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Well, I've never rated him, didn't want him, and am completely underwhelmed, but then I thought Le Gems were going to be world-beaters, so what do I know?

I'm going to enjoy the fact he chose to leave Arse, turned down Chavs for more money per week and wanted to join us enough to do so. Although choosing between £180,000 a week and £120,000 a week has never been an issue for me either.

Welcome you hulking great lemon.
 
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Kay Age El said:
CHAMBERLAIN

All our trophies seems so far away

Arsenal wished you where there to stay

But now you are, our

CHAMBERLAIN

chant

CHAMBERLAIN, CHAMBERLAIN, CHAMBERLAIN

So he's already got the bossiest name in the squad and totally awesome freckles to boot.. class signing!!
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He does have awesome freckles. We can all get behind that.
 
Silver Sean said:
Just read the cunt's never played more than 17 games a season for the Arseholes. Fucking part-timer.
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You must have missed this, @Silver Sean

King Binny said:
Something I dug out while looking up for his stats.

Dated 2013
REVEALED: How Arsenal have to pay Southampton £10,000 each time The Ox plays 20 minutes
[article]Wenger’s detailed knowledge of every player’s contract even created an issue when Oxlade-Chamberlain was making substitute appearances for Arsenal last season.

Written into the England winger’s deal is a clause stating that Arsenal must pay Saints £10,000 every time Oxlade-Chamberlain appears for more than 20 minutes.

Incredibly a trend emerged, with Wenger bringing him off the bench after 72 minutes (v Stoke), 73 minutes (Liverpool), 72 minutes (Coventry), 65 minutes (Norwich), 76 minutes (Fulham), 86 minutes (Tottenham), 67 minutes (Swansea), 73 minutes (West Ham), 71 minutes (Swansea), and 75 minutes (Reading).

Arsenal’s accounts department were stunned to receive an email from Southampton demanding payment for the appearances, with the south coast club justifying their argument based on stoppage time.

Eventually Arsenal agreed to pay for the appearances and the story worked its way around the offices at the Emirates with bafflement among staff.[/article]

Arsenal revealed to be paying Southampton £10,000 every time Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain plays 20 minutes or more
[article]Take a look at his appearances last season – he featured predominantly from the bench despite supporters calls for him to feature in the starting line-up – and a trend is seen to develop.

Having made 33 appearances for the Gunners last season, Oxlade-Chamberlain was on the pitch for 20 minutes or less 13 times, with the majority seeing him introduced around the 71st minute. It appears that the clause was certainly in Wenger’s mind during games and having an impact on when to play the midfielder – giving him less than 20 minutes in a 90 minute game is hardly allowing the 20-year-old to have a major impact.

But Wenger, ever keen to remain financially aware of everything that happens at his club, had not accounted for stoppage time, something which Saints had picked up on. When they demanded that Arsenal pay for these appearances, the Gunners had no option but to cough up, meaning that the north Londoners will have paid over £200,000 in additional payments to the south coast side for last season alone.[/article]

Not entirely to be blamed for his lack of progress then I guess?
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Look, I'm happy with this transfer and everything, but if Arse take our money and buy Mahrez with it I'm gonna wanna give Klopp a dead leg in the balls.
 
He will bring some dynamism to a sometimes pedestrian midfield. If his head is in the right place and he stays fit he could be a very good signing. He has all the physical attributes to succeed. Let's hope he will fulfill his promise here with us.
 
Just thinking out loud here, bear with me.

Let Mahrez go to Barca, he doesn't go to a rival.
We keep Coutinho.
Lemar stays at Monaco one more season and we sell Coutinho next year and get in Lemar.

FUCK ARSENAL.
 
Lemar isn't required if we keep Coutinho. In fact, that'd leave us with a glut of AMs. Coutinho, Lemar, Lallana and Oxlade - that's probably too many.
 
Ryan said:
I'm really happy with this.

And not in a "he's just signed so I'll clutch at any positive fucking straw I can" kind. I've long been a fan of him, and if you don't believe me and/or can be arsed you can see for yourself here:

http://www.sixcrazyminutes.com/index.php?threads/ox.100896/page-4#post-1562520

Firstly, a player's goal record is entirely influenced by the team they play in and the way they play.

How many times had Torres scored 20+ goals a season for Atletico before he joined us? None. Was Suarez a goal machine at Ajax? No. Was Mane plundering goals at Southampton? No. And Salah contributed two bits of fuck all attacking threat at Chelsea, before going to a side that suited him in Roma.

The way we play will create opportunities for him to score. He'll score goals for us.

Secondly, outside of one or two individuals - no one at Arsenal out of their 486 attacking mids scores a lot of goals. They've got Sanchez, and to a lesser extent Giroud. Ozil scores fuck all, Walcott doesn't get enough, Ramsey, Xhaka, Wellbeck. None of them score the goals that players of their repute should. Same goes for AOC.

And lastly, he's a very good footballer. Watch him retain possession with ease, make clever runs, create space in pockets, drift to the touchline if needed work extremely hard (I'm convinced Klopp see's him fitting easily into the high-energy pressing game), and provide an alternative to what we've got. He's quick, but not in a sprint-past-last-man-like-Salah way. He uses his pace differently, and he can play in a variety of positions.

If you're competing on multiple fronts then you need guys like this. 24 years of age - 5 years of playing for a top 4 side and for his country, and able to impact immediately.

This is a very good signing.
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His only major concern is his injury record which awful
 
Ryan said:
Didn't realise Suarez's record was that good, apologies.

I'll swop him out then and replace him with the Aston Villa Dwight Yorke before he went to Utd and scored 20 a season.
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If you have to go back 20 years to prove a point is it really proven?

He probably won't score many but we spread the goals around so it's not a big deal.

I think his lack of goals is more down to his bit part role coming off the bench a lot and being injured even more.

If he stays fit and it's a big if his tally will improve
 
dmishra said:
Lemar isn't required if we keep Coutinho. In fact, that'd leave us with a glut of AMs. Coutinho, Lemar, Lallana and Oxlade - that's probably too many.
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How long are we realistically going to keep Coutinho, though? He's gone next summer. Get Lemar in now and get shot of Coutinho. A little short term pain for a long term gain.
 
Oliver Twist said:
How long are we realistically going to keep Coutinho, though? He's gone next summer. Get Lemar in now and get shot of Coutinho. A little short term pain for a long term gain.
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Agree. If we got both Lemar and VVD I'd happily drive the kid there myself. How about getting Mascherano back as part of the deal? A CB and DM in one go.
 
Someone that good playing in front of our back four would instantly improve our defensive play IMO, even if we don't fetch a CB in during this window. Don't think Klopp sees it that way though.
 
Judge Jules said:
Someone that good playing in front of our back four would instantly improve our defensive play IMO, even if we don't fetch a CB in during this window. Don't think Klopp sees it that way though.
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I'm always amazed how infrequently players are used as part of a deal. It can't be that complicated can it? Coutinho for cash plus a Barca player or two would make sense. Never seems to happen though.
 
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