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

emergingstar · 17-01-2013 12:36PM

Frisbee wrote: »

If we sign Cavani I'll change my avatar to Gareth Bale for a month.

Please don't post in here with that thing as your avatar

And after that press conference i think we are in for him
Still don't think we will get him though

Frisbee · 17-01-2013 12:36PM

emergingstar wrote: »

Please don't post in here with that thing as your avatar

Gonna post looooooooooooooads

meriwether · 17-01-2013 02:02PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm just hoping he's playing his cards close to his chest.

If we did get Cavani, would it be on a par with Bergkamp signing for us?

He's interested in Cavani in the same way he's interested in Falcao.

If Napoli or Athletic rang up Arsene and said 'Arsene, would you be interested in Cavani/Falcao for £5m?' Arsene would say 'I am very interested. Subject to a medical and agreeing personal terms, I will sign him'.

Thats how interested Arsene is, and how likely we are to get Cavani.

keano_afc · 17-01-2013 02:09PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Apparently the interest in Cavani is solid. :eek:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jan/17/arsene-wenger-arsenal-edinson-cavani

Having an interest in a player doesnt cost anything.

greendom · 17-01-2013 02:29PM

keano_afc wrote: »

Having an interest in a player doesnt cost anything.

Nor does pessimism. Still very boring to read though.

gnfnrhead · 17-01-2013 03:22PM

emergingstar wrote: »

Please don't post in here with that thing as your avatar

He never said it would be a good picture of him :pac:

danlen · 17-01-2013 04:07PM

If we were truly in for Cavani then AW would have denied any interest in him. Not a hope we are going to sign him.

Hopefully though this may be a smokescreen for another massive deal going on behind closed doors?

extra gravy · 17-01-2013 04:39PM

Interesting article on Cavani, written by an Arsenal fan though!

http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/arsenal-could-get-edinson-cavani-for-much-less-than-many-think-as

17-01-2013 04:40PM

The pass from Giroud last night was amazing

Colonialboy · 17-01-2013 04:55PM

I watched all of last nights game V Swansea.. at first I was getting frustrated by the usual looking for the perfect goal etc .. and then I just lowered my standards and thought these arent great players, its not a great team , Wenger isnt a great manager and I watched it like as if it was a mid-table team trying to beat another mid-table team.

After that I enjoyed it and thought the team payed great and showed loads of spirit .

Barlett · 17-01-2013 05:11PM

Colonialboy wrote: »

I watched all of last nights game V Swansea.. at first I was getting frustrated by the usual looking for the perfect goal etc .. and then I just lowered my standards and thought these arent great players, its not a great team , Wenger isnt a great manager and I watched it like as if it was a mid-table team trying to beat another mid-table team.

After that I enjoyed it and thought the team payed great and showed loads of spirit .

Except Wenger is a great manager, albeit one who has lost his way somewhat in the last four years

wandatowell · 17-01-2013 05:15PM

Deleted User wrote: »

The pass from Giroud last night was amazing

He kept running too after his lay off. Great to see

Colonialboy · 17-01-2013 05:21PM

Barlett wrote: »

Except Wenger is a great manager, albeit one who has lost his way somewhat in the last four years

I agree he is a great manager, every succesfull buisness needs great managers .... but is he a great football manager ;-).

population · 17-01-2013 05:24PM

Apologies to everybody but Cavani has a release clause of 69 million euro so well over this 30 million sterling being bandied about. We are financially sound, still have not even made a dent on the Lavezzi money, realistic challengers for Lo Scudetto and Edi has another 3 years left on this current contract. This really is just paper fluff

greendom · 17-01-2013 05:26PM

Colonialboy wrote: »

I agree he is a great manager, every succesfull buisness needs great managers .... but is he a great football manager ;-).

Yes

tayto lover · 17-01-2013 05:32PM

Anyone thinking that Arsenal will buy a player like Cavani should look out the window and see if there are people wearing white coats approaching.

Gringo180 · 17-01-2013 05:41PM

Deleted User wrote: »

The pass from Giroud last night was amazing

Just amazing, if Ronaldo or Messi had of done that everybody would be creaming there jocks. Have to say for a big lad he has a great touch, I like Giroud really think he is a fantastic player but we just dont play to his strenghts.

Gringo180 · 17-01-2013 05:43PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Anyone thinking that Arsenal will buy a player like Cavani should look out the window and see if there are people wearing white coats approaching.

