Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2013/14

Pepe LeFrits · 05-09-2013 11:49AM

Lads, I don't mean to cause a commotion, but... we signed Ozil!

Giroud must be wetting himself.

05-09-2013 11:56AM

GavRedKing wrote: »

Considering Bale is 3rd on the list or 4th, all the ratings are complete bo**ocks.

What? Bale's rated the same as Ozil and 17th on the list..

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 05-09-2013 12:31PM

maximoose wrote: »

It's still all a bit surreal. Came back from an internet hiatus at electric picnic and saw the news and couldn't quite believe it. Thought maybe Di Maria would have signed but never Özil. Even the OH realized it was a massive thing as she said "that's the first time I remember Arsenal signing a player I have heard of" :pac:

Can't wait to see him in action.

I graduated in Monday and just kept saying to people that I was happier with the idea of ozil signing than the actual graduation!

Drexel · 05-09-2013 12:48PM

have a feeling il be paying more attention to the German match on Friday then the Irish one.

I wonder why??

extra gravy · 05-09-2013 01:08PM

jonny666 wrote: »

have a feeling il be paying more attention to the German match on Friday then the Irish one.

I wonder why??

Same here, i'm looking forward to that game more than the Irish one

Awesomeness · 05-09-2013 01:14PM

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

I graduated in Monday and just kept saying to people that I was happier with the idea of ozil signing than the actual graduation!

Congrats on the graduation.

Cant wait to see Ozil in an Arsenal shirt but for now my mind is firmly on the Ireland game. Have plenty of times to go see the Arsenal world cups dont come around so often. Huge outside chance I know but I will be right behind them come tomorrow.

Arsenal Treble and trip to world cup. That will do me for the next year

05-09-2013 01:25PM

What times are the matches on on Friday?

Awesomeness · 05-09-2013 01:32PM

Deleted User wrote: »

What times are the matches on on Friday?

Ireland v Sweden is at 7.45

SweepTheLeg · 05-09-2013 01:37PM

Awesomeness wrote: »

Germany v Austria is at 7.45

FYP

05-09-2013 01:42PM

Both at the same time?

Better get my flipping coin out!

Paulegend · 05-09-2013 01:44PM

L'prof wrote: »

Özil is 24. He'll prolly still be at Arsenal when van Persie retires!

or he will move on to win trophies;)

Paulegend · 05-09-2013 01:45PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Both at the same time?

Better get my flipping coin out!

waqtch both:D the power of the multi platform devices

EuropeanSon · 05-09-2013 01:49PM

^^^

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Every now and again I click on the View Post link on an ignored user, and I feel complete justification in my original decision.

GavRedKing · 05-09-2013 04:50PM

I've deleted a few posts, Paullegend has been dealt with.

Move along folks, thanks.

astonaidan · 05-09-2013 04:57PM

So how bout those Nets

dvemail · 05-09-2013 05:10PM

Turning our attention to the youth coming through, who do people think will break into the squad this year and get some semi regular game time?
Seems like Gnabry and Zelalem are the two to look at, especially Gnabry as any injury to Walcott and he may well be needed. Hard to see Zelalem getting much time on the pitch until he starts to bulk up somewhat but he does look a prospect.
Akpom, Eisfield, Bellerin or Hayden? Hard to see Eisfield getting anywhere at the club now even though he does look pretty good. Good eye for goal too.

Marty McFly · 05-09-2013 05:16PM

dvemail wrote: »

Turning our attention to the youth coming through, who do people think will break into the squad this year and get some semi regular game time?
Seems like Gnabry and Zelalem are the two to look at, especially Gnabry as any injury to Walcott and he may well be needed. Hard to see Zelalem getting much time on the pitch until he starts to bulk up somewhat but he does look a prospect.
Akpom, Eisfield, Bellerin or Hayden? Hard to see Eisfield getting anywhere at the club now even though he does look pretty good. Good eye for goal too.

