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Rival Watch / Other Teams

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by PINKIE, Dec 27, 2012.

  1. Smirnoffpriest

    Smirnoffpriest Well-Known Member

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    He sounds like one of those Champ Man 'hidden players' who are made up but are given amazing stats lol
     
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  2. cini65

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    Just found him on google:
    Eric_Bailly.jpg
     
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  3. TheBear

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    Soo Alexis and Chile into the Copa America final again.

    Alexis proving himself to be absolutely World Class on the international stage again.
     
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  4. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    Just home he doesn't come back knackered !
     
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  5. Tiddler

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    Am more worried about Rambo's fitness tbh. The sooner the welshies are knocked out the better.
     
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  6. TheBear

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    I'm not sure if he'll be an automatic started for us next Season.

    Cazorla is back fit (and rested) and we have just spent £30 million on Xhaka.
     
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  7. lazarus20000

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    Man u sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan
    http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36693832

    Excellent signing and will do very well in the Prem. If they get Pogba then they will become serious title contenders in Maureens first season.
     
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  8. Smirnoffpriest

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    I'd say they are serious contenders now - this has peed me off. If we'd have had one of those signings we'd have a pretty complete side, instead a side not even in the CL has really strengthened, is going to have an incredible attack, one of the best keepers in the league and has already strengthened their defence - and have Mourinho who will have the whole team defensively organised.
     
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  9. gooner4ever

    gooner4ever once a Gooner always a Gooner
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    Ah you wait till we unveil a unknown 17 year old Japanese striker who will one day set the world alight or disappear off the planet.
    Or an unknown French or Brazilian 16 year old midfield midget wonder kid who will have lots of potential but will never fulfill it.
    Or a 3rd rate Albanian centre back that even Albanians haven't heard of !

    This sums up Arsene Wenger in the Transfer Window
    whilst othet teams buy we wait until the last day to get a bargain
     
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  10. theevilreddevil

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    We should have a few players available last day of the transfer window, need to recoup back some of that 100 million Pogba fee
     
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  11. gooner4ever

    gooner4ever once a Gooner always a Gooner
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    Ok can we have Rashford for £10m
     
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  12. TheBear

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    United sign Mikhitarian and Zlatan ..possibly Pogba.

    Looks like Chelsea are going to sign Koulibali (who would be absolutely perfect for us).

    I think Xhaka was a good signing but seriously Wenger needs to wake the **** up and bring in a top quality striker and CB. Its becoming embarrassing supporting such a un-ambitious Club.
     
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  13. gooner4ever

    gooner4ever once a Gooner always a Gooner
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    So the Arsenal Transfer Window saga starts - we sign a 21 year old Japanese striker that "is for the future" ! We need a ****ing striker now ffs.
    we will now sign a midget in midfield and Albanian CB and be linked to every decent player shortly before they sign for another club or stay with their club in a renewed contract (Vardy).
    AW out at end of season and take the England job so that all football fans can experience the frustration that we have had for last 10 years - at least England would make the last 16 of every tournament :)
     
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  14. TheBear

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    The Japanese striker is probably just a money making marketing thing. If he turns out to be a top player even better if not they will still probably make a profit from Merch etc..

    Much like Park he will probably get little time on the pitch but serve more of a purpose on future Pre-Season tours of Asia.

    Its a bit worrying though, the guy is 5'7 and 154lbs. He'll get smashed in the EPL unless he's a technical wizard.
     
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  15. Diego

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    Amazing how different Giroud is with good players around him.
     
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  16. TheBear

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    He has just as good players around him at Arsenal.

    The level of opposition is just weaker at this level.
     
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  17. Diego

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    Who finds him with balls like he has scored from tonight, did you see his part in Griezmans second goal (not really highlighted on tv), that is because he knows he has runners who will go past him and get on the ball.
     
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  18. TheBear

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    Well I dunno perhaps World Cup and European Championship Winner Mesut Ozil?.. Or how about Ramsey ?(he's not having a bad tournament is he) Sanchez? (2x Copa America Winner) Santi Cazorla?..(also a World Cup and European Championship Winner)...

    France have an athletic side for sure.

    But the Top Club sides are considerably better than the top International sides and are harder to score against.
     
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  19. Diego

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    You have mentioned some good players there (their achievements in a team mean little, I keep hearing Goetze scored a WC winning goal but he doesn't get much game time for club or country since), the fact is he doesn't get the same level of service from you as he does from his national team.
    Cazorla has been a massive loss for you in my opinion and could have helped you to the league last season.
     
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  20. cini65

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    If Arsenal played Iceland every week I'm sure Giroud would be top scorer in the league.

    In your opinion is Griezmann better than Sanchez? Payet better than Ozil? You could argue both, both ways but they're all very close to each other. It's not the personnel that are different. It's the style of Arsenal's football, worryingly branded as amazing passing football by a few still, that we play under AW that stunts a lot of our players. That said, Giroud is still not a great centre forward and certainly not deserving of being first choice at one of the big clubs.
     
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