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13 Jun 2014 05:42:19
It could be me but with the hyper new sums of money flowing into to the premiership, and the mega bucks that are always available to Bayern, Real, Paris St Germain, and Barcelona I think we are going to see some hyper signings this year. Chelski have already gone big and between January and now already massively strengthened their squad. It's impossible to believe United won't spend even bigger.
If you think Barcelona and Real despite their debts won't also move big following losing out to Atletico it would seem pretty naive. City reeling from the slap over the wrists over the fair play real will probably only spend £100m this summer.
So where does that leave us? Well not competing for most of the names so many speculate and salivate over e.g Sanchez will stay at Barcelona, Martinez will stay at Bayern, Pogba will stay at Juve or if he did leave would go to Real, United or Paris St Germain, Mangala will be off to City, Cesc has already gone to Chelski, if Draxler leaves (and I suspect he won't) it will be to Bayern, Mandzukic will either stay at Bayern or take a trip to one of the top sides not us, and so on.
So while United go for Shaw, Carvalho, Griezman, Vidal, Reus, Robben, Kroos, Hummels, and Strootman etc.
I suspect our list is rather more unimpressive. At a guess -
Kedira - oh god I hope not £30m plus for a decent but not massively impressive player.
Aurier - seems like a good player and a decent replacement for Sagna, and seems like it's close to a done deal.
Vela - seems nuts not to activate the buy back clause given his success and current value, but the concern of course is he's already failed once.
Morata - over valued at £20m plus and if at that age he was such a certain success Chelski would be there before us, and Real wouldn't sell.
Benzema - not sure I still see Real selling and see the concerns about Morata.
Schneiderlin - good player but not in the same class as Carvalho who would change the whole dynamic and certainly no Gilberto or Vieira.
Bender - better than Schneiderlin (who I repeat is a good player) - and of all the players that might come seems the best hope to really make a difference.
Remy - a good player but not a great player, a good squad addition but he somehow has never become quite the player he was / is meant to be.
At a guess Remy - £10m, Aurier - £8m, Schneiderlin - £15m, Vela - £5m, Marshall £8m, and Morata £22m. Total £68m.
A better squad but nothing that moves us from a fourth place side. United will sign bigger and better and seem obvious to bounce back, Chelski have already signed bigger and better, City already have better and will sign better, and bloody Liverpool have Suarez. Our best hope for a top four finish then would be SUarez going to Real.
Our squad would be good but not great. Me? I'd love us to pull out the stops and sign Carvalho and Mangala, I'd take the risk that Remy and Vela at bargain prices would with a fit Theo would with Giroud be more than strong enough up front.
Oh well we will see.
1.) I disagree. Remy would offer much better cover for Giroud, Schneiderlin is better than Flamini & Arteta and you will not be signing Morata and Remy, its one or the other. Vela is not coming back, even with clauses the player has to agree and he is not even intrested.
Benzema is staying at Madrid and they are looking for a Striker to replace Morata. Suarez will be staying at liverpool for atleast one more season. Also are you serious putting United in the equation saying they will sign this and that when 95% of their top targets have already come out and said "Not interested" or signed a new deal. I promise you they will have a very bad window. Robben, Muller, Kroos, Fabregas, Vidal, Pogba, Sanchez have all rejected them in some way or the other so they have to offer a 18 year old left back 150 000 £ a week to even make him interested and I have a gut feeling Chelsea will pull off a scoop soon, Bertrand + 23 million £ and he is a Chelsea player. They have to move on van Aanholt and a couple of "superstars" first like Oscar and maybe Ramires.
2.) I think you are a bit naive to think that half the player you mentioned will go to United. Mangala to City. He wants to go to United. Bender won't come, Benzema either and let's not talk about Draxler.
3.) From a statistical point of view Morita is a no brainer. Easily the best young striker in world football right now (from a statistical point of view) and his potential is sky high.
