Originally Posted by Munchies
Pretty much.
He looks ok (wasn't particularly impressed with him in the Euros), very uninspiring signing though, a Wengerball type player from what I've seen and for 33 million not sure personally and if we're honest we didn't particularly need him, but we'll see.
Vardy wasn't positive, it was Wenger being cheap, but then he was left with egg on his face when he got turned down by the pubber.
Exciting and Wenger are two words that don't go in the same sentence.
Looks a very tidy finisher.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
Ben Yedder has two caps for France Futsal
Doesn't look too concrete based on this though:
http://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com...senal-sevilla/
Last edited by Özim; 26-07-2016 at 08:56 AM.
One of our biggest problems last year was a horrible lack of fluidity in our midfield, in too many games we looked a mess with no cohesion to our play. Hopefully someone like Xhaka can resolve that, someone to distribute the ball and keep the ball moving around the team, and put his foot in when needs be. When you look at Deeney and even Mahrez being quoted at £40m + after one great season, Xhaka's price makes sense in this market. Everyone knows the clubs over here are cash rich and will not sell cheaply.
Strange transfer window so far, with everything moving at a snails pace. Chelsea have been quiet and spent way over the odds for an unproven striker that will probably play second fiddle to Costa and Kante is the only real first team upgrade. No one has left them yet. City have bought a couple of players but need more than that to improve an ageing team. No one has left them either. And City definitely need another striker too. Utd have been fairly active but the Pogba thing is dragging on and on and is indicative of the pace so far in this window. And Spuds have got in a couple of players but relatively quiet too.
Last edited by Kano; 26-07-2016 at 09:00 AM.
Once Santi went out injured it was a problem. Playing Ramsey or Flamini in middle just made it worse. But once we bought in Elneny to play alongside Coquelin we looked a lot better and fluidity came back. I think we could have solved that particular problem internally without Xhaka. Elneny is smart and intelligent with his distribution. Was really impressed with how he slotted in. It all depends on how Wenger intends to use Ramsey and Wilshere. I fear we could be looking at the same problem with distribution if Xhaka is given the DM role with Ramsey allowed to play as CM. If play breaks down at the feet of one player then we’re back at square one.
Also, Ozil plays like a CM but in a more advanced AM position. That doesn’t work well if playing with Giroud or if we’re up against teams defending deep. I feel like Wenger needs to shift a few players around the pitch to see if we can something more. I guess Xhaka is a good for the numbers in case have injuries but overall I can’t see him being a game changer just yet. Will be interesting seeing him play.
He actually looks like quite good, seems to be very agile and has great foot work, some really composed finishing too. Difficult to completely judge of course from a YouTube compilation but...sign him up.
Yed army!
He's 25 and has never scored an average of one goal every two games in a league that is probably worse than the championship
So we're buying Yedder, Icardi, Mahrez, Lacazette and Higuain? Brilliant.
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