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Mertesacker - to be sold?

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  1. bobo_97

    bobo_97 Well-Known Member

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    bobo_97, Apr 9, 2012
  2. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    The Mirror article, in full:

    Is this a new standard for sloppy journalism ?
     
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    PINKIE, Apr 9, 2012
  3. Jayram_Football

    Jayram_Football Guest

    Utterly ridiculous article from a truly awful newspaper.

    Doesn't say who wrote the article, but sounds like a John Cross special - he's about the last person who knows anything when it comes to Arsenal. He just pretends he knows stuff.
     
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    Jayram_Football, Apr 9, 2012
  4. Robin van Bergkamp

    Robin van Bergkamp Guest

    I imagine that over this Easter weekend the Mirror had some blank space on their sports page and wondered what they could come up which might provoke some comment. Never bought a copy of that trash in my life and never will ;)
     
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    Robin van Bergkamp, Apr 9, 2012
  5. Cb

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    slow news day hah? I guess theres only so much you can do on balotelli and controversey.
     
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    Cb, Apr 9, 2012
  6. lazarus20000

    lazarus20000 Well-Known Member

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    There needs to be some sort of standards in newspapers. This is just truly awful, it doesn't even make any sense!
     
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    lazarus20000, Apr 9, 2012
  7. MrWright!

    MrWright! Active Member

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    They couldnt even come up with any kind of reason as to why hed get sold!
     
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    MrWright!, Apr 9, 2012
  8. lazarus20000

    lazarus20000 Well-Known Member

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    That's what makes it so damn awful. Even i could come up with a better story than this in 15 seconds!
     
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    lazarus20000, Apr 9, 2012
  9. TheBear

    TheBear Well-Known Member

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    I would like to keep Mertesacker but....



    Vertonghen is a higher calibre of defender than Merts or Kos. He has both strength/ size and technical ability.

    (with our defenders it's either or on those fronts)
     
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    TheBear, Apr 9, 2012
  10. Arsegun

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    We should sell Djourou instead if we're going for Vert. Merte is one of the reasons Podolski is coming, and half a season is not enough time to evaluate a player of his class anyway.
     
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    If we are getting Vertonghen, I'd be surprised if he is going to be used as a CB ahead of Vermaelen, Kos and Metersacker. To be honest the whole thing puzzles me, because it doesn't seem to make sense. Selling Metersacker makes it seem more sensible, so maybe Wenger has decided Metersacker was a mistake. Of course on the other hand it could be complete bollocks.
     
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  12. Sanj

    Sanj Well-Known Member

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    Hahahaha, Worst story of the season.
     
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    Sanj, Apr 9, 2012
  13. Bobby Pires

    Bobby Pires Well-Known Member

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    Ridiculous, no reason to sell big Merte.
     
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    Bobby Pires, Apr 9, 2012
  14. EmirAleks

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    Judjing by the way Per celebrated Arteta goal on facebook, he is not going anyway.
     
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    EmirAleks, Apr 9, 2012
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    Have you been watching him? He may be better than Vermaelen and Mert, but not Kos. Definitey not.
     
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    EmirAleks, Apr 9, 2012
  16. davethegooner

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    If any defenders are making way for Vertonghen, it will be Djourou and Squillaci
     
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    davethegooner, Apr 9, 2012
  17. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    That would be a good bit of summer business
     
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    PINKIE, Apr 9, 2012
  18. lazarus20000

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    That would make me happy. As it stands, our defence is looking good, but Vert coming in would make me happier and Squishy gone. I'm still not sure about our left back position and hopefully Vert can fill that more solidly and cover other positions as CB and DM.
     
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    lazarus20000, Apr 9, 2012
  19. Murray

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    Mertesacker to be sold because he's been linked to causing cancer, according to the Mail.
     
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    Murray, Apr 9, 2012
  20. Bergkamp a Dutch master

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    can we swap for Kompany - pretty please?
     
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