4.) I think unless we get Benzema or Di Maria I'm not sure who we're going to add who will improve us.
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14 Jun 2016 17:42:56
Well it's been an awful long time since my last post - well over a year. I've been busy in the last few days watching the cream of European football and the singular lack of any attacking talent.
With only the two group F games to go it's fair to say the strikers have been shocking. The best? Well amazingly - Giaccherini (that great Sunderland and Italy striker! ) and Milik of Ajax and Poland.
Among the first game failures - Kane, Muller, Lukaku, Griezman, and Morata. Each and everyone a £50m plus player! Actually in fairness the 34 year old Ibrahimovic was ok although hardly looked £200k a week player.
So while we sigh and bang the table in anguish at the lack of action on signing a world class striker are we just ignoring the fact there are as 'rare as hen's teeth'?
Of course one game doesn't make a player a bad player but the tournament does show just how few real class strikers there are.
I'm so far from convinced about Cavani and Aubameyang is class but has too many rich suitors ahead of us, after that Benzema is fantasy, Aguero absolute class but never going to leave City.
So United, City, Barcelona, Paris St. Germain and Chelsea all want and need strikers and we have a real dearth of striking talent - yet we rant about Arsene's failure to address our weakness in that area.
Going for Vardy makes 100% sense but even that seems in the balance, and has the real risk in that he only has one really good season behind him. After that Sturridge (maybe with Walcott as part of the deal (but he is so injury prone you worry he'd be far too good a fit at the Emirates.
After that? Erm well no idea.
Yes we need a striker but I get the feeling if Vardy says no we may have to resign ourselves to another season of anguish.
1.) 14 Jun 2016 18:01:30
Gareth bale and my welsh boys didn't disappoint in their first match ghost,
15 Jun 2014 07:12:09
I know it's very early days but so far Joel Campbell seems to have been the second best orthodox striker in the World Cup in the first series of games.
Cavani looked grossly overrated - Hulk as cumbersome as ever - Rooney flopped again - Eto a shadow of the player he was. Even Costa who I think is very good striker looked a bit slow and cumbersome. RVP, sadly, looked full of venom and skill. Balotelli took his chance well but against a poor England defence didn't exactly tear us apart, and Sturridge was fast and at times effective but not as fast or nearly as effective as Campbell.
I KNOW it's one game, but he's played well all season for Costa Rica and on loan, he's fast, he packs a hell of shot, he's confident, he has a eye for the goal, he passes well, to me he looks just what we want.
All we need to do is sort those pesky work permit issues out and I think we might have our very own solution to one of our major weaknesses. As for the work permit when you see the number of mediocre Honduran and Australian footballers that can get a permit it seems hatrd to believe Campbell can't or won't get one.
So buy Vela for a bargain basement £4m, bring Campbell back and add them to Walcott and Giroud and we are close to having sorted our second biggests problem area for in footballing terms a handful of beans.
I repeat I know he's young, I know he may not make it, but short of RVP, Aguerro, Suarez and a tiny handful of others I don't see anything worth the money being mentioned.
Imagine Campbell and Walcott running at defences, Ozil threading the passes, Ramsey chasing into the gaps, and hopefully a revived Jack back to his best dominating the centre, just add the teeth and box to box skills of Carvalho and you have something that looks seriously scary.
I repeat I know Campbell is still in development, still a risk, but at 22 it's time for risks to be taken.
1.) 15 Jun 2014 09:54:55
Damn fine post.
2.) Cambell on the left Walcott on the right would be scary pace on either flank Ozil creating and Ramasy breaking forward now we just need a CF to help add to the mix
3.) 15 Jun 2014 12:25:10
Pretty sure Campbell had a work permit last season, Wenger just chose to loan him out. Is that right ed002?
{Ed002's Note - Yes.}
4.) Ed
I think you're wrong, sorry to doubt you. I've read two reputable national newspapers both saying Campbell has had three applications turned down, the next is his fourth. I believe the reason for his loan is because we can't get the visa agreed not because Arsene wants to send him out.
