Arsenal Transfer Rumours And General Chat

iloveireland · 11-07-2007 12:13AM

psi wrote:

Just to pick up on this, Arsenal play a very different way to when Viera was in the team. Viera was a surging player, not a playmaker. He'd drive forward with the ball and allow the runs and movement of Pires, Henry and Lundberg to do the damage.

Arsenal play an even more possesive passing game with Fabregas running midfield with his passing and vision, Gilberto is there to clean up, not fulfill Viera's role.

As such, I don't think your comparison is fair.

fair enough but i think Vieira was good enough to do the the roles of what both fabregas and gilberto do now. when Vieira played for Arsenal we had Adams,Keown and Campbell at the back so a proper defensive midfielder wasnt needed as much. Now arsenals defence isnt half as strong and i think a good defensive midfielder is vital if we are to win the league. Chelsea where the same until Makalele came along and changed everything.

jank · 11-07-2007 11:19AM

Appears to be a done deal if Arseblog is to be believed.
3 RB's now at the club, but maybe move eboue to RM?

We still need a $hit hot winger IMO.

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 11-07-2007 11:23AM

Yeah i just saw a picture on SSN of him apparently trying on an arsenal jersey with what appears to be a number 3 on it. I think i read somewhere that he can play anywhere across the back four so that might be the idea of bringing him in as well

Galvasean · 11-07-2007 11:24AM

Pepe LeFrits wrote:

Looks like Freddie may be on his way to Fiorentina for €7m.

SELL SELL SELL!!!!!

Mr Alan · 11-07-2007 11:31AM

€7 million?! that seems very high, when was the lsat time he was playing well and injury free?!?!

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 11-07-2007 11:32AM

shhhhh, don't let them know:p

Tusky · 11-07-2007 11:33AM

Curious as to how you Arsenal fans feel about Liverpool signing Babel. Wasnt he a target of yours ? Im not trying to rub salt in the wound, I know nothing about the guy and just wanted to know how yea felt about it ?

Do you feel its a loss or do you not rate him ?

AnCapaillMor · 11-07-2007 11:39AM

He reminds of one of the williams sisters. big fecker too. I'd say eboue to RM, eboue good going forward, defense is'nt the best part of his game. Then again maybe he's going for 3-5-2 with wingbacks anf 3 central midfielders, Make sense with diaby, Denilson, Bert, Cesc and rosicky. Helb also said he played best from the centre.

AnCapaillMor · 11-07-2007 11:46AM

Tusky wrote:

Do you feel its a loss or do you not rate him ?

We did rate him and then we thought he was overrated(guess when we started thinking that).

Seriously i'm indifferent about it, but the minute i heard the price, i could'nt see us sign him. I was more pissed when we did'nt get Baptista 2 year ago and look how that turned out.

Tusky · 11-07-2007 12:09PM

AnCapaillMor wrote:

We did rate him and then we thought he was overrated(guess when we started thinking that).

Seriously i'm indifferent about it, but the minute i heard the price, i could'nt see us sign him. I was more pissed when we did'nt get Baptista 2 year ago and look how that turned out.

There seems to be massively conflicting reports from Ajax fans as well. I don't know what to expect from the guy. Seems a bit raw.

AnCapaillMor · 11-07-2007 12:12PM

He's meant to be great on the ball, good passer too, but an absolute horrible finisher, which is why i thought he suited us.

Pepe LeFrits · 11-07-2007 04:48PM

Tusky wrote:

Curious as to how you Arsenal fans feel about Liverpool signing Babel. Wasnt he a target of yours ? Im not trying to rub salt in the wound, I know nothing about the guy and just wanted to know how yea felt about it ?

Do you feel its a loss or do you not rate him ?

I've seen SFA of him so I can only pass on what I've read from others; there are a few Dutch Gooners on the forum I read. One was completely against Arsenal signing him a year ago, but admits he has improved a lot in the last year. He was neutral to the story of Babel coming to Arsenal for £6m, but thinks that £10m+ is insanely over priced. Another thought Babel would have been a good option as an impact sub for Arsenal next season and would be worth a punt at £6m, he hasn't posted since the Babel to Liverpool stories started.

He's described as being very quick, strong, unpredictable and has a good shot. On the downside, he's inconsistent, has a dodgy first touch, doesn't track back much and needs to work on his technique.

Back to Arsenal.

