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Jean Seri's taller brother!
Leverkusen have just signed Frankfurt's keeper, so that could be Leno on the move?
Talk of Perez getting a second chance with Emery - LANS!
Good idea. Better than Wellkack!Quote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
Joking aside, it could actually be a really shrewd move? He must be desperate to prove Wenger wrong, and we wouldn't even have to worry about persuading him to come here and be 2nd or 3rd choice because we already own his ass!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chippy
i'd be happy to have him back he looked good but never got a decent chance with wengerQuote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
Yeah, I never understood why he was frozen out? Always looked a dangerous option when he played, and chalked up some lovely goals and assists despite limited game time. Seems like an easy win to me - spend the money elsewhere...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
Perez willing to come back as soon as a proper manager comes in :lol:
He could cross a ball and he was prone to unauthorised shooting. More than enough reason to get frozen out of a Wenger team.Quote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
“I believe we can grow with the players we have”
He’s been wengerised already.
I'll be royally pissed if we don't get at least a new keeper and one CB, but I am kind of curious to see if a modern coach can get another level out of this group of players? It doesn't look like we've practiced defence for about a decade, and there's at least 4 midfielders there who I think would improve instantly just by having clearly defined roles and an actual gameplan to follow (beyond "go out and express yourself").
Ultimately I think we'll still need more investment (possibly a 2nd CB, a Cm and a 2nd RB), but I'm glad that our new head coach actually knows how to coach (and is willing to do it).
I'm not really, half of these guys are rubbish IMO, Wenger buys we should have never made, we just need to get rid and start again and erase the memories of this awful time for the club.Quote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
The likes of Xhaka Mustafi, Welbeck, Chambers, Elneny were players we should have never bought in the 1st place, then you had the likes of Cech, Koscielny we also need to replace and hopefully we let Wilshere move on, just not professional or good enough for a club like Arsenal (not sure about Holding and Iwobi either to be honest).
I'm not interested in us perservering with these guys, the new manager has to build the team in his image, not us old parts that didn't work properly and try to fit them in somehow.
The only players I'm really that bothered about keeping are Lacazette, Aubameyang, Ozil if I'm honest, if we got rid of anyone else it really wouldn't bother me.
That just isn't going to happen though Zim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
In an ideal world, yes, but the reality is, Emery will have to beat the shit out of the squad and teach them how to play football again.
No, he's been Arsenalised. He's been told there isn't much money, so make do with what you've got and toe the party line.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
Aye, I would be looking for us to make 3 solid additions, a new keeper, centre back and central midfielder.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aubameyang's Wang
We shouldnt be skimping in any of these areas, we should be looking to purchase the absolute best available options within our budget. With these additions and Emery implementing a structured system I think we will see huge improvements. Emery has already stated that high press is a fundamental part of how he wants / demands us to play, that in itself will mean certain members of our existing squad will be discarded / sold.
Our squad as it is does need work, but I do think we have some current first team players that can go at least a level above their performances of last season. The performance level last season was unacceptable.
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Originally Posted by Aubameyang's Wang
I'm still hoping to see a decent level of investment this summer - given the sheer number of players that would need development, I think it makes sense to cut our losses with some of them, to reduce Emery's work load a bit. However, we also have to be realistic here - most of our budget is probably going to be eaten up on the defensive rebuild, and I'm not sure it's going to leave much for anything else.
Might be wrong, but I suspect that the majority of the midfield and the attack will get a stay of execution this summer, and we'll see a lot of work going into tactics, shape, positional discipline and really nailing down and learning clearly defined roles.
No I agree, just goes to show what a mess Wenger left us in by spending money on players that weren't up to it (sometimes large amounts).Quote:
Originally Posted by Aubameyang's Wang
I think it's mostly a tactical and cultural mess that he's left - I'm not saying that I'm expecting all of our players to suddenly turn into the very best in the world in their positions, but I don't think half of them are as bad as they've been made to look with our casual, make-it-up-while-you're-out there approach, where there's never any consequences or incentive to improve. Most of the problems I see aren't necessarily down to a lack of talent - it's that we constantly get caught with our pants down because our players aren't prepared, and don't have a plan to deal with anything less than perfect playing conditions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
Come on Zim, you've got to be a little bit excited to see what a proper coach can do with this group? If for no other reason than to prove that Wenger was holding us back.
