Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015/16 ( Mod Note linked in OP 29/12)

jonneymendoza · 23-11-2015 10:10AM

emmetlego wrote: »

I'm late to the party, sorry...

You are something like 3 times more likely to die from a bee sting, than you are from a terrorist attack...

Or more likely to receive a warning from a moderator for abusing United boardies here when you've had more than a few too many! (Sorry moderators!)

lol thanks.

well my gf may not come so i will ask a mate to come along

emergingstar · 23-11-2015 10:32AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

He has played pretty damn well but could easily turn out to be a flash in the pan.

Think he has played well enough for long enough to not be flash in the pan

I'm all for signing another brilliant player there and leave them battle to the death next season

keano_afc · 23-11-2015 10:35AM

Signing proven players and letting them battle for a position is what big teams do. Did City need de Bruyne? No, they had Silva. Silva gets injured so de Bruyne comes in and they dont miss him. Its the difference between perennial under achievers like Arsenal and the very top sides.

23-11-2015 10:41AM

jonneymendoza wrote: »

lol thanks.

well my gf may not come so i will ask a mate to come along

Hey buddy....

23-11-2015 10:42AM

jonneymendoza wrote: »

lol thanks.

well my gf may not come so i will ask a mate to come along

Hey buddy....

wawaman · 23-11-2015 10:43AM

"Hello Kim? This is Arsene, how you fixed in January?"

23-11-2015 10:47AM

emergingstar wrote: »

Think he has played well enough for long enough to not be flash in the pan

How long's he gonna be out with his knee? Vardy left it til now to start hitting records, a couple of years ago Coquelin couldn't get into a Championship side.

I'm all for signing another brilliant player there and leave them battle to the death next season

Well that's a bit much like. :pac:

keano_afc wrote: »

Signing proven players and letting them battle for a position is what big teams do. Did City need de Bruyne? No, they had Silva. Silva gets injured so de Bruyne comes in and they dont miss him. Its the difference between perennial under achievers like Arsenal and the very top sides.

Again DM isn't somewhere you need a €40million or back-up. Someone who is consistent, fit and able to do the simple things right almost without fail will do. I'll go scouting for 6 months to answer the replies I'm sure to get for this post. :pac:

Ken Shamrock · 23-11-2015 10:49AM

Deleted User wrote: »

How long's he gonna be out with his knee? Vardy left it til now to start hitting records, a couple of years ago Coquelin couldn't get into a Championship side.

Well that's a bit much like. :pac:

Again DM isn't somewhere you need a €40million or back-up. Someone who is consistent, fit and able to do the simple things right almost without fail will do. I'll go scouting for 6 months to answer the replies I'm sure to get for this post. :pac:

List please... 20 DM's who are better than Arteta and Flamini and available and cost less than 2 Million, preferably French.

wandatowell · 23-11-2015 10:59AM

Reports saying Le Coq is out for 3 months.

Disaster.

CatInABox · 23-11-2015 11:01AM

wawaman wrote: »

"Hello Kim? This is Arsene, how you fixed in January?"

"Broken back? No worries, we'll still take you!"

ronjo · 23-11-2015 11:02AM

Ken Shamrock wrote: »

List please... 20 DM's who are better than Arteta and Flamini and available and cost less than 2 Million, preferably French.

can we tempt Vieira out of retirement?

23-11-2015 11:03AM

Ken Shamrock wrote: »

List please... 20 DM's who are better than Arteta and Flamini and available and cost less than 2 Million, preferably French.

Is French-speaking acceptable?

wonga77 · 23-11-2015 11:04AM

wandatowell wrote: »

Reports saying Le Coq is out for 3 months.

Disaster.

If that is true then his season is basically over, wouldnt be back untill March and thats provided that there are no setbacks. And we all know as Arsenal fans that 3 months is normally = 5 months

Ken Shamrock · 23-11-2015 11:10AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Is French-speaking acceptable?

Only If It Is of exceptional quality.

23-11-2015 11:15AM

Ken Shamrock wrote: »

Only If It Is of exceptional quality.

Like a new signing?

Ken Shamrock · 23-11-2015 11:21AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Like a new signing?

Wenger Knows Best ‏@wengerknowsbest 19m19 minutes ago
Well yes, I must say Jon Toral is playing exceptionally well on loan at Birmingham. Might he be the new Coquelin? I don't know Toral.

csallmighty · 23-11-2015 12:52PM

Two months at least says Wenger according to Arsenal's twitter.

