cleverley, Welbeck, Evra, Valencia and you think we've got deadwood.

Still that long ball game to RVP worked a treat bypassing your no existent midfield.

Lakerville was right, your as plastic as they come, whereabouts in Swindon do you live Christopher.

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29 Apr 2013 14:12:41
Just heard that Arsenal have sent representatives to Spain to sound out Geoffery Kondogbia on becoming our defensive lynchpin, after Victor Wanyama decided to stay at Celtic and hers is the REALLY BIG NEWS a certain Francesc Fabregas Soler has been contacted about coming home to his REAL club, Arsenal have a buy back option as part of his sale, we also have first refusal, also we have a 50% sell on clause if he is sold to another club, so if he does leave it will only be to us, his GF and kid are in London, and things haven't worked as well as he'd hoped in Barca, I have also been told that Jovetic is a done deal, just get top 4 and he is ours, if these signings do go ahead, I think we are only a GK, RB and CB away from being Champions next yr, and if we get these players, I don't care who anyone else gets, we will win the league

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barcelona won't sell a player who has increasingly improved and scored the second highest goals.

you think wenger will pay 30 mill? even for cesc? why? what happens to cazorla and wilshere?

doesn't make sense at all. rumours are unfounded. its not like he can't fly to london every week.

Lakerville

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Love the positivity of this post, but I can't get excited about new signings until the battle for fourth is over.
Would love Cesc back. Never underestimate the opinion of the Woman in a footballers decision.

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Uve already proven wot u know laker. Not much, so dnt worry op. It could still happen
Chris the REDman

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Lakerville

With regard to you comment about "what happens to Cazorla and Wilshere"
I'm not saying either of the transfers would happen (I would really hope the Kondogbia interest is true) but we need a better quality squad all round. For too long we have had a great first 11 but the back up has been so poor we rely too much on certain players each year. To compete and win the league we need to be able to rest wilshere and cazorla and bring in equal (if not better) quality.

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Forgot to sign off

lakerville.

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29 Apr 2013 18:47:43
@Paul -

logic dictates that we need world class players even if we have that position covered.

however wenger never buys if it hinders a young players growth. hence my retort. Also he never buys world class players. he buys more like world class potential.

i would love to have fab back. fyi.

for now let's hope this summer is a meaningful transfer window. wenger has stated he will no longer sell key players, or unless he meant he won't sell them to utd.

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29 Apr 2013 13:35:05
I have been pretty dissapointed with podolski this season. To be fair, I didn't think he would light up the league when he signed for us, but the number of games he has played and been invisible, aswell as being subbed after an hour almost every time, has been a real let down. Walcott aswell. Walcott has scored some important goals this season, but he is like podolski. As soon as he makes an assist or goal, he has a little monologue in his head that goes something like

Theo: 'Well done Theo, that was a quality goal. that's your job done for the day m8, take it easy now. "

How are Arsenal going to get the best out of Giroud, who's major strength is getting on the end of crosses, when we have two wingers at the club, who both fail miserably for 75% of the time, and who both want to play as a striker.

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. loved the monologue, so true too. The thing is both of them are not going to do a Matt Jarvis/Valencia job on the flanks.
With these two we have a right and a left forward, both make similar runs in between the fullback and centre half expecting to be played onto the goals.

Have you noticed that most of Wengers wide men are either "strikers" or att midfielders looking to cut in and occupy that number 10 role.

The big loser here becomes Giroud as he will not get the type of ball he wants and ends up trying to play like the typical Arsenal forward and we nullify all his strengths as a 6"4 target with a bit of technique.

Lwi

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Chamack and bendtner both failed because of exactly what you said. Bendtner because he got stuck on the wings and does not have the ability to adapt, and chamack because he was alone uptop with no service (chamack isn't a great player. but he was never going to be great for arsenal's style of play). Giroud will be the new chamack, albeit a better player, if we don't adapt to meet his needs.

So. Summer transfers. do we desperately need a world class striker? or do we actually need some world class wingers that will in-turn help giroud prove himself.

Bayern have mandzukic afterall. is he so much better than giroud?!

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Our full backs are supposed to overlap when the forwards cut inside but unfortunately sagna hasn't done the best job gibbs has been out injured for a fair few games jenks has barely been played and monreal is looking like he could do well in this league so I guess we will see if they come good next season. I personaly think jenks is the best crosser out of then all!

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29 Apr 2013 12:56:31
I have a horrible feeling, fab might go to united this summer

Cobbler

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NEVER!

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29 Apr 2013 13:27:59
How weird is that because I've got a funny feeling Cristiano Ronaldo is coming to Arsenal

Cobblers!

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No chance

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Absolute JUDAS!

Never trusted that Fabianski from the start

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^^ very funny

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29 Apr 2013 12:09:02
we need some fresh faces


goalkeeper: some1 to challenge shezney

defence: i'm not a fan of mertesacker he's too slow for me I know he has experience and 80odd caps but he dose not do it for me I would like another cb to partner koscielny.


right back: sagna needs to be replaced we need to replace him with experience

defensive midfield: we need a defensive mid no doubt I hate it when arteta plays der he slows things down too much and gives away silly fouls I've not been impressed with arteta to be honest

winer: we need a proper winger

striker:walcott, giroud, podolski decent but not word class giroud finishing is not exactly clinical Walcott is inconsistent Podolski has not really impressed me he's played out wide and done ok played up top against united and did nothing

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Has anyone impressed you?

