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03 Sep 2010 14:44:00
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Ed's note - I do agree with you, I think we see things in a very similar way, Eboue is definitely a symptom rather than a cause of your malaise.}
True, but he still irritates the h*ck out of me.
IKE.
03 Sep 2010 12:25:50
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NW4 Gunner
Hi, you are spot on, especially with regards ro the Villa situation. Cesc did come out and say the 1 player he would like to see at Arsenal was Villa and at that time probably would of been affordable as valencia were in deep financial s* *.
He is no doubt the player we have missed since wrighty.
It is wishful thinking about Cesc though, you could open a bidding war with Real, Barca and Man C but he would only sign for barca so it would be a waste of time and AW knows that.
Unfortunatley though, i believe the time to impress and keep Cesc is past, which is a major shame, he won us several games last year single handed, we would not of finished third without him.
IKE.
03 Sep 2010 08:12:15
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Looks like three top signings from Wenger this summer. Whilst letting go of Sylvestre who was a decent pro, but simply not good enough anymore. Gallas who is in his 34th year & had become injury prone. Campbell who is almost 36 & has come back overweight from the summer break. Senderos who unfortunately never lived up to the promise he showed when he was a teenager. Eduardo who was never the same player after his terrible injury. Abu Diaby has settled in well in a holding role alongside the excellent Song. Hopefully, we will get Van Persie & Bentner back soon, Nasri has already resumed training & may be ready for the next Premiership match against Bolton. With regard to the goalkeeping situation, although I am not a fan of Almunia, is Scwarzer at nearly 38 years of age any better? Remember Fulham finished 12th last season & conceeded 46 goals in the premiership. I recall Lehmann expalining that keepers at Arsenal are under more pressure, because we defend a high line, whereas teams like Mourinho's Chelsea defend the 18 yard box, making life much more difficult for strikers. I don't like our current formation, which in my opinion leaves a huge space in front of the full backs when we attack, allowing the opposition to counter attack in the space. Have a look at the goal we conceeded in Blackburn match last Saturday, as a perfect example. I prefer Wengers more successfull interchangable, not rigid, 4-4-2. So far this season I am extremely happy with the performances & the results.