I don't think we will see much of Ryo, Gnabry or Zelalem this year apart from the odd sub appearance and the Carling Cup but seeing players like them is what makes the Carling Cup exciting for me. For me I think Gnabry and Zelalem looks like the two best current prospects to make it as first team players for Arsenal.

I don't know what happened with Eisfield Wenger did seem to like him and he did look good last year on the occasions I did see him but he seems to have drastically dropped down the pecking order not even getting a look in at pre season.

Oranage2 · 05-09-2013 05:22PM

From what I've seen of ryo at bolton he looks an exciting player, not amazing or anything like that but he'll be a nice player in the carling cup. He'd be my bet on the guy seeing the most game time of the three just mentioned.

dvemail · 05-09-2013 05:22PM

Yeah something doesn't fit with Eisfield. Anytime I've seen him play I've been quietly impressed. Thought he would have been higher in the pecking order than Frimpong who was among the subs on Sunday if I remember correctly. Even less of a chance to play now with our newest acquisition.

05-09-2013 05:23PM

Every time I saw the u21s last year Eisfeld was outshone by Gnabry, can't help his cause when Gnabry's 2 years younger.

Looper007 · 05-09-2013 05:28PM

Awesomeness wrote: »

Ireland v Sweden is at 7.45

That's not going to be a good match. Long ball's all the way.

Maire2009 · 05-09-2013 05:45PM

My favourite pastime of this week has been going up to Man Utd fans moaning about getting Fellaini and butting in on their bitching with:

"Arrah sure lads if you're not willing to fork out the big money, you'll not get the world class players!"

It's a nice, smug feeling doing that. One signing has made us so feared ... it's great!

tayto lover · 05-09-2013 05:49PM

Our youth teams do not seem to be as good as in previous years from the results I have seen. Something must have changed whether it's the scouting, training methods or other teams catching up. Very few breaking into the first team in last few years.

Marty McFly · 05-09-2013 05:56PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Our youth teams do not seem to be as good as in previous years from the results I have seen. Something must have changed whether it's the scouting, training methods or other teams catching up. Very few breaking into the first team in last few years.

We released a bucket load of them during the summer

. Very few players from top teams make when it through you think about it only the odd one will make it to the first team most move on. In the last few years we have had, Wilshere and Gibbs, look at City, United, Chelsea and Liverpool there the same if not worse.

Only the cream of the crop make it through, a lot of the other will make a name for themselves and careers for themselves at other clubs. If you look around at the amount of ex Arsenal youth players you would soon realize there are a few knocking about.

emergingstar · 05-09-2013 06:25PM

The problem with eisfield is that if he not scoring he does fcuk all which won't cut it in first team football

I think both zelalem agd gnarby will get a little game time and if we but again in January the will prob go on loan like wilshere did too Bolton

Not sure about Ryo injuries kinda ruined him reckon he will def go on loan

And the biggest chance of first team action is bellerin, if he keeps performing like last year and we get an injury at RB I reckon wenger might stick him in

So I'm pick of anyone to really break through this year I'm going for bellerin

bad2dabone · 05-09-2013 06:29PM

Have to agree, bellerin is a real prospect.

05-09-2013 06:31PM

Ex Barca, isn't he? We'll probably be getting the Barca DNA sh*te going on again in a few years

bad2dabone · 05-09-2013 06:33PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ex Barca, isn't he? We'll probably be getting the Barca DNA sh*te going on again in a few years

Aye him and jon toral. Ignasi miquel too. Ex barca.

greendom · 05-09-2013 06:40PM

tayto lover wrote: »

Our youth teams do not seem to be as good as in previous years from the results I have seen. Something must have changed whether it's the scouting, training methods or other teams catching up. Very few breaking into the first team in last few years.

I don't know an awful lot about the junior set up but it seems to me that we got rid of so much of the senior youth players this Summer, that it wasn't that surprising that the pre-season went so poorly.

dvemail · 05-09-2013 06:44PM

Doubt Zelalem will ever be loaned off unless things go south for him. With the style he plays he is best off at Arsenal learning under Ozil and the like. Who better to learn from.

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