January Transfer Speculation and Shit

[AFC Leveller]

El Confidencial is a Spanish broadsheet newspaper that often has transfer scoops before anyone else.

For example, El Confidencial were the first (to our knowledge) to report Diego Costa had signed for Chelsea, long before the Blues did tie up the deal.

Today, the Spanish newspaper claims that Arsene Wenger rejected an offer from Bayern Munich for Mesut Ozil during the summer.

According to journalist Enrique Marín, Arsene Wenger refused to sell Ozil despite the fact he had under performed during his first season at the Emirates.

Marin claims that Wenger was in a position to sell Ozil to Bayern Munich and bring Cesc Fabregas back to the Emirates, before the Spanish playmaker signed for Chelsea.

He adds that it was “pride” that prevented Wenger from selling Ozil to Bayern and buying back Fabregas for what now looks like a scandalously low fee of 27 million euros.

Bayern have long chased Ozil, since his days at Werder Bremen and Pep Guardiola was keen on the German international during his time as Barcelona coach.

There are even suggestions in El Confidencial that Wenger’s decision not to bring back Fabregas and persist with Ozil is affecting team selection.

At Chelsea on Sunday, Santi Cazorla, Jack Wilshere and Alexis Sanchez were all substituted whilst Ozil, anonymous for much of the match, remained on the pitch for Arsenal.

Finally, Marin describes the decision to hold on to Ozil and allow Fabregas to join Chelsea, as “incomprehensible.”

Many Arsenal fans would probably agree…

[McNamara That Ghost...]

So quick on the pulse they've posted a Summer transfer rumour in October.

[Niall_Quinn]

Many Arsenal fans would probably agree…

That's as speculative as the article itself.

Chavs vs Arsenal - Cesc v. Özil

90 - Touches by Cesc today (led Chelsea)
78 - Touches by Özil today (2nd on Arsenal, Gibbs led both teams with 93 touches)
61 - Passes by Cesc today (led all players)
46 – Passes by Özil today (third on Arsenal)
25 - Passes in the final third by Özil today (led all players)
18 - Passes in the final third by Cesc today
2 - Key passes by Cesc today
3 – Key passes by Özil today
6 - Dribbles by Özil today (of 12, led both teams)
0 - Dribbles by Cesc today (of 1)
4 – Tackles by Cesc today (of 10)
0 – Tackles by Özil today (of 1)
1 - Assists by Cesc today
1 – Assists by Özil this season
1 – Tackle by Welbeck on Cesc that came far too late in the game
1 – Handball by Cesc which should have been a penalty

http://news.arseblog.com/2014/10/che...y-the-numbers/

Lazy, uncommitted, anonymous performance by Ozil? Only in lazy media la-la land. If Fabregas is suddenly the best thing since Yaya Toure was the best thing since something else, then Ozil isn't the worst thing since Jack was the worst thing since Ramsey.

All of it is made up media bullshit.

EDIT: Ozil is being slaughtered by the media for not being a good tackler, not chasing up and down the pitch like a Cattermole and losing when he gets in a PL speciality punch-up. This is a marquee player, a Rolls Royce that suddenly finds himself in a chav inspired stock car rally. But what he's here to do he still does well. Unsurprisingly he's not so good at the things he has never done, wasn't bought to do and probably will never do. We could try using him properly, that has worked in the past so it's worth a shot.

[AFC Leveller]

Cesc has 7 assists though!

[Niall_Quinn]

Cesc has 7 assists though!

AND?

The assist relies on the guy you pass to doing something with the ball. Ozil led Fabregas in passes in the final third and key passes - that's what we pay him to do isn't it? Now we need to work on the guys he's passing to NOT having a crappy first touch, NOT blasting it wide, NOT refusing to shoot in the first place. It's a team game, grabbing these single stats out of context and saying player x is better than player y has no validity. Ozil probably had 7 assists by this stage last season. But according to the media he was still shit. It's media hype, not reality. Nothing wrong with Ozil at all, everything wrong with how Wenger picks a team and strategy.

[Power n Glory]

Yes, indeed. We all need to re-educated on what to look for when watching a World Class attacking midfielder.

[Niall_Quinn]

PSG midfielder Yohan Cabaye has admitted he is frustrated with his bit-part role in the French champions' side under Laurent Blanc.
The former Newcastle United man, who moved to Ligue 1 last January for £19million, played just 15 minutes of the 1-1 draw with Monaco at the weekend, and hasn't been at the forefront of Blanc's mind.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz3FXoGbB9L

What do these arseholes expect when they move to comedy clubs like PSG? No sympathy for the greedy mercenary bastard and despite what the article speculates I hope he's not coming anywhere near us.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yes, indeed. We all need to re-educated on what to look for when watching a World Class attacking midfielder.

I'm not saying EVERYONE should laugh at the bullshit being pumped out by a sensationalist bunch of cunts who have a weekly hype cycle designed to keep them stealing a living. Obviously you're an exception and I have no problems at all with you lapping it all up as if it's real.

[AFC Leveller]

AND?

The assist relies on the guy you pass to doing something with the ball. Ozil led Fabregas in passes in the final third and key passes - that's what we pay him to do isn't it? Now we need to work on the guys he's passing to NOT having a crappy first touch, NOT blasting it wide, NOT refusing to shoot in the first place. It's a team game, grabbing these single stats out of context and saying player x is better than player y has no validity. Ozil probably had 7 assists by this stage last season. But according to the media he was still shit. It's media hype, not reality. Nothing wrong with Ozil at all, everything wrong with how Wenger picks a team and strategy.

Ozil looks bored/disnterested and is barged off the ball way too easily. That is not the manager's fault, its down to the player to give a fuck and grow a pair.

playing him wide, yes that is Wenger being wenger but even when Cazorla went off Ozil still gave the ball away and just kept fucking up.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ozil looks bored/disnterested and is barged off the ball way too easily. That is not the manager's fault, its down to the player to give a fuck and grow a pair.

playing him wide, yes that is Wenger being wenger but even when Cazorla went off Ozil still gave the ball away and just kept fucking up.

That happened twice didn't it? And it was specially highlighted each time. But he also took on chavs and beat them, played in the wide man several times, for the vast majority of the time retained possession. You can't be disinterested and put out numbers like those above. Not unless the gap between disinterested and greatest world hero of the world ever (aka Fabreags) is paper thin. Criticise for mistakes by all means, same as praise is due for successes, but everyone slagging his general game basically don't know what the hell they are talking about. It's a meme that has been pushed by the media. Pure fantasy but a fun story to run with. Jack was dispossessed, had one of his busiest but least productive games in a while and the media are accepting he's "back". Bullshit, he played better in matches they slagged him out for. Santi was our best player, Neil Ashton reckons he wasn't in the game - 5.5/10, less than Flamini who was hapless but because he barged around doing those things Ozil doesn't do (flying into tackles which he doesn't win anyway, elbowing people in the face, getting stupid yellows all the time) he's supposedly had a good game. Depends what people want to see I suppose. The media like good honest English lads, charging around the place putting their dirty slag fouls in and diving all over the place. Rooney, Gerrard, these are hero players. Ozil? Shit. Doesn't like a punch up. Can't run in such a way to generate the heat blobs they love, doesn't scream and shout and do a John Terry when he's on the pitch. That's essentially what they are accusing him of lacking because the stats show their bullshit about him being anonymous is simply that, bullshit.