Yes but there's a massive difference between stating an 'interest' for a player (which is what all teams do), to being downright classless and getting the team members themselves to come out with utter tosh e.g. the 'dna' malarky (which the Spanish giants have been known to do).
No there isn't, we didn't register interest, we put in a bid, we were told he is catagorically NOT for sale and warned him, off, remember Wenger hasn't complained about the players speaking out, which nulifys that point, Wenger and others at the club have complained that after being explicitly told NOT to bid and he was not for sale, how horrible and immorale these guys are for daring to bid again. This is EXACTLY what Wenger has done, exactly, without question identical situation he was complaining about.
You aren't talking about a player who is a youngster trying to break through, or a fringe player per say. AA was a fairly high profile transfer who had some bad luck with injuries and would obviously need some time to get used to culture/league/weather etc. and hasn't really been given that. Regards to form and match fitness I'd agree with you, but surely its better to take a risk on a player you've already shelled out for instead of being so damn pragmatic. This is a side that wants to get back into the champions league. Without the cash id personally see them risk what they have as opposed to protecting their 'investment'
edit: and to disagree with you again, Schwarzer/arsenal fab/barca is hardly the same is it?
Has there been a relentless pursuit?, daily press releases regarding schwarzer love for the gunners? or rvp/song/arsharavin et al all weeping about how wonderful he is?
No, a player has had his head turned by a bigger club. Said club have made a few offers
First AA, no, the amount you've paid for him is COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT.
You look at the player, and situation first, he was injured, he didn't play much, when he played he was highly inconsistant and frankly not good enough, this might be down to injury form, but playing him in the first team could potentially cost a lot of points before he maybe gets good again. Its risky, you simply do not play the same in reserves with kids and crap teams and no atmosphere/crowds as in high pressure real league games.
With any player you have options, bench, stick in reserves to play, send out on loan to get games, the money you paid doesn't matter. LIverpool are in the situation where they don't know if he'll ever come good, the quickest and best way to do that is to loan him out, which doesn't risk a potentially crap player screwing up the team in the league constantly.
Sending him out on loan lets someone else take the chance, don't forget that players can simply have a hard run of luck/time in a new place or trouble settling in, throw in coming back from injury and you could have a mountain he can't climb. Send him somewhere he's comftable, used to, happier and maybe he'll pick up form and come back as fit and form player and only have a new place to get used to, a far easier situation.
If you go, "i'm not going to give him that chance because we spent 20mil on him" well, its stupid, you have a player and you make the best choice to get him playing his best. I think loan is the right choice, quite easily, for the reasons given. If it works he comes back a 25mil player in form, if he isn't good enough but has made someone else think he has potential from actually playing games, you can sell him for more than a benched/reserve player, its an unlosable situation. Sticking him in reserves trying to come back from an injury is expensive and gets you potentially a year further into his contract, no interest to buy, no form, not happy, still not recovered, or he might find his best form and become the next Messi, worst case scenario is MUCH worse, best case scenario is the same, but you save on wages.
Its really an easy choice if you ask me, and the correct one.
Again, the PRESS did everything you say in regards to the Fabregas situation, the PRESS were interested so asked players questions everyday.
The sad thing is the lack of hounding of Schwarzer/Arsenal players about the deal simply signifys one thing, what a small and stupid deal it is. Can you imagine the quotes/press interest, etc, if we were trying to sign Gomes, or Casillas, or Valdes? It would go through the roof, the lack of press interest is simply because signing a decent keeper for next to nothing from a not huge side in his last season or two is barely news. Again I'll say, look at what WENGER complained about in the deal, not Arsenal fans, then see what Wenger has done in regards to Schwarzer, its truly daft.
