The decision has probably been made. Just a case of when the official channels put out their statements.
The decision has probably been made. Just a case of when the official channels put out their statements.
Hard one for Vardy to be fair, he's worshipped at Leicester, will be guaranteed a 1st team spot and is at the best team in the country right now and in the CL, however it's possible Leicester may struggle next season and he may get about 3 goals all season.
The alternative is to move to a club who won't win anything but will get top 4 and thus get to play in the CL and thus getting his one move, possibly before people discover he's a one season wonder, in which case this opportunity wouldn't come up again.
If we were a winning team I think the decision would be easier.
There isn't even the slightest chance of this guy being a one season wonder. Not if he keeps his wits about him and doesn't fall prey to the London, I think they call it lifestyle though I can't imagine why. He also has to avoid our injury curse. A player who played 36 of 38 last season and only missed 2 because of suspension. Cannon fodder for our fitness gurus. I guess he'll want to earn for all 4 years of the contract? Well he won't do that for long if he comes here and sticks his feet up. That's not the type of player he is anyway.
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Why not he scored 5 goals in 36 games the season before and 5 goals in 29 and 16 goals in 41 games when they were playing in the Championship (a much lower level), therefore his record doesn't support the fact he couldn't be a one season wonder.
Yes we're hearing comparisons with Wright though Wrighty was a bit younger and had been scoring for Palace a good few seasons before he signed for us, in the PL (or Division 1 as it was called then).
When we signed Wright he was already an accomplished finisher for several seasons so he had a record of goals (he'd scored a lot in Division 2 and other than his 1st season in Division 1 had been scoring quite a few in a team who certainly didn't win the league or come near it), Vardy just doesn't.
I'm personally very worried Vardy has had his day, let's not forget Leicester surprised everyone last season with how well they did, I can't see that happening again either.
If he was younger then fair enough, but 29 is pretty much peak age for a footballer, especially one who relies on pace, so this is as good as it gets for him.
Last edited by Özim; 06-06-2016 at 12:03 PM.
I'd be absolutely amazed if Leicester get anywhere near repeating what they did this season (that said, I'm absolutely amazed by what they did do this season).Originally Posted by Özim
Next season will be a real dogfight to stay in the top 4, I can't see Liverpool, Chelsea, Utd and City all being as poor as they were the season just gone. Spurs and us will be in the mix again.
Leicester aren't going to repeat what they did - you say yourself you think Vardy is a one season wonder, if so then how could they possibly repeat it?
Arsenal are clearly a bigger club than Leicester, it's obviously an attractive move for a player who was playing in the non-league a couple of years ago. If we'd had a striker in the form Vardy was in we'd have won the league last season, if he believes that he can help us push on and win the title next year - which he might, and he might be right - then he might decide to move.
The only reason to stay really is to be the hero at Leicester, and that's not to be sniffed at.
Edit: IF we were a winning team? This is the first season in 3 where we've not won anything!
Yes so would I, I'd also be amazed if he gets anywhere near as many goals next season, hence the one season wonder comment. So yes this could be the only chance he has for a move before it goes pear-shaped, but Leicester fans won't take kindly to that and to be honest we don't seem that popular with opposing teams from what I've heard so I'm not sure how big a fan he would be of our setup.
As for winning, you can sugar coat it, but we are known as a team who fail to deliver, people know us as that, if Chelsea or Man City or even Man U moved for him I'm sure it would have been an easier decision, the fact is we're not as attractive as we use to be simply because we haven't won the title in years, have totally bottled it time and time again when well placed and frankly aren't really competitive in the CL, 10 years ago this move would have been done and dusted but that's no longer the case as we're not the club we were.
I don't want him here anyway, so I hope he turns us down because I'm just worried he'll struggle for goals next season, it's not the 1st time we would have season a player with no kind of goal record who had one good season and never repeated it, we've had a few ourselves in Ramsey and Adebayor and to be fair to those two at least they were younger and could improve and dare I say it probably have more natural talent than him, even if they aren't all that either.
I think what might have happened here is Wenger has got a sniff of the clause in his contract and found the fact he won't cost too much attractive to him.
Last edited by Özim; 06-06-2016 at 12:16 PM.
I've heard a lot people make the statement that if we had someone like Vardy or a better striker we would've won the league for sure. I don't get how that would be the case given how fragile we were in defence, how poor our central midfield looked at times and how awful our play became the further the season went on. Far more than a striker was needed and still is. A new manager is still the only way we can win the league and challenge in Europe as a key starting point, no matter what players we bring in during the summer and even if we attempt to change our style.
Right, I agree.
But that's not going to happen this summer, so we can just strengthen the squad as much as possible.
NOTE: The location of this post has been moved and the thread title (which was previously Wenger is Leaving) has been manipulated by a notorious pro-Wenger moderator. What was previously a message that contained no profanity and made a comment on a real life event has now been manipulated by a deliberately provocative title. An old and crude propaganda and censorship technique.
Absolutely, Wenger is here for another season at least, although it's probably his last. Happy to see improved players added to the squad wherever possible because we can't stand still. Hopefully the next manager can benefit from that - although another season without a PL could well mean a Sanchez or Ozil departing next summer.
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