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

Gringo180 wrote: »

Song has been voted the worst signing this season in La Liga I dont think we miss him at all, the thing is we never really replaced him as in signing a proper DMF we just used Arteta as a stop gap in that position. How many goals had RVP got for us this time last season about 20 was it, thats what were missing this season not Song. The thing with us is we sell real world class players and replace them with potential and and lately more times than not is that these players turn out not good enough. .

This bit I agree with fully, I dont thin weve missed Song at all the problem is just like last season when we had Song were still missing a proper DM or even a powerful midfielder aka Diaby at Liverpool.

He was voted 2nd worst signing though just right behind Modric .

keano_afc wrote: »

We miss Song the DM, not so much Song the AM. It was another appalling oversight by the manager not to strengthen that area. Arteta hasn't got the pace to play there. Capoue would be a great signing for us. Even Diame can do a job for us there. Pity we're not interested in supplementing a jaded squad.

Capoue is the kind of player we need. mobile and dynamic, i'd love him to be signed but you're right. No interest in making the moves to imprve the squad. We've actually got a very small squad and there's f*ck all rotation.

wonga77 wrote: »

He cant rotate when he obviously doesnt trust the players on the bench. Realistically he's using a panel of about 16/17 players at most for the league

Yeh but whos fault is it that the players he has on the bench he doesnt trust

Marty McFly wrote: »

Yeh but whos fault is it that the players he has on the bench he doesnt trust

Agreed completely. Theres no rotation, no pressure for places and some players are complacent. Its my biggest gripe with Wenger. I respect the man for everything he has achieved with the club but this stubborness to admit a mistake and sell players and reinvest the money is driving me nucking futs.

Anyone know much about Adrian Lopez at Athletico ? He's obviously not Falcao but could he do a decent job at the Emirates ?

Looking at his career stats you'd hardly describe him as prolific

EDIT: Apart from in European competition last season when he scored 11 in 18 games

Few papers tomorrow linking is with diame hope it's true looks a decent player

emergingstar wrote: »

Mvila is off to qpr
My love affair with him is over

:mad::mad::mad::mad: best describes how that news makes me feel, while we still have a gaping hole he could fill and no sign of any signings. Arsenal get the finger out.

TheGunns wrote: »

Can you link any reports? Ive been looking all over for transfer news on him and cant find anything. Didnt seem to be anything on Sky

Arry said it himself in an interview
He said Remy is done passed his medical today, and mvila is just done just finalising it

The paper embargo is over at 11 you will find loads of links then

batistuta9 wrote: »

The what?

You no when they can't link tomorrow's papers till 11 the night before

TheGunns wrote: »

ah I see it now, very disappointing. Would have been two good signing for any team, they've got it up on Sky now

Fernandes is going all in in an effort to stay in the league. Fair play to him.

It's sad that we weren't in for M'Vila i just hope he is the French Joey Barton he's rumoured to be.

Wenger saying after Walcott deal is done we will certainly do something else.

Tht better be a signing!

tayto lover wrote: »

More bulls***. Why does one have to depend on the other? What has Walcott to do with a DM or a LB?

This times a million. I'm sick of us being a reactionary club when it comes to signings. All you ever her is "if X goes, we'll replace" "if Y (Diaby) gets injured, we might do something". For crying out loud, with every player at the club fit we still need better players. Seems to be about quantity not quality at our club.

12gauge dave wrote: »

Is swansea game on tv?

Yup, ESPN

Team I'd like to see tonight:

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Woj

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Jenkinson----Mertesacker--Vermaelen

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Gibbs

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Coquelin

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Diaby

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Walcott

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Ramsey

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Chamberlain

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Giroud

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Wilshere and Cazorla absolutely need breaks. Although giving Arsenes comment Jack isn't going to get one and I'd imagine Cazorla will be played too. I'm sure the campaign to buy Theo's signature will trundle on with him getting a starting spot up top too.

Kinda lolworthy that Squillaci is now our 4th. choice CB and we'll be seeing him for a stretch of games at some stage too if our injury luck is anything to go by.

What I reckon we'll get:

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Woj

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Sagna

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Mertesacker--Vermaelen

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Gibbs

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Wilshere

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Diaby

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Chamberlain

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Cazorla

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Podolski

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Walcott

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