**Summer Transfer Thread: News, Rumours and Speculation**
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You can probably add Pirlo to our midfield and remove Deco, although I've no idea why we're likely to add another ageing has been to our squad.
The only reason I can see is that CA knows him well and he knows how to play 4-4-2 properly which we're going to play on the whole whereas our other midfielders have been playing a mix of 4-3-3 and 4-1-2-2-1 for years.
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Manjoo have Brown coming into fitness and O'Shea as well as Rafael and Neville for the right back spot; it's O'Shea's primary position even if he does fit into other roles well.
And Rooney wants that weight on his shoulders; Ronaldo pushed him out onto the wings and in recent interviews he's said he'd prefer to play in the now more available centre forward spot. More strikers have come into play in the Man United squad than have left, even if it is nigh-on-impossible to replace Ronaldo's finishing.
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All wide players, in Arshavin's case he doesn't even want to be played in midfield. I haven't been impressed whatsoever with Rosicky since he came to Arsenal and after such a long lay off it's questionable at this point as to how well he can still perform. As for Nasri meh ok hasn't done bad but again he's a wide player and one that still has everything to prove
Interesting, had no idea that the Pirlo one was one that was going to happen, figured it was just a rumour
Having read quotes from Deco in the last day or two it appears that he's not going anywhere...... sorry
So Chelsea will be playing 4-4-2 next season? Again interesting, wonder how you'll fit Lampard, Essien and Pirlo (if he does sign) all into that system? From and outsider's point of view I would have figured you'd stick with the tried and trusted 4-3-3 but then again you've probably seen more of Chelsea's pre season games than I have....
I really don't see how he has progressed at all, he has always had the pace and he has always been extremely wasteful in posession apart from the odd game where he will do a couple of nice things. Which is the same now as he was when he arrived so where has he improved??? I also don't buy the youth excuse .....young players who are good enough and are precocious like Walcott don't need time they just do it........Rooney, A.Young,Agbonlahor are good examples.
He is never going to be a centre forward so if he can't hack it on the wing now where is his future???
Walcott has stalled since he has arrived no doubt about it, this is a make or break season for him at Arsenal - he'll be at the likes of Tottenham,Villa within a season or two is my prediction.
Fair enough, I haven't been impressed with Anderson, Giggs or Scholes recently, certainly less so than Rosicky who in my eyes is pretty damn good (I'm sure a hell of a lot of people would agree with me).One player won't win us the league, we need to strengthen over a few positions especially after Adebayor has left.
Once again we will be relying on too many key players who get injured regularly and we don't have the quality in depth to cover that.
This will be another 4th place containment campaign unless we have start to have a freakish run with fitness or we load up with another few quality additions (ummmm unlikely
)Yet Man Utd don't have any of those problems hence why our defence was the best in the league last season and set a record for games without conceding yet somehow according to you we have the weakest midfield of the top 4 i.e. worse than Arsenals
Yet Man Utd don't have any of those problems hence why our defence was the best in the league last season and set a record for games without conceding yet somehow according to you we have the weakest midfield of the top 4 i.e. worse than Arsenals
I think Man Utd have an amazing central defence (and left back), just don't think the midfield is very good. Surely Barcelona proved that?!
One player won't win us the league, we need to strengthen over a few positions especially after Adebayor has left.
Once again we will be relying on too many key players who get injured regularly and we don't have the quality in depth to cover that.
This will be another 4th place containment campaign unless we have start to have a freakish run with fitness or we load up with another few quality additions (ummmm unlikely
I don't think 1 player will win the league, but I think the central midfield is incredibly weak besides Fabregas and buying a great CM would go a long way to solving Arsenal's problems, considering that a CB has already been purchased. I don't think that Arsenal have many problems up front, especially if Arshavin is shifted into the SS role, he'd work excellently with RvP or Eduardo, and maybe even Bendtner if he puts in the work this season. If Arsenal don't suffer freak injuries (shoulder injuries, ligament damage, whatever happened to Rosicky and broken legs) this season the only area that is especially weak to me is CM.
What? Don't put words in my mouth
. I have only ever said Arsenal are 2 players away from mounting a serious challenge, not 1 player away from winning the league?! And about Man Utd, they've lost Ronaldo and Giggs and Scholes were seriously flagging towards the end of last season, that's why I think their midfield is pretty weak ..
Edit - read the first words in the post above yours again, that might make things clearer. Fair enough point out where I'm wrong, but I don't think it's fair to make stuff up that I haven't said and criticise me for saying things I haven't said?
Also, did I say Man Utd's midfield were 'average', if I did I didn't mean to. I'm really confused, I think you've misread almost everything I've been saying
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Seriously you're beyond belief with some of the stuff you come out with, so United's good defence is based on Ferdinand, Vidic & Evra only while Arsenal's shackey defence is only that because of lack of protection by the midfield so presumably with you saying that you're saying that our defence is SO good we dont need any cover from the midfield - right ok.....
As for your Barca point it's just as laughable, so in one game, where one team, that once 1-0 up played us of the pitch that proves that we have no midfield even though A- in 50 odd other games that we must have played last season no other team managed to show this and B- Barca also played Chelsea off of the pitch in two games must mean they also have no midfield either
Oh and FYI go back to the two Champions League games between United and Arsenal last season and tell me that our midfield 3 didn't play your midfield 3 off of the park in both games
Which team did you watch last year?
I watched the one who struggled for goals for about 6-8 weeks in that poor stretch and we've just lost one of the best CF's in the world on his day - and we don't have the defensive makeup to eek out too many 1-0 wins.
Sure Adebayor was a sulk for the majority of the season but he was genuine world class when he wanted to be.
Eduardos fitness is still undecided largely, we all know RvP won't play 40 league games in the best of scenarios so at some point are we going to be relying on the likes of Bendtner for goals??? i'd say most likely is the outcome of that question.
I am going to be pretty dissapointed if another good striker isn't brought into the squad but that's not likely to happen. It's hard not to feel like this will be a tough season especially after Nasri/Eduardo news.
It's refreshing to read a post from an Arsenal fan who's opinion is so unbelievably blinkered as jakeke's & DM's
What's up with Eduardo now may I ask? I thought he was all set to start pre season action from what I heard on SSN the other day
I don't want to get into a slanging match but that sure reads to me you think we're only a DM away from winning titles.