Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit

[Dein-machine]

Well Wenger said the reason he didn't want to sign him was because he was a box to box attacking midfielder and we have plenty of them. You say the media and everyone call him a defensive midfielder, a quick google search and this was the first article and he is a quote from it

Sounds to me like he is an attacking midfielder not a defensive midfielder.


About the money, since 2008 we have spent 200 million, the last purchase being Mesut Ozil (this summer's spending not accounted for on the basis that we are talking about last season), in the same period, liverpool spent over 300 million. (using http://www.transferleague.co.uk/prem...transfers.html )

Khedira holds behind Schweinstieger & Kroos for Germany but they way they play, he & Schweinstieger can take it turns to drop a bit deep. It doesn't matter he is not an attacking midfielder otherwise he would never have been linked with us. Arteta wasn't a DM either when we bought him but thats where we've played him & Khedira has far more about his game in this area than Arteta.

See your changing the dates now for you Liverpool example, bearing in mind £50 mill of that was to sign Andy Caroll which should be wiped from the records for the sake of humanity, they are not in the same league financially as Chelsea or City & never have been. They did most of their damage with 4 Englishmen in their midfield/attack ( 2 coming through the club ), the others not costing silly money & with Suarez who they got for nothing in the scheme of things.

[AKBapologist]

Ollies probably right about the khaderia bit tbh.
http://bit.ly/1qcDEVY

[Marc Overmars]

Liverpool linked with Song.

[Dein-machine]

Ollies probably right about the khaderia bit tbh.
http://bit.ly/1qcDEVY

google sami khedira player profile - very 1st link is http://www.transfermarkt.com/sami-kh.../spieler/29401 & have a look at his position.
During the months of Khedira speculation was any one else on here apart from Ollie expecting him to replace someone other than Arteta?

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I do agree with the premise of what Dmachine is saying in that we should sign a DM and the jury is out on how Alexis will do at CF....IF he even plays there.

A DM should not take seasons on end to sign and that's in spite of the fact I rate Arteta more than most and certainly more than Dein Machine.

I hope Wenger is a little more astute setting us up for the big games this season.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Liverpool linked with Song.

Sums up my feelings really.

Apparently he's gone and injured Barca's new keeper for a few weeks as well

[I am invisible]

If all else fails, I still think we can afford to drop Rosicky back into more of a holding role. Now we've padded out the wide options a bit, we don't necessarily have to play one of Özil and Cazorla there, and can use them as competition for the same central playmaker role, which lessens the need to have Rosicky so far forward. I'm sure I remember him saying once that his favoured position was actually deeper in centre mid, and it's where I always remember him playing for the Czechs at his peak? Would give us a little bit of Arteta and Flamini in one player...

[Syn]

Song to Liverpool would annoy me a bit. I never rated him as highly as some others but he's a solid player next to a more defensive minded CM like Can or Henderson. Rumours he had an attitude problem when he was sold though.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

If all else fails, I still think we can afford to drop Rosicky back into more of a holding role. Now we've padded out the wide options a bit, we don't necessarily have to play one of Özil and Cazorla there, and can use them as competition for the same central playmaker role, which lessens the need to have Rosicky so far forward. I'm sure I remember him saying once that his favoured position was actually deeper in centre mid, and it's where I always remember him playing for the Czechs at his peak? Would give us a little bit of Arteta and Flamini in one player...

Yes I always forget that..... Rosicky can certainly play there even if it isn't ideal. I quite like the idea.

[fakeyank]

http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/15/sami-k...erest-4834307/

Make it happen Arsene