{Ed001's Note - sorry but I got it straight from Steve Bould's mouth was that Wenger chose to send him out on loan. I will believe Bould over any of those rags, as there is no such thing as a reputable newspaper in the UK.}
5.) Well you could be right and you could be wrong it seems - the 'rags' include The Independent, The Mirror, The Guardian, International Business Times, Metro and 4-4-2. But looking again there is clearly a counter school of thought which weirdly includes some Arsenal fan web sites and particularly oddly The Kenyan Times!
I'm always prepared to doubt everybody personally but I'm guessing it makes no difference as whether he did or didn't have a permit he will after the World Cup. My point was on the World Cup to date, and it's only a small slice in a long season, he has looked better than almost every other striker other than RVP, and that he might just be part of what can save us a mint and mean we can invest big elsewhere.
12 Jun 2014 17:53:21
Well it's happened and it hit home like a slap with yet another great big dirty fish - Cesc has gone to Chelski as it was obvious he would the moment we tunred down our option on him.
So Chelski, as ever, have moved with ruthless efficiency. On top of Matic, Salah and Zouma signed in January (and all effectively starting the season as new players), they have now secured the Lampard replacement plus in the form of Cesc, and are about to sign Europe's inform striker in the shape of Costa. An awful lot of the cost covered by the brilliant sale of Mata to a desperate United and the sale of De Bruyne.
Meanwhile of course, and not unreasonably we go into the World Cup losing Sagna and signing nobody. That of course is on top of the terrible error in the winter transfer window of managing not to sign any of the players we are desperate for and of course seeing our title challenge wheels come flying off.
Okay I am delighted we won the cup, even if it was desperate against a side that only just avoided relegation. Okay I can see why signing Cesc wouldn't have worked, but then again it could have, and we could have strengthened our side instead of doing our ususal of strengthening Chelski, City or United.
What if we had sold Santi, I know he's been good, I know he was a bargain, but truth is the second half of last season he was as average as Ozil without the excuse. It wouldn't have been unreasonable to expect to have got circa £20m for him, so for £8m more we would have got the major bolst of a returning hero, a stronger squad, and denied Chelski the chance to move further clear of us in the pecking order.
In truth I know it might be my heart talking, but I am fed up with seeing all our heroes turn up playing for better sides and beating us - yes even bloody RVP won the title with United. You know it will only be a few seasons if Aaron keeps going as he has this season before he makes the journey to Real or Barcelona. Maybe the return of Cesc could have begun to have changed the selling club mentality.
Oh well fingers crossed for some stellar summer signing, but I am not holding my breath I just don't see the talent out there that we can get with City, United, Chelski, Juve, Real, Barcelona, Bayern, Paris St Germain and even bloody Liverpool willing and ready to be more ruthless than us.
Oh well apologies I was kind of feeling okay then seeing Cesc in bloody Chelski blue has completly depressed me.
{Ed002's Note - They have also sold David Luiz.}
18 May 2014 11:38:15
Well it's been a long time since I posted. In fact it was way back in September from sunny Iceland.
For some complicated reason I decided I would stop posting until we won a trophy, having no idea of course whether I'd be back this year or in 2023, but I kind of got the feeling it would be this year.
Although that confidence withered and died as we were thrashed by City, Chelski and the Scousers, and maybe worse still by Everton. But my god we have only gone and done it - a trophy!! Yes' I'd have loved to win the Premiership but honestly Liverpool are welcome to an unlucky runners up, and Chelski to thrid and being bored stiff by the most hateful man in football - poor old Jose he only got to spend £100m plus this year so he's right they were always going to struggle.
So 4th -again but everything feels right with the world when we've won the Cup, it feels like it all makes sense again.
So celebrate the cup, it can be what moves us on to better things as everyone says, and Arsene has yet again earned his place as our greatest manager of all time. But.
