Mertesacker to Arsenal ?
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Heard this from my Arsenal mate the other day. He's EXACTLY what they need.
They've also bid 35m for Mario Gotze appaz
Gotze would be coup of the summer even at 35 mil.
I hope they don't get Götze, he's pure quality.
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They've also bid 35m for Mario Gotze appaz
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YIKES!!!
They've also bid 35m for Mario Gotze appaz
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YIKES!!!
Apparently it's a done deal. Just over £8 million. Bit of a steal, that.
[quote author=Gary25 link=topic=46670.msg1390716#msg1390716 date=1314710938]
Wouldn't surprise me if Harry went after Cahill now that it looks unlikely he's going to Arsenal.
"yeah i like Cahill, we've made an offare for the lad, triffic centre half, top playa"
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he'll offer 9 mil
Wouldn't surprise me if Harry went after Cahill now that it looks unlikely he's going to Arsenal.
"yeah i like Cahill, we've made an offare for the lad, triffic centre half, top playa"
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he'll offer 9 mil
[quote author=Fabio link=topic=46670.msg1390722#msg1390722 date=1314711164]
i'm still unconvinced by RVP in the middle. Hes better when playing off a striker.
good line up though
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Used to think that myself, but he's a much more complete player nowadays and has shown to be capable of leading the line of his own.
There's question marks over his fitness though, same with Vermalean.
Gibbs is a real weak link from what i've seen from him. All pace and no brains. Not a fan.
Still think they're lacking a real physical player in the middle of the field as well. In saying that Song, Ramsey and Wilshere would dominate against most teams in the League.
Walcott and Gervinho will also have to prove themselves over the course of the season.
Overall though, that's a good line up.
i'm still unconvinced by RVP in the middle. Hes better when playing off a striker.
good line up though
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Used to think that myself, but he's a much more complete player nowadays and has shown to be capable of leading the line of his own.
There's question marks over his fitness though, same with Vermalean.
Gibbs is a real weak link from what i've seen from him. All pace and no brains. Not a fan.
Still think they're lacking a real physical player in the middle of the field as well. In saying that Song, Ramsey and Wilshere would dominate against most teams in the League.
Walcott and Gervinho will also have to prove themselves over the course of the season.
Overall though, that's a good line up.
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[quote author=Fabio link=topic=46670.msg1390722#msg1390722 date=1314711164]
i'm still unconvinced by RVP in the middle. Hes better when playing off a striker.
good line up though
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Used to think that myself, but he's a much more complete player nowadays and has shown to be capable of leading the line of his own.
There's question marks over his fitness though, same with Vermalean.
Gibbs is a real weak link from what i've seen from him. All pace and no brains. Not a fan.
Still think they're lacking a real physical player in the middle of the field as well. In saying that Song, Ramsey and Wilshere would dominate against most teams in the League.
Walcott and Gervinho will also have to prove themselves over the course of the season.
Overall though, that's a good line up.
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you reckon parker would do the job for a season or two?
my goodness I dislike walcott, I'd almost give the oxlaide lad a start over him
[quote author=Fabio link=topic=46670.msg1390722#msg1390722 date=1314711164]
i'm still unconvinced by RVP in the middle. Hes better when playing off a striker.
good line up though
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Used to think that myself, but he's a much more complete player nowadays and has shown to be capable of leading the line of his own.
There's question marks over his fitness though, same with Vermalean.
Gibbs is a real weak link from what i've seen from him. All pace and no brains. Not a fan.
Still think they're lacking a real physical player in the middle of the field as well. In saying that Song, Ramsey and Wilshere would dominate against most teams in the League.
Walcott and Gervinho will also have to prove themselves over the course of the season.
Overall though, that's a good line up.
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you reckon parker would do the job for a season or two?
my goodness I dislike walcott, I'd almost give the oxlaide lad a start over him
[quote author=Markeh link=topic=46670.msg1390746#msg1390746 date=1314712793]
my goodness I dislike walcott, I'd almost give the oxlaide lad a start over him
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Seconded. He's as thick as Ryan Babel, and lacks the goal instinct.
my goodness I dislike walcott, I'd almost give the oxlaide lad a start over him
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Seconded. He's as thick as Ryan Babel, and lacks the goal instinct.
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I thought he would have been a great signing for us for several years and he's been available at a reasonable price all summer.
As much as I'm intrigued by Coates, I'll still be slightly jealous of Arsenal because every time I've seen Mertesacker he has been brilliant.
Oh well.
As much as I'm intrigued by Coates, I'll still be slightly jealous of Arsenal because every time I've seen Mertesacker he has been brilliant.
Oh well.
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[quote author=Markeh link=topic=46670.msg1390746#msg1390746 date=1314712793]
my goodness I dislike walcott, I'd almost give the oxlaide lad a start over him
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Seconded. He's as thick as Ryan Babel, and lacks the goal instinct.
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he's got a bit of the djibril cisses about him too, head down sprintmonkey with little actual skill to beat a man
so glad we could'nt afford him at the time, babel on the left walcott on the right 😱
[quote author=Markeh link=topic=46670.msg1390746#msg1390746 date=1314712793]
my goodness I dislike walcott, I'd almost give the oxlaide lad a start over him
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Seconded. He's as thick as Ryan Babel, and lacks the goal instinct.
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he's got a bit of the djibril cisses about him too, head down sprintmonkey with little actual skill to beat a man
so glad we could'nt afford him at the time, babel on the left walcott on the right 😱
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Walcott does flatter to deceive, but he's by no means shit.
