So let's see:
We've got Vermaelen back, Gervinho, Jenkinson and AOC, 2 Barca youths, the 3 promoted players and now ryo. That's 10 siginngs in Wenger's book!
Wenger, walking the walk :bow:
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So let's see:
We've got Vermaelen back, Gervinho, Jenkinson and AOC, 2 Barca youths, the 3 promoted players and now ryo. That's 10 siginngs in Wenger's book!
Wenger, walking the walk :bow:
And Frimpong who'll be like a new signing after missing all of last season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirjackofwilshere
Nah, too weird for me to notice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
on a fu#king rock n roll.......the reserve and youth league doubles in the bagQuote:
Originally Posted by Sirjackofwilshere
good for your thread huh, SirJack?
Rosicky seems to have moved back to his natural position of central midfield. He's been good in pre-season and is actually one of our best tacklers, so is a decent squad player to have in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joker
Maybe Walcott will be used mostly as a striker from now on?
I'm quite excited about having Gervinho, Theo, Ryo, Ugly Theo as our new flying wing team. And Arshavin can be useful too, if he can bothered/is not sold.
Ugly Theo :haha:
:pal:Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
I'm more weird than you :scarf:.
Theo is going to be used in the middle where as Alex Chamberlin will be a winger as he is more natural there then theo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joker
ugly theo:haha::lol:
The Ryu dude wont play a game for us so wouldnt count him tbh
Wenger wanted him to part of the first team, even before the work permit was official.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
I suspect you will continue your hilarious references to him being here just for Asian marketing purposes throughout the season, however successful he is.
I look forward to being unsurprised.
Why else would he be here?Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
Hes young and shit which makes the marketing money the only reason we've got him.
Its happened before with Inamoto. Or are you going to deny that happened and continue this needless pointless boring campaign against me?
You guys are probably right, I think Theo's going to be used more frequently as a striker this season. If so, he needs to work on his hold up play because that's an area of his game that's still weak. However, having a bit of pace up front may enable us to mix our game up a bit, and play a more direct style when necessary. Van Persie drops off too deep at times, which closes off options for the midfield (not that the midfield was up to much last season anyway apart from Wilshere) and makes our game predictable and sluggish.
from what i have seen he is really not shit, far from it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ach
Looks good on paper with this new abundance of pace, god knows we needed it last season with all the predictable and laboured build up play.
Hopefully players like Ryu, Gervinho and Oxo are played to their strengths.
Gervinho, Jenkinson and Oxo. 3 singings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Darth Vela
But why spend £12m on a player who wont be ready for a season or two (no matter how amazing he 'might' be) when A. we have loads of winger/attackers B. If Wenger doesnt win anything for those years he'l be either sacked or incredibly unpopular. C. Wengers going to have to leave sooner or later (hes 60 something), surely the priority should not be on future prospects, but on quality now, to rescue his diminishing reputation.
My only guess as to why he's bought this player is: Wenger thinks he's going to live forever, Oxo is second only to God, Wengers finally got Altzeimers.
Saw AOC's interview where he stated that he always been a central midfielder through the youth ranks. At S'ton he was asked to play on the flank and he gladly obliged. He goe on to say that he likes passing and scoring etc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Owox8v94A
We won't get the best out of him on the wing if his passing ability is better than his dribbling skills. Another square peg in a round hole from the sound of it. It may take him a few sessions to adjust and he's not a first team starter either.Quote:
Originally Posted by gunsofashburtongrove
The comments from Gazidis and Dein about 2 or 3 more signings were all after Gervinho and Jenkinson, by my reckoning anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dog Toffee
Incidentally, we didn't have that many wingers, we had strikers and AMs playing out wide, but very few wingers. I don't think he's ever going to compromise the policy we have in place to keep up with the sugar daddied clubs, he's added someone for the now in Gervinho but even raw and inexperienced talent can make the difference as impact subs and squad players, especially when they're a *little* different, look at what Rieira did for Liverpool whilst actually being fairly shit overall.
We definitely need some new signings in defence (would have liked a striker as well though), but at least it's good we seem to have added more pace we badly needed.
The question is how much will Oxo play, if he's treated like Walcott was we might barely see him which would be shame.
From what I've seen of Oxo though he's a decent player, seems a much more natural talent than Walcott.
Though if SAF got him (he was after him for a while) - we'd all be whining about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dog Toffee
I for one welcome our ox-tailed Theo wanna be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsqQZyhVCM4
Being tackled is one of his career highlights so far? I feel sorry for these guys coming in, Wenger is asking them to hit the ground running and unless they play out of their skins they are going to be under constant pressure as the fans think about what could have been if we'd signed some battle ready players.
