Arsenal Banter Archive April 03 2016

03 Apr 2016 19:43:48
Any chance of us making a summer move for Romelu Lukaku. He's publicly stated he wants out in search of champions league football, plus he's also mentioned that he'd love to play club football with his brother who I notice we've been linked with in today's papers. Any info eds?

03 Apr 2016 20:13:08
I think we'd all look him to join us and with the chances we create its difficult to think he would be anything less than a successful signing but he will have lots of options to choose from both in this country and abroad.
We need to give him to reasons to think he will achieve more than just to 4 and CL last 16 if he came to us.
Personally I think we need to show genuine intent to sign 3 top players this summer if we are to convince the likes of Lukaku that Arsenal are their best option for winning the big trophies.

03 Apr 2016 20:09:03
Funnily enough I don't think he's an arsenal type player. he's fast he's powerful and he's an handful but he's not the most gifted technically and does blow hot and cold. If we did go for him great but I think he will end up elsewhere.

03 Apr 2016 20:26:19
I can't see DW OG or TW leaving so I'm not too sure AW will spend big bucks on a forward.

03 Apr 2016 20:38:32
Dont forget Arteta / Rosicky and Flamini will be gone so that leaves a hole, surely he knows a CB is needed, I really can't see us getting a forward as AW thinks we have a lot of fire power.

He will say that DW missed 5-6 months of the season, Sanchez missed 8 weeks, we won't think history will repeat itself so will strengthen elsewher.

03 Apr 2016 20:38:46
I think Theo will be on the move this summer to both raise funds and free up big wages, Theo is probably the highest value assets we have but are prepared to let go, if he misses out on the Euro's he will be desperate to try and make the 2018 squad so might well be up for a move as much as us.
Olly will stay if as long as he's wanted and Danny ain't going anywhere IMO.

03 Apr 2016 20:39:58
I can see og and tw being pushed down the pecking order if they stay because I think we will try to sign a cf. Its not as if they are 19 and can improve.

03 Apr 2016 20:59:40
Not so sure on Lukaku and Arsenal would be a good fit with our style of play but maybe such an alternative is exactly what we need? . Like Steve R says he is very hold and cold and can be unplayable one game and anonymous the next. He would likely cost 40 mill mark and I am not sure that is good value to be honest. For me Someone Like a Cavani would be a better option.

03 Apr 2016 21:09:30
Come on you lot, we are talking about Arsenal here.

Wenger won't spend now we have Iwobi :-)

03 Apr 2016 21:46:50
Olly has been saying ever since he arrived he would welcome competition for his place, he probably knows himself well enough to know he personally needs to be kept on his toes consistantly to produce his best as when's he's fisrt chioce he seems to lose his edge but once dropped seems to rediscover it again.

03 Apr 2016 21:23:14
I don't rate him as much as most people. Kane pisses all over him. Aubamayang or is real Madrid get him let's get benzema. At least they would be some sex tapes knocking about.

04 Apr 2016 03:28:20
Derby - 'pisses all over him', 'sex tapes' - I think you want the R Kelly thread!

We won't sign anyone because we have got the Yaya Sanogo returning to us in the summer :) (the sad thing is i'm only half joking)

04 Apr 2016 10:18:49
Derbys over 16 so r kelly won't be interested.

03 Apr 2016 17:30:36
We are being strongly linked to Dortmund's Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Don't know too much about him but if you look at his stats (Wikipedia) , the guy is phenomenal.

03 Apr 2016 18:21:25
I don't knpow him either Dags but being a Dortmund player won't Klopp have the upper hand if he moves? And if Klopp don't want him why?
Just thinking out load mate :-)

{Ed001's Note - he is very quick and a goalscorer.}

03 Apr 2016 18:28:45
Sounds good to me Ed, is Jurgen interested mate?

{Ed001's Note - the issue is that he said he would not look to poach players off Dortmund. So it is unlikely he will move for him.}

03 Apr 2016 19:00:29
G62,
Ed is correct.
He is an attacking midfielder (Not Ed) and has an amazing goalscoring record.

Has pace, quick feet and loves playing behind the striker.

03 Apr 2016 19:06:47
Cool thanks Ed for clearing that up mate, as you were Dags :-)

03 Apr 2016 19:09:13
Just read Eds reply Dags, sounds good to me mate and if he's good enough for Dortmund he's worth a look if nothing else.

03 Apr 2016 19:27:35
G62,
The guy's stats are amazing.
Pat Nevin raves about him and says he's the next Frank Lampard.

Worth a punt me thinks.

