Formerly rockyrocky... the other one
i think he is an excellent signing and just what we need.
oh and zimm how about giving the lad a chance?
I wish we have an even bigger injury crisis for the Swansea game so we can witness a Mertesacker and Arshavin central defensive partnership.
I've never been impressed with him before. He's got a mistake in him and hes neither vocal nor a leader. I suppose his height will come in handy but one player wont change our frailties at set. Our lack of organisation and focus have nothing to do with height.
'Better than nothing' sums it up I think.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...28/index.html?
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) -Arsenal signing Per Mertesacker says he has been drawn to the club for over 10 years, ever since he went to England as a teenager to visit an aunt.
Germany defender Mertesacker says Thursday he remembers returning with an Arsenal jersey, while his brother had that of Premier League rival Manchester United.
Mertesacker says, "Somehow a circle has closed for me. I'm very happy to finally be able to play for the club I've romanticized about for years.''
The 26-year-old central defender completed a transfer from Werder Bremen on Wednesday for a reported ?10 million ($14.5 million).
Mertesacker - who has 75 caps for Germany - was speaking at a press conference ahead of Friday's 2012 European Championship qualifier against Austria.
so he is a gooner!
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
Six foot six! He's fucking six foot siiiiiixxx
Per Mertesacker
Eats his weetabix!
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.