Looks strong, has a bit of pace, but the dribbling looks a bit loose to me. Like Theo, he depends on his pace to knock it past defenders and run but he won't get that much space in the Prem.Quote:
Originally Posted by AKBapologist
We'll soon see, but I can't see where this kid fits in to be honest. He's not a starter that's for sure and £12 - £15m for a bench player is pretty expensive. Theo, Arshavin and Gervinho will be our main wingers, Whilshere, Song and Ramsey will probably start if we lose Cesc and Nasri this season...so where does this kid play?
We've got him and he looks decent, but we have to sign first team calibre players before the window shuts. This kid will need a season before he's fully ready for the Prem. Hopefully, that's not the case and he blows everyone away and is starting straight off the bat, but I doubt it.
something tells me he's going to convert the lad into a striker.
I'll hold you to that motherfucker.Quote:
@IgnasiMiquel: And for all the questions, I will not say I want to go back to barcelona when I am 24, I owe nothing to them.
Stoke have signed Upson.
Hope he plays against us.
West Brom have signed Shane Long:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14468822.stm
I think Woy can lead them to European football.
think that says quite a lot about the mood of the players when it comes to the cesc sagaQuote:
Originally Posted by AKBapologist
They might refuse Miquel re-entry into Spain on account of his dodgy accent anyway.
@cesc4official look at what @IgnasiMiquel said on his twitter page. You should remmeber that about barca. We took you when they didint.
:lol:
shit is fake
Pretty much.
I thought that miquel account looks fake...still tho. it be LOLZ.
I hope to fuck were going back to 4-4-2 this season with all these pacy attacking wingers weve got now.
:pray:
:facepalm:Quote:
Originally Posted by Save me Jeebus!
http://www.goonersweb.co.uk/forum/sh...5155#post25155
:coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by AKBapologist
Would be good if Chakmakhan was History
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/f...-2334824.html?
Arshavin linked with some Russian pub team
Don't think we will go back to 4-4-2, because we don't even have 2 box to box midfielders who can do the job, the reason why we went to 4-3-3 or whatever variation. Wenger looks like he is infusing some competitiveness into the team by promoting some of the youngsters and buying some. They might take a while to play at their best, but from we know we'll get industry from Jenko,Afobe,Frimpong and Ryo am expecting the same from AOC. I'am not expecting these guys to be match winners, and they will make mistakes, but i think their industry and energy will hopefully spur the first team sulks to better performances. I think Joel Campbell looks a possibility too. Buy a CB sell all everyone who wants out and we'll have a decent season. I'am hoping is that we might have some pace and directness in the team to get the counter attacks going with all the additions.
Define decent season.. 4th?Quote:
Originally Posted by gunsofashburtongrove
anything better and we could see a reaction that makes the riots on the streets look tame!Quote:
Originally Posted by FakeYank
seriously bringing in the youngsters to provide a spark and the prospect of more pace is all fair and well but if we dont address the defence in the next few days then I would say our summer building has flopped, I know that we would still have a week or so to go after Saturday but surely our first line up of the season needs to show our intent.
we need to
1) get 1 or 2 CBS
2) in the case of 2 - move a fit Verm to LB - Gibbs can get the back up
3) get rid of Nic - he has said just as much so what are we waiting for? (someone desperate enough to take him on)
4) get rid of Eboue - what are we waiting for - fuck knows
5) have Wenger get a grip
5) address a touchy subject - but for all the arguments I know not which way to turn, get shod of 1 or both - I lean towards both that that would leave us seriously unstable - but surely we are equally as unstable with them staying - the mental strength of the squad is fragile enough as it is and this is where we need Wenger to lead most. If we get rid of one I say Nasri goes, fuck it if he goes to Citeh then so be it, cant stand the up in the air feeling anymore. We have players to play his position but we still dont have that replacement for Cesc and if Barcunt dont want to pay the asking price then they can FO. We showed many times that we can win without Cesc over the last few seasons so if he wants to sulk then the bench is waiting for him. Sell him next year if Barca are still interested.
6) seriouly look at a striker - money for Nasri would pay for Benzama
7) get a back up in the midfield - not sure who that could be - the Mata rumour looks to have died but there still could be some life in it - (Barton is a cunt but he is one that can play so would not make me shoot myself in the head if we did get him - just my opinion!)
8) take some risks - whether it is by breaking a transfer record or cashing in a player who we thought we were building our future around - he who dares wins and I think we dont win both on the field and other because we refuse to dare - another 5 million - fuck it pay it - after all it was the player we wanted wasn't. We need to show serious intent to be taken seriously. ManU and Chelsea do it and have succeeded, Citeh are doing it and look like they could succeed. Liverpool do it and...........(to be fair look better on paper) - we can do but refuse to, there is nothing wrong with being careful but it is not paying off
We are not far off being a good team, we might have to take some losses first but what we want is within our grasp
BTW please feel free to add to the list those are some things I thought of while waiting to start a meeting - didn't add 9) sack Wenger
......cos I'm not at that stage yet