Arsenal Rumours Archive August 24 2017

 

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24 Aug 2017 13:50:39
I just read a report that Arsenal have met with Van Dijk and feelings are that Southampton wold rather sell to us than to Liverpool. Things are starting to make sense:
Southampton have just laid out £17m on a CB from Lazio. We have sold Gabriel for £10m and reports of Mustafi departing as well. The sales would go a long way towards paying the high fee required for Van Dijk. Fingers crossed that we get him and keep Mustafi, Imagine Mustafi, Van Dijk and Koscielny.

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24 Aug 2017 14:42:42
Steady on rg!

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24 Aug 2017 20:04:25
60 mill for a defender? you think wenger will spend that? chelsea or liverpool. wenger is busy playing monopoly.

i get that we have a big team but its not our fault with all these exceptional players we have right?

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24 Aug 2017 21:22:26
Liverpool won't pay it either.

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24 Aug 2017 22:58:20
They might with all that courtinho money going spear, 138 million buys him twice over :-)

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25 Aug 2017 06:31:49
Yes, I do think Wenger will pay £60m for Van Dijk. Firstly he has sold Gabriel for £10m and if the 'noise' surrounding Mustafi departing is true, then we could sell him for the £35m we paid. Therefore, we would only have to add £15m to sign Van Dijk. Also, at 26 years of age, we could easily get 8 years out of him and he could still have a large sell on fee whilst he is still in his 20's. The difficulty is whether Southampton will sell. This has become more possible after the signing of the Lazio defender for £17m, which clearly for a club such as Southampton, the fee for a first team player, not a reserve and holding Van Dijk will be difficult if he truly wants out. In addition selling to Arsenal is clearly preferable than selling to Liverpool in this instance. We will then have 5 CB's - Van Dijk, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Holding and Chambers, with Monreal and Kolasinac able to fill in. Fingers crossed.

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25 Aug 2017 08:21:29
Coutinho isn't going to Barca.

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24 Aug 2017 13:18:05
7 days before the transfer deadline and the arsenal are still in limbo. We haven't had the greatest start. we haven't sorted out the sanchez, ox, ozil, saga. mustafi might be on his way and we play a rejuvenated liverpool on sunday. What the hell is going on at the arsenal.

Last season we should have seen wenger go after winning the fa cup. But he somehow convinced the board he will change his ways. it seemed true with the early signings of lacazette and kolasniac. There was a buzz around Emirates.
But now wenger has slowly gone back to his old ways controlling everything.

The team selections are somewhat bizarre playing players in wrong positions to keep them happy. But leaving ready made central defenders on bench and in the stands. Not answering or sorting out star player contracts and having a number 2 in bould next to him who sits their staring into space when the defence is being run ragged by the opposition. Where is the passion! If anyone should know about defending and organising a defence its bouldy. it beggars belief.

I was very optimistic at start of the season but it looks like wenger has fooled us again. I can't blame some players wanting to leave if we have groundhog day.
We have a week left. if ox, sanchez and co. don't want to play for us get rid of them and bring in players that do. Wenger is delusional if he doesn't realise this. Fringe players maybe taking up wages but it will not be as damaging as losing up to 100 million in letting star players go at the end of next season. Get in replacements asap or use the youth.

Players like Toral Campbell etc. should not be going on loan but should be used in place of the wantaway stars. Let them rot in the reserves if they want to leave at end of the season on a free. At the end of the day it comes down to Wenger the buck stops with him on results and team selection. I hope i am proven wrong by the end of the week but i won't be holding my breath.

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24 Aug 2017 13:28:06
It is what it is. Venting about it won't change anything so we might as well get behind the manager and the squad.

Personally I've become far less fussed about losing this last few seasons. Lowers my blood pressure and I don't mope about all weekend when we do lose. I suggest you try it, because for the rest of the season at least, you can either live with it or moan every time we lose. Hope that didn't sound patronising, just don't know how else to articulate it.

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24 Aug 2017 13:41:24
I agree with almost all of your comments.
The Stoke match was the final straw for me, as I failed to understand the team selection.
Defensively, why on earth did Wenger play 2 LB's again after the dismal defensive display against Leicester. Surely if Mertesacker was fit enough to be on the bench, then he should have played, Similarly, if haven sold or rather under-sold Gabriel, then unless we buy another CB, Chambers must be considered one of our CB's and again should have been included against Stoke, as should have Coquelin. I would have played a back three of Mustafi, Mert and Chambers. My wing backs would have been Bellerin on the right, not the left and Kolasinac on the left. I would have played Coquelin and Xhaka in the DM roles, but instructed then to play deep and protect the back three who should also have played far deeper than they did. I would have played Ox and Ramsey in the more attacking midfield roles and started with Lacazette up front.
Against Liverpool; Cech - Mustafi, Kos and Kolasinac - Xhaka and Coquelin - Bellerin, Ox, Ramsey and Sanchez - Lacazette.
I would be tempted to play Mertesacker instead of Kolasinac in the back three, but Liverpool's attack is rapid so I opted for Kolasinac. In midfield I would use Ozil at home, but not away to Liverpool and Ox and Ramsey will provide more fight and mobility. Up front I was tempted to use Giroud, but Lacazette may trouble Liverpool's vulnerable defence more. I bet Wenger will stick obstinately to something resembling the Stoke side, bringing back Koscielny for Kolasinac and keeping Monreal in the back three. I see a 2-0 defeat and the calls for Wenger's head will grow more vocal, What summed it for me was against Stoke playing 2 LB's in the team, but switching a RB to play at LB, whilst using Ox, a more offensive player at RB! Sheer lunacy.

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24 Aug 2017 13:43:17
I make you spot on wire, it is what it is.

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24 Aug 2017 14:21:09
It's all got a very familiar feel to it again hasn't it?

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24 Aug 2017 16:41:29
Wire i understand its a start of the season but i'm not moaning or living with it and accepting it. I pay good money to see the arsenal and i'm not one to put my head in the sand and think we are not heading for another mediocre season. The potential of this club is massive some of us see it and some are happy with groundhog day. that's all it is mate.

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25 Aug 2017 20:26:56
I'm fed up of spending my money on a manager who is tacticly inept and players who don't want to wear the shirt. If we lose on Sunday I guarantee a revolt against Wenger. For me there is a real negative feeling both home and away. I will be bouncing if he plays ox on Sunday. get rid of the snake for me!

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24 Aug 2017 13:11:15
Ignore the 'Mustafi to inter' rumours. Inter simply enquired to his availability but were quickly rebuffed and moved on to alternative targets.

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24 Aug 2017 12:36:32
any ed can answer this question, do you think we will get van dijk?

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{Ed001's Note - no, it seems highly unlikely.}

24 Aug 2017 13:29:10
What do you make of arsenals transfer business this summer ed. always like to hear your opinion. Just seems a bit of the same to me. Decent start with promise then died down a bit. I still think there might be incoming but that night he hope rather then logic.

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{Ed001's Note - that is exactly how I see it too. Wenger gets too caught up trying to wear too many hats and so little gets done after an early flurry.}

24 Aug 2017 14:13:31
ed001 do u think arsenal will make any news signings?

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{Ed001's Note - yes.}

24 Aug 2017 16:33:20
I agree with ed I think work will still be done. Spot on ed it frustrates me why he is too stubborn. Would've been nice if he gave someone at the club a list and said we should sell them. And let them handle that as he looks at the incomings. I'm sure it doesn't work exactly like that but you get my point lol.

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