Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

There's been plenty of opportunities to buy top strikers in the past we've always let them slip by, if there aren't many strikers available it's our own fault, now we just need to make it happen.

If he money's right the player will be available.

Don't disagree about us turning our nose up at past opportunities, but if for example it is Benzema we are after (says a lot about the striker dirge that he's probably one of the best options out there) Real Madrid are not a club that needs the money, they will want to know they can get a replacement in (they don't have that many strikers themselves you know).

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Wenger all day.

In terms of trophies won there isn't a great deal in it, but in my opinion I agree because I think if Wenger had the squad that Benitez had with Liverpool in 2008/2009 I actually think he would have gone on to win the title.

[Power n Glory]

In terms of trophies won there isn't a great deal in it, but in my opinion I agree because I think if Wenger had the squad that Benitez had with Liverpool in 2008/2009 I actually think he would have gone on to win the title.

I'm not sure about the squad comparison because I think we had a really good squad in 2007/08. On the trophy count, Wenger pips him even if he doesn't have the CL. But the main reason I say Wenger is because Rafa has a rep for rubbing the players the wrong way. The tinkering and cold approach wouldn't work over here and I think he's going to struggle at Real if he doesn't have the players backing him. It's a club with serious player power and he'll need to have a warmer approach otherwise he'll have a mutiny on his hands.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...al-Madrid.html

And it's the second time he's had to follow Ancelotti. A coach that doesn't do the cold shoulder approach and gets on really well his his players. It's one to watch.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Hmm dunno Hleb and Flamini had left by 2008/2009, Nasri and Arshavin were good signings but we didn't have that core solidity of players like Gerard, Xabi Alonso and Torres at his peak in the side.
Wenger probably wouldn't have pissed off Robbie Keane to the point where he'd go after half a season as well.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Press conference - Nice how you get hope that Arsenal will do something to improve the squad and then when you speak to Wenger he pisses on the bonfire, although I do agree with him that we need more goals from the "non strikers"

[Fist of Lehmann]

What did he say?

I can't imagine anything said in a press conference would effect what we are doing in the background (i.e patiently observing the waiting period and being open to whatever life brings us).

[fakeyank]

Which poses an interesting debate on whether people think Benitez or Wenger is the better manager?

Both are idiots

[Marc Overmars]

Sounds like we'll make an opportunistic signing if it's possible, which seems to be our strategy most of the time anyway.

[Letters]

Both are idiots

You think Arsene Wenger is an idiot?

[Power n Glory]

Hmm dunno Hleb and Flamini had left by 2008/2009, Nasri and Arshavin were good signings but we didn't have that core solidity of players like Gerard, Xabi Alonso and Torres at his peak in the side.
Wenger probably wouldn't have pissed off Robbie Keane to the point where he'd go after half a season as well.

I was comparing the 2007/08 squad when we came close to winning the title with Hleb and Flamini. That was a very good squad but we didn't win so can't really say for sure if Wenger would win the title with Liverpools squad. All speculation but I never saw their squad as something really amazing.