Arsenal Rumours Archive January 13 2012
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13 Jan 2012 23:05:10
With Gilo showing one side of our defence, I thought I would put up a video about Thomas Vermaelen. Thinking about it now, when we are injury free, we have the best defensive partnership in the league, the best right back and hopefully a new left back!
Thomas Vermaelen and Laurent Koscielny would be solid
Tommy P
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This...
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Nice seeing vermaelin kiss his gunners badge near the end of the vid.
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I agree with US Gooner..
very much speechless, he's the perfect defender..
PdotY
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Everyday I think about the fact that Arsene knew their names when we didn't...and now I cannot see us winning anything without either of them...they will retire LEGENDS
US Gooner
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Thankyou for posting this what a player...
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13 Jan 2012 21:44:30
I haven't ever posted a video on here before, and usually don't agree that youtube video's show what a player is really like.
However, over the past couple of days I have seen some comments of people that STILL don't like Koscielny. Seriously what is wrong with you? Are you so proud to admit you were wrong about him that you still can't admit the fact he has been WORLD CLASS this season. Honestly you people wouldn't as much as stand up if Chamakh unleashed a 50 yard overhead into the top corner in the last minute of the Champions league final...
Still this video shows that Koscielny has rightly earned his nickname 'BOSSCIELNY'.
Gilo
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Song should be "Hustlin" by Rick Rowssss, like a bowsss
US Gooner
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Totally agree. Koscielny is a genius defender.
GoonerDan
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Great vid, love the bits where he's running the show against Barca! By far the best defender at the club, we all love TV and hes the best all round player but when it comes to defending its all about the BOSS
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Speed, pure power, tackling and he is great in the air.
Kos is fantastic. Sagna Kos TV Santos is a very decent backline!
CT
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When i originally heard that we were looking at a relatively unknown french CB, i immediately thought someone young and a fair "prospect" like Stambouli etc. I wasn't sure about Koscielny, i'll admit it, but ever since his debut, he has been fantastic, absolutely fantastic.
I just hope that we don't get a stupid offer from one of the "more money than god" clubs for Verm and Kos because they have been our bedrock. (Add song into that mix aswell)
But yes, Koscielny is fast becoming one of my favourite Arsenal players ever :) :)
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13 Jan 2012 20:39:08
Omani defender Saad Suhail Al-Mukhaini went to London today and will be at Arsenal for a week trail, according to many sources and Wigan keeper Ali Al-Habsi on Twitter.
I think, if he impresses ofc, that this will be our fullback singing tbh. He's 24 aswell which would mean that he would go straight into the first team squad, recommended by Wenger's good friend Paul Le Guen. We all know Wenger likes a diamond in the rough...
fats
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13 Jan 2012 20:12:00
Could always try to get Capdevila. He would be a good cover signing, has been Spanish first choice left back for years. Great left foot as well.
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I Think He Just Joined A New Team.
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13 Jan 2012 20:19:09
Its all over Twitter that Aly Cissokho has signed for £8 million however it has not been confirmed.
Islington Gooner
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What twitters? And i hope this is true!
HP {Ed007's Note - You don't know what Twatter is? Been cryogenically frozen for long mate?}
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Haha very funny Ed, I meant who has tweeted that we have signed Cissokho? I want evidence! {Ed007's Note - Sorry :-)
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I havn't got many sources from twitter but who's been tweeting this?
Batch
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Ed, I think he meant which tweeters!
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That made me smile, remember this tme last many were calling for his head. Hope this time next year we' ll be watching Mertesacker's contribution with such admiration.
lwi
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13 Jan 2012 18:30:16
We can cover RB, CB, LB, CDM, CM and RW with two signings.
Vertonghen - £12m (CB, LB, CDM)
Isla - £8m - (RB, CM, RW)
Simples
Paddy
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13 Jan 2012 17:56:37
I cant understand why we havent signed Honda yet! His season has finished and I'm pretty sure he's in the last year of his contract. We desperately need quality attacking additions to the squad, we know that wenger rates him and he can play centrally or wide and wouldn't cost much over 10mil! What is he waiting for? Sign him wenger!!
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Absolutely agree! he covers so many positions and is such a great player. watch his free-kicks. and watch his left foot. pretty good finishing for a midfielder!
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His season hasn't finished
this season, Russia are doing a bumper package of ~45 games, in order to calibrate with the rest of europe
this "season" goes from March 2011 to May 2012, of virtually non-stop action (other than a winter break)
it's like saying that we should go for Gotze, as his season has ended
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13 Jan 2012 17:23:36
ed, have we bid for any attackers? it seems the longer we wait, the more other clubs hone in on out targets...
thx
US Gooner {Ed002's Note - There has certainly been interest but as for bids, I don't know.}
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Our work is usually super secretive, so I'm hoping a player slips a la TV5 and says he's likely to join Arsenal....
