Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 12/13 MOD POST #232

Drexel · 10-01-2013 12:14PM

keano_afc wrote: »

We were short with them IN the team in fairness.

Ya thats what I was thinking. I had forgot Gervinho was off to the ACN. January could be a disaster if we wait til the end of the window to buy someone or worse still dont get anyone at all

tayto lover · 10-01-2013 12:20PM

One-third of the month gone and no signings. What's more some of the targets mentioned in the papers are now gone off the radar, Holtby, Shaw, Ba, Zaha and Villa. I feel that if we do buy now it will probably not be a player(s) from the EPL.

I have my doubts that we will buy at all and that Wenger will continue to "wing it" with the squad he has and come up with the usual excuses that the "players we need to improve ze club are just not there at the moment" and again fob-off the fans. If we were in the market I think the players needed would have already been targeted and the business done.

keano_afc · 10-01-2013 12:27PM

tayto lover wrote: »

One-third of the month gone and no signings. What's more some of the targets mentioned in the papers are now gone off the radar, Holtby, Shaw, Ba, Zaha and Villa. I feel that if we do buy now it will probably not be a player(s) from the EPL.

I have my doubts that we will buy at all and that Wenger will continue to "wing it" with the squad he has and come up with the usual excuses that the "players we need to improve ze club are just not there at the moment" and again fob-off the fans. If we were in the market I think the players needed would have already been targeted and the business done.

"We tried our best. If we were to buy, it would have to be super super quality. I have confidence in my players, we have Diaby back now, who is like a new signing".

Repeat ad infintum.

Frisbee · 10-01-2013 12:31PM

Diaby is our signing this month. It's like fúcking Groundhog day at this stage.

Diaby is our signing this month.

tayto lover · 10-01-2013 12:34PM

That's probably why Rosicky was held back too. Another new signing. Diaby and Rosicky replace Gervinho and Chamack :rolleyes:

Frisbee · 10-01-2013 12:35PM

Don't forget Santos. He's super super quality.

dvemail · 10-01-2013 12:39PM

I'm just looking forward to March when we have so many injuries that we have to play Arshavin again. Can't wait to see him walk up and down the touchline doing nothing, while will be Gervinho blitzing past defenders only to pass is to the last man defending.

Soldie · 10-01-2013 12:49PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXjmV8h9c_0

Apologies if this is a repost. Be sure to click "CC" to turn on subtitles.

Gringo180 · 10-01-2013 01:17PM

Lads look at some of the players signing for lesser clubs, ie Bryan Ruiz, Mathieu Debuchy, Benteke, Papiss Cisse, Diame etc, these were the type of player that Wenger would of snapped up 5 or 6 years back in my opinion, all of these players above would improve our team. So frustrating been an Arsenal fan these last few years on and off the pitch!

emergingstar · 10-01-2013 01:18PM

Coming round to the idea were signing no one

Drexel · 10-01-2013 01:31PM

tayto lover wrote: »

That's probably why Rosicky was held back too. Another new signing. Diaby and Rosicky replace Gervinho and Chamack :rolleyes:

Damm. This is exactly what is goina happen

I try to be optimistic but is so hard!

Ed Winchester · 10-01-2013 01:37PM

Gringo180 wrote: »

Looking at Spurs starting 11 I could only see Cazorla & Wilshere getting a start for them, its frightening how far were behind them in terms of quality.

Arsene surely has to have something up his sleeve.

Don't agree at all. Chesney, Sagna, Gibbs, Kos, Walcott and Podolski would all walk into that Spurs team.

The difference is they're playing as a team at the moment. And treat every game the same. We don't, we turn in performances like the Southampton one far too often.

10-01-2013 01:46PM

Lloris

--Sagna--Kosc--Vertonghen---Gibbs

Sandro----Wilshere

---Walcott---Cazorla

Bale

---INSERT NEW STRIKER WE BOTH NEED--

gnfnrhead · 10-01-2013 02:11PM

AdamD wrote: »

Lloris
--Sagna--Kosc--Vertonghen---Gibbs
Sandro----Wilshere
---Walcott---Cazorla
Bale
---INSERT NEW STRIKER WE BOTH NEED--

I think Bale is the only sure thing there from spurs, everyone else you could argue. For example, I'd go with Szczesny over Lloris and Mertesacker over Vertonghen. Sandro or Arteta would be a 50-50.

Chucky the tree · 10-01-2013 02:20PM

emergingstar wrote: »

Coming round to the idea were signing no one

The good news is now you won't end up with a Carroll, Henderson, Downing, Or Adam.

