The_Hitcher89
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It's been too long since we had a player whose name is difficult to pronounce
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Football Thread 2013/14 |OT24| we believe that we will win - it's just a reflex
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It's been too long since we had a player whose name is difficult to pronounce
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Sagna was our 4th CB. so now we need 2.
The_Hitcher89
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Arsenal need 2 centrebacks whether Vermaelen stays or goes, because he isn't good enough. Unless you relegate him to 4th choice.
LabouredSubterfuge
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Willkiller
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I'm a TLoU virgin
Vivalaraza
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Noticed Keegan is with the bbc now.
Fwiw, fairly sure the 4 players (2 CMs, CB, LB) are the positions identified before LvG takes stock of the squad. When he sees what he's working with I'm pretty sure he'll ask for a couple more.
FootballFan
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LabouredSubterfuge
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Still really interested in seeing who we get rid of.
The_Hitcher89
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Anderson
Cleverley
Hernandez
Nani
Young (?)
Bebe
Zaha
Fellaini (?)
Kagawa (?)
Young is depending on whether there's a buyer, Fellaini on whether Gaal wants to give him a chance, and Kagawa on whether he decides to give up and admit he'd be better off elsewhere
already? always weird when players leave after just a season, especially if they haven't been total busts. can you just sell Dzeko to us please?
LabouredSubterfuge
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I still want to keep Nani. I have a sickness.
Yeah the Scolari comments sound mental. "Uh well he might make the final if we make it....." DID YOU LISTEN TO THE DOCTOR YOU IDIOT?
The biggest problem with Wenger's cb signings is they all take time to bed in even if they are good. Koscielny and Mertesacker were not that good in their first season so the odds of getting a reliable cb in who we can depend on a very slim. Basically we'll be a Kos or Merte injury away from crying next season.
The_Hitcher89
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LabouredSubterfuge
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I was reluctant to let go of Babel. Heart ruling head, I guess
Yeah but Nani was good once
We should just buy Hummels.
LabouredSubterfuge
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M8 Chris Smalling would only cost you like £15 million.
The_Hitcher89
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Yeah but Nani was good once
I still maintain that Babel could have made something of his career if Rafa hadn't somewhat fucked him over.
We shouldn't even be looking for 3rd/4th choice CBs in the first place. we should be buying players capable of being 1st choice and tell them "compete for a place."
KidA Seven
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Nani from 2010-12 was incredible.
fugg ;_;
fugg ;_;
Yep and the Mertescielny partnership is so good, it'd be very hard to break that up. I think we should buy someone like Schar from Basel, who's still young and would need to get used to the PL but has CL experience.
cartoon_soldier
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Hasphat'sAnts
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That's why you lie to him saying that he's gonna play Midfield instead, like we did Javi Martinez....
That's why you lie to him saying that he's gonna play Midfield instead, like we did Javi Martinez....
Or we should just buy Javi Martinez, who can play in both positions
cartoon_soldier
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I think we keep Zaha.
I think we should keep Hernandez.
Fellani back to Everton for a loss.
Steverulez
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He should go on loan and get regular football to ensure he recovers fully, I doubt he will get that this season with us
Bargain.
Not going to happen. The Koscielny Mertesacker partnership will be first choice for the foreseeable future.
That wouldn't be bad. I will get some stick for this but I liked Djourou (unfairly maligned because of his stint at right back).
cartoon_soldier
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Send him to United
It will be interesting to see how the club goes about this. I don't think we will let go too many players yet. Apart from Shaw, Herrera, and the supposed two other players we are getting, we still need some players to fill out the squad. We might still have to deal with injuries and bedding in the new players. Truth be told, this will be a gradual process, one that will play out over the course of several transfer windows.
With that said, I think we should get rid of Cleverley and Young right now.
cartoon_soldier
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Arsenal need to keep their players fit. Why aren't there any changes to the medical team?
LabouredSubterfuge
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We're getting the guy from Germany's national team after the WC.
Baconsaurus Rex
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squad rotation would help significantly
We overplay our best XI, we need to rotate a bit more. I don't think it's the fault of the medical team that Arsene tries to get 50+ games out of all of them with no winter break.
Steverulez
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His youth policy might have gone better if hadnt got a cruciate ligament injury. Having seen what happened with Essien's stop starts after his 3 injuries I think sending him out makes a lot of sense.
Really hoping we see a few players given a chance but given that Kalas was shifted off to Germany on loan and other players around the team will probably just be loaned. Disappointing as its clear there are some talented lads coming through at the very least I hope they're loaned to premier league teams. Omerou was capable of playing for Nigeria at a world cup but is supposedly going back to Boro next season :/
eh, I like Kos-Mertesacker but 1) injuries happen, 2) it's nice to drop a player like Koscielny every once in a while to keep him focused. also Koscielny usually gets 2 red cards a season, so that's a good five or so matches he's usually banned a season.
LabouredSubterfuge
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You have some fucking excellent talented youth players. I have a strong feeling they'll never see the light of day at your club under him.
cartoon_soldier
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Good point. For that Arsene needs to buy players.
Although with a midfield of:
Ramsey
Ozil
Walcott
Ox
Flamini
Arteta
Cazorla
Rosicky
Diaby
Wilshere
FIT.
Rotation shouldn't be a problem.
Assuming Campbell comes into first team
Campbell + Giroud + Sanchez + Podolski
FIT
Rotation shouldn't be a problem.
Now defense...stick with what you got.
Steverulez
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Well the thing is, with Lampard and Cole gone we're going to have trouble hitting our trained in the nation criteria for both Premier League and Champions League (hence partly why I thought we would go for Shaw).
We have Fabregas, Terry, Cahill and err... Moses? I don't think i've forgotten anyone and Moses is not going to be playing for us. At some point he's going to have to put some in the team or he's going to buy English trained players because we'll have a small team otherwise.
Considering how buying players for the fringes have worked out in the past it would make more sense (and be cheaper) to give a try out to lads coming through the academy. Im not sure how the likes of Ake and Chalobah fit into his plans, I guess Chalobah will be loaned but if we need another player to partner with Matic and we have promising players coming through... use them ffs.
Buying quality players from abroad makes sense and I'm glad we're replacing players properly now but he needs to improve the mix. I think he will do it as well, but not this season.
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