US Gooner
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Iam a glasgow rangers fan and we have a perfect attacker for you jelivic ,scores goals and plays the arsenal way at football ,you could get him for 8 million and that would be a bargain. would fit your style of play.
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Could get him for half than, and he is nowhere near the standard we already have.
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Well im a celtic fan and hopper for 10m?
GunnerzBoy
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Just because a player scores goals in scotland does not mean they coukd score in the premiership. See anthony stokes for example.
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Dont think you could get him for half of that, who scores your goals apart from van persie, agree i like arsenals style of play but you need a striker and jelivic or hooper would do you well why pay say 20 or 30 million for a striker when you could pay 8 or 10 mill for proven goal scorers , as for the scottish league being bad well just ask mikel arteta see what he thinks of our league he reconse it made him the player he is.
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Are you serious ? how are Jelavic and Hooper proven ? they play in the SPL against teams the same quality as Championship/League 1 teams. Kris Boyd who is the SPL top scorer ever couldnt even make it in the championship so what makes you think Hooper and Jelavic could play for a team in the champions league and fighting for the league/top 4. And btw im not saying anything bad about the SPL or Jelavic and Hooper , i just dont think they are good enough for Arsenal but they could probly do the job for some teams lower down the league.
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Van persy is a great player but hes never going to score the goals to win you the title,, you need a striker badly m8, its a pitty yous,e couldnt take a gamble on one of them they would get the goals you need , best of luck to arsenal this season.
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13 Jan 2012 16:16:40
mertesacker and rosicky have been ill. really nice news for our injury hampered defence! i guess if mertesacker doesn't recover we will go with djourou-squillaci-koscielny-miquel although i would put yennaris to rb and replace squillaci with djourou at cb.
iceman
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I would not put Djourou anywhere near a Arsenal team even if he was the last centre back alive. All bad things that happen to our team occur when he's on the pitch
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13 Jan 2012 14:17:46
AW just said he was looking to loan a full back if possible, but would only be a young prospect or someone not playing for there current club.
Sounds like Bridge to me.....
FAB
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Lol Wayne Bridge is 31... So definitely not him. That being said it would also rule out Abidal.
Cissokho is 24 and has been spared a game or two with Timothe Kolodziejczak being played before him and Mouhamadou Dabo deputising in LB.
=M.A.
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I think he will leave it as long as possible to make a decision as Gibbs & Vermaelen are returning shortly. Another defender, Jenkinson is also back in training. Bridge will not be signed. Personally, I would love to see us sign another left-back & push Gibbs forward to cover Gervinho whilst he is away. I have always believed that Gibbs is far more suited to playing further forward, rather than at LB.
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Wenger: "That is why it is not an easy situation. You have to consider that a guy who has not played for two months is not necessarily back quicker than Bacary Sagna or another player who is just coming back from injury."
IT IS THAT EASY GET THE FINGER OUT!! WE NEED SOMEONE NOW
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Gibbs is far better playing FIFA than playing left back and that's only because he hasn't injured his hand yet boys made of glass better off getting what we can for him and finding a decent replacement
Gunner14
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We've been here so many times before, indecision/chancing it but really this is one of those moments when the club should just go one way or the other and not inbetween.
and that is bidding big money for leighton baines, let gibbs leave/play him more advanced and have santos as back up.
best crosser in the league, cracking shot, superb defender and has prem experience so no settling in problems.
chances are though we are gonna go with this man from oman 2nd division football.
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As Sagna, Jenkinson & Gibbs are all back in training with Sagna & Gibbs due to play towards the end of the month, the only long term injured full-back is Santos, who is due back in March, which probably means April! From Wenger's press conference today, I would deduce that he is trying to sign a player who is comfortable at Left-Back as well as Centre Back. This takes into the assumption that Squilacci is going & that Djourou will depart in the summer. Our defensive options for next season will then be:
RB: Sagna & Jenkinson
LB: Santos & Gibbs
CB: Vermaelen & new player
CB: Mertesacker & Koscielny
Hence a player such as Vertonghen could be the type Wenger is looking to sign.
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13 Jan 2012 09:29:14
whom of you would take Alexander Koralov?
I would lol
Eliems
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He is the worst left back in the league
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I have just read one of the daily rags,saying that Juventus are watching Man Citys Kolarov,I think he would be a great LB for Arsenal,and he's younger than Abidal.
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Loool The Fact That Abidal Started The Season Had Cancer Removed Then Returned Shows He Doesnt Do Anything At Barca. He Is No Good. And man City Would Rather Play Clichy That Korlarov That Says Alot
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^^ What a RIDICULOUS comment to make.
The fact that Abidal STARTED for Barcelona. Went through the traumatic experience of finding out HE HAD CANCER, yet STILL PLAYED... Then ONLY LEFT to have it removed and came back AND CONTINUED TO PLAY... Proves just what kind of player he is.
=Miss Arsenal.