But we all know this we have to invest - we were unlucky with losing Walcott, Wilshere and Ramsey for so long and I don't think any club save maybe City could have coped with that, and yes with them I suspect we'd be the plucky runners up. But.
But it's obvious. You can't get so badly thrashed by the big teams, you can't fail to be a terrible United, you can't let 2 goals in the fisrt 10 mins against ant top class side (thank god Hull are plucky and not Chelski).
You can't have 'top' players looking so half hearted - yes Mr Ozil I do mean you (although next season is key for him and we know better than judging on a first season - but Eriksson and spurs gives a clue of how it should be). You can't have players who just never quite seem up to it any more (Podolski sorry, Arteta you've been great but age is wearying you, Mertesacker and Kos against any top class strikers, and sadly Giroud against any top class defence. Oh and you can't have no back up to the one striker you have or (oh god how many years have we been saying this for?) no defensive midfiled power house.
So let's celebrate but let's refresh quickly and effectively. Let's use this momengt to move onwards and upwards to create the third great Arsenal team of the Arsene era.
Time to sell Podolski and Arteta, sad as I like them both, they seem genuine nice guys. No time to think fantasy striker signings (Benzema and Sanchez are just two who won't come here.
For 2014/15
Szczesny, Aurier, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs
Carvalho, Wilshere
Ramsey, Ozil
Walcott, Bony
Although I'd buy a good center half if Kos and Mertesacker show signs of repeating this years wobbles - Doria from Botafago would be very effective cover and one for the near future.
Oh well better get back to rewatching yesterday again now.
The Ghost of Terry Mancini
1.) At least you have your feet on the ground, don't agree 100% with you, i'm with you most of the way. We have major problems to sort our if we are going to next level. Time will tell.
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Thankfully this is a standard summer story. Every year Nanis coming to Arsenal. Every year I can't help myself but feel a small shiver of fear, and every year it turns into sweet nothing. Nani is a despicable player, not only is he one of the worst cheats in the game but he is also all style and no substance. If he can only get 3 games in the last half of the worst season in United's modern era don't you think that tells us how bad he is? To compare him to Podolski is apallin given the efforts and commitment he has shown to us.
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Put simply - yes - yes - and yes again. You are totally right.
I just spoke to Seppuku and he does indeed follow your posts. Thankfully he says your ideas are crap - I happen to agree with him. He says the sin bin is a lousy American idea, and the idea of three yellows equalling a sending off is farcical. Yep you get the odd ridiculous sending off but 90% are right - so don't change a good rule for the exception.
It's just Sepp's thoughts but like I said for once I agree with him.
Well you could be right and you could be wrong it seems - the 'rags' include The Independent, The Mirror, The Guardian, International Business Times, Metro and 4-4-2. But looking again there is clearly a counter school of thought which weirdly includes some Arsenal fan web sites and particularly oddly The Kenyan Times!
I'm always prepared to doubt everybody personally but I'm guessing it makes no difference as whether he did or didn't have a permit he will after the World Cup. My point was on the World Cup to date, and it's only a small slice in a long season, he has looked better than almost every other striker other than RVP, and that he might just be part of what can save us a mint and mean we can invest big elsewhere.
Ed
I think you're wrong, sorry to doubt you. I've read two reputable national newspapers both saying Campbell has had three applications turned down, the next is his fourth. I believe the reason for his loan is because we can't get the visa agreed not because Arsene wants to send him out.
{Ed001's Note - sorry but I got it straight from Steve Bould's mouth was that Wenger chose to send him out on loan. I will believe Bould over any of those rags, as there is no such thing as a reputable newspaper in the UK.}
I had assumed he was ok until I saw him against Mexico. Like the rest of the very poor Cameroon defence he was immobile and very poor at set pieces. Good grief no. I thought Cameroon were even worse than the poor side they have been through the African qualifiers.