x2Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Let noone say we don't make big signings.
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Let noone say we don't make big signings.
I don't mind Wenger signing underrated players but you can't put Jack Wilshere in that bracket. He came through our youth system and Wenger can't take all the glory for that because he doesn't coach at that level. Bould is our youth team coach and Liam Brady is Head of Youth Development. Those guys and the team around them are responsible for Jack's development so far and now it's down to Wenger to turn him into a legend. It's a promising start but it's only one season.
I'll give Wenger his dues for players like RVP, Song, Walcott and former players like Henry and Ade. Guys in the first team who've played many seasons under him and improved on their weaknesses.
Jack, in his first full senior season has improved a he'll of a lot tbh. You've got to give AW credit for providing the environment for players like him to break through. Sure won't have happened at many other clubs that's for sure.
Arseblog posted a link to some comments RE:Alvarez by a well respected scout. Here's what he said:
Doesn't look particularly promising tbh. Moreover, apparently he only played his first professional game in 2008, and there's got to be doubts over his ability to settle into English football and acclimatise quickly enough. Being 23, you also have to ask why another big European club didn't come in for him earlier, if he is such a good player. Of course, it could well be that he's a slightly late developer, but you have to question the fact that we are looking at yet another relatively unknown player, with not a lot of experience of top level competition, and also with a history of injuries (according to Arseblog)
Another title winning player.
Maybe this Alvarez chap turns out to be an awesome player in the end but on a scale of Kaka to Amaury Bischoff, he looks to me to edge much closer to the latter rather than the former. He looks fine in his highlight video but that's all it is - his record of performance is extremely limited and he poses a significant risk of being a complete flop.
If true, this would be a pretty underwhelming transfer bordering on the embarrassing.
(Arsenal)(Football world)
Because Wenger has probably only watched this player on Youtube, right?
He's probably had him watched for years now and seems to think he's worth the risk. I'm sure this Karl guy isn't particularly wrong but Wenger is probably a better judge of player (especially attacking players).
Re Alvarez... 12M for a player that no one has ever heard of and looks like he will struggle to adapt is a fucking joke. Hope we're not in for him.
And people on here were talking about how Young was overpriced
The King Is Back.
Has he really improved that much compared to what he was like at Bolton? He was well prepared for this level.
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