Arsenal Rumours Archive March 17 2012

17 Mar 2012 21:52:50
All football fans should say a prayer for Muamba tonight. Great to hear hes in a stable condition.
Well done to all the spurs fans at the game.

A GOONER

All clubs unite and pray for the Muamba family that fab makes a speedy recovery
well done to ref web and to bolton and spurs clubs and fans in there total respect when they player collapsed. respect from Dublin Gooner two both clubs.

Fabrice Muamba top player !!
get well soon!

Amazing player with an amazing story. He was 11 years old and just showed up at the Srsenal training ground and asked for a trail.

Thoughts and prayers are with him.

Billybob452

17 Mar 2012 19:10:08
Thoughts are with Fabrice Muamba, football unites in times like these.

I truly hope he pulls through.

Gilo

Why would someone dislike this ?

Because there is all ways 1 bnt out there!
dave.w

News quoting the hospital which says he is stable. Fingers crossed he pulls through. Football doesnt matter now, all that matters is somehow he pulls though... Tim taylor

17 Mar 2012 16:54:01
Players arsenal could look at end of season leighton baines vertonghen sturridge podolski kalou hoilett arjen robben farfan demba ba Mario gotze dempsey dembele Suarez huntelaar M'villa

Sounds great to me that lineup. season winning squad that.

17 Mar 2012 15:24:31
My view on our squad and where we could improve...

Goalkeepers - In Sir Ches, we have one of the best keepers in the EPL so no need to spend silly money on a GK for once! A backup is probably needed but is not one of the main issues that need addressed and tbh I can't see Wenger buying one. I can see Almunia and Mannone leaving.

Centre Back - In TV5, Kos and Per we have 3 class defenders. Per isn't really suited to the EPL but will have a big influence in the dressing room due to experience. After those 3 we have fairly average players and inexperienced youngsters. IMO, we need to sign a dynamic, versatile CB to replace both Squid and Djourou.

Full Back - As far as I'm concerned to problem at either RB or LB. Sagna/Jenkinson and Gibbs/Santos are fine in my book. Coquelin is versatile enough to cover for both.

Midfield - On a whole we are not actually to bad in midfield. We have class players in Wilshere, Arteta, Song, Ramsey, Rosicky and a handful of promising youngsters. IMO, we could be doing with a player like Patrick Viera. A player who gets stuck in and is mostly defensive minded but has the vision to play a killer pass. Out will go Denilson, and I think we should let go Diaby too. Good player. Injured too often.

Wingers - In Oxlade-Chamberlain we have a player who has every attribute to become the best player in the EPL. Then we have Theo and Gerv. Inconsistent but on their day deadly. IMO we need another winger who can create a chance from nothing and also have the versatility and ability to play attacking midfield aswell. Almost like Juan Mata does for Chelsea. Out will go Arshavin and Vela.

Striker - This, undoubtedly, is where we are weakest. We have the best striker in the EPL and after that nothing. We HAVE to buy at least two striker. Another deadly striker who will get you 20 goals a season and a promising youngster that will get you 10/15 goals a season, like ManUtd did with Hernandez. Out will go Chamakh, Park and Bendtner.

Thoughts,

G95

I still feel we really need a CAM... a world class one.

First replier,

If we buy a player like Goetze, Hazard, Eriksen, they can all play CAM or on the wing so that would do as they are versatile. It was someone like that I was meaning when I compared them to Juan Mata.

G95

So Park in and then out within a year?

Agree with u on everything except 1. Park Chu Young. He is a quality players which have not get the opportunity to show his talents.

I believe Park will leave as he clearly has not impressed Wenger(God knows why we bought him) and is not getting game time.

G95

Re: Wingers, don't forget about Miyaichi. He's looked impressive at Bolton. --dk

I said earlier on in the season Wenger will still get bargain buys but will shop earlier in the market so as not to cause the frenzy of last year.

I agree if fabianski stays no goalkeeper will be bought, if he goes then the Birmingham youth goalie - Butland will be bought or Shea will be promoted. No one will take Szczesny's place.

Defence is tricky Vertonghen has ordered his agent to organise a move to Arsenal after watching the Milan game. Great player in a very average team had a good defensive relationship with Tommy V, however we need to get rid of Squillaci and now I also have given up on Djourou. But Djourou is sticking around for another year so that's already a few too many CB's seeing as Miquel is also such a great prospect.

In midfield I can see Arshavin being replaced and by hopefully Hoilett. Wenger has given no inclination as to wanting this kid but the Canadian is a game changer for Blackburn and hopefully Wenger can see that premier league experience can be a great trait after Arteta joined he really helped us. I think Miyaichi will be promoted and Ox will be tested in all sorts of positions but as a first team regular. Gervinho will be the new Arshavin. I hope he proves me wrong but the kid has struggled and slows are performances at least he gets back to defend I suppose.

Finally depending on Joel Campell's permit and the possibility of moving Walcott through the middle may mean Podolski is the only signing with the priority being to ship out Chamakh who is Torres-risqué in his lack of confidence.

I would love to see M'Villa but I know he is a wanted man.

Szczesny
Sagna Vermaelen Koscielny Gibbs
M'Villa Song
Podolski Wilshere Chamberlain
Van Persie

Subs: Fabianski, Vertonghen, Jenkinson, Arteta, Rosicky, Gervinho, Walcott

Fantasy Football stuff I know.

In Arsene I Trust.

17 Mar 2012 07:43:03
Sources close to me (can't disclose) Steve Rowley was in Germany on Thursday to watch Lewis Holtby but was really impressed by Julian Draxler and has told Arsene to keep a close eye on him

Could be watching huntelaar aswell perhaps?

17 Mar 2012 01:28:05
wow what is it with arsenal we can't secure any big names before people wore our shirt with pride but now to get people in we have to get youngsters in or an unknown waiting to be proven why it seems hazard going spurs or man u but how he was our target 1st but yet another mata like deal podoslki hitting the news as another deal that may go out off the window and go lazio gotze according to his agent he not ready for a move and will be at dortmound after summer ed ? are all these speculations true is poodoski no were to completion and could be on his way to lazio does spurs have a better chance on hazard then us is gotze looking like a no no whats going on {Ed002's Note - I still don't think Hazard or Goetze will move to Arsenal.}

Hate to be picky but not even a single full stop nor a comma?
Nick.

Here I have some spares you can take them

( .. . . . . . ,. , , , , , , , , ! ! ! ! ! !)

Lol that isn't a sentence is it? Wow you must have the lungs of an operatic singer

CS

17 Mar 2012 00:09:07
Podolski saying he has no deal with Arsenal and could prefer a move to Lazio to play with Klose

Dont people on here not like Hazard because he talks to much? They r all the same....