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Santi carzola!!! has

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29 Apr 2013 11:43:14
i would love to see cesc back with us, I know he said that if he were to ever leave barca arsenal would be the only team he'd play for. another thing I read whether it's true or not is that he's trying to buy a place in london.

gooner mark

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29 Apr 2013 08:25:01
Question page please eds.
I don't believe Barcalona want to sell Fabregas, but if they did and we have first choice. How much do barca still owe us if anything for cesc. Basically how much could we get him for? Thanks eds great work.
Flybo {Ed002's Note - Nothing is owed as far as I am aware.}

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They don't owe anything, truth is we just charged them peanuts. I remember when Man U were selling Ronaldo. there was only one club he would go, and they still paid £80m for him. We should have held out for our full £60m

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Here is a positive way at looking at it.

If they did buy him at say £30m which as you say is 'peanuts' but we have a buy back clause at the same amount then this can only be good. We can justify spending 30m on a player, but let's just say we had sold him for 60m, there is no way that AW would spend that to bring him back.

Every cloud has a silver lining!

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Heard we will receive some money this season when they are crowned la liga champions

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Hi Eds

Was there not a clause put in place that they were to sell him that we would have first option and at a set fee? I also heard that if they decided to sell Fab we would get 50% of the sale? hope you could just clear this up? {Ed027's Note - The first bit is right as Wenger said we were trying to get it in and we did, not sure about the 2nd one

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I imagine the board members doing a power slide and chest bumping and high fiving each other to the tune of. your soo money supermarket you don't even know it. (joe esposito song)

i imagined it the day united won the title after they literally bought it from us. and probably next weekend when fab gets them some more money.

sliding all over the emirates for 3-4 mill. I can only imagine peter hillwood covered in dirt. filthy B.

Lakerville.

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29 Apr 2013 07:31:58
Squad a want to see next season.
Cesar
Corchia? Mert Kos Monreal
Wanyama Arteta
Wilshere Cazorla Dimaria
Podolski
IMO realistic as well

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Realistic and good improvement. It might make us outsiders for the title but I think Utd, City and Chelsea will improve too.

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29 Apr 2013 07:26:11
I thought Podolski had a decent game yesterday and he looked much calmer in his natural position.
Sagna was dreadful again and also we need a winger who can actually run at players Chamberlain seems to not want to as much as last season

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29 Apr 2013 03:29:31
Ok now I'm reading a lot about the return of Cesc, and the looking like locked signing of Jovetic. if. huge if. Wenger doled out the rest of the supposed £70 war chest, do you think we could make a play for Wanyama? I know I'm dreaming. but that would be a squad

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£70? Steep for us is it not?

kev88

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I've heard they can even stretch to £75!

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29 Apr 2013 09:16:36
If Kaka from Madrid can also be singed for his competitive expirience it will be good.

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29 Apr 2013 00:25:23
Loved the dog-fighting attitude showing great aggression and desire to take united on. badly missed giroud up front, I reckon he could have bagged a couple but podolski looked like he wasn't in the humor of playing striker. 2 mad passes from rambo was all he done wrong and I think he has greatly improved in the last while which is what we all want to see from him but I still think has got more in his locker and I for 1 hope his progress keeps on trucking. would have loved all 3 points but a well earned point towards the cause will be gladly taken on this sprint to the finish line. the transfer window soon to open and as usual the rumor mill will be in overdrive and honestly I can't wait for it. i'm not mentioning names cause we all know the list but I think we fill the voids with good decent players, get rid of players that don't play and initiate youngers into the first team I reckon we should have a decent season maybe a good cup run to dust off the trophy cabinet and christen the homeland setting the standard or club deserves.
I really think the best is yet to come, at least I hope so.

love it all, and all who love it

Eyeball

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You must be the bloke behind us who said we were missing Giroud! We've got enough statues outside the ground without one on the pitch. The guy runs as though he's got his legs tied together!

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The difference for me was, that every united attack and cross was much more precise compared to ours.

we cross the ball in for the sake of it. there is no real target.

I would rather we play the barcelona way, compared to just pass for the sake of passing.

and before anyone criticises barcelona. they have won countless trophies in past season. and no their term is not over. they just need additions.

I was encouraged by the defense. koser and per shut out the best offense in the league. our midfield was good but the options upfront made no difference.

the ox came on and brought a drive in him. wilshere was ok. needs more calm.

cazorla never shows up for big games. walcott needs to be more consistent. poldi better be good once his ankle surgery is done. and gervinho did nothing.

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Yeah agreed we don't look dangerous when we cross the ball, when we do its often to no one.

Two players who impressed me the most yesterday Kos and Ramsey.

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I like watching the Barca way but I don't think its the most effecient way to win a game. See how they struggle to penetrate if Messi isn't playing.

The way we should be aiming is more the way the Invincibles and now Bayern play. Tight but technical defensively and play on the counter-attack against stronger teams

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Cazorla was one of about 2 players who actually tried to score. We don't cross for the sake of it we just have a wing back who gets about 1 assist per decade and his crossing yesterday proved why. He's diabolical going forward, always has been. If we had a half decent wing back they'd know to look up and pick their target. He needs serious lessons from players like Lennon and Jarvis.

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Well when you have the best player in the world playing in your team, you look for him. its simple. the team has become too 1-D, that their passing has become stale.

two years ago they were unstoppable. now everyone breaks on them because their defense is well. if ours is poor. theirs is as close to garbage as garbage can be.

We have a team play ethic. wenger always says team over individual awards and that shows this term. we have no standout players. bodes well for us next season. but in big games we lack that decisive player. its a damned if you do and damned if you don't scenario.

jovetic paired with poldi and walcott for me is an ideal situation.

although walcott is running out of time with his very 1-D football.

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