Ken Shamrock · 23-11-2015 12:54PM

Wenger on injuries: "I must say we have been hit very hard in November. We have lost a few players." #AFCvZAG

The boss on the previous #AFCvZAG fixture: "We were unlucky on the day as we played with ten men but we should have got a better result."

The boss on Coquelin: "I'm always cautious. It will be at least two months but I don't want to speculate more than that." #AFCvZAG

TEAM NEWS: "Coquelin and @m8arteta are out. @aaronramsey is available." #AFCvZAG

The boss on the Champions League: "The players like to compete at the top. We have the ability in the squad to do that."

Wenger on #AFCvZAG: "We got caught on the counter attack and at a set piece. Let's focus on what we can do."

.@Mertesacker on the Champions League: "There is a chance and we want to take it seriously."

Bobby Baccala · 23-11-2015 01:00PM

The news on Coquelin is a massive blow, he's been our best player this season along with Nacho and Ozil. When is Wilshere due back? He's more than capable of doing a job at Cdm imo.

symbolic · 23-11-2015 01:04PM

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

The news on Coquelin is a massive blow, he's been our best player this season along with Nacho and Ozil. When is Wilshere due back? He's more than capable of doing a job at Cdm imo.

Physio Room says 13th Dec 15

MaxPower89 · 23-11-2015 01:12PM

Its a huge blow no doubt, it will be up to Flamini now but he won't be able for every game. After that, maybe some kind of partnership of Wilshere/Santi/Ramsey/Ox. Don't think the Ox has the discipline at all for a deeper role though.

MaxPower89 · 23-11-2015 01:29PM

If we could click again up front it would help also. When we go ahead, we can find more space in our attacks. Would be in favour of Walcott or the Ox coming in on the RHS with Ramsey going back into MF perhaps, we can get up the field a bit quicker then.

shano_88 · 23-11-2015 01:48PM

At least 2 months for Coq. Massive blow

The good news is Ramsey is back.

emmetlego · 23-11-2015 02:06PM

shano_88 wrote: »

At least 2 months for Coq. Massive blow

The good news is Ramsey is back.

Thanks. In other breaking news, the Chilean miners have been freed!

Edit: Sorry, I'm in a smart ass mood!

gosplan · 23-11-2015 02:07PM

shano_88 wrote: »

At least 2 months for Coq. Massive blow

The good news is Ramsey is back.

It's what Wenger does next that counts.

People wanted ANY upgrade on Arteta and Flamini but I don't buy that for a position that's nailed down. We were fine for DMF going into the season.

However what happens now is where we've always gone wrong.

If it is a few months, then Wenger needs to forget that Coq exists and spend whatever it takes to get the best DMF in the window. Historically, this is where we make do or shuffle people around. However a team with chanpionship aspirations wouldn't do that. Overspend now and deal with the selection headache later.

ronjo · 23-11-2015 02:08PM

Am I the only one who thought Kallstrom was actually pretty good when he eventually played for us?

emmetlego · 23-11-2015 02:23PM

ronjo wrote: »

Am I the only one who thought Kallstrom was actually pretty good when he eventually played for us?

Not on your own, I thought he was decent and often very good. Just didn't see enough of him!

shano_88 · 23-11-2015 02:28PM

gosplan wrote: »

It's what Wenger does next that counts.

People wanted ANY upgrade on Arteta and Flamini but I don't buy that for a position that's nailed down. We were fine for DMF going into the season.

However what happens now is where we've always gone wrong.

If it is a few months, then Wenger needs to forget that Coq exists and spend whatever it takes to get the best DMF in the window. Historically, this is where we make do or shuffle people around. However a team with chanpionship aspirations wouldn't do that. Overspend now and deal with the selection headache later.

Hinted at Chambers getting a chance at dmf today pressers according to Arseblog. Not sure how keen I would be on that but I guess this time last year, Coq wasn't even a squad player for us so things can change very quickly.

It's apparent now that Arteta can't be relied upon which is disappointing so I really can't see how we don't purchase a defensive midfielder in January. I agree, forget about the money, pay the extra premium because the league is wide open this year and one really good acquisition in January could be the difference.

shano_88 · 23-11-2015 02:29PM

ronjo wrote: »

Am I the only one who thought Kallstrom was actually pretty good when he eventually played for us?

I think it's the fact that we signed him to cover injuries and he was injured for the period we actually need him. Was a really poor signing.

Not his fault of course and he done fine in the few games he played.

emergingstar · 23-11-2015 03:09PM

There is enough DM's out there that we should def make a signing in January

No excuses

Arsenal Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2015/16 ( Mod Note linked in OP 29/12)

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