I was hoping it was Wenger's new 'cunning plan' to attack the opposition strike force with a meat cleaver before every game!
Arsenal have spoken to the agent of Valencia's German defender Shkodran Mustafi, 24 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...unners-over-alexandre-lacazette-a7159551.html Any thoughts on this ? He'd make a decent and fairly solid addition at the back imo
If true then he's hardly the most experienced player ever at 24 but could be a good signing I suppose. Though I know nothing about him!
Not really. Just comes down to opinion. I would have taken Lacazette ahead of Gignac for sure. Don't forget France didn't take Benzema or Gameiro either.
Didn't take Benzema because he's an utter c*nt, not because he can't play. I'd have played myself over Gignac...
Decent? He is a quality defender, would be first choice even if Per was fit, him and Kos would be a great partnership, but with the way we handle transfers, no point getting too exited about the possibility of getting Mustafi.
He is a total liability, a red card waiting to happen (as often does) and has to make last ditch challenges (of his own making) way too much.
He has four red cards so far, pretty sure Vidic got that many just against Liverpool and Torres, , but that hardly made him a 'liability'. Mustafi is still a young CB, so he is by no means the finished product, but I rate him and his style of defending, he would be good alongside Kos.
He does look quality and its no easy feat to get into this Germany side. Was just wondering though, Kos is 6'1 and not the best in the air, Gabby is 6'1 and lightweight for a CB, Mustafi is 6'0 ...are we going to get smashed at set pieces?
If we start the new Season with Coquelin at CB. Im just not going to bother watching us this year. '"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
Kind of do already. The only one of our players who's any good at defending set pieces seems to be OG.
Im gonna keep posting these current rumour teams.. lets suppose Mustafi, Mahrez and Lacazette actually are all legitimate targets... ---------------------------Cech-------------------------- Bellerin------Mustafi-----Koscielny-----Monreal ----------------Xhaka------Carzorla----------------- Mahrez---------------Ozil----------------Sanchez --------------------Lacazette------------------------ Bench: Giroud, Wellbeck, BFG, Ramsey, Wilshere, Coquelin, Ospina. Quite a nice balanced looking side. With strong bench.
It could be the most balanced first XI and bench in the world... Our main problem is still the big man sitting in the dugout.
