Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14

bad2dabone · 02-09-2013 11:03PM

Zelalem posted that tweet in 2012, he's now living the dream. immense.

wandatowell · 02-09-2013 11:03PM

Unreal.

bad2dabone · 02-09-2013 11:04PM

tony1kenobi wrote: »

I'm surprised it took so long to complete the deal.Madrid didn't give themselves time to replace Ozil.

isco.

Maire2009 · 02-09-2013 11:04PM

Özil had been offered superior personal terms by Paris St-Germain than the £140,000-a-week five-year deal he agreed at Arsenal but decided to move to the Premier League after speaking with Wenger.

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/10281345/Mesut-Ozil-joins-Arsenal-from-Real-Madrid-in-club-record-42-million-deal.html

stealinhorses · 02-09-2013 11:05PM

I am beyond happy with this signing. Could we have signed a striker? Yeah, maybe... who cares? I'd take Ozil over any mediocre forward like Higuain or Suarez for that matter any day of the week.
Ozil is absolutely world class. And I mean that, he is in the top 10 best footballers alive today and anyone who argues that doesn't know sh*t about football.
Time to break the piggy bank for when the jerseys get printed

Mickeroo · 02-09-2013 11:05PM

Maire2009 wrote: »

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/10281345/Mesut-Ozil-joins-Arsenal-from-Real-Madrid-in-club-record-42-million-deal.html

Nice to see a top player make a decision that wasn't about money if that's true.

farna_boy · 02-09-2013 11:08PM

So f*cking happy. After the last two days, tomorrow is going to be so depressing.

FearDark · 02-09-2013 11:10PM

Jesus. I can buy a jersey with a name on the back of it now...!!

Pepe LeFrits · 02-09-2013 11:12PM

Maire2009 wrote: »

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/10281345/Mesut-Ozil-joins-Arsenal-from-Real-Madrid-in-club-record-42-million-deal.html

That's peanuts if true. Works out at about £15m a year for Ozil between wages and transfer fee, which is likely a lot less than we got off the wage bill this summer, never mind the added TV and sponsorship money.

I'm disappointed we didn't get a striker and really kept so much of our 'powder dry', but I'm ecstatic about getting Ozil. It's a stunning, transformative siging. The biggest once since Bergkamp in 1996. Even if we don't win anything this season (which I'd still say is pretty likely given the overall depth of our squad), it's still a game changer. It completely changes the narrative about Arsenal; when it comes to signing players, we're no longer the penny pinchers, we're in the big leagues. Should make it easier to convince big players to join in future, particularly a striker.

EuropeanSon · 02-09-2013 11:13PM

Paulegend wrote: »

just wait to see if he actually lives up to his hype;)

Hype? This isn't some unproven talent. This is Madrid's second best player last year after Ronaldo, the best player on the German national side along with Schweinsteiger. He is already proven to be one of the best in the world.

What you've just said is like Utd signing Iniesta and saying "lets see if he lives up to the hype".

extra gravy · 02-09-2013 11:13PM

farna_boy wrote: »

So f*cking happy. After the last two days, tomorrow is going to be so depressing.

Think back to all those dark days during the summer and remember what's happened today and you won't be depressed anymore

Mickeroo · 02-09-2013 11:13PM

wonga77 · 02-09-2013 11:14PM

Absolutely delighted with the signing, don't get me wrong, but what if we had shown this kind of ambition last year or the year before, we could have held onto a few big names

stealinhorses · 02-09-2013 11:14PM

Any predictions on price on Fantasy PL?

12.0 to start off?

gandalf · 02-09-2013 11:14PM

I have a feeling we will be back in Jan to spend that remaining 30 million on another player.

astonaidan · 02-09-2013 11:14PM

And Ye kept Bendtner

, good days for ye guys enjoy it

gosplan · 02-09-2013 11:16PM

Our midfield is sick. Next in line in world football after Real & Barca and so much depth.

I agree someway with the naysayers here.

Figures of 150 million were being thrown about and with the money we saved on wages, it'd just be a matter of spending the lot on 3-4 players and we'd be up there with city/Chelsea.

