Arsenal Rumours Archive April 22 2012

22 Apr 2012 19:19:10
Got to hand it to Mourinho he really does find a way of winning take some doing to win the La liga with the present Barca side.
If he wins La liga and C/league can't see Real letting him come back to premiership.

If he wins the champions league with them, he will leave them, because that is the only challenge he sets himself.

I might get slated for this but i dont believe barca are as good as they believe they are and i said at the start of the season i doubt they would win the cl.

Barca will beat any team in the world over 2 legs, with the exception being real madrid. Hardly surprising when you see the money spent on both teams though.

Barca did not start with sanchez or cesc. tello missed some sitters, and messi was man marked...like chelsea did.

but i think the diff is no abidal and pique two very important starting players with height and strenght.

chelsea and madrid scored their goals from the left flank.

anyway i think barca are a total attack machine...but with suspect defense they are as normal as anyone.

if chelsea beat them again their summer will be interesting.

I can see Mourinho moving to a German club sometime in his career, because really, what other challenge does the man have in Europe except to lift the CL trophey with an English team (unfinished business) ? He's done it in England, Spain, Italy and Portugal, apart from the German league, these are the strongest leagues in Europe.. Although PSG may be an attractive venture in future...

Porto was his only great success. the rest of it has happened with the help of hundreds of millions of pounds.
Lets see mourinho manage everton into european success, and then talk.

One of the comments about Fab not starting i've heard on internet he's not intergrating into there style of play

People need to get educated when it comes to Mourinho.

Since Porto (which was without doubt his greatest success) he only ever goes to clubs who have not one any major honours in a sizeable period of time against what are seen as fierce competitors within a league and whom are desperate to spend any amount to "right that wrong" i.e.

Chelsea - Not won much at all and no league title for ages. Abramovic comes in bank rolls 100s of millions - They win the league but Mourinho gets sacked for not winning in a "stylish" way and no C/L trophy 9by the way Abramovic told Mourinho to do it with the current team and without spending another 120 million which Mourinho didn't like the idea of.

Then off to Italy - Inter - New president stating that they would "spend what it took to win the Italian League - Get Mourinho - He buys everyone he possible can from the best available in the world at that time. Win the league and other trophies including C/L.

Then off to Real Madrid - You guessed it, desperate to usurp Barcelona in Spain (shown to be behind them in recent history) - Buys everyone he can from the best in the World (money no object) - Looks like he is going to win the league. Might win the C/L.

Now to his future - Chelsea unhappy not having won anything lately and Abramovic ready to spend big for the last time before the new rules? - maybe.

Man City - if they don't win the league, they have the money and the appetite for success at any cost? - maybe

PSG - Loads of money and an appetite to dominate the French League and C/L - maybe?

He will be truly as great as he thinks he is, when he take someone like Lille, or Fulham, or Real Betis and develop a team (rather than buy superstars) and turn them into something special.

BTW, Mourinho floated an idea of rejoining Chelsea a few months ago and stated that he would want Abramovic to buy a few Real Madrid stars paying "whatever it took", and one of those stars was Ronaldo. Anyone believe he can build a team to win himself still?

Love to hear other peoples view.

Its rubbish talk. if the players arent good the manager cant turn them into superstars.

messi was messi, ronaldo was ronaldo...they may be moulded into a style of play, but its not like fergie sat down with him and told him the facts of life.

mourinho can win with the best thats what matters. he does it with wit and style.

even those who hate him admire him.

i still take barca over madrid if they make that final thou.

22 Apr 2012 18:37:43
Ed, is there any interest in Marouane Fellaini? Watched the United-Everton game today and thought he had a great game- and overall, I reckon he'd be a great squad option. I remember reading a couple of stories that we were weighing up a bid (admittedly from obscure sources). You got anything on this?

Indian Gunner {Ed002's Note - I don't know of any interest.}

There Are Better Players for the Money everton are Going To Want.

Plzzz plzzz no Fellaini he not a Arsenal type of player plus no way he good anough to play for us. everton if you need cash sell him to the no marks spuds..

I think he has everything we need, he's a real presence in the middle of the park. Would be a great addition. Can attack and defend

22 Apr 2012 06:53:22
Ed. I heard a rumour that the reason robin was in Barcelona the other day was to attempt to talk his good friend allefey in to joining arsenal in the summer. Do you believe there is any substance to this and do you think barca would be willing to sell him?

Krisb21 {Ed002's Note - It sounds like nonsense to me. I suspect that with Affelay out injured pretty much all of this season it is unlikely that Arsenal would take a chance on him before he could prove his fitness. He may get two or three games so there will be a chance to take a look. However, he will likely be available in the summer and Italy looks like an option if he is.}

Your rumour seems a bit unpredictable considering the hotel Robin was at, wasn't in Barcelona but London... The team were over here to face Chavs in the UCL game.

=M.A.

Where would he play in that side?

The fact that the Hotel was in London also makes the whole thing a lot more innocent. So he wanted to catch up with cesc and affellly. So what?

Arsenal forever