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Wenger is the problem.
Man Ure seriously after Neymar and have offered him better wages than Roonayyyyyyy!
They are so desperate right now that they are willing to offer that diving pony the biggest contract at OT :lol:
They will need both him and Bale on 350k pw each to break out of the current funk they are in. Hopefully they will bankrupt themselves trying to compensate for LVg`s "genius"Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC Leveller
They'll get Benzema. :coffee:
That's what I'm thinking. Utd are out of control in terms of spending, particularity in terms of the returns they aren't getting. They are rapidly turning into the biggest dopers of all and all of it propped on massive debt. They'd better hope the football bubble stays inflated or they'll be gone. The Di Maria thing was pure farce and showed van Gaal up for what he really is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
LVG has as much charisma as a shoe lace. He is annoying to look at, annoying to listen to and is ugly as well. I dont know how people think he is this world beater, i think he will end up being sacked for not winning anything despite spunking 350m on players.Quote:
Originally Posted by Globalgunner
Benzema the party animal going to Manchester?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
:haha:
Nah.
400k per week? 500k? 600k? At some point the answer will be yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Nah, Wazza isn't due for his contract renewal yet so they won't be offering that much to another player right now.
Saints aren't selling anyone.....there will be bloody flowing if they do.....Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
JF?Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Yep agree with that. Good player when he doesn't have time to think and goes on his instincts, but the highlight reels don't show how hit and miss his first touch is and how often he makes the wrong decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
If he wants to play as a striker he needs to be a lot braver. I don't buy that stuff about him having to play differently because of his height. He's taller than both Aguero and Alexis and he has built himself up in the gym, look at his arms. But you will never see the latter two pussying out of headers or challenges. Alexis even had a go at Theo in the FA cup final for not even attempting headers and gifting Villa possession. Ironically, Theo's goal came when Alexis switched to CF and won a header that Theo wouldn't even have jumped for if he was there. Ditto for Alexis' winner at Palace last week.
I'm not saying that he needs to become a target man or score hundreds of headers. But he has to be able to receive the ball under pressure from a tall, powerful CB in and around the box. Just playing on the shoulder isn't enough, we need someone who can do both. If Theo wants to be Michael Owen he should be doing it at Everton or Newcastle, not a team that wants to be challenging for the title.
Great shot on him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
Sorry.
A show pony with 39 goals in 51 games for Barcelona last season and 44 goals in 65 games for Brazil, that's my kind of show pony and better than the show ponies we've been linked with.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC Leveller
He won't leave Barca anyhow, they would never let him.
Absolutely, I said as much before and a posse was out saying it isnt so. Walcott has 3 more years at the top. This contract will probably be his last at Arsenal. his game is limited and has not developed sufficiently in 9 years. I dont know why we keep throwing money at him, No one else would be interested, except the Everton`s and Swansea brigade, He lucked out coming to us. I have high hope that Ox will have more progress, he has more talent and his father will keep him focussed on improving.Quote:
Originally Posted by Penguin
He's a diving shite...but he has as lovely a smile as Welbeck and has about a 1 trillion earth units more end product. Easily worth the sums we've been hearing with Benzema etc.
If you separate and discern your opinion of the player from his market value, you should conclude that he is worth the money he is on as an asset of the club. Whether or not ethically he should be getting such sums is an age old debate and somewhat a different argument. Wenger knows he has a huge market value which is probably precisely why he has allowed Theo's wages to swell and be happy for him to watch our games from the bench.......Or else, you explain to me why the infamous economist has allowed it to happen and what the hell he is thinking?Quote:
Originally Posted by Globalgunner
People were interested in him several years ago and now the petro dollar era is at fever pitch there's no reason why other clubs wouldn't be interested if he was suddenly available.
He's a real target man.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
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Originally Posted by adzzzbatch
Anybody think we're gonna bid for Berahino?
Personally, Sanchez through the middle is our best bet. But he isn't fit enough yet, so we need someone else.
Realistically, looking at the market, who the hell could we buy?
Austin, Berahino? Pitiful.
We all know that Le Nutty Prof wont be buying anyone again, just to show us chumps on GW who`s boss. Signings are not always the solution you know
That's not the question though. On the market, realistically, who would be the options?
We're talking about a panic move for Cavani now - some silly amount on a huge gamble we'd have more than another Falcao on our hands. Plus there's the persistent rumour of a double buy from Dortmund. Most likely outcome is we'll smash 4 goals in our next game and everyone will be talking about us being title contenders again and Wenger will relax and go with what we have.
Couldnt' agree more, doesn't take a lot for Wenger to believe we're title contenders, one or two decent wins and we're the finished product in his eyes, we've been seeing this pattern for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Balotelli to rejoin Milan on loan. :lol:
What a waster.
Berahino will become one of the top 3 strikers in the country within 18 months, unless he goes to Spurs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kano
I think he's partly entrenched in stubbornness, the last ten years he has tried to model us on Barcelona with tidy ball playing midfielders and adding power to that would negate that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
He's also I think frightened that if he spends a great deal of money and still doesn't succeed that he will have to come to terms with the fact that he is not as good as he thinks he is.
