They can have Walcott for Cech and 40 million. Just throw like 15 million at Barcelona for Pedro and move Alexis to the right.
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They can have Walcott for Cech and 40 million. Just throw like 15 million at Barcelona for Pedro and move Alexis to the right.
Is pedro really that good or is he a bit jesus navasy? The thing that makes players like Cesc, Alexis and Costa work here is that they're naturally scrappy, powerful players. Can't wait for fairweather players to adapt, we need to win in the next couple of years or Ozil and Ramsey are off. A fully fit Walcott is ready to make an impact on a title challenge. Just a question of fitness and injuries, same with a few others.
Even a fart like Woy gets momentum, last night he said the intensity needs to remain even when the beat San Marino and qualify. We already have the players to challenge for the title. It would be nice to add some more top quality, but I don't think it's necessary to at least mount a serious challenge. Our manager is the impediment. He doesn't understand or value momentum, he prioritises games when in reality only the next game (whatever it is) is important, he doesn't know how to rotate a squad to take best advantage of the players available to him (which could also be a key factor in the injuries we suffer). We won't sustain a challenge with Wenger at the helm no matter who goes or stays. Maybe if we chucked £100mill to get multiple top tier additions the players themselves could drag out a title charge despite the manager. But we won't and shouldn't do that. We have to persist near the top and keep hold of our players until 2017 when Wenger leaves. That's the challenge ahead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
I don't think it's Wenger's management that causes injuries. But it's well publicised that we have made changes and things have started to pick up recently, players like Ozil and Jack have come back looking a lot stronger. There was a Jeremy Wilson article about it recently.
Wenger's fine. He's 65 and doesn't have that long himself - everything about the last couple of years have signalled he's ready to give it a proper go right now. No more building for the future, all the best players - Alexis, Koscielny, Ramsey, Ozil are about to reach their peak years as footballers, even the fillers like Monreal are at their peak. He's no longer compromising on quality for loyalty. Jenkinson was quite ruthlessly shown the door, and clearly if this Cech interest is real, he doesn't have worries about pissing off Szczesny. We look more competitive in big games now too. Think there's a lot of proper reason for optimism and it's not the same as before. Think we'll snare the league next year.
Add Gervinho, Santos and Podolski to that list. He's not wasting much time and showing players the door. Just hoping he's looking closely at his legacy and takes the opportunity to rub Mourinho's comments in his face. However long left he has at Arsenal he needs push for the league and Champs League. He doesn't want to look back on his career and find himself defending certain decisions and the lack of trophies when people ask him questions. It will sting and no matter how much he'll try to define his legacy on his own terms, it won't happen and people will keep referring to that barren run.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
Dzeko looks set to leave the gypos. We're not dumb enough to sign him surely?
He's very, very good. He's start over
Giroud. Better than Higuain and other strikers we'll be linked with. But part of me hopes his career goes down the pan. He chose money, now deal with being irrelevant you greedy little cunt.
You don't??? I think directly or indirectly he's clearly responsible. We have a long history of buying injury prone players and as Wenger is the man solely responsible for choosing transfer targets than he has to be deemed accountable for that. Also he knew as far back as February last year (before the World Cup) that Koscielny had a tendon problem in his foot and kept on playing him because he didn't want to play Vermaelen because he knew he was going in the summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
I think it's the fact that Shad Forsythe has been able to actually do his job as a fitness coach is the reason attributable for Ozil and Wilshere.
The injury with Koscielny made no sense. Went into the season with a crocked player and his partner tired from an exhausting world cup. Still makes no sense why he'd go into the season with only Chambers and Monreal as our backup defenders. It shouldn't have taken him by surprise considering he knew about the injury and world cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
He has done the same with Jack and Ramsey before. Overplayed both players and rushed them back from injury for them only to suffer longer layoffs. I can only hope he's finally learned his lesson this season. 3rd year in a row he's gambled on a players fitness.
I thought that was a Photoshop job but apparently it's real. He looks like an old dear. That's really embarrassing, some sort of a dare, a lost bet, a not so covert signal to Dick Law to press the button on the Kalou deal?Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC Leveller
As an economist he is likely to see such a deal as precisely that........Stupid. I don't see him countenancing that. Least not in a straight swap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
Mourinho will make it difficult and Cech won't come.
If anybody can name a proven keeper of the level or better than Cech remotely realistic, then they should do so? If they can't, then it highlights the exact problem we face...
If I was to answer my own tedious question though, I'd say Handanovic who I've rated for some time. Inter have fallen into obscurity in Italy and have no chance of winning the CL but it would still take a significant fee.