I think I would actually cry if we signed him, tears and all

Galvasean · 17-01-2013 05:58PM

Walcott 14 (8)
Podolski 10 (6)
Giroud 9 (6)
Cazorla 7 (7)
Gervinho (5) (3)
Arteta 4 (4)
Mr. Owen Goal 3 (3)
Wilshere 2 (1)
Oxlade-Chamberlain 2 (1)
Chamakh 2 (0)
Koscielny 2 (1)
Gibbs 1 (0)
Arshavin 1 (0)
Mertesacker 1 (1)
Miquel 1 (0)
Ramsey 1 (0)
Rosicky 1 (0)
Vermaelen 1 (0)

(league goals in brackets)

I'll be away for a week so somebody else will have to do the update when we knock six past Chelski.

wandatowell · 17-01-2013 06:30PM

19 goals from Podolski and Oli so far as RVP's replacements. Not bad gents. Keep up the good work

Galvasean · 17-01-2013 07:03PM

Frisbee wrote: »

If we sign Cavani I'll change my avatar to Gareth Bale for a month.

I'll be Drogba.

meriwether · 17-01-2013 07:48PM

Gringo180 wrote: »

Just amazing, if Ronaldo or Messi had of done that everybody would be creaming there jocks. Have to say for a big lad he has a great touch, I like Giroud really think he is a fantastic player but we just dont play to his strenghts.

What strengths are these?

He only scored one headed goal in France last season.

If he was a better convertor of chances, we wouldn't be worrying about our style of play.

He had two good chances last night, the first was in the first ten minutes when he shot into the side netting and should have done much better.

The second was a lovely touch to him from Jack (I think) that instead of putting the laces through or bursting forward with it, he looked around, and delayed, and was intercepted.

Against City, he had a good header that he blazed over the bar.

He's a reasonable striker, no more, no less. He's probably about the level of Sturridge, TBH.

17-01-2013 07:54PM

More of the tiny Arsenal players:

(I think I might start a tumblr account with these

)

Mr Blobby · 17-01-2013 08:10PM

meriwether wrote: »

What strengths are these?

He only scored one headed goal in France last season.

If he was a better convertor of chances, we wouldn't be worrying about our style of play.

He had two good chances last night, the first was in the first ten minutes when he shot into the side netting and should have done much better.

The second was a lovely touch to him from Jack (I think) that instead of putting the laces through or bursting forward with it, he looked around, and delayed, and was intercepted.

Against City, he had a good header that he blazed over the bar.

He's a reasonable striker, no more, no less. He's probably about the level of Sturridge, TBH.

Nobody's calling him the greatest of all time.

Giroud has gotten a lot of stick from people, even though its his first season with a new club and in a new league.

Just look at some of his assist's this season. The pass to Podolski,Gibbs,wilshere they are great touches from a big fella.

Not to mention his ability in the air. Give it time and he will be great.

And all those shots he missed lat night where on his right foot... He's left footed :pac:

greendom · 17-01-2013 08:14PM

blobby360 wrote: »

Nobody's calling him the greatest of all time.

Giroud has gotten a lot of stick from people, even though its his first season with a new club and in a new league.

Just look at some of his assist's this season. The pass to Podolski,Gibbs,wilshere they are great touches from a big fella.

Not to mention his ability in the air. Give it time and he will be great.

And all those shots he missed lat night where on his right foot... He's left footed :pac:

He's just tweeted that the assist last night makes it 9 so far for the season. 9 goals and 9 assists is a very decent return, half way through his first season.

bad2dabone · 17-01-2013 08:18PM

I think he's a very good player, needs a run of games. His finishing will improve with a few games in a row. He's more useful up front than Wally.

brianregan09 · 17-01-2013 09:18PM

population wrote: »

Apologies to everybody but Cavani has a release clause of 69 million euro so well over this 30 million sterling being bandied about. We are financially sound, still have not even made a dent on the Lavezzi money, realistic challengers for Lo Scudetto and Edi has another 3 years left on this current contract. This really is just paper fluff

Don't say that !!!!!!!!!!

amiable · 17-01-2013 09:23PM

As far as I know Cavani signed a new 5 year contract last summer and it has a €60million release clause.

In saying all that release clauses are often inserted and don't always have to be met if the selling club is looking to do business.

17-01-2013 09:25PM

population wrote: »

Apologies to everybody but Cavani has a release clause of 69 million euro so well over this 30 million sterling being bandied about. We are financially sound, still have not even made a dent on the Lavezzi money, realistic challengers for Lo Scudetto and Edi has another 3 years left on this current contract. This really is just paper fluff

I don't think its gonna happen but the release clause would be the least of my worries. They're usually far higher than the price players go for in Italy/Spain.

amiable · 17-01-2013 09:28PM

AdamD wrote: »

I don't think its gonna happen but the release clause would be the least of my worries. They're usually far higher than the price players go for in Italy/Spain.

Mascherano has a release clause of over 100 million

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

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