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The Only Good About Abidal Is He Is Fast Hes Been Poor For A while Now He Plays In A Amazing Team With Brilliant Players Around Him Doeant Me Hes Any Good Just Like Valdez. The Last Time I Watched Him For France He Looked Stuck Scored A Own Goal And Everything And This Was Aginst The Country Hleb Is From.
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Spot on Miss Arsenal.
Now wheres that picture.....
Rob G {Ed001's Note - pictures? Now now, if there are pictures going they would have to be approved by me, for editorial control purposes of course! Oooops, I mean, please don't ask her for pics, etc, you will be frightening off all the female Arsenal fans.}
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PLayer scores an own goal, shock, shock.. This man is an absoloute trooper, he has played through a time most people would just sit back and take it easy... This guys an absoloute example to millions, He would suit the Arsenal game, would be cheap as chips, and wouldnt demand a ransom amount of money... PS THAT COUNTRY WAS BELARUS..
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Okay He's A Trooper You Could Say The Say That About Any Player Doesn't Mean There Good And Yeahh I Worked It Out After Then watched The Own Goal It Was Such Poor Defending And For That Whole Match He Was Poor Trust Me I Only Watched It To See Nasri And Abidal And He Was Getting Ripped For The Whole Match I Started To Feel Sorry For Him. then I Watched Him Against Porto In The Super Cup I Think He Was Play Cb He Was Poor Again He Was Making Ball Control Mistakes When There Was No Preasure On Him
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You fool, Abidal is a world class left back, the fact he gets in the france team above Clichy AND Evra; who are both premier league standard full backs speaks for itself. And he's not THAT fast as you mentioned earlier. He's strong, great in the air, has great awareness and he can get past players. He's still a great full back and a good centre half.
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Now Your Talking Rubbish He Is Very Fast And He Can Get Past Players But Has Only Score Two Goals In His Career. Evra And Clichy Aren't That Good Arguable Evra Is Better. if Abidal Is So Good Why Did A Rb That Can't Defend Beat Him To The Left Back Roll In The Fifpro Team Of 2011. Watch Barca For The Next 4 Weeks Then We Can Talk.
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13 Jan 2012 08:47:29
open your eyes, samba will have talks with blackburn today after saying he wants to quit, wenger will snap him up cheap !!
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We have too many CB's, Wenger even said so himself on various occasions. If anyone needs to open their eyes its you mate. (not trying to be rude)
Nick.
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We do not need anymore cb's.... when will people learn.
Woody
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We have 1 world class cb, tv5. 1 potentially world class cb, kos. And the rest are liabilities.
Scottish gooon.
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Hmm not convinced, as others have said we have enough CB's. Unless he is planing to get rid of one in the summer (apart from squichy) but unlikely.
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Yes we have too many CB bus they are all crap except Vermealen
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Koscielny has been AFC's 2nd BEST PLAYER This season, behind RvP. How the heck is he crap?
Stop talking out of your Arsenal.
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He could go up front. would be better than chamack...
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Samba was my choice ahead of Per, EPL Experience, Commitment, Uses his head well both in defence and in attack. How many AFC corners has Per met? Loic Remy made him look ordinary over the two legs agains Marseille(esp at Home), No Pace... Bad defensive choice based on International experience. CB's is not what we require.
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That was 3 months ago over the past 6 weeks per has been the rock we really needed last year and in my opinion his class and international experience have really shown
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Koscielny has been one of the outstanding performers of the season. He may have started slow last season but has really come to fruition this year and will soon be renowned as one of the best centre backs in Europe. He is superb now and will only get better as he gets older. We do not necessarily need any world class defenders coming in, we have them already, albeit injured, we need cover for 3 weeks and then we will be okay.
How about the fans start supporting the team instead of slating them
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Samba will be signing for Q.P.R not arsenal. wants to link up with a team with ambitions, providing we don't get relegated that is....
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13 Jan 2012 02:22:56
Heard from a mate who works at a newspaper in Manchester, as soon as Tevez goes Mancini will make a bid for RVP.
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Ac have just abandoned talks with Tevez as he has done his usual 'being a right tit' between 2 clubs thing.
And Van Persie has said he isn't leaving, and you know we won't sell unless somebody absolutely mindblowing comes up, which is unlikely...
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They're doing fine without tevez + their whole bench is jusr full of strikers
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"and you know we won't sell unless somebody absolutely mindblowing comes up, which is unlikely..."
Yeah like arteta and benayoun for fab and nas...
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Just a question, When have city ever needed to sell a player so they can buy another player ?
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Since they started bricking it about the FFP rules - they know they can't just go and spend 50m on a whim any more!
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Hope RVP won't go. I think he loves Arsenal enough to stay so it will be OK; just like Bergkamp!
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Yossi and Arteta were not like for like swaps were they now? Let's stay realistic.
Cesc we all knew was leaving Nasri didn't matter anyway.
Van Persie will not be sold unless we get 100Million or two or three players plus cash and that won't happen.
Honestly some people just looking for reasons to moan about stuff that hasn't happened! Lighten up..
CS
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