Arsenal Sign Per Mertesacker

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31-08-2011, 04:16 PM
Özim

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Originally Posted by selassie

I don't think many are really disapproving but the signing of Mertesacker does smack of Wenger going for the cheap option. Jagielka was clearly our first choice target this summer & last summer, we didn't sign him because we weren't prepared to pay up. It seems Cahill was our second choice, again it seems we weren't prepared to pay up.

It looks as if Mertesacker was third on the list and we signed him because he fits into Arsene's fair valuation of a player.

Mertesacker is a good player, I do have doubts about his lack of pace, and he's not playing at the level he was a couple of years ago but he'll improve our defence and has the potentially to form a very good partnership with Tommy V.

I think that's an excellent post, like you said the cheap option once again.

Really not convinced with this guy but we shall see.
31-08-2011, 04:25 PM
Ironing

What kind of a name is PER?
31-08-2011, 04:26 PM
Niall_Quinn

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Originally Posted by Ironing

What kind of a name is PER?

Short for Percy.
31-08-2011, 04:29 PM
Özim

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Short for Percy.

His name translates as "Percy the Barge"
31-08-2011, 05:46 PM
Olivier's xmas twist

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Originally Posted by Dog Toffee

Can't see how anyone can dissaprove of this signing. Tall, very experienced, international quality CB. Good.

Are you new here
31-08-2011, 06:34 PM
Özim

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Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner

Are you new here

You need some new material methinks.
31-08-2011, 07:33 PM
Letters

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Originally Posted by ItsMe

You need some new material methinks.

http://images.cheezburger.com/comple...66516cff58.jpg
31-08-2011, 07:46 PM
GP

:lol:

Mertesacker :bow:

Wenger OUT!
31-08-2011, 07:53 PM
The Verminator

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Originally Posted by Ironing

What kind of a name is PER?

Worryingly, one my cat says in her sleep. :(
31-08-2011, 08:02 PM
Özim

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Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA [email

WWTL@WHL);39546]http://images.cheezburger.com/comple...pg[/email]

Yeah you're meters and gauges are f*cked though after all you thought all was good at the Arsenal, takes us in the know to realise it wasn't :coffee:
31-08-2011, 08:03 PM
Letters

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Originally Posted by ItsMe

after all you thought all was good at the Arsenal

No I didn't but nice work just making stuff up to WUM up the place. :tiphat:
31-08-2011, 08:06 PM
Özim

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Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)

No I didn't but nice work just making stuff up to WUM up the place. :tiphat:

Ah come on, for years you've been arguing that Wenger is great and how things are fine, it was clear it wasn't and finally the sh*t has hit the fan (literally).

This could have all been avoided of course, but Wenger knows after all.
31-08-2011, 08:08 PM
Niall_Quinn

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Originally Posted by Letters (TPFKA WWTL@WHL)

No I didn't but nice work just making stuff up to WUM up the place. :tiphat:

Bet you're sorry you objected so loudly to calls for Wenger to go at the end of last season.
31-08-2011, 08:09 PM
Letters

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Bet you're sorry you objected so loudly to calls for Wenger to go at the end of last season.

Aye, I do feel a bit silly about that now <_<
31-08-2011, 08:10 PM
Letters

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Originally Posted by ItsMe

and finally the sh*t has hit the fan (literally).

literally? :unsure:

Again, you're making stuff up and you know you are so I'll ignore the rest.
31-08-2011, 08:12 PM
Niall_Quinn

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and finally the sh*t has hit the fan (literally).

PHW has gone too far this time.
31-08-2011, 08:13 PM
Letters

:haha:

NQ :bow:
31-08-2011, 08:13 PM
The Verminator

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

PHW has gone too far this time.

Personally I felt it was about time he fell on the sword.
31-08-2011, 08:49 PM
GP

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...o-join-arsenal
31-08-2011, 10:03 PM
Tony Tuesdays

http://i47.tinypic.com/zjypt0.gif
31-08-2011, 10:59 PM
Tony Tuesdays

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files...jpg?ic=c3049cT
01-09-2011, 01:06 AM
Ollie the Optimist

i think he is an excellent signing and just what we need.

oh and zimm how about giving the lad a chance?
01-09-2011, 04:11 AM
Master Splinter

I wish we have an even bigger injury crisis for the Swansea game so we can witness a Mertesacker and Arshavin central defensive partnership.
01-09-2011, 06:10 AM
Penguin

I've never been impressed with him before. He's got a mistake in him and hes neither vocal nor a leader. I suppose his height will come in handy but one player wont change our frailties at set. Our lack of organisation and focus have nothing to do with height.

'Better than nothing' sums it up I think.
01-09-2011, 07:50 AM
Özim

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Originally Posted by Penguin

I've never been impressed with him before. He's got a mistake in him and hes neither vocal nor a leader. I suppose his height will come in handy but one player wont change our frailties at set. Our lack of organisation and focus have nothing to do with height.

'Better than nothing' sums it up I think.

Pretty much how I feel about him to.
01-09-2011, 02:58 PM
hymppi

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...28/index.html?

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) -Arsenal signing Per Mertesacker says he has been drawn to the club for over 10 years, ever since he went to England as a teenager to visit an aunt.
Germany defender Mertesacker says Thursday he remembers returning with an Arsenal jersey, while his brother had that of Premier League rival Manchester United.
Mertesacker says, "Somehow a circle has closed for me. I'm very happy to finally be able to play for the club I've romanticized about for years.''
The 26-year-old central defender completed a transfer from Werder Bremen on Wednesday for a reported ?10 million ($14.5 million).
Mertesacker - who has 75 caps for Germany - was speaking at a press conference ahead of Friday's 2012 European Championship qualifier against Austria.

so he is a gooner!
02-09-2011, 08:20 AM
Super Ghel

http://s1.proxy05.twitpic.com/photos.../386552127.jpg
02-09-2011, 08:26 AM
LDG

:haha:
02-09-2011, 08:26 AM
LDG

Six foot six! He's fucking six foot siiiiiixxx
Per Mertesacker
Eats his weetabix!
02-09-2011, 08:28 AM
Letters

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Originally Posted by Super Ghel

http://s1.proxy05.twitpic.com/photos.../386552127.jpg

:haha:
14-12-2011, 11:58 AM
Master Splinter

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'You can't afford to concede set-pieces'

The importance of set-pieces in football is the driving force behind Per Mertesacker's excellent disciplinary record.

The Arsenal defender has received just one yellow card in 16 appearances for his new club and had an even better record at Werder Bremen with a solitary booking in his last 67 Bundesliga games.

That impressive record is no accident, according to the Germany international.

"Set-pieces are very dangerous in the modern game," Mertesacker told Arsenal Player.

"They can make the difference in the game and therefore you have to defend your goal the best way you can, and that's my way. You have to be patient.

"You are always looking for the ball, that is the main thing for me. You want to win it and that's the main reason [for my record]."

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...de-set-pieces-

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files...rtesacker1.jpg

Mertesacker :bow:.

Loving the efficiency of this German.

Typical German tbf.

Much like Koscielny, he's a clean tackler. Shows that you don't always need GHELlish brutes in this League.
14-12-2011, 01:34 PM
Dog Toffee

He's a walking accident, but he must be doing something right as we're better defensively recently.
14-12-2011, 01:40 PM
Fist of Lehmann

Quote:

Originally Posted by Penguin

I've never been impressed with him before. He's got a mistake in him and hes neither vocal nor a leader. I suppose his height will come in handy but one player wont change our frailties at set. Our lack of organisation and focus have nothing to do with height.

'Better than nothing' sums it up I think.

As it transpires, not entirely true. Apparently RvP's captaincy is ably assisted in the dressing room by Permasacker. Which is no less than you'd expect from an enormous, seasoned, German international defender.

He is also much worse at winning headers than you'd expect, but his unflappable attitude and decent reading of the game mean that he has been a definite asset, particularly during Vermaelen's early absence, and our current fullback holocaust (am I allowed to say that?).

I know I said that he was better than nothing, but he is proving himself to be a good deal better than nothing. I can admit that now because I am a big man.
14-12-2011, 01:48 PM
Marc Overmars

His languid style always scares the shit out of me but he's undoubtedly a good centre back.
14-12-2011, 02:02 PM
Cripps_orig

Has been excellent. Couple of dodgy moments as you'd expect but on the whole, hes been a success. Long may it continue.
14-12-2011, 02:30 PM
Kano

It's no coincidence that since Merts arrival, the defence has looked far more composed and less likely to flap around in panic after scoring/near the end of the games.

Read somewhere that the defence now practices separately from the rest of the team under the guidance of Rice which also seems to have helped the overall cohesiveness of the back 5.
14-12-2011, 02:52 PM
Niall_Quinn

TV, Merts, Kos and even JD, this is a much tighter defence than we've seen in years. Wenger paid the £10mill for Kos and only £3mill for Squid (what a waste of money), so it does indicate he had a clue about what he was looking for. Then he pays £10mill for Merts. Contrary to all expectation it looks like he's got it about right. At worst we can say we have a lot less screw-ups in the bank for the coming season, we hope. JD fell off a cliff last year, maybe the presence of TV and the added experience of Merts will prevent something similar happening this time around. As usual, fingers crossed on the injury situation, it could all change fast.
14-12-2011, 03:00 PM
Fist of Lehmann

Expect Cahill will go to Chelsea now, maybe Gartside did us a favour in the end.

And Cahill, teaching us the value of selling on a player whose head's been turned.
14-12-2011, 03:03 PM
Olivier's xmas twist

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Originally Posted by Fist of Lehmann

Expect Cahill will go to Chelsea now, maybe Gartside did us a favour in the end.

And Cahill, teaching us the value of selling on a player whose head's been turned.

Too right, he has not been worth the 20 mill they was looking for and he was not before either.
14-12-2011, 03:36 PM
selassie

He's had some good games and a few mares. His reading of the game is very good as is his tackling but there's definitely room for improvement. I like him though, I think once he builds up a bit more confidence and fully adjusts to the physical side of the game he will be a very good signing.

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