Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2016

15-07-2016 02:46PM

Quazzie wrote: »

I'm sure he'll take extra holidays in the middle of the season to make up for it.

Such a cunty comment.

Quazzie · 15-07-2016 03:31PM

AdamD wrote: »

Such a cunty comment.

Well that's pleasant!

:rolleyes:

12gauge dave · 15-07-2016 03:34PM

Quazzie wrote: »

I'm sure he'll take extra holidays in the middle of the season to make up for it.

Well played sir well played:)

Alfred Borden · 15-07-2016 04:15PM

We never have our business done early to let players bed in. This stat is remarkable if true.

https://twitter.com/KeenosAFC/status/753986040118054913

Ken Shamrock · 15-07-2016 04:19PM

Alfred Borden wrote: »

We never have our business done early to let players bed in. This stat is remarkable if true.

https://twitter.com/KeenosAFC/status/753986040118054913

Wait for the excuses...

L'prof · 15-07-2016 04:19PM

Alfred Borden wrote: »

We never have our business done early to let players bed in. This stat is remarkable if true.

https://twitter.com/KeenosAFC/status/753986040118054913

How many senior outfield players have we signed afterwards, excluding January?

Last minute signings drive me mad too. Just wondering

Alfred Borden · 15-07-2016 04:35PM

L'prof wrote: »

How many senior outfield players have we signed afterwards, excluding January?

Last minute signings drive me mad too. Just wondering

From a quick check, I found 13 signed in mid to late August since we moved to the Emirates.

omega man · 15-07-2016 04:52PM

Giroud to return to pre season the week before our opening fixture.

Wenger needs to get the finger out with regard to transfers. Said it a few weeks ago but was shot down for being negative as it was still 'early days'.

Hope he pulls something out of the bag soon as players need time to integrate.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 15-07-2016 06:16PM

So Kantè is off to Chelsea for 32 million. I'm so utterly sick of this shît now. A player we need, don't make the BS excuses, our team would be massively better with him in the side, instead he's off to on of our rivals. We only buy bargain basement players from other premier league clubs. I'm done.

Alfred Borden · 15-07-2016 06:21PM

Bold Yin wrote: »

So Kantè is off to Chelsea for 32 million. I'm so utterly sick of this shît now. A player we need, don't make the BS excuses, our team would be massively better with him in the side, instead he's off to on of our rivals. We only buy bargain basement players from other premier league clubs. I'm done.

Delighted we didnt sign Kante. We already have that player profile in the squad (Coquelin). We need someone who can distribute from deep like Xhaka, not another work horse.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 15-07-2016 06:34PM

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Delighted we didnt sign Kante. We already have that player profile in the squad (Coquelin). We need someone who can distribute from deep like Xhaka, not another work horse.

Not an attack on you or anything but I'm sick of reading rubbish like this. If there was rumours going around that we were signing Kantè we would all be delighted, league winner, probably Leicesters best player last year...what a f*cking addition to our team! I would be anyway.

So he goes to Chelsea and it's the whole "didn't want him anyway" Shíte, we have coq... lets show some f*cking ambition maybe?

Alfred Borden · 15-07-2016 06:37PM

Bold Yin wrote: »

Not an attack on you or anything but I'm sick of reading rubbish like this. If there was rumours going around that we were signing Kantè we would all be delighted, league winner, probably Leicesters best player last year...what a f*cking addition to our team! I would be anyway.

So he goes to Chelsea and it's the whole "didn't want him anyway" Shíte, we have coq... lets show some f*cking ambition maybe?

Iv been saying all along that I didnt want him as I dont particularly rate him that highly so bullet dodged for me. I agree though regarding your sentiment. We have been terrible again in this window and expect nothing to change until Wenger/Ivan/Law goes.

gosplan · 15-07-2016 06:43PM

Bold Yin wrote: »

Not an attack on you or anything but I'm sick of reading rubbish like this. If there was rumours going around that we were signing Kantè we would all be delighted, league winner, probably Leicesters best player last year...what a f*cking addition to our team! I would be anyway.

So he goes to Chelsea and it's the whole "didn't want him anyway" Shíte, we have coq... lets show some f*cking ambition maybe?

As long as we spend money elsewhere I've no problem.

You can't just keep buying players for one position.

farna_boy · 15-07-2016 06:57PM

gosplan wrote: »

As long as we spend money elsewhere I've no problem.

You can't just keep buying players for one position.

Exactly. Other than bringing in a winger, I really don't think we need another midfielder.

Can't we all just get along a bitch about the fact that we haven't signed a striker yet?

Skylinehead · 15-07-2016 07:04PM

Bold Yin wrote: »

So Kantè is off to Chelsea for 32 million. I'm so utterly sick of this shît now. A player we need, don't make the BS excuses, our team would be massively better with him in the side, instead he's off to on of our rivals. We only buy bargain basement players from other premier league clubs. I'm done.

We only just bought a midfielder, and by all accounts a very good one. I'd rather Wenger focus on positions we need to strengthen, namely centre half and up front.

gosplan · 15-07-2016 07:20PM

Skylinehead wrote: »

We only just bought a midfielder, and by all accounts a very good one. I'd rather Wenger focus on positions we need to strengthen, namely centre half and up front.

I'm not as worried about centre half. It'll take a year for someone to settle in anyway so I don't think we'll have any real change at CB this season.

But if we don't sign someone that can score goals, then it's obvious that Wenger isn't even targeting the league anymore.

