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Last year he did but there's been nothing official this year, bar a few articles from Metro & Independent.
The difference being my sauces are to be believedMy sources are also telling me Higuain is close to being done.
The difference being my sauces are to be believed
I always find believable sauces taste better. I mean i just dont believe that the asda's own ketchup has real tomatos in it, but i can believe that the M&S Tomato Sauce isnt just any old tomato sauce.
I always find believable sauces taste better. I mean i just dont believe that the asda's own ketchup has real tomatos in it, but i can believe that the M&S Tomato Sauce isnt just any old tomato sauce.
I think the unbelievable sauces taste better as you can imagine any flavour you want. I mean that Messi sauce is one of the best out there.
Rumours are mainly of Cech, the Arsenal transfer legend Higuain and Jackson Martinez. No news on any perspective DMs? For a striker i would be happy, for a striker and DM i would be very happy, for all three positions, ecstatic!
Either (maybe even likely) the newspapers are just churning out all the likely names and have no idea who Wenger wants to go for. Or maybe, just maybe, Wenger is thinking of deploying Wilshere in a Arteta/Gerrard Deep Lying Playmaker role next to Coq or maybe instead of Coq in some games, if he thinks his strength and physicality/tackling can improve. That way there is space for almost every midfielder in the team.
Not my preference at all, but I, and others, have frequently written off young/injured players at Arsenal, only for them to show dramatic improvements.
Not basing this on anything, just a guess. And seemingly like a lot of people, I'd rather sign a physical DM who can enforce himself on the game and protect the back 4.
I'm not convinced that Wilshere can do that role effectively, he hasn't shown the power or strength at a high level, but maybe this is to do with his injuries? I prefer a Coqs and Ramsey partnership. Ramsey so far has proven that he can do the whole deep lying position well without falling all over the place, yet run into the box and score goals. I see Wilshere as a more advanced CAM type midfielder, but we will see how well he does when he's not injured and on a long run.
I still think we need more depth in that DM/enforcer type role. Again, other than Coqs, we have a past it Flamini? or Arteta, who isn't very physical. To sustain a long Prem campaign, you need the players to play the ugly stuff and grind out results when necessary. During the Invincibles era, it wasn't all about nice football, we also did the ugly stuff well. Players like Vieira and Gilberto did what they had to do to get the results flowing. We need that now. We have Coqs but need another to partner/fill in when necessary.
What would that mean for outgoings. Would you keep Walcott and Giroud. If you get Martinez as well, you will have to cut a couple of them presumably?My sources are also telling me Higuain is close to being done.
Would still make you top heavy in the forwards. Newbie, Giroud, Walcott, Sanchez, Welbeck, Oxlad-Ch, Ozil, Cazorla, Wilshere, Rosicki, Gnarbry all competing for 4 places. No question of bringing through any U21s for the forseeable.
Well he is better than the likes of Borini,Balotelli and Lambert, so yeah they probably would.
I know what you mean, but although Ramsey is great in the centre, I never feel he has the positional/defensive discipline to play as the deepest midfielder, and needs a Coq ;p next to him. IMO Ramsey is always looking to make the late run into the box, or the Hollywood run and shot, which is great but sometimes leaves us exposed. Whereas Wenger might feel that Wilshere's falling over and avoiding challenges (both on and off the ball) is down to confidence and injuries, and if he's coming out of those (and his form seems to indicate he's getting back to normal) then I feel he has more positional discipline than Ramsey, and could be the one to convert - particularly as before his injuries he was a bit of a terrier in the middle of the park, snapping at players heels.
But either way I think it's a lesser option than getting in a proper DM like some of the names we've been linked with.
I just thought it was an interesting idea.
But considering our injuries you can guarantee that no more than 3 of those will be fit at any one time!
(and no, you can't have any for your team!)