We continue to be linked to Gouffran and Martins. If we got both, I'd be satisfied with our summer dealings. I'd like an aerially strong CB to replace Gallas, but apart from that we'd be good to go.

Caen's chairman has apparently come out and said nobody has contacted him about Gouffran, which flies in the face of all the reports that say the deal is all but done. Hmm. A lot of people seem very hot on him - he's a short 20 year old winger/striker, but apparently is extremely quick, is a very good finisher, dribbler and has great skill. Is nicknamed 'The Little Prince' and is rumoured to be only going to cost £2m to £3m.

Royale with Cheese · 11-07-2007 04:56PM

I'd like to see Gallas sold and somebody else bought at centre back alright.

Pepe LeFrits · 11-07-2007 05:01PM

Woot, we passed 1000 posts! Go team!

Galvasean · 11-07-2007 11:23PM

Gallas never seemed fully committed to the club IMO and now he is telling Mr. Wenger how to do his job? If we sold Henry over that then Gallas won't last long.
I see Sagna is a done deal and has the number 3 jersey... I thought that was haunted..

Galvasean · 11-07-2007 11:26PM

Actually I want some opinions from you guys. I'm going to the Emirates at the end of the month and want to buy a jersey there to mark the occasion, (when I visited Highbury I got one with 'ADAMS 6' on the back).
I was thinking of getting the new away jersey with lettering on top where the name goes ' GUNNER GET', the numbers 08 and at the bottom ' DA SILVA'.

Good idea/bad idea?

Royale with Cheese · 12-07-2007 01:24AM

Bad idea. Just get Cesc or Van Persie or something.

Pepe LeFrits · 12-07-2007 07:19AM

Bad idea, he doesn't go by Da Silva as that is his mother's maiden name!

AnCapaillMor · 12-07-2007 07:32AM

Gallas was always a mouther. He was the same at them and has spoken out on the french team too. He is a class act, i say hold onto him.

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 12-07-2007 01:45PM

Sagna deal done according to SSN, be back in a mo with a link. Ok i can't find one right now

Galvasean · 12-07-2007 01:48PM

I saw a picture of him in one of the papers yesterday holding up the Arsenal number 3 jersey.
In fact..
http://www.arsenal.com/index.asp

They should know

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 12-07-2007 01:48PM

Galvasean wrote:

I saw a picture of him in one of the papers yesterday holding up the Arsenal number 3 jersey.
In fact..
http://www.arsenal.com/index.asp

They should know

Yeah i think that might just about do it:D

marco_polo · 12-07-2007 01:54PM

AnCapaillMor wrote:

... good passer too, .... horrible finisher

The anti - Luis Garcia then.

marco_polo · 12-07-2007 01:55PM

Galvasean wrote:

Actually I want some opinions from you guys. I'm going to the Emirates at the end of the month and want to buy a jersey there to mark the occasion, (when I visited Highbury I got one with 'ADAMS 6' on the back).
I was thinking of getting the new away jersey with lettering on top where the name goes ' GUNNER GET', the numbers 08 and at the bottom ' DA SILVA'.

Good idea/bad idea?

Don't buy the TH 14 ones, no matter how good a discount it seems!

AnCapaillMor · 12-07-2007 01:56PM

Completely different from the Eduardo signing. Can't wait for august and see where he palys.

Galvasean · 12-07-2007 05:22PM

marco_polo wrote:

Don't buy the TH 14 ones, no matter how good a discount it seems!

How about CHAPMAN 25, In honor of the year Herbert Chapman took control as Arsenal boss?

marco_polo · 12-07-2007 05:39PM

Galvasean wrote:

How about CHAPMAN 25, In honor of the year Herbert Chapman took control as Arsenal boss?

A true legend alright. That would be a nice one. Only downside would be that you may get loads of people asking you what position Chapman plays in and if you expect him to break through to the first team this year.

Galvasean · 14-07-2007 12:41PM

marco_polo wrote:

A true legend alright. That would be a nice one. Only downside would be that you may get loads of people asking you what position Chapman plays in and if you expect him to break through to the first team this year.

Doesn't bother me. I got plenty of people telling me, "You do know Tony Adams is retired?"
I usually respond with, "No **** Sherlock!" :P

Mossy Monk · 14-07-2007 01:00PM

A question regarding Red Membership. If I was to get it how many tickets would that entitle me to buy for a game? (assuming they are available of course).

PHB · 14-07-2007 01:02PM

Is Sagna a fullback?

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