My guess is that we can easily generate £30-£40m by shifting 2-3 players that are dross.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
That gives us £80-£90m to spend and then bring through some a couple of the promising youngsters, Riess Nelson, Nketiah, AMN to help bulk out the squad.
Now we have someone who is good at developing talent and actually utilising it, we have the option to bring them into the team successfully and use them when we need to.
well both chambers and holding are young to so maybe with the right coaching these guys could become our centre back partnership for years to come. they aren't no hopers like mustafi and have time on their side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aubameyang's Wang
we could do with some defensive midfield beef and I wouldn't be adversed to getting rid of Ozil if someone comes in with a £40m-50m.
I'm excited about the new manager and what he can do with the club, I'm not excited at the prospect of keeping hold of these sub par Wenger signings, to change this club we also need to change the players Wenger brought in, they just don't fit into the project and the new manager need to bring in his own players not re-use those of the previous manager, he needs to build his own team, IMO a number of the players the club aren't good enough and never will be, Xhaka and Mustafi are two of the worst signings in the clubs history pound for pound.Quote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
Yeah that would be good, just think that the new manager needs to bring some of his own players in to make the team his, selling the dross works for me :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Aubameyang's Wang
I'm keen on a total shift away from the past, which for me was an awful period in the clubs history, much of the team are part and parcel of that.
Chambers and Holding are Wenger signings and we know that he really knows little about defending so I don't hold much hope for them, think we need some new players at the back, neither of those two have shown they are good enough in any way and I'm not convinced they are, you need the talent in the 1st place a manager can't make that magically appear.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bumble
Yeah, I'm not really fussed about Mustafi - I suspect he'd look considerably better in an organised defence, but I'm not sure I can actually be bothered going to all the effort, especially if we're rumoured to be after a couple of new CBs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
I'd be OK with giving Xhaka a chance under Emery - I think a lot of his problems stem from Wenger asking him to get up and down the pitch (like he did with all of his midfielders) when he just doesn't have the athleticism for it. If we camped him in front of the CBs, reduced the miles he has to cover, and let him quarterback the play, I think we'd see a big improvement in him.
BUT... I think there's a very good chance that you might get your wish with Xhaka. One of the consistent themes in all of Emery's teams is a defensive midfielder who can drop back and almost become a 3rd CB when the fullbacks get forward, and that just doesn't sound like Xhaka. Not sure where that leaves him really...
Italian press reporting that we are after Roma’s Lorenzo Pellegrini.
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Not sure i agree i think Chambers showed promise and also Holding.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
Surely Per can also help with defensive coaching as well as his other duties, he knows a lot more about it than Steve Bould
Just proper organisation in front of them will help too, remember Wenger turned Kos, an extremly good defender, into an injury-prione wreck, getting sent off for desperate challenges as the side fell apart around him
Yep! Get rid. Not good enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
We can offload them to West Ham for 15m each.
In talks with Lichtsteiner on a free. Allegedly.
Anyone watch Juve much? Does he still have the legs to do a job in the prem? I'm guessing he'd probably be a backup for Bellerin, so maybe it doesn't matter too much...
6 foot tall, 7 time Seria A winner, played 32 times for a title winning Juve last season.
Under Wenger I'd be against it but now we have SAS + Ivan + Emery, yes please.
SASIE :bow:
Ornstein confirms we're in for Lichtsteiner. I guess at 34 he will just be experienced back up to Bellerin. If it saves money for the more important additions we need to make I'm ok with that.
34 seems a bit old to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gooner23
Ornstein has zero credibility at the moment. He should take a break so people forget, and then slink back in to play his ITK bullshit.
It is exciting to see how it will all pan out. I hope Bellerin gets back to where he was, he had such potential.
The move does make a lot of sense? We need another RB, and I wasn't sure we'd have enough in the budget for it, so a freebie would be great business for us (and buys us a couple more years to look into it again later). He'd provide solid competition and guidance for Bellerin. He's a serial winner who would be a good example to have in the squad. And I can see us having to field 2 inexperienced, young CBs fairly often next year, so being able to bracket them with a couple of old pros like Nacho and Lichtsteiner (if we need to) might ease my nerves a bit!
All hinges on whether he's still got the legs for it at 34.
http://www.accelerator3359.com/Wrest.../rsteiner2.jpg
Destroyed both the Spuds and Marketing when he came on. :popcorn:
We do need some RB cover. Rather get a specialist in than keep putting Chambers out there.
Looks to still have a bit of pace
Puts most of our lot to shame!