The Welbz Thread (official)

[Niall_Quinn]

Perhaps not sorted, because we are still relying on Wenger to adapt the system to take advantage, instead of forcing players into the same tired routine. Surely he will.

But Sanogo on the bench is massive. Unless WUMger can't resist a glorious opportunity to pull a master WUM.

[AKBapologist]

Nah, he'll score 25 more goals than Falco this season, then Louis van Gaal will by him back for £50mill and we'll be back to relying on son no goals and bif.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

People that doubted him

[I am invisible]

People that doubted him

And spurs

Just because.

Levy and Baldini

[selassie]

Quality.

Also you don't seem to hear all the good work Wenger is doing for the England team with the Ox, Wilshere, Chambers, Walcott and now Welbeck.

All we hear now is how none of the English players at Arsenal are developing....

[selassie]

He's an improvement on Giroud and Sanogo for sure. Neither would have scored that second goal. Giroud doesn't have the pace and Sanogo wouldn't have sorted out his feet to finish the move.

At the start of the window I said the name doesn't matter, we just need someone with power and pace. Welbeck fits the bill and despite sometimes looking like Bambi on the ball, he's young enough to adapt. If we can make something out of Adebayor, we can make something of Welbeck. He has the raw ingredients.

Yep, I actually think Welbeck will develop into a "Ade" level type striker in terms of numbers. I'd be happy with that, say what you like about Ade but he knew where the goal was.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yep, I actually think Welbeck will develop into a "Ade" level type striker in terms of numbers. I'd be happy with that, say what you like about Ade but he knew where the goal was.

He certainly did. He was always standing next to it. Offside.

[Syn]

Nice article from Jeremy Wilson.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...er-window.html

[Fist of Lehmann]

Just like the old classic: "Too many foreigners in da game innit?", England's failings must be the fault of everybody else but the English.

On Welbo: Personally I'm in the cautiously optimistic boat. Of course he's not the name everybody wanted, and without the injury to Giroud this signing doesn't happen at all. That said, Welbo is not a stopgap signing, rather Wenger seems to have plumped for another project, shorter-term than Sanogo but still with an eye on a season or two down the line, I wouldn't expect a mass of goals from him this season.

Loic Remy and Welbo might on the surface have appeared to be 2 broadly equivalent signings but the age is the key difference. Remy would have been a stopgap, he's arguably the better player now, but in 2 years time if Welbo can develop, probably not.

Still feels weird though, some players you can imagine in the shirt.

[Power n Glory]

Yep, I actually think Welbeck will develop into a "Ade" level type striker in terms of numbers. I'd be happy with that, say what you like about Ade but he knew where the goal was.

I think Welbeck already has the edge on Ade for finishing...well, at least in terms of shot variation. He just needs to stay composed in the box but that's something most players are able to develop under Wenger. Henry, Ade, Walcott, Ramsey...they all improved under Wenger. F

ingers crossed on Wenger playing him as a striker otherwise we've just signed the English Dirk Kuyt. But I don't think Welbeck would have signed without that guarantee. He must have spoken with Wenger over the phone to see where he fits in before signing.