Gringo180 · 10-01-2013 02:38PM

Jaysus lads in my opinion no way is Chesney ahead of Lloris, Gibbs ahead of Assou Akotto and i would rather Vertongen over Mert!

10-01-2013 02:41PM

I think BAE is fairly average so thats a toss up, agreed on Vertonghen and Lloris (at this stage in Woj's career). I think Sandro would provide for a much more balanced midfield than Arteta does at the moment, we badly need a player like him.

emergingstar · 10-01-2013 03:09PM

Chucky the tree wrote: »

The good news is now you won't end up with a Carroll, Henderson, Downing, Or Adam.

Thank fcuk for that

smileyj1987 · 10-01-2013 03:34PM

GeorgeBailey wrote: »

Do you remember the previous time something like that happened? Or have you tried to black it out

That happened when I was four so I don't remember it all .

brianregan09 · 10-01-2013 03:37PM

I'd have Lloris over Scezney every day of the week sadly, He's one of the best in the world , I'd nearly take Friedel over him too to be honest

wandatowell · 10-01-2013 03:48PM

Gringo180 wrote: »

Whats new with us? Plus SSN are reporting we've pulled out of the Wilfried Zaha race

We were never in for in him the first place. Its just noise the club puts out to fool us into thinking they are trying up improve the squad. They aint.

TimeToShine · 10-01-2013 04:11PM

Ed Winchester wrote: »

Don't agree at all. Chesney, Sagna, Gibbs, Kos, Walcott and Podolski would all walk into that Spurs team.

The difference is they're playing as a team at the moment. And treat every game the same. We don't, we turn in performances like the Southampton one far too often.

a bit of blind optimism in this post, Chesney wouldn't "walk" in ahead of Lloris under any circumstances, Podolski over Bale is a definite no and Walcott maybe on the wing over Lennon. Sagna is the only guarantee but even then Walker is a very promising prospect. I rate Assou Ekotto over Gibbs at the moment.

We have to face the fact that we're not the star studded team we were years ago. We have maybe one exceptional player in Cazorla and even then he's been going missing lately. No-one in our team is truly irreplaceable beyond measure (aside of course from the ones we've already sold).

I'm not a Spurs fan by any means but I don't think blind optimism like this is going to help us in any way.

Galvasean · 10-01-2013 04:14PM

A lot of Spurs and Arsenal players share one thing in common - inconsistency. That makes it harder to judge which players are better options.

Marty McFly · 10-01-2013 04:16PM

Man its sucks being an Arsenal fan at the moment, spend some fcuking money :mad:.

Chucky the tree · 10-01-2013 04:29PM

Galvasean wrote: »

A lot of Spurs and Arsenal players share one thing in common - inconsistency. That makes it harder to judge which players are better options.

Spurs seem to be turning that corner though under AVB. In their last 9 they have won 7, draw 1 and lost 1. If they keep that going they will be hard to catch for teams chasing that 4th spot. Wish they kept hold of Harry.

HazDanz · 10-01-2013 04:45PM

Any news on the potential Diaby signing?

meriwether · 10-01-2013 05:00PM

HazDanz wrote: »

Any news on the potential Diaby signing?

He's undergoing his medical.

The doctor fainted.

Pepe LeFrits · 10-01-2013 06:44PM

TimeToShine wrote: »

a bit of blind optimism in this post, Chesney wouldn't "walk" in ahead of Lloris under any circumstances, Podolski over Bale is a definite no and Walcott maybe on the wing over Lennon. Sagna is the only guarantee but even then Walker is a very promising prospect. I rate Assou Ekotto over Gibbs at the moment.

We have to face the fact that we're not the star studded team we were years ago. We have maybe one exceptional player in Cazorla and even then he's been going missing lately. No-one in our team is truly irreplaceable beyond measure (aside of course from the ones we've already sold).

I'm not a Spurs fan by any means but I don't think blind optimism like this is going to help us in any way.

It's a bit much to say he's being blindly optimistic and then in the same sentence say that Walcott is a 'maybe' ahead of Lennon. The gap between those two is much bigger than the gap between Bale and Podolski, which you've said is a definite no.

Mickeroo · 10-01-2013 06:50PM

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

It's a bit much to say he's being blindly optimistic and then in the same sentence say that Walcott is a 'maybe' ahead of Lennon. The gap between those two is much bigger than the gap between Bale and Podolski, which you've said is a definite no.

In fairness I wouldn't have Podolski ahead of Bale since he is in no way a winger. I'd have him up front ahead of Defoe though.

brianregan09 · 10-01-2013 06:59PM

I don't know I've always rated Defoe think he's a great striker just had a string of managers who haven't trusted him to be the talisman

Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 12/13 MOD POST #232

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