03 Apr 2016 18:20:20
Amazing player dags. Does play as a 10 tho. Not sure itl happen where would he play for us?

03 Apr 2016 19:43:44
Sounds the business Dags and if he's interested in joining us I hope we pull out all the stops to get him, Derby I know you like your players and follow European football quite closely so I respect your opinion mate, let's get him then worry about how we can get the best out of him and Mesut together :-)

03 Apr 2016 19:45:03
Thought he could be play RW too?

03 Apr 2016 20:54:49
He is good player no doubt but he is yet another attacking midfielder which we have plenty of where would he fit in? we don't want another square pegs round hole situation again like we have when Ramsey is picked, which unbalanced the side. This to me only Makes sense if Cazorla is sold.

We need a reliable striker and a CB to replace Mertasaker as the main weak point in our side. I did think we needed another experienced DM but the Elneny and Le Coq partnerships has really shown to be effective of late so Not so much of a concern for me now.

03 Apr 2016 21:12:19
Derby,
He's a AM but perfectly suited to a No.10 role (apparently) .

03 Apr 2016 21:26:36
He can play on the right but I my view he's best as a 10. Plus I like Alexis on the right. Next year I see jefv Adelaide joining iwobi in the first team ranks. Suddenly we have many wide men.

Will the ox go to make room? Campbell?

03 Apr 2016 22:37:14
Is a number 10 not an attacking mid dags? Or does a 10 also keep goal.

04 Apr 2016 07:52:22
Pretty much Derby lol.

03 Apr 2016 15:38:06
Another 1-0 for the foxes! Doing their business very professionally.

03 Apr 2016 17:25:09
4 on the bounce?

Title winning material.

03 Apr 2016 19:02:20
Yeah and 5 out of last 6 were 1-0.

03 Apr 2016 07:51:40
Well Played yesterday, even though Watford were supposedly "poor " you can only beat what's in front of you at the time. I thought Iwobi Alexis And Danny were outstanding, while Ozil was his mercurial best. and it's scary to say but Bellerin wouldn't have looked out of place occupying either RB Spot in El Classico (IMO)
And Maybe am being delusional but i feel we get more posts and posters when we lose than when we have a positive result, which is disappointing.

03 Apr 2016 08:21:50
Agree with you on that last bit mate.

03 Apr 2016 08:44:17
Bellerin is a top player . put him on a very long term deal I say

Lets hope Saints can get a point today

Leicester still have W Ham, Man U, Everton and Chelsea to play.

03 Apr 2016 09:21:32
Dare we hope? Run in will be interesting

Well done to the biyse.

{Ed025's Note - its going to be very interesting rue, there will be plenty of twists and turns in the next few weeks mate and i for 1 am really looking forward to it..

03 Apr 2016 10:46:16
We played well yesterday positive no question but Watford were unquestionably poor and not a patch on the side that beat us in the cup game, they've been on the beach for a long time mentally as far as the league is concerned.

03 Apr 2016 10:48:38
Agree gunner they've gone on holiday and we've just come back.

03 Apr 2016 11:08:49
As Tom Jones always says Steve its not unusual for us to kick into action when the north London title and top 4 place are called into question, they are the absolute minimum requirements and everyone knows it at Arsenal.

03 Apr 2016 12:01:21
What great aspirations gunner for supposedly such a massive club. Really where is your desire to win.

03 Apr 2016 12:17:24
It's going to be like a horse race. You will see the pedigree hunt down the line now boys. I drove through Leicestershire yesterday and I can tell you that ain't a home for champions. We're going to smash our way to the tittle. And that's the official line from me until it's mathematically impossible 💪👍🏻🤘🏻 COYG.

03 Apr 2016 14:03:53
Don't ask me Northeast mate I'm just saying how it is not how it should be. Its no coincidence that if we get ahead in the race for top 4 in the first half of the season we switch off and if we start slow we always always rally to make sure we hit those two targets season in season out without fail never anymore and never any less, its where the manager club players and many fans are mentally either subconsciously or consciously.
12_seasons on the trot?

03 Apr 2016 07:14:31
Solid win yesterday, which also closed the goal difference gap with Leicester.
I believe we need a minimum of 6 wins and one draw to have any chance of finishing top. The two most difficult matches are away to West Ham and Man City, one of which we need to win, whilst drawing the other.
Leicester could drop points in the following matches in particular; Sunderland (A) , West Ham (H) , Man U (A) , Everton (H) and Chelsea (A) . 2 defeats away at United and Chelsea and two draws opens the door for us to win on goal difference!
Tottenham, assuming we win our match in hand against WBA, will only be a point ahead of us. They have the following tricky matches; Man U (H) , Stoke (A) and Chelsea (A) . Assuming we only drop 2more points, then we would need Tottenham to drop 4 points, which equates to 2 draws.
My gut feeling is that Leicester will finish top, but 2nd place is up for grabs.

03 Apr 2016 09:16:27
Agreed - seems like a bridge too far for us to win it. A few stupid draws ( Southampton at home) or stupid losses ( West Ham at home or Swansea ) have cost us like it has cost many teams. But frustrating as a win in one of those games would have made all the difference. The last poor run we had really cost us, a run that saw record number of shots but an embarrassment in points.