Even though Coquelin and chambers never really played together?. Coquelin came into the team when Chambers cameQuote:
Originally Posted by Dein-machine
Out of it.
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Even though Coquelin and chambers never really played together?. Coquelin came into the team when Chambers cameQuote:
Originally Posted by Dein-machine
Out of it.
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Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
Benteke may get then goals but does anyone think 'pool may have a few strikers Sturridge, Ricky, Firm, Ings and the Belgien they bought last year.......and Mario but it's doubtable if he is anything but a liability
Firminho is more a replacement for Sterling and Lambert and Balotelli will most likely leave either on loan or permanent deals.
Sturridge and Benteke would be the obvious first choice pairing but they are both crocks who will probably spend more time on the treatment table than on the pitch. I think Firmino will play more as a number 10 than as a striker, leaving Ings and Lambert as the back ups.
I hope Balotelli fucks off back to Italy tbh. Cant stand him.
Funny enough, I partly blame the guys playing with Arteta. I think I've said this a few times in the past. The way our midfield can sometimes look so lifeless and flat has always bothered me. We had the tip tappy phase with Cesc and co where we held possession and did nothing with it but since he's left we've struggled to even do that. We're only just starting to get that fluency back and at first I blamed Arteta for really slowing down our play. The side ways passing, the way he panic passes when under pressure or avoids collecting the ball all together if under the slightest bit of pressure. That bothered me a lot and you could see us struggling to get the ball over the half way line.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dein-machine
But a few seasons back, I noticed the big difference Rosicky would make when playing alongside Arteta in that CM role. It's a world of difference and the fluency just came right back. Rosicky did that for a couple of seasons and I started to see that Wilshere and Ramsey were also a big part of the problem. Not just Arteta. That core trio of Arteta, Wilshere and Ramsey should never ever play together. Arteta has his flaws and weakness but it really doesn't help when Pinky and Perky are in the mix. They don't track back, they don't come back to play deep and collect the ball, they have no partnership at all when playing together and that needs to be sorted. It puts extra pressure on an already flawed player so I agree with Herb's on this one. I think if we played Arteta alongside Cazorla he'd be fine. He hasn't played next to Cazorla in that role and I think the pressure would be eased off Arteta slightly if we had to play him.
But I also see the point you made earlier about that Barca kid. If Wenger decides to sign a young inexperienced DM whilst passing up on players that can provide something for us now, I'll be pissed. For starters, we just bought that young Polish DM last season and although it's a small fee, it's a waste. Wenger has a habit of collecting youngsters and the majority of young players amount to nothing. Look at that situation where we had Dick Law fly out to Costa Rica to sign Campbell who wasn't even eligible for a passport. We also had Vela waiting on the bench to get game time, who was supposed to be a superstar and we had also just signed Ryo and Wellington Silva, two other players ineligible for British passports, a year before and we also just signed Ox. There is no way we could accommodate all those wingers, develop them or monitor their progress and it seems like we have a potluck system going on. Just look at Coquelin's emergence as an example. We seemed totally unaware of what he could offer the team and was just shipping him out of the squad on loan so he could run down his contract and then leave the club. He would have suffered the same fate as Vela and Campbell if it weren't for that injury crisis. It's frustrating to watch especially whilst we pass up on established players. I just don't get the obsession of collecting young players and not actually developing them. We're just casting a wide net and hoping something special will emerge from the pack and be distinct enough for us to notice.
Anyway - back to the thread - Have we bought anyone yet!!!!
Diaby close to signing for West Brom. :lol:
Pulis to turn him into a world beater?
Watch him stay fit the entire season..
In sha Allah he will!Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank