Diarra would be a fantastic signing for Utd, I'd like him back at Arsenal.
Not sure if he's a troublesome player, or just had a bit of bad luck with team choice. He couldn't get in ahead of Essien, understandably, went to Arsenal, should definately have played, left for first team footie, again understandable, went to Real and played a lot till more recently. Does Mourinho hold a grudge for him leaving, or is he a git and the team's got fed up with him?
He'd be a very good addition to either team, both need a quality, capable DM who can pass, track runs into the box and pick out the right passes to get the team counter attacking quickly.
No idea if the guy whose linked himself with a move to Arsenal is any good, Arsenal tend to be fairly good at telling players they are in negotiations with to keep quiet so doesn't sound too realistic.
Ozil is decent, with a lot of potential, Anderson is just crap, he's a ball hog, the only time he looks close to effective is on the ball, he'll get it and try and run through the defence, the problem is for 2 years you've seen him do this and the entire team throw their arms up in frustration when he refuses to pass, gets caught, and everyone has to kill themselves getting back to break up a counter.
He can't pass very well, he can't shoot, he can't tackle very well, conceded fouls with late tackles and generally being a petulant little ****. Ozil is a big step up in quality, and if Utd did get someone like Diarra to shore up the DM position then you have Ozil who can play through the middle or on the wings, who can replace Giggs/Scholes in the next year or two.
Getting a little fed up of Wengers insistance on waiting till about 17 seconds before a window shuts to try and get a great deal out of desparate to sell clubs, its not worked more often than its worked.
If we signed the 2-3 people we needed a month ago, they'd be fit, ready and intergrated into the team for the start of the season which especially as we likely have a few missing for the start of the season and a very tough start to the season, would be massively useful. By waiting, and waiting, and waiting, we could have dropped the points before the end of the window that otherwise could have won us a title come May.
I really don't know why teams spend so long dragging things out looking for bargains. Saving half a mil, but dropping a couple points in August just isn't worth it.
good for my own personal lols
