Arsenal Rumours Archive October 05 2018

 

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05 Oct 2018 12:33:51
Ed02 are we interested in miguel almiron? Apparently the atalanta president says he's joining in January. Thanks.

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{Ed002's Note - I am surprised that the Atlanta president has mentioned Arsenal. Miguel Almiron is likely heading to England if a Work Permit can be obtained but does not address Arsenal's issue of a RW and would likely struggle for game time if HM and MO stay - something that was made clear to Raul Sanllehi by one of the scouting staff. Newcastle remain very keen and have been showing an interest for some time. Sam Allardyce had him scouted when he was at Everton and Arsenal have enquired formally. Inter have watched the player on several occasions but accept the player is not keen on moving to Italy.}

05 Oct 2018 16:05:31
It turns out the quotes about arsenal are fake ed. He just said the player is moving to England in January.

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{Ed002's Note - I am aware that he has said no to a move to Italy. If Oezil were to go it would make sense.}

05 Oct 2018 16:33:40
I hope ozil doesn't leave. Just out of interest ed what does the scout that you know think about smith rowe or nelson filling the rw role next season?

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{Ed002's Note - I have never asked but would not see much of the kiddies.}

05 Oct 2018 17:03:02
Thanks for the replies ed.

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{Ed002's Note - You are welcome.}

05 Oct 2018 22:47:06
Ed you said if HM were to leave. Is Mkhitaryan on the move?

Thanks!

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{Ed002's Note - You will need to point me at where I said that.}

06 Oct 2018 16:02:51
I would think he's ramseys replacement if correct.

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{Ed002's Note - He plays in a different position to Ramsey - in fact the same position as Oezil. Piotr Zielinski and Ever Benaga are seen by the club to be potential replacements if Ramsey were to leave.}

06 Oct 2018 16:54:48
Not sure what Ramseys position is in this team Ed02. Emery has tried him at no10 and ozil has been out wide. I think he likes it more fluid and prefers his players to press, wherever they play. I think Almiron works more like he wants his players to work.

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06 Oct 2018 17:03:26
Ed02, can you see ozil leaving in January, i would have thought because of his wages, he would be hard to move on but i don't see him as an emery player. He isn't pulling up any trees so far.

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{Ed002's Note - Possibly, there is interst.}

06 Oct 2018 17:15:05
Wow, thanks Ed.

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06 Oct 2018 18:17:34
Sorry Ed, you had written if HM and MO stay, so I assumed.

Would be good to clear the books from some of these absurd wages.

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07 Oct 2018 04:29:52
That’s would be great news if Ozil is set to leave.

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07 Oct 2018 19:45:43
Benaga is quality, we could grab two or three decent years out of him if we are quick.

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05 Oct 2018 08:00:40
I noticed that under Emery we seem to defend deeper now, often drawing the opposition onto us, which on the one hand clearly provides chances for our opponents, but on the other hand we are counter attacking more, with space available behind the opponents defence as they push up whilst attacking us. I recall under Wenger how often we held a high line and forced our opponents to defend deep, which made it hard for us to break down and in turn we often got caught on the counter-attack. Is this a tactic? Or just a consequence occurring as the team adjust to Emery's methods?

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05 Oct 2018 11:55:05
Interesting points! It's easy to forget I think, how spoilt we were getting to watch the invincibles. That team could rinse the opposition on the break, could pass waiting for space to open, or press hard with strong players in and around the box. It was absolute magic, but it never seemed like a heavily coached formula. Wenger relied on enabling great players to express themselves, and thus on great defenders organising themselves. It'll take some getting used to a team being coached into a system again. It's totally necessary, as things had deteriorated into chaos under Arsenes last years, but it won't always be fluid or balanced as Emery learns and adjusts, and the players change their mindsets again. The high or deep line defence will become less of an issue hopefully, as slowly the team gets used to defending as a unit, not as separate entities.

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