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Good signing. Think he will be a solid player for another 2-3 years.
if this is a 1 year deal, then what happens next summer ?
If Bellend leaves next summer then surely Arsenal will need 2 new right backs.
Solid, experienced, title winner :bow:
Welcome :bow:
Emery pretty much sums it up in a nutshell:
"Stephan brings huge experience and leadership to our squad."
Common sense :bow:
Yay 6th place trophy locked
What happened to 'invisible's' post?
Its invisible?Quote:
Originally Posted by Goonermerree
This ups our WC presence to what. 8 or 9?
9 if you count Campbell.
My samsung / android phone seems to have an issue with this forum for some reason? Every time I try and edit a post on my mobile it deletes it, and half the time I can't be bothered rewriting it. My thoughts aren't that important anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goonermerree
Remind me what I said? I don't actually remember posting anything in this thread yet...
You said that we might be buying older players to do a job for a couple of years whilst younger players with potential are brought on. That makes sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
Amended to make it official. :bow:
I'm fine with this, it should jolt Bellerin at the very least.
Ah! That ones still there - summer transfer thread, I think?Quote:
Originally Posted by Goonermerree
Oops, I was sure it was on this thread, anyway, it makes sense what you said.Quote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
I’m ok with this, he still looked decent last season and will bring leadership and much needed winning experience to the club. Decent addition.
Campbell is still an Arsenal player? :unsure:Quote:
Originally Posted by GP
He must be old, he still refers to the Europa League as the UEFA Cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by GP
Squad filler really, nothing to get too excited about, it's not the kind of signing that will win you titles and Champion leagues.
No player will be giving us the Champions League this season.
What about if Liverpool get kicked out of the CL because of what they did to the City bus and Man City get kicked out because of FFP. Us and Chelsea get called up to replace them and we then go on to win it?Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Pass that dutch bruh..Quote:
Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico
We'll draw Bayern.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Emirates Gallactico
Yeah, it's the only real logic I see in going for a bunch of older, cost-effective / free players. There's 3 young CBs there in desperate need of a mentor, and Bellerin's progress has also stalled, so guys like Lichtsteiner and Sokratis do actually fill a need (even if they're not particularly exciting). And the attitude throughout is way too casual - we need some serious characters in the group.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goonermerree
I'm still hoping for a couple of quality players in their early / mid 20s too, but I only see them making so much difference unless we can get more out of the existing twenty-odd players - that's where the potential big gains are for us in the immediate to short-term, and that's where Emery really has to earn his keep...
Everyone wants a young CB but we have Marv. He was top qualitiee against Utd so I think Sokratis and him at the back could be a good pairing.
I can also see there being times where we have to field some combo of Marv, Chambers and/or Holding as an inexperienced CB pairing, so it probably makes sense to have a couple of experienced fullbacks like Monreal and Lichtsteiner to bracket them with...Quote:
Originally Posted by Cripps
I quite like this signing.
It’s exactly the sort of player that we need to whip the younger bitches in line :good:
He’s a winner for 7 years straight, he knows what it takes and how to keep the guys switched on and fighting.
Took us a bit of time to get this guy signed up, which considering he had no club and wasn't going to the world cup is surprising. Hoping it doesn't take long to sign more players.
He’s the Swiss captain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
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Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Zim :pal:
not an exciting signing but how many exciting signings are we really going to make this summer. we are in the Europa so unlikely to sign the absolute top drawer players that we have heard of. its a decent signing that fills a gap in the squad. even as a full back he should be able to help the 3 young CBs we have. I don't think the fact he was with a team that won 7 consecutive league titles will really make a difference. England is a much more competitive league and Arsenal aren't as good as Juve and have no way of being able to dominate in the same way.
still its a signing and leaves plenty of money in our war chest to strengthen elsewhere. If Unai can get the defense organised that's half the battle and sell Mustafi.
We've got to buy according to our needs, not that of other clubs, and most of our current needs happen to be relatively unexciting at the moment... new GK... experienced CB who brings a bit of leadership... backup RB... DM / DLP. Basically all of the work-horse roles.
We arguably have plenty of star players (or potential stars) at the club already (although a tricky winger would still be welcome) - what we desperately need is something solid and reliable to build the flair around. An injection of those unglamorous, predictable, 7/10-every-week players, who can carry us through those games or moments when nothing is going our way.
My mistake :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Having said that I wasn't far off, he may as well not go to the World Cup as Switzerland are rubbish!
These signings could be excited ift they were players we could genuinely look at and think they could make a big difference, Oblak for example as a keeper would be a very exciting signing, CB wise if we got someone Giminez that would be pretty good, it all depends on the players, the guys we're getting are basically getting on so not players you're going to build a team with really hence the reason we're not overly excited.Quote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
Eh?Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
I think Sokratis looks a great fit for the league, and I have a feeling the fans will warm to him pretty quickly - he's just not a terribly long-term signing, so it's hard to see him lasting too much beyond these first few, post-wenger transition years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
With both him and Lichtsteiner though, I'm looking at them in terms of what they can do for players like Bellerin and Mavropanos as much as what they can do themselves on the pitch. And it will probably be the same if we end up going for an older DM like N'zonzi - I'll expect them to be able to do a job for a couple of years, but I'll also be looking to see what happens with someone like AMN, if he has a proper mentor and role model there.
But yeah, I totally get that it's not that exciting.
After putting up with our shambles at the back, having an experienced defender who's won stuff and knows what he's doing is pretty exciting to me - if half this is true then Lichtsteiner's a good signing:Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
https://www.arsenal.com/news/analysi...einer-will-add
I think if Wenger had bought a 34 year old on a free we would have been going ballistic, but we have to trust the new guy and hope he knows what he's doing. If we're in on near the relegation zone by Christmas:fury:
I'm actually now looking forward to the new season more than the WC given the pubbers we have in the England squad.