Yeh, I agree.
Not interested in any more kids, we need experience first.
SSN say we have been looking at Jagielka again but wengerthinks that everton will likely turn down any offer.
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Yeh, I agree.
Not interested in any more kids, we need experience first.
SSN say we have been looking at Jagielka again but wengerthinks that everton will likely turn down any offer.
i think the jags rumour is just our use of PR to put some pressure on balckburn to see the Samba deal through.
Starting to think Cahill was never taken seriously
I've never believed we would sign Cahill because of how much he'd cost, City and Spurs would probably go the extra mile for him where as we wouldn't. Samba is the one for us me thinks, if we are to sign a CB.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,11670_7001843,00.htmlQuote:
Christopher Samba hopes that Blackburn Rovers will grant him permission to leave the club should an attractive offer come his way.
Samba has been strongly linked with a switch to Arsenal this summer, whilst Tottenham Hotspur have also been mentioned as an interested party.
Rovers boss Steve Kean recently stressed his desire to retain the centre-back's services after seeing Phil Jones leave Ewood Park for Manchester United.
But Blackburn owner Anuradha Desai has confirmed that Samba is the subject of growing interest, revealing to L'Equipe: "I know there are discussions with some clubs."
Opportunity
And Congo international Samba has expressed his ambition to compete higher up the table, with Rovers battling for their safety last campaign.
Samba said: "For four-and-a-half years I have been at Blackburn and fought against relegation.
"If a good opportunity presents itself, I want to take it. I hope the club will understand if I want to make the step up and not prevent a deal."
Earlier this year, Samba, 27, signed a contract extension at Blackburn, committing him to the club until 2015.
as an aside whatever happened to that Wolfman that Barca paid silly money for? Chygysnky what it? Think he is at Dynamo now, was he any good?
chygrynskiy apparently and he is at Shaktar, fook it swap Vela, Rosicky, bendtner and Denilson for him and Dougie Costa
Like I've said before, I would have preferred Cahill to Samba, as I think he's a more all round defender who can defend against different styles. Having seen Samba in action, I think he struggles against teams that play it on the ground at a high speed, although he would help us cope with aerial bombardments(which is important), although I think Cahill would also give us that much needed stability from set pieces, and could organise things at the back more effectively.
But as Samba will be cheaper than Cahill, no prizes for guessing who Wenger prefers.
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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
This.
Way i look at it is this, we have plenty of these all-round-decent-on-the-ground types so if we're playing someone who is going to get it down and play it, we simply get Koscielny out of storage and lob him into the first team (assuming it's him and Djourou that drop to the bench for Vermalen to partner New CB) but for every other mid-table team that we know are going to lump it into the box, we use Samba.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joker
http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-ne...juventus-fightQuote:
Tottenham are facing a three-way scrap for highly-rated Stuttgart defender Serdar Tasci
Manager Harry Redknapp wants another option at centre-back following Jonathan Woodgate's departure and continuing doubts over Ledley King's future.
Redknapp is also in the race for Arsenal target Chris Samba but Blackburn are not keen on selling the towering defender, as Steve Kean told talkSPORT yesterday.
Reports in Germany claim Spurs have now turned their attention to Tasci and are ready to follow up their interest in the 24-year-old with a bid.
Redknapp, however, will not have a clear run at the Germany international with Juventus and Sevilla are also lining up offers for Tasci, who is valued at around £12million by Stuttgart.
It is understood that the defender wants to leave the Bundesliga this summer and try his hand in another of Europe's top leagues, so his club are keen to cash in.
Supposedly we were ready to match the initial bid for Jones.
It's not only about price, it's also about value. And part of that value is in resale value, Samba's is likely only to decline, at least Cahill might have a bit of mileage in him.
I think Wenger saw Jones as a special talent, he can play CB & DM, Jones is a very good player IMHO and will repay back his fee for United in time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fist of Lehmann
In regards to Samba/Cahill I agree with you. Add the fact that Cahill is English so you can add about 5 million on top of whatever value is realistic for him anyway.
I prefer Cahill to Samba, Cahill is good on the ground and very competent in the air, he's a better all rounder than Samba IMHO. Cahill is not as good as Samba in the air, but he's no slouch either.
For me Cahill is an upgrade on anything we have with the exception of Tommy V.