At the start of the summer I said

Backup to Arteta
Backup/eventual successor to Mert
Superstar striker

Happy with Flamini as Arteta's backup. Offers a more aggressive option too which might be useful. If we get anything close to the Flamini of old, he'll push Arteta for the spot too. Nice glimpse of him the other day as well. Think we'll be happy with how it works out.

Kind of meh about the idea of Sagna as our emergency CB. Flamini as an emergency right back kind if makes it OK in terms of squad depth but if Mert were to be injured, you'd rather someone come in and do the best to make the position their own rather than just fill in from right back.
I know nothing but for some reason liked the idea of Ginter.

There's no denying we messed up the star striker. Eventually there was no more to be found and Giroud's form along with the fact that Cazorla is needed till December on the left meant that it was a star midfielder we'd be getting.

But we're still moving forward.

The rot stopped with RVP. After that all the players were committed longer term in terms of contracts. Last season we finally copped on and started defending properly so hopefully things like the 4 goal lead at Newcastle and howler in the cup final against Birmingham will be in the past. The deadwood is gone, our squad is now filled only with players that make a real contribution, some up and coming talent, and Diaby.

Now for the first time in years we have a marquee signing. Add another each window for the next couple of years while letting Wenger do his thing and we'll be back competing again.

dvemail · 02-09-2013 11:17PM

This means we can actually give Wilshere a proper rest now instead of running him into the ground again. More rotation should equal less injuries from fatigue at least. Probably the best midfield in the league now alongside Chelsea.

extra gravy · 02-09-2013 11:18PM

stealinhorses wrote: »

Any predictions on price on Fantasy PL?

12.0 to start off?

He's put a spanner in my wildcard plans

gandalf · 02-09-2013 11:18PM

stealinhorses wrote: »

Any predictions on price on Fantasy PL?

12.0 to start off?

Think I'll be using my wildcard early on this seasons Fantasy Footy

Maire2009 · 02-09-2013 11:19PM

Nothing to say we can't get a striker in January although (hopefully) we'll still be in the CL so will have to try and get someone that is not cup-tied ...

Paulegend · 02-09-2013 11:20PM

if rumours are true then ozil is on over 10 million a year which means ye have spent yer lot. there is no more money

Inquitus · 02-09-2013 11:21PM

Mickeroo wrote: »

Spurs have done a much better job tbh in the transfer market over the whole summer.

Alfred Borden · 02-09-2013 11:21PM

Paulegend wrote: »

if rumours are true then ozil is on over 10 million a year which means ye have spent yer lot. there is no more money

cleared out 16 million with the deadwood so definitely not.

FearDark · 02-09-2013 11:21PM

Inquitus wrote: »

Spurs have done a much better job tbh in the transfer market over the whole summer.

And yet won't break into the top four this year.

Sure.

gandalf · 02-09-2013 11:22PM

Paulegend wrote: »

if rumours are true then ozil is on over 10 million a year which means ye have spent yer lot. there is no more money

Scurry back to your thread please. You can come back in Jan when we make an attempt to sign Suarez again

Inquitus · 02-09-2013 11:22PM

FearDark wrote: »

And yet won't break into the top four this year.

Sure.

Who's going to stop them? Ozil? lol

bad2dabone · 02-09-2013 11:23PM

Paulegend wrote: »

if rumours are true then ozil is on over 10 million a year which means ye have spent yer lot. there is no more money

don't be soft lad, this is Arsenal, we make over 1.3million a week more than your crowd. we have 150 million cash in the bank, we make 30+million a year from CL, for the last 16 years running.

There's mo' money.

Paulegend · 02-09-2013 11:24PM

EuropeanSon wrote: »

Hype? This isn't some unproven talent. This is Madrid's second best player last year after Ronaldo, the best player on the German national side along with Schweinsteiger. He is already proven to be one of the best in the world.

What you've just said is like Utd signing Iniesta and saying "lets see if he lives up to the hype".

a couple of weeks ago benze was the second best. week before higg was the second best

alonso was actually the second best............... but i guess opinions are just that

was kaka class when he went to madrid for a world record? shev? torres?

lots of better players couldnt handle the pressure

FearDark · 02-09-2013 11:24PM

I genuinely feel embarrassed for Spurs fans. Why are you here again?

Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14

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