When on form he can be a very dangerous player, but he needs to learn an awful lot still. He's not progressing as quickly as anyone expected. He's a useful player for Arsenal to have, but he's not ready to be an automatic starter.
When on form he can be a very dangerous player, but he needs to learn an awful lot still. He's not progressing as quickly as anyone expected. He's a useful player for Arsenal to have, but he's not ready to be an automatic starter.
[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=46670.msg1390796#msg1390796 date=1314714187]
Walcott does flatter to deceive, but he's by no means shit.
When on form he can be a very dangerous player, but he needs to learn an awful lot still. He's not progressing as quickly as anyone expected. He's a useful player for Arsenal to have, but he's not ready to be an automatic starter.
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When I see him on form it usually seems flukey, almost like every so often things just fall into place and he looks a bit good. But I don't see it ever becoming consistent or being based on his skill.
I agree that he's a danger, his pace is seriously good, didn't we suffer a goal on the break from him last season? Players like walcott, babel, lennon just seem to irritate the life out of me.
Walcott does flatter to deceive, but he's by no means shit.
When on form he can be a very dangerous player, but he needs to learn an awful lot still. He's not progressing as quickly as anyone expected. He's a useful player for Arsenal to have, but he's not ready to be an automatic starter.
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When I see him on form it usually seems flukey, almost like every so often things just fall into place and he looks a bit good. But I don't see it ever becoming consistent or being based on his skill.
I agree that he's a danger, his pace is seriously good, didn't we suffer a goal on the break from him last season? Players like walcott, babel, lennon just seem to irritate the life out of me.
He has 3 goals in 5 games this year. And 13 goals and 11 assists in 40 appearances last year (14 as a sub). He's not great, but he is good and he is getting better. Plus he actually showed some fight against the Scum. Over the top exaggeration by those dismissing him.
[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=46670.msg1390796#msg1390796 date=1314714187]
Walcott does flatter to deceive, but he's by no means shit.
When on form he can be a very dangerous player, but he needs to learn an awful lot still. He's not progressing as quickly as anyone expected. He's a useful player for Arsenal to have, but he's not ready to be an automatic starter.
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He can be a dangerous player, so could Babel. If you keep making runs then your bound to get a few right eventually, and some defenders can't cope with pace.
However he doesn't know where to run, when to pass and who to pass to, and it will be very difficult to learn those skills (I can't think of anyone who ever developed those skills overnight).
It would be interesting to hear nornirongooner's opinion...
EDIT: 125 pages of mixed opinions here (granted I only read page 1 and page 125 so I'm making a few assumptions, also the last post was in 2008)
http://arsenal-mania.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=28440
Walcott does flatter to deceive, but he's by no means shit.
When on form he can be a very dangerous player, but he needs to learn an awful lot still. He's not progressing as quickly as anyone expected. He's a useful player for Arsenal to have, but he's not ready to be an automatic starter.
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He can be a dangerous player, so could Babel. If you keep making runs then your bound to get a few right eventually, and some defenders can't cope with pace.
However he doesn't know where to run, when to pass and who to pass to, and it will be very difficult to learn those skills (I can't think of anyone who ever developed those skills overnight).
It would be interesting to hear nornirongooner's opinion...
EDIT: 125 pages of mixed opinions here (granted I only read page 1 and page 125 so I'm making a few assumptions, also the last post was in 2008)
http://arsenal-mania.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=28440
[quote author=Gary25 link=topic=46670.msg1390716#msg1390716 date=1314710938]
Wouldn't surprise me if Harry went after Cahill now that it looks unlikely he's going to Arsenal.
"yeah i like Cahill, we've made an offare for the lad, triffic centre half, top playa"
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Supposedly they are.
Since Modric to Chelsea is dead (Sportske Novosti report that Ivan Klasnic says his Croatia team-mate Luka Modric has told him he is going to stay at Tottenham) then expect Chelsea to come hard after Meireles !!
Wouldn't surprise me if Harry went after Cahill now that it looks unlikely he's going to Arsenal.
"yeah i like Cahill, we've made an offare for the lad, triffic centre half, top playa"
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Supposedly they are.
Since Modric to Chelsea is dead (Sportske Novosti report that Ivan Klasnic says his Croatia team-mate Luka Modric has told him he is going to stay at Tottenham) then expect Chelsea to come hard after Meireles !!
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[quote author=Gary25 link=topic=46670.msg1390716#msg1390716 date=1314710938]
Wouldn't surprise me if Harry went after Cahill now that it looks unlikely he's going to Arsenal.
"yeah i like Cahill, we've made an offare for the lad, triffic centre half, top playa"
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Supposedly they are.
Since Modric to Chelsea is dead (Sportske Novosti report that Ivan Klasnic says his Croatia team-mate Luka Modric has told him he is going to stay at Tottenham) then expect Chelsea to come hard after Meireles !!
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yea offering bassong + cash for cahill was the last thing i read - harry is in his element
[quote author=Gary25 link=topic=46670.msg1390716#msg1390716 date=1314710938]
Wouldn't surprise me if Harry went after Cahill now that it looks unlikely he's going to Arsenal.
"yeah i like Cahill, we've made an offare for the lad, triffic centre half, top playa"
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Supposedly they are.
Since Modric to Chelsea is dead (Sportske Novosti report that Ivan Klasnic says his Croatia team-mate Luka Modric has told him he is going to stay at Tottenham) then expect Chelsea to come hard after Meireles !!
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yea offering bassong + cash for cahill was the last thing i read - harry is in his element
Haven't seen him play this season but sounds like £7.6m well spent.
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