Arsenal FC Summer 2008 Thread

Parks lives wrote:Still links with Makoun, he'd probably be the DM.

Hlebadinho wrote:

Parks lives wrote:Still links with Makoun, he'd probably be the DM.

Amusingly, Song kept Makoun out of the starting line up for the ACoN.

Fidel wrote:

Hlebadinho wrote:

Parks lives wrote:Still links with Makoun, he'd probably be the DM.

Amusingly, Song kept Makoun out of the starting line up for the ACoN.

Amusingly, Theo Walcott kept Jermaine Defoe out of the 2006 England WC squad.


All this proves is how stupid managers can be in picking promising but utterly unproven players ahead of experienced and talented ones.

Hlebadinho wrote:
Probably not for Jermain Defoe.

Song did at least play well, and only started to play in the DM role after Makoun was underwhelming in the first game.

Fidel wrote:

Hlebadinho wrote:
Probably not for Jermain Defoe.

Well, regardless of who it was for, they'd proven a lot more in the previous 6 months than Walcott had playing for Arsenal's reserves.

Song did at least play well, and only started to play in the DM role after Makoun was underwhelming in the first game.

Song did do well, until injury ruined his last game of the tournament. But that doesn't make him a better player than one of the best DMs in Europe.

Batman wrote:If you sign Nasri then do you think Wenger will play him LM/LCM?

i think he will, so i can't see you signing Nasri and Ben Arfa because Ben Arfa would also play LM/LF.

Hlebadinho wrote:
Do you rate Makoun then and think he'd be a good signing for us? Does his play similarly to Flamini or is he more of a DLP?

Inventory of players linked with a summer Arsenal move:

Goalkeepers:

Heurelho Gomes
Sebastian Frey

Defenders:

Raul Albiol
Richard Dunne
Vincent Kompany
Carlos Marchena
Richard Dunne
Mahamadou Dabo
Maxwell

Midfielders:

Jean II Makoun
Hatem Ben Arfa
Michael Johnson
Niko Kranjcar
Gareth Barry
Samir Nasri
Alberto Aquilini
Ignacio Camacho
Aaron Ramsey
Alberto Aquilani
Loic Perrin
Diego Ribas

Strikers:

Mario Gomez
Thierry Henry
Obafemi Martins
Mauro Zarate
Santa Cruz

Hlebadinho wrote:

Parks lives wrote:Still links with Makoun, he'd probably be the DM.

Amusingly, Song kept Makoun out of the starting line up for the ACoN.

I think nasri would play left midfield, regardless as to whether Hleb leaves or not. If Rosicky is fit, he can be rotated with him. If Hleb does leave, i would like one more player for the wings (Arshavin).

The Aquilani quotes seem to come from his agent, lending them a bit of credibility could he play in centre mid or on the wings in the prem? Havent seen him enough. What do you reckon BM?

Hlebadinho wrote:Doesn;t really make sense then... He couldn't play with Fabregas in the centre.

Tweedle wrote:Aquilani is a physios wet dream anyway. wouldn't want to sign him. He'd become good friends with Rosicky, RVP and Diaby though

Information L'Equipe: Samir Nasri jouera à Arsenal la saison prochaine. Le jeune meneur formé à l'OM pourrait même signer son contrat en faveur des Gunners avant de retrouver l'équipe de France à Clairefontaine, ce mercredi à 19h30, au moment où débutera le rassemblement des Bleus précédant l'Euro.



Les deux clubs, Marseille et Arsenal, se seraient mis d'accord sur une indemnité de transfert de 15 millions d'euros, révèle L'Equipe. Nasri, dont la saison a été marquée par plusieurs pépins physiques, notamment une méningite virale, avait prolongé son contrat jusqu'en 2012 avec l'idée sous-jacente de permettre à son club formateur d'empocher une belle indemnité de transfert.

Il y aura passé quatre saisons, découvert la Ligue des champions, l'équipe de France, remporté le titre de meilleur espoir de L1 en 2007. A vingt ans, la carrière de celui que le Real Madrid considérait il y a un an comme le nouveau Zidane va s'accélérer.

http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/20080521_001506_nasri-arsenal-c-est-boucle_Dev.html

• He could sign by tomorrow evening before heading off to the French Euro 2008 training camp
  
  
• The two clubs have arranged a €15m fee (£12m)
  
  
• Apparently he has had an injury stricken season, he even had viral meningitis at one point
  
  
• Real Madrid wanted him last season
  

Ray Parlour wrote:He can also play on the wing. Has alot of potential and has been branded the next Zidane. Look forward to him coming if true but as Saints said he is vastly unproven and isn't really prolific when it comes to goal scoring though can't be as bad as Hleb when he comes to shooting. Seen him score a few from range. Could his signing though spell the end for Hleb?

We now have Hleb/Rosicky/Vela/Walcott/Eboue/Randall with also Eduardo and Diaby who can play wide.

Fidel wrote:

Ray Parlour wrote:He can also play on the wing. Has alot of potential and has been branded the next Zidane. Look forward to him coming if true but as Saints said he is vastly unproven and isn't really prolific when it comes to goal scoring though can't be as bad as Hleb when he comes to shooting. Seen him score a few from range. Could his signing though spell the end for Hleb?

We now have Hleb/Rosicky/Vela/Walcott/Eboue/Randall with also Eduardo and Diaby who can play wide.

Except Rosicky's always injured, Randall has proven nothing, Eduardo can't play wide (and is injured) and Eboue is a c**t.

I maintain, it is one of the weakest areas of your squad, with a mixture of crocks and youngsters and the only experienced one who isn't injured is incapable of scoring goals.

kas wrote:Nasri is basically the Hleb replacement.

Torrente wrote:There have been rumors in Madrid claiming that if Hleb leaves, it could facilitate Cesc's signing for us because allegedly, Flamini and Hleb are his best friends. Is it true that they are?