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Football Thread 2014/15 |OT2| Wake Me Up, Yaya Sanogo
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Maybe one day...
Dutch Gronk
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Quiche, are you actually Roman?
Perfect Blue
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Play Eto'o in games at Anfield and the other back-up when you are playing away. That's a pretty solid strategy; Eto'o has been useless recently away from home.
PrematureQuiche
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I wish. Then I could actually sack Torres or something.
Dutch Gronk
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Or sign him to a lifelong deal!
Eto'o would be an interesting signing. personally, if I were Liverpool, I'd choose Remy (both for the immediate impact and the future) over Eto'o but either would be decent options I suppose. it's a very low-risk, short-term signing... seems very un-Rodgers/FSG-like (though, Rodgers was a bit unhappy about not signing Dempsey a few years ago right? maybe FSG is learning from that)
Steverulez
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I just hope he doesn't intend to start
Or kick King Costa in training 
Do we think we're likely to get Remy? We tried to sign him in 2012 and didn't in the end because he failed a medical and we decided not to proceed... not sure why we would change our minds now.
Plus, Benatia/Remy... the squad is just getting bigger. We've stopped signing players for a reason, the team is literally too big. Either that or we'll sign a couple and tell someone else to either leave or sit in the reserves. I can see Mikel doing that.
KidA Seven
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Eto'o
I just hope he doesn't intend to start
Or kick King Costa in training
Do we think we're likely to get Remy? We tried to sign him in 2012 and didn't in the end because he failed a medical and we decided not to proceed... not sure why we would change our minds now.
Plus, Benatia/Remy... the squad is just getting bigger. We've stopped signing players for a reason, the team is literally too big. Either that or we'll sign a couple and tell someone else to either leave or sit in the reserves. I can see Mikel doing that.
I didn't know we tried to sign him, but he failed his medical. I knew we were interested in him when he was at Marseille, but I thought that was it.
I agree it is getting to the stage where we are buying for the sake of it. At least three players in our general squad should be long gone, and replaced. If Drogba is out for a substantial amount of time, then we will need another CF. Whether Remy is the right choice, is another story.
Perfect Blue
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Steverulez
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Yep, they kept ChelseaTV and poor Gigi up until the window shut because they were deciding what to do all day after he failed his medical and they pulled the plug. I bet RDM was gutted and obviously he ended up at QPR that January (I think?), so at least he still ended up in West London even if it was QPR...
I don't think we're buying for the sake of it but I would be prioritising selling Torres/Mikel and maybe Ramires and getting in another striker and midfielder. Unless Ramires decides to stop being a dickhead and play like he used to, Cech could still go too although I bet Courtois getting that slight knock might have stopped that.
If Jose is concerned about Zouma's ability to be 3rd choice centre back then getting someone else in (If he doesn't fancy Branna there) is fine but I'm not sure about £30m for Benatia, I mean obviously Cahill get benched in that case... or maybe JT will play a bit less this season.
Who knows. Not going to say no to a player like Benatia if Jose thinks he is worth the money.
He thrived at QPR aswell.
I personally think he need a CB,CM, and a CF. We need to prioritize first, and try to offload one or two players.
Steverulez
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We'd also have much less of a problem if we hadnt given Schwarzer a new deal. I mean not that I begrudge him one but we can't have 3 non-English trained keepers in the team, its just a waste of a space but surely its been done because one of Cech and Courtois was going and its most likely Cech. Next season (not the coming season) we will probably try and sign an English keeper to be back-up, perhaps go for Ruddy again if Norwich don't get promoted and have him as back-up to Courtois, we solve us so many problems.
We could promote Blackman aswell, but from what I have seen, he isn't up to the standard.
Perfect Blue
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Another CB? ehhhhhh. I don't think we necessarily "need one" but another CM or striker is the priority. Especially now that Drogba got injured.
What does Roma want for Pjanic? Someone get Benfica on the line I want Rodrigo
Another CB? ehhhhhh. I don't think we necessarily "need one" but another CM or striker would be nice.
What does Roma want for Pjanic? Someone get Benfica on the line I want Rodrigo
Cahill, JT, and Iva isn't enough IMO. Zouma doesn't look ready at all ATM, so one would be nice.
Rodrigo signed for Valencia a few weeks ago, and Roma won't sell Pjanic on the cheap. It would be in our best interest to go all out for Pogba, as he would count as HG.
Perfect Blue
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Yeah Pogba is probably my most wanted player but I've given up hope on that one happening.
Would like if the Adrien Rabiot link was real and we signed him on the cheap. Quality player with loads of potential.Yeah Pogba is probably my most wanted player but I've given up hope on that one happening.