He's not blind to our deficiencies, he is more than aware of every criticism levelled at him his reaction to Gary Neville was almost childish "people can say what they want, but the important thing to remember is I believe I'm right".
The more people tell him Arteta is not good enough, the more he will double down to prove them wrong.
We don't really have 18 months to wait - surely we've had enough of potential and need the real deal.
Looking at the market right now, that doesn't exist.
Who is sick of this season already ?
Wenger is very very different to other managers, they spend all the money they can to give their team the best chance of winning football matches which will keep them in a job.
Wenger spends as little as he can.
Who is going to be available now ?
Aubameyang was who we needed, I said it 3 months ago on here but there is no chance now.
We will be 4th place strugglers again this year.
Wenger will be here for another 5 years and he will never change, meaning we will not win the PL again with him in charge.
Its sad but true.
I'm not sure I share your appraisal of Berahinho...Spurs are welcome to him...like most English players average and over hyped.Quote:
Originally Posted by BOBN
Not sick of the season, in the main I'm glad football is back. Has less and less appeal each season, what with all the bullshit TV deals and dodgy agents and greedy bastard playa, but I'd still rather watch it than not.
Thoroughly sick of Wenger though. In terms of football and his influence on the club, the man is a relentless bore.
Well, youve waited 10 years...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kano
We can wait :geek:
But really, hes better than Welbeck and Walcott already and is about 3 months away from being comprehensively better than Giroud. The fact Wenger got Welbeck (MOTD, Arry sigining) over Berahino is proof that he's lost it.
Proves Syn's point.Quote:
Originally Posted by BOBN
He has a long way to go before you can make such claims. Off the back of one successful season, I don't even know if I'd want to risk such a move on someone so young and with only 20 goals.Quote:
On the contrary, if Walcott was playing for a team like Everton, he'd be standing out a lot more and everyone would be calling to sign him. 'Players like Walcott' doesn't come in to it, he's as unique as it gets. hes already a good player, to become a top quality player he needs to stay injury free. His footballing ability is not as bad as people think, he had a solid first touch and technique. Obviously pace is his no. 1 asset but he shouldn't have to apologise for that. Nothing wrong with it.
Well ive made the claim, now lets wait and see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
But when hes going to City in 2017 for £55m I dont wanna hear Wenger talking about "we cannot compete for zis type of player"
Now or never.
Berahino wouldn't be utilised properly anyway, as seen with Walcott and Oxlade, so what's the point?
The only hope for some change is if we get injuries and we have to play at least two quick forwards and a functional midfield.
Or we land two worldies on deadline day and Wenger is compelled to play them because they're expensive and senior.
Walcott and Alexis in the FA Cup final: we win 4-0.
Iwobi and Oxlade in pre-season: we smash Lyon 6-0.
Walcott and Oxlade against Chelsea: we finally beat them.
Season starts: bench all speed and movement and revert to handicapping the team and individuals by shoe-horning in favourites, undroppables, record signings and seniors despite their respective form, fitness and lack of chemistry.
Complete psychopath.
Back on topic: Dunk signs a new contract with Brighton.
:gp: Beat me to the punch. We've had raw talent and squandered it. Besides not being played properly, I doubt he'll develop into the player we need.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
We missed out on Dunk too? :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
To be fair - and I don't know why I am being - those three results are fairly useless in the long run. Villa were a joke that day and the other two were inconsequential friendlies that only served to heighten expectation when really most fans should've been smarter about what was to follow. Ox started the first game and didn't play well, added to him contributing to their second goal. So Wenger reverted back to last seasons formula and pubbed a win, quite a lot like last season. I don't expect us to do more than pub wins because let's face it, most of the teams in the league do it weekly, top four included.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
I don't think it was unreasonable to start with the same team that had just won us a game and was 'successful' last season. In the long run I expected us to come up short because the problems we have seen since the start of the season still exist but last nights first half was inexcusable. The defending was abysmal and the passing was just as responsible for putting ourselves under continual pressure. Added to a total of five shots on goal. Absolutely piss poor.
We could've started with all the width in the world yesterday but if the players can't do the basics, the performances will be the same. That game needed one or two players to take ownership when things were going wrong - not to drag it out for a whole 45 minutes. Unless we get some real, horrible scrotes into our team, it will always be the same. Even if we have an Aguero upfront, we'll fall apart in the middle and at the back at some stage, undermining our chances ourselves as we always do. The sort of players we hate seeing playing for other teams but would love in they were doing the same for us.
This soft-peddling, lightweight centre is never going to win us a thing. We used to have real bastards that could play and mix it up and the Invincibles weren't able to pass that on to the next team as the old English guard did to them because they left the club far too quickly to continue the culture. Wenger can't and won't do it. So we've been left with a big hole where we lack cynical players unwilling to disrupt the flow of a match, wind up opposition in order for us to recompose and stop a side taking control of the game. It's an essential part of any winning team - think of a continually successful one and the list of wankers is easy to pick out. Wenger out is the only solution to fixing this issue.
Fair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
Not starting Ox is a sacking offense after his pre-season.