Arsenal Transfer Rumours And General Chat

OPENROAD

PDN wrote: »

I want Arsenal to get rid of Eboue.

His performances are often substandard, but I could forgive that. I want him to go because he's a dirty player and a diving cheat.

Don't agree, would like to hang onto him as cover for right back.

leninbenjamin

OPENROAD wrote: »

Don't agree, would like to hang onto him as cover for right back.

agree. he shouldn't be starting as much as he's done this season, but he's a decent squad player to have.

Galvasean

Id rather Djourou as cover for rightback. As for right wing I'd prioritise a few ahead of him.
Walcott
Rosicky
Hleb
Randall

cson

Rosicky is a left winger/playmaker.

Pepe LeFrits

He's still better than Eboue on the right.

cson

Of course I don't doubt that, but thats rather a measure of how ****e Eboue is.

Eboue is one of the worst Arsenal players I can ever recall, he has no end product, he's a diving ****e, he's a lazy ****er who complains to his teammates when he loses the ball... He's fully useless.

Galvasean

cson wrote: »

Of course I don't doubt that, but thats rather a measure of how ****e Eboue is.

Eboue is one of the worst Arsenal players I can ever recall, he has no end product, he's a diving ****e, he's a lazy ****er who complains to his teammates when he loses the ball... He's fully useless.

Yep, thats why I put Rosicky out of position. Id rather him there to Eboue. Same for Randall, who I don't think is ready for first team football yet, but I'd prefer him to Eboue if a gun was put to my head.

Royale with Cheese

Clichy's not in the French squad. Can't believe that. Oh well, means he'll actually be fit when next season starts.

Galvasean

Did Sagna make the France squad or did they not risk him due to injury?

pickarooney

Nasri rumoured to be on his way from OM. Treat him nice and give this one a contract!

GBX

So do you think Mathieu Flamini will regret his decision to join AC Milan now with them only finishing 5th in the Siere A today?

Pepe LeFrits

Ben Arfa and Nasri would be great. Not getting my hopes up though.

OPENROAD

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Clichy's not in the French squad. Can't believe that. Oh well, means he'll actually be fit when next season starts.

Brilliant news

Galvasean

GBX wrote: »

So do you think Mathieu Flamini will regret his decision to join AC Milan now with them only finishing 5th in the Siere A today?

That depends, are they only in the UEFA Cup now?

cson

Galvasean wrote: »

That depends, are they only in the UEFA Cup now?

Yup, Wafer Cup time for Flattuso and Gattuso.

Galvasean

I guess Milan would be one of the favourites for the UEFA Cup, so i guess Flamini may have a better chance of winning silverware next season.

Royale with Cheese

Galvasean wrote: »

Did Sagna make the France squad or did they not risk him due to injury?

Completely forgot about Sagna. He didn't make it either. Good news again then.

cson

Thats mad. Two of the best full backs in the game. Ah well, its all good, they'll be fit next season fingers crossed.

gosplan

From F365:

Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani is in talks with Arsenal, according to the player's agent.

The 23-year-old, capped four times by Italy and valued at around £12m, has been reported to be on Arsene Wenger's short-list of possible replacements for the Milan-bound Mathieu Flamini along with Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry and Manchester City youngster Michael Johnson.

Those reports looked well founded after Aquilani's agent, Vincenzo Morabito, told Italia Uno: "Aquilani is speaking to Arsenal. We will have to see if Roma will be able to match his demands."

pickarooney

I did a quick poll in the office a few weeks back and nobody had heard of Patrice Evra and only one had a vague recollection of seeing Sagna one time. Dunno if my office is a fair reflection of France in general, but there seems to be quite a few French players who left before they were famous and who are overlooked for the national team. And then they persist with the frankly piss-poor Eric Abidal or whoever's star sign best matches Franck Ribéry's.

Galvasean

Aquilani was linked with us last season too.

I suppose you can look at it this way. Clichy hasn't much international experience so I suppose they're playing it safe there. As for Sagna, he was virtually unknown before this season and picked up an injury. I can see why they didn't risk him.
Still feel bad for the guys though. I'm sure by the next World Cup they'll be indispensable international players. On the plus side, they wont be jaded when the new season kicks off.

gosplan

I think the choice of squad players for international competitions is as much about public demand as player quality - though they're both linked.

It'd be very tough for a manger to dislodge permanent fixtures like Sagnol and Abidal for players who have had one great, yet trophyless, season.

Abidal did well at Lyon and now plays for Barca so he really has to remove himself from that position by being sh*t as opposed to the manager making a brave choice.

Clichy and Evra have had similar seasons but Evra's has been more successful(trophy-wise) and the Man U defence conceeded fewer so he'll get the nod as back up. Gallas can also play there so there's no need for someone else.

Sagna was probably very close to being in the squad.

gosplan

and why do france always have such savage full backs?

Pepe LeFrits

cson wrote: »

Yup, Wafer Cup time for Flattuso and Gattuso.

http://www.oleole.com/blogs/blog-my-arse/posts/sorry-mathieu

I did a quick poll in the office a few weeks back and nobody had heard of Patrice Evra and only one had a vague recollection of seeing Sagna one time. Dunno if my office is a fair reflection of France in general, but there seems to be quite a few French players who left before they were famous and who are overlooked for the national team. And then they persist with the frankly piss-poor Eric Abidal or whoever's star sign best matches Franck Ribéry's.

Have they heard of Pele or Maradona by any chance?

I don’t think Sagna or Clichy’s omission or Evra being behind Abidal has anything to do with them leaving France too early – it’s just that Domenech is an imbecile. Sagna was RB of the year in France last season, so he was hardly unknown as Galvasean suggested. Likewise Evra was awesome for Monaco as far back as their CL run to the final in 2003/04.

Galvasean

Haha, brilliant!

http://www.oleole.com/media/main/images/blogs/images/group1/subgrp152/blogimg_1725_30228-20080519080618524330.jpg

Galvasean

Statistics round up on the official site:

http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=491549&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Season+Review:+Stats+show+big+step+in+the+right+direction

It would appear we have improved in every way since last season. Most notably our league top scorer Adebayor got 24, as opposed to last season it was RvP with 11.

pickarooney

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Have they heard of Pele or Maradona by any chance?

Neither of them played for Marseille (unless you count Abédi Pele), so it's unlikely

Pepe LeFrits

Pickarooney, as you're in Marseille perhaps you can help - what's the story with Nasri?

Over the last 24 hours it seems that La Provence has run two stories about him coming to Arsenal - making it appear to be a done deal.

Pepe LeFrits

http://www.laprovence.com/articles/2008/05/19/452752-FRANCE-cisse-comme-nasri.php

That's the link I'm talking about. I think. My french is a tadge rusty!

IrishMike

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

http://www.laprovence.com/articles/2008/05/19/452752-FRANCE-cisse-comme-nasri.php

That's the link I'm talking about. I think. My french is a tadge rusty!

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.laprovence.com%2Farticles%2F2008%2F05%2F19%2F452752-FRANCE-cisse-comme-nasri.php&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=fr&tl=en

English translation for you.