I was actually joking. Haha still, I wish for Honda to get out of the Russian league, but CSKA value him way too high.
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I was actually joking. Haha still, I wish for Honda to get out of the Russian league, but CSKA value him way too high.
Despite the lack of goals from Arsenal thus far and the loss if RVP, I don't think they really need another striker. They already have Giroud & Podolski, 2 good strikers who would both expect to start a lot of the time. With Wenger stubbornly sticking to 1 up front, I don't think a 3rd option who would want to start regularly is needed, Giroud & Podolski are enough, back-up options can be provided by Bendtner, Chamakh or PCY in the end, no reason to splash out big on someone who will rarely feature. Seems to me that getting a more consistent winger would supply the chances that the 2 strikers need to get the goals flowing. For all that Walcott, Ox, Gervinho, Rosicky, Arshavin can have moments of brilliance, they are far too inconsistent to be relied upon, leaving everything on Cazorla.
I love Giroud. He's playing for Arsenal, but I still love him.
Sviatoslav
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Oh my, the russian twitter world is ablaze. CSKA Moscow president just tweeted that Hulk to Zenit is done.
I wouldn't be shocked to find out he's trolling. It's CSKA after all.
I wouldn't be shocked to find out he's trolling. It's CSKA after all.
KidA Seven
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If true, then good. I wanted Hulk for Chelsea but after signing Moses, getting him would be a waste and I would have felt that it wouldn't be fair to Moses.
He'd be too expensive.
He's perfect for you though
Man, I just want to see him get a first team place. If he wasn't so expensive I would call up Ashley to sign that guy.
edit: Barton to Marseille has gone through apparently.
Sviatoslav
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Damn, the transfer muppetry has finally gotten to me. Fuck it, I'm just gonna go to bed and assume we got both Hulk and Nani. Waking up to disappointment will be glorious.
Freewheelin'
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Someone like Alfellay would be brilliant and suit our style of play perfectly.
Don't get too excited. I can't see Zenit getting both of them. How rich are Zenit anyway? From the numbers being bandied about, they seem to be one of the richest clubs in the world.
Sviatoslav
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Zenit is owned by Gazprom, Russia's largest company and the world's biggest natural gas company. It's only recently though that they apparently decided pumping money into the team though. Maybe crazy Anzhi scared them into action. I still remember the good old days when our only transfers were youngsters and outcasts from the big Moscow clubs.
Have you guys signed any players this window?
The Other One
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I feel Arsenal really need a class striker to replace RVP. Girioud seems alright and Podolski is good but they still arent filling the void. If Wenger changes formation to to 2 strikers up front, then really 3 strikers is a minimum. After Podolski and Giroud who else have we got if one gets injured?
Bendtner is on his way out, and we are better off playing with 10 men than with Park and Chamakh,
Dzeko is quality when he gets game, remember him at the beginning of last season and could get us plenty of goals.
Well if Juve bring in another striker, I can see them try to offload Dzeko. Juve bid £15m apparently. If Man City are looking to sell then I reckon £20m will be enough.
EDIT: BREAKING: Robin Van Persie just released a book about his stay in Arsenal; it has no title..! :lol
Why haven't you bought Arshavin yet?
That's far too much considering the other squad weaknesses we have.
Sean Custis is quite well informed on both Manchester clubs.
When Rooney handed his transfer request in he was damn close to actually leaving as Custis called it right that time IIRC.
LanceVance
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Everytime Rooneys on the bench the papers come out and say he's had an argument with frogsun and will be sold. It's just paper nonsense.
Neil.
It's bollocks. Player gets benched and in the babyish world the Sun inhabits and dispenses for its fuckbrained readership, he's "axed" and "Ferguson's patience has run out" and "Man City are on red alert".
And they know Rooney can't turn out in a United shirt anytime soon, so they can rumble it on a bit longer than usual.
Gareth Bale
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I'll be ridiculously happy if Sunderland take Jenas
How many goals did Gomez score for Bayern last season? How many Matri? Yeah ... 'But with decent football skills' may be the key here. With our playing style, which relies quite heavily on midfielders running up to the penalty box, one solution is to have a heavy beacon up front. Someone who's able to stop & protect the ball with his back to the goal, and bounce it back to the passer that's making the incursion. From what you people told me, Llorente is capable of performing such tasks, amongst other things. Like, you know, scoring both with his feet and his head.
Matri can't dialogue with our midfielders for shit and he always needs two or three small touches before he makes peace with the ball at his feet. It's so frustrating, because otherwise he's a really solid striker. He shines when he can be served with a through-ball, on the run. Unfortunately, in Serie A at least, where most provincial teams park the bus as soon as they hear the letter J being procounced, that rarely happens.
I think Llorente would be a nice upgrade for us.
As far as I know, he doesn't actually have a release clause, it's more of a gentlemen's agreement with the club. They agreed that if a club comes knocking with 30M€, he's free to go. Apparently not.
Newcastle have reignited their interest in Tanga-Mbwia so I'm not surprised Douglas is unlikely now.
LanceVance
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SSN are as bad as the papers for bollocks
Or how, if this were true, bloke on SSN would know.
Unless he's bugged the training ground. Which returns us to the question of why the fuck pay attention to The Sun.
Facism
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Only the amazing Asamoah (already became a starting XI player) and Isla (he's still recovering from last season's knee injury, should be back in a couple of weeks, fantastic player), Atomic Ant Giovinco, Pogba and Lucio (hey, as a backup he's not too shabby). With a top striker this would be a 9/10 mercato for us.
COME ON MARRY!!!
Lol it's always a merry go round with Rooney.
I remember the day he handed in his transfer request so well. TC76 was gutted there was a chance Rooney could join City.
I remember the City fan at the Etihad with a Rooney 10 shirt on lol.
I remember the MIB's turning up outside his house acting they like they were the Mafia. Pathetic morons.
I remember the grafiti in town. "join city and you are dead".
United fans were shitting it.
I remember the day he handed in his transfer request so well. TC76 was gutted there was a chance Rooney could join City.
I remember the City fan at the Etihad with a Rooney 10 shirt on lol.
I remember the MIB's turning up outside his house acting they like they were the Mafia. Pathetic morons.
I remember the grafiti in town. "join city and you are dead".
United fans were shitting it.
CARLOS TEVEZ
That's quite the haul. Pogba on a free transfer right? Hahah.
Vivalaraza
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dc wants Rooney really bad. The pain of the last 20 years still runs deep. Aguerrrrooooo is not enough.
Milan won the Scudetto last season?
That shirt was used in the last few matches of the season.
Bojan Krkić deal is about to be finalized now.
Wat?
On loan.
Happy for Krkić, Jabo?
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