Petr Cech wants Arsenal transfer this summer - according to Chelsea's goalkeeping coach
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...ansfer-5888499
Yeah I agree with all of this, it's Cech or bust for me. I think we'll get the deal done but like you say Mourinho will make it as difficult as possible for us and pretty much do as much as he can to sabotage the deal. I think this one will drag on for a while yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice
Falcao to join Chelsea on loan. :lol:
Guess they are setting up a £50mill laundry deal for next summer. Then they will sell him to their feeder club Ruski Krakpipe in 2017. For £60mill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...s-Arsenal.html
As expected Mourinho's stalling over the Cech deal.
He allegedly asked for The Ox or Theo in exchange which thankfully Wenger rejected categorically. :lol::lol:
Just hope that this doesn't go along all summer and we move on to someone else if doesn't get concluded sharpish.
We should walk away from the deal. The son bitch will probably stall the deal and dangle enough to keep us from searching and negotiating other deals.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico
Whilst I agree that Mourinho will no doubt make it as awkward as possible for us to get Cech, just walking away after that would be premature. However at the same time that does not stop us from looking elsewhere at the same time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
Begovic if we are going for a good keeper at ~£10m, but if Wenger is prepared to spend in this area then I would try getting our hands on Neuer (I would suggest Lloris as well, but you know Spurs are only going to throw a ridiculous price on him because it's us :/ )
Chelsea on the verge of signing Old Man Falcao, as hinted at above.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33155911
Jose has got to be the biggest WUM after our very own......there is no way in hell that we give up anyone apart from Letters as part if any deal for CechQuote:
Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico
City bid 40m for Sterling. :lol:
If it doesn't get concluded by the end of June I hope we do move on. We've played this out already with Ba.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
The good thing is that by all accounts Cech seems really eager to move so I'm hoping with some messages passed through unofficial channels, he forces through the move quickly.
As for others, I really like the looks of Leno at Monglabech or Oblak at Athletico.
lol at the Neuer suggestion. Bayern wouldn't sell him for all the tea in China.
It's like they enjoy wasting money. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
They could probably get him for 30 million or less if they strong armed Liverpool - their position is really weak - yet City are just prepared to throw money quickly despite no one else being interested. :doh:
FFP :rose:
Supposedly they're after Delph too. It's like a trip to the sweet shop with an inappropriate uncle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...micah-richards
Why didnt we get him on a free? Surely a very good back up!!
Only as a back up for another fragile RB in DebuchyQuote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
It's been about 4 years since Micah Richards had a good game.
Harsh. He hardly ever got a game! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
I think as a CB/RB backup, he wouldve been a good investment (free transfer).
The fact he's at Villa now speaks volumes for where he is now.
You know why, David? Because of the kids. They called me Mr Glass.Quote:
Originally Posted by Douglas Reynholm
The Ox must be worth £60m, Bellerin £50m, Rambo £50m & Jack £65m (extra GHEL factor) at that rate of exchange.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
He looks a decent player, but 40mil for him at this age and really unproven is mental. if he is 40mil, what value would that put on Messi/ronaldo etc? Dont want him here anyway, looks like he will be trouble, arrogant little prick.
Sterling is worth nowhere near £40m, but City would rather spend £10-15m extra to get him now. Anything less and Liverpool would laugh them off. Rodgers had a hard enough time attracting top quality players when Liverpool were IN the champions league, what chance do they have now? If they lose Sterling they will struggle to replace him.
For most clubs it would be a massive risk to take on Sterling for that kind of money but it's peanuts to City whether or not he turns good for them. <_<
£35.5 say BBC, anyway it's only a bid, which will probably get rejected.
Likely to end up being £45 million or something daft.
The most expensive English player ever should not be somebody that has difficulty shooting properly.
Yeah, I thought it was a stupid suggestion AFTER I click post, and couldn't be bothered to edit it. :ilt:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico
:lol: That's crazy talk. Nobody is willing to pay those prices for our players and that's the differnce. This whole value comparison system needs a rethink. City make ridiculous offers for players because they don't want to haggle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maestro
It gets silly when clubs like Napoli are slapping £75m price tag on Higuain. Nobody will pay that for him because he's not highly sought after.
City interested in Wheelchair. :lol:
Go away you rats. How about sorting out your own homegrown players?
Ospina is linked to Fenerbache
Wow, completely ruthless by Arsene if true.
Would have thought Szcheny would be the one to go but it seems that Wenger still has some faith in him. Kind of feel a bit sorry for Ospina but it's the nature of the business at a top club.
Cech would probably be Wenget's most ruthless signing ever.