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    Quote Originally Posted by Fist of Lehmann View Post
    That said, Welbo is not a stopgap signing, rather Wenger seems to have plumped for another project, shorter-term than Sanogo but still with an eye on a season or two down the line, I wouldn't expect a mass of goals from him this season.
    As you said he was bought in because of the Giroud injury, and has had 3 full seasons in this league, so while he can improve he has to be ready to perform straight away. Not sure what his potential is really. Never struck me to having the potential to be world class but I think the Adebayor comparisons have merit. Hasn't kicked a ball for us yet though so let's see.


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    Fingers crossed on Wenger playing him as a striker otherwise we've just signed the English Dirk Kuyt. But I don't think Welbeck would have signed without that guarantee. He must have spoken with Wenger over the phone to see where he fits in before signing.
    David Dein says he 'knows' Wenger bought him to play as a striker.

    " I know Arsene's bought him with the intention of playing him as a striker"
    http://www.goal.com/en-au/news/4019/...-already-risen

    Although Wenger's definition of a striker is quite broad. He still calls Podolski, Walcott, Sanchez and Campbell strikers. But I don't think there's much chance Welbeck won't play as the CF, he's got the physical attributes that Wenger wants in that role.

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    At 50 million quid over 5 years he's not exactly a bargain, like I said before we'll have to see what he can do, never been that convinced by him thus far though, he's not going to be a top class player IMO, might well get a few goals (who wouldn't in our team) but he's not going to lead us to CL or PL glory IMO.

    We've never replaced RVP which is a shame, Wellbeck will never reach his level IMO, if we could have bitten the bullet an bought a top class striker it would really have made a big difference to our team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Özim View Post
    At 50 million quid over 5 years he's not exactly a bargain, like I said before we'll have to see what he can do, never been that convinced by him thus far though, he's not going to be a top class player IMO, might well get a few goals (who wouldn't in our team) but he's not going to lead us to CL or PL glory IMO.

    We've never replaced RVP which is a shame, Wellbeck will never reach his level IMO, if we could have bitten the bullet an bought a top class striker it would really have made a big difference to our team.
    Did he cost us 50 million quid?
    Arsene Wenger, the only football manager that got paid 8 million quid to do nothing but sit on his arse..

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    Quote Originally Posted by fakeyank View Post
    Did he cost us 50 million quid?
    According to this link yes:

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...er-window.html

    Every signing is a major gamble – about £50 million over five years in the case of Welbeck – but his all-round performance last night certainly added to the view that Arsenal might just have pulled off one of the more astute transfers of the entire summer window.

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    I think Zim is factoring in his salary plus transfer fee over the five years.
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    Walcott is probably the best comparison to Welbeck. Potential. Potentially brilliant. Potentially awful. Everywhere for 90 mins. Anonymous for 90 mins. Hasn't progressed as fast as anticipated. Still young enough to step up into the top tier. Needs a run in the team to realise the full potential. Could play a crucial role for England. Potential to maximise Ozil's role. and so on.

    Fast.

    Apparently Akpom is fastest though, having seen off Bellerin and broken Theo's record. I'm thinking he must be bloody fast.

    I hope Wenger shows a bit of ambition in how he wants to use these players. Wouldn't it be great if we could get back to the pacey counter-attacking football we used to be treated to before the era of tippy tappy? Get the ball and boom, 15 seconds from our GK to the back of their net. That's what I liked to watch. Trophies were the icing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory View Post
    I think Welbeck already has the edge on Ade for finishing...well, at least in terms of shot variation. He just needs to stay composed in the box but that's something most players are able to develop under Wenger. Henry, Ade, Walcott, Ramsey...they all improved under Wenger.
    The two goals last night were good because in the first one it was all about being in the right place, driving in there. Something we don't do well at Arsenal.
    The second he had time to think about it and that's when players can panic and put it wide, it was a nice composed finish.

    Encouraging.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve French View Post
    I think Zim is factoring in his salary plus transfer fee over the five years.
    That's about 130K per week, if true!

    Why did we cringe at Khedira's salary ask then!?
    Arsene Wenger, the only football manager that got paid 8 million quid to do nothing but sit on his arse..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve French View Post
    I think Zim is factoring in his salary plus transfer fee over the five years.
    Pretty much any senior level player looks horrendously expensive if you do that to be fair.

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    He's going to be leading the line for the first time in his career as the go-to guy, it's a huge challenge for him but one that he sounds like he's ready for.

    United youth products are made of the right stuff mentally as well, so I'm quite optimistic about the signing really. I don't expect 25 goals but I do think he'll help stretch defences and force the issue with his pressing, which should hopefully help us become a more effective attacking outlet. Plus he said himself he enjoys linking play so I'm sure he'll fit right in from that sense. Although I do hope he's cut out those stupid flicks and stopovers.

    United fans reactions tell us all we need to know tbh. I don't remember this spewing when we signed Silvestre.
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