It's okay they only sell them their best players and they've only got Suarez left so after January that it'll be it for them helping Chelsea out
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It's okay they only sell them their best players and they've only got Suarez left so after January that it'll be it for them helping Chelsea out
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Except we'd been pursuing him the whole window.
Come on you can't seriously believe that Wenger has been planning this all summer and it's just "happened" to all come together on the last day.
It's okay they only sell them they're best players and they've only got Suarez left so after January that it'll be it for them helping Chelsea out
You fail.
Meireles our best player? l0l
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12m seems like a bargain to me, seems quite odd that they have let him leave so easily
Really? A player who wouldn't have got close to the first team when Gerrard's back fit? Good move for everyone in my opinion. Chelsea get a player they need, we get £12mil for a player who wouldn't play, Meireles gets a game.
Everton have signed Denis Stracqualursi on a season long loan.
Great.
Did they not get the guy from Real in the end?
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Im happy with Mertersacker and Arteta.
Mertasacker is something we need. He is German so he's organisation will be great, he is 6'6 so there s the height we need he's got 75 caps for Germany, he has been in world cup finals and Euro finals so he got experience.
Arteta, is a good buy too. A consistantly admired Prem midfielder.
Gervinho was one of if not statistacly the best player in France last season and we only got him for 10 million, so good.
One thing you have to give wenger is he wont be held to ransom.
Hopefully he now changes he's philosophy and builds a team around experience and know how as well as pace etc...
We have also singe chamberlain and although he is very young and is no way ready to perform, from the brief glmpses I'v seen I beleive he will be good.
Park the striker, is an unnown quantity, but again he is Korean captain, has expeirence and looks like he is technically very good.
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Cesc actually missed quite little of last season, and our winning percentage with him was 64%, without 31%, Arsenal didn't cope without him in the slightest. Clichy is quality, seems to be when it was clear he was going, every defensive error in the past 4 seasons was attributed to him and him alone.
If Arteta is true, he's very decent but Cesc has repeatedly run rings around him in midfield for a reason. He's a VAST improvement on any other choice we currently have. But with 60mil left to spend, and some seriously quality players out there available, underwhelming still.
The problem is, no one else wanted a DM this window, same way no one else wanted Jones when we went for him, the next window, several people wanted Jones and we had no chance. Hazard/M'vila, they'll only be higher up bigger clubs lists next transfer window, 30mil might be a lot today, but they might be 45mil next transfer window when City/Chelsea/Liverpool/Real decide they need strengthening.
I'm going to go out on a limb, and say that you are expecting the Arsenal board to aim for more than they are doing. I believe while ever Arsenal are qualifying for the Champs League, they are quite happy.
Learn how to spell son
And no, no he wasn't. Maybe for a short spell last year, completely dispensable, i'm sure our managerial staff wouldn't have made him so available otherwise.
Well you've got lucky with that one so far but I still think he'll come good
It is a bit bizarre suddenly giving your fans player of the year to one of your rivals so easily though
He wasn't our fans player of the year or even close to it. Lucas won it by a mile with Suarez 2nd iinm.
I've never been a big Meireles fan and been easy either way on him leaving. I'd have hoped for a bit more than £12m seeing as he's going to Chelsea and I'd have rather kept him if we couldn't sign a replacement but it's not a big loss imo.
He's very inconsistent, he gets overrun in midfield and doesn't like getting involved in any sort of challenge.
wenger: hi dave its arsene, you kno i need a midfielder desperately how about we call it £10 million for arteta?
moyes: Sorry arsene i cant help you out hes worth far more to us i cant afford to let him go.
a little while later........
arteta: alright gaffer ive just seen on sky sports arsenal have offered to take me off your hands, ive loved it here but i really want to go.
moyes: ring ring........... Alright arsene its dave again, 10 million you say for arteta?
wenger: thats the fee i was thinking of yes
moyes: DEAL
moyes: Sorry arsene i cant help you out hes worth far more to us i cant afford to let him go.
a little while later........
arteta: alright gaffer ive just seen on sky sports arsenal have offered to take me off your hands, ive loved it here but i really want to go.
moyes: ring ring........... Alright arsene its dave again, 10 million you say for arteta?
wenger: thats the fee i was thinking of yes
moyes: DEAL
Racist.
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