He would be a decent signing on the cheap, but we need to start buying home grown players with talent. Shame that Shaw got away (good that he did at that price).
Chambers is 3rd choice. Höwedes can fuck off.
Shanks D Zoro
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As i said yesterday. Chambers as third choice is the type of Wenger Bonehead decision that will see us fighting for 3rd and only a quarter final spot in the Champions League at best.
Personally, one of our first two would preferably be 3rd choice because both of them are a tier below world class. Mert has no pace and as we play a high line that will always see us make mistakes and Kosc makes terrible decisions that cost us penalties/red cards.
This team will still ship 5-6 goals against top level opponents.
Also, I just read Arteta is captain. What a joke. We just got rid of a captain who could not hold down a first team spot and have replaced him with another.
.... Signing top level centre backs is so easy. 50m Luiz and Barca's signings show just how easy it is. All lined up nicely along the supermarket to choose from.
No. He isn't.
You wanting him to be won't change that.
Your love affair with Chambers is odd. He got beat yesterday multiple times by relatively slow strikers. Not a good sign.
Come transfer windows end we'll see. Aside from Höwedes who's not that great. The other players linked are DM's first.
Except Wenger said if Vermaelen is sold he will be replaced.
And every reputable journalist has said we are after a replacement.
What's strange is how multiple Arsenal blogs who are respectable are very impressed, Wenger's comments glowing, everything positive yet you pick on a couple of instances that can happen to any player. No matter who we sign that will happen, happened countless times to Kos and Merte last season and will happen to them again this season. Your grasping at that as reason he should be 4th choice which isn't enough game time.
Wenger said that a replacement who can play multiple positions is what he's after. Jeremy Wilson also said we are not close to signing anyone, just monitoring and keeping our options open.
How many more signings you expecting this window?
GHG
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We will get 1 player that can play both CB and DM. It's Wenger's way of doing things. He never likes to have a squad with too much depth.
Good luck with that. I'm expecting 1 to cover both positions. I will be very shocked if we sign 2, very very shocked.
dat front four.
Muller will eventually come to Arsenal.
Anyway, I'll be at the Arsenal - CP game this saturday, first time in England, can I buy alcoholic beverages at the stadium, and how strict are they about photography?
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Have a nice day.
brokenbeans
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I hope Woody and LVG are cosy in those warm beds not signing anyone.
Even though you're an Arsenal fan as well, I find myself disagreeing with you more than any other poster in this thread. You have nonsensical opinions. Chambers has impressed so far; if we don't find another CB, he will be our 3rd CB. Even if we do find another CB, it will likely be someone who can cover DM/CB.
Beat 'multiple' times by slow strikers? Seriously? Sure, he was beaten by Dzeko down the wing but I'm sure you could pull up times where Kompany has been beaten by guys like Giroud, too. Doesn't mean they're bad players. What you look at is the all-round game, not one off instances. His all round game is superb.
What about complaining less about signings while rather looking forward to see Gaal improving a squad that won the title 2 years ago?
Shanks D Zoro
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Benatia cost roma 15 million last year. Nasri told us to sign him 6 years ago. Castan would be available for cheap. Ogbonna around the same.
Our defensive corps are worse than last year seeing as we have lost our very good 3rd choice CB and the best defensive RB in the league. Not to mention Arteta is the DM and he can could barely run last year.
Sanchez was a great signing, but we did not kick on in a way I had hoped. Still 20 days left.
Shanks D Zoro
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I agree, and that is why we will most likely not mount a serious league challenge or get past the quarters of the CL.
brokenbeans
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Lol my avatar is in bed with a man.
He won't we are destined to fight for 17th with Wes Brown.
Think we need to rein in expectations for Chambers. Senderos was part of a defense that didn't concede a goal all the way to the CL final look at him now. My point being 3 preseason games is not enough evidence to trust him as being our 3rd choice CB for an entire league campaign. No matter how good he's looked, it just isn't. We need an another body in that role. If Chambers is good enough he'll shine past the competition. As it should be.
Broken
Chambers hype is not from preseason at all. I was hyped on Chambers before the window even opened. He's incredibly talented but he needs game time and he can be our starting cb for 10+ years once he gets more experience.
Chambers is an excellent, excellent signing but most importantly I don't think we can sign someone who will be faultless at cb to replace Vermaelen. I doubt we'll get anyone with pl experience and oversees players require time as we saw with Kos and Merte.
What the fuck are you guys expecting... someone to come in and like for like replace Koscielny or Mertesacker? That's just not going to happen so whoever comes in is going to need time and will make mistakes. Not unlike Chambers but potential wise will be a great player.
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