The Red Lad · 15-07-2016 07:20PM

Personally i would have loved kante along with xhaka and there is always a need for a world class player if thus player is available imo. We need a centre half more then anything Mertesacker is done and even though Gabriel is good back up we need somebody to partner Koscienly

I cant see us bringing in a striker especially the money players are going for its not Arsene Wenger and as much as it kills me to say it without a striker we wont win the league no matter where we strengthen would love higuain he would come in straight away and do a job.or even lacazette (would have a lot to prove but at least its hope) i still hope we keep giroud .

Linked with draxler which even though Wenger is a big fan i cant see him spending the cost draxler would be.
Cant see how we didn't go for Mario Gotze can play a false 9 very good and for that money he was a steal.

Wenger i love you and thank you but he hasn't and wont adapt to the times and accept that money needs to be spent to win trophies in this day and age so he needs to go after his contract is out next year.

wonga77 · 15-07-2016 07:52PM

gosplan wrote: »

I'm not as worried about centre half. It'll take a year for someone to settle in anyway so I don't think we'll have any real change at CB this season.

But if we don't sign someone that can score goals, then it's obvious that Wenger isn't even targeting the league anymore.

Even if you believe that it takes that long for a cb to settle then why not get one anyway? He'll be well settled in this time next year when we're still scratching our heads

Gringo180 · 15-07-2016 08:05PM

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Delighted we didnt sign Kante. We already have that player profile in the squad (Coquelin). We need someone who can distribute from deep like Xhaka, not another work horse.

Kante is a much better player than Coquelin to be fair. Why cant we not do our business early in the summer so our new additions can have a pre season under there belt. Infuriating stuff.

greendom · 15-07-2016 09:08PM

Gringo180 wrote: »

Kante is a much better player than Coquelin to be fair. Why cant we not do our business early in the summer so our new additions can have a pre season under there belt. Infuriating stuff.

We have Xhaka, Coquelin and Elneny. We really have no need for Kante, even though I really like him. Much rather that money went towards a couple of strikers and a CB.

emmetlego · 15-07-2016 09:50PM

greendom wrote: »

We have Xhaka, Coquelin and Elneny. We really have no need for Kante, even though I really like him. Much rather that money went towards a couple of strikers and a CB.

^This^

Nail on the head Greendom. It appears, that while we're all a small bit frustrated at the lack of clear signings in the striker deoartment, some people will have melt downs when any other BPL club signs a good player!

L'prof · 15-07-2016 10:20PM

Is it just me that had ruled Kante out once Xhaka had been signed?

Gringo180 · 16-07-2016 06:58AM

greendom wrote: »

We have Xhaka, Coquelin and Elneny. We really have no need for Kante, even though I really like him. Much rather that money went towards a couple of strikers and a CB.

I agree. I was merely saying Kante is a much better player than Coquelin. Judging by Wengers record in the transfer market, I will be stunned if he signs 2 more first team players even tho we need 3.

Pudders · 16-07-2016 08:08AM

L'prof wrote: »

Is it just me that had ruled Kante out once Xhaka had been signed?

No. Me too.
Only difference is I ruled out any other meaningful signings given Wenger's history.

gosplan · 16-07-2016 09:30AM

Kante is much better than Coq.

But playing Kante AND Xhaka would be nuts. You'd basically be down to four attackers on the pitch.

He worked really well for Leicester last season but they were riding a wave and their chance conversion was totally unsustainable.

Really you'd need an awful lot of clinical firepower or signing Kante would just be a backwards step.

It's hard to know what Wenger's thinking is but you'd hope he's trying to replicate the Arteta/Ramsey central combination though with a tougher, more disclipined player in the Arteta role. I mean, for a brief while a couple of years back, Ramsey was the best CMF in the league and just couldn't stop scoring. We have to try and get back to that.

I think at this stage you could look at Caz being phased out and our central pairing being Xhaka/Rambo with Coq/Elneny as backup.

Though for the start of the season it'll be something like...

Xhaka
Elneny
Iwobi - Caz - ???
???

We just need more goals though. But I think at this stage Wenger knows this.

I'd fully expect a move for Higuain, Lacazette or Bacca to happen soon. Otherwise we may be looking for an alternate Sanchez on the other wing who could chip in with a lot of goals.

wonga77 · 16-07-2016 09:41AM

Id love to be as positive as you Gosplan but im still not confident of getting Higuain, I just cannot see the club parting with the kind of money being mentioned. If you are to believe the reports, then Napoli want 90 or so million for him. Not a hope we are going that high, Id be gobsmacked if we even spent 65 million on him. It just doesnt seem like something Wenger would do

I hope im wrong though...

emmetlego · 16-07-2016 10:02AM

wonga77 wrote: »

Id love to be as positive as you Gosplan but im still not confident of getting Higuain, I just cannot see the club parting with the kind of money being mentioned. If you are to believe the reports, then Napoli want 90 or so million for him. Not a hope we are going that high, Id be gobsmacked if we even spent 65 million on him. It just doesnt seem like something Wenger would do

I hope im wrong though...

This is the thing though, if he wants to leave and he wants to join Arsenal, then it won't be 90 million for him, it will be a lot less. Paper won't refuse ink, and I think the cost of Higuain is greatly exaggerated by the media.

Alfred Borden · 16-07-2016 12:19PM

Is this real?

https://twitter.com/AFCPressWatch/status/754287815639302144

16-07-2016 12:22PM

Alfred Borden wrote: »

Is this real?

https://twitter.com/AFCPressWatch/status/754287815639302144

Well I guess he's stating the obvious, so who really cares? I guess you could say that it means he's not planning on selling anyone?

Skylinehead · 16-07-2016 01:06PM

https://twitter.com/SkyKaveh/status/754295455719297024

Probably bull****, and I really don't want to lose Giroud, but...

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