Sami Khedira

[Marc Overmars]

Khedira gets asked where he'll play next season and Podolski shouts "ARSENAL"

[Niall_Quinn]

You are missing my point. I know Wenger can turn him into a DCM but why dont we by a DCM by trade like Schneiderling or Bender and get it over with? if you look at the Chelsea, City and Liverpool defeats, you'll notice that we got robbed of the ball in the middle of the park for most of the goals and that because we didnt have anybody who can keep posession and keep things tight as well as protect the back 4.

Khedira is a good player and has loads of experience but if we have a choice between him and a proper DCM then the choice is easy.

We dont know if Wenger is going for him because he is his number 1 target ot that others (mentioned above) arent available/their clubs dont want to sell etc.

When we were buying second best and going on supermarket dashes that left the team short and lacking quality, a dedicated DM would have been useful just to compensate and give us a bit more steel to resist opponents with more quality. In the last couple of years we have started buying genuine talent. There's no need to think about shoring things up any more, we should be thinking about how we'll take advantage. Khedira brings more than Schneiderlin. Not just on the pitch but as a greater expression of ambition. Plus it's a cumulative effect. The more winners we have here the more winners will want to come. In a most pleasant surprise the club is now moving up, let's ride it while it lasts and not be looking back (unless it;s all the way to the Invincibles)

[Penguin]

Poldi

[fakeyank]

Podolski is a grade A WUM!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Podolski

When he retires he needs to join us as a scout.

It's almost a repeat of the Cesc/Reina Barca shirt thing in 2010 except it's in our benefit this time.

[Injury Time]

When we were buying second best and going on supermarket dashes that left the team short and lacking quality, a dedicated DM would have been useful just to compensate and give us a bit more steel to resist opponents with more quality. In the last couple of years we have started buying genuine talent. There's no need to think about shoring things up any more, we should be thinking about how we'll take advantage. Khedira brings more than Schneiderlin. Not just on the pitch but as a greater expression of ambition. Plus it's a cumulative effect. The more winners we have here the more winners will want to come. In a most pleasant surprise the club is now moving up, let's ride it while it lasts and not be looking back (unless it;s all the way to the Invincibles)

Soon we'll be buying the title second third like the worstbest of them

[Injury Time]

Podolski

When he retires he needs to join us as a scout.

It's almost a repeat of the Cesc/Reina Barca shirt thing in 2010 except it's in our benefit this time.

He has Arsenal Embassador written all over him*

*although doesn't he have shares in a team back home?

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

When we were buying second best and going on supermarket dashes that left the team short and lacking quality, a dedicated DM would have been useful just to compensate and give us a bit more steel to resist opponents with more quality. In the last couple of years we have started buying genuine talent. There's no need to think about shoring things up any more, we should be thinking about how we'll take advantage. Khedira brings more than Schneiderlin. Not just on the pitch but as a greater expression of ambition. Plus it's a cumulative effect. The more winners we have here the more winners will want to come. In a most pleasant surprise the club is now moving up, let's ride it while it lasts and not be looking back (unless it;s all the way to the Invincibles)

I'm a big fan of the conventional DM, and think that teams are better off with one in the side, but I'd happily discount that theory to sign Khedira. He's a top class midfielder who is good at just about everything. He'd improve us tremendously and give us presence in the middle of the park.

And as you suggest, Bould seems to have worked wonders as we're defensively stable now (despite a handful of games last season where we fell to pieces, obviously).

Sign him up.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I think a midfield just looks more balanced with a DM in it. Whether that's a traditional enforcer-type, or someone who prefers to intercept and block than tackle.

Hence why I think we [Liverpool] desperately need one too. Just someone who is happy to stay back most of the time, protect the defence, recycle the ball and have a bit of nous.

Alonscherrard

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

I think a midfield just looks more balanced with a DM in it. Whether that's a traditional enforcer-type, or someone who prefers to intercept and block than tackle.

Hence why I think we [Liverpool] desperately need one too. Just someone who is happy to stay back most of the time, protect the defence, recycle the ball and have a bit of nous.

Alonscherrard

Is Lucas any good or has he turned into your version of Denilson?