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Problem for Cesc is that he can't play that Xavi role. He has become too English in his style and is not anything like Xavi. Also, when they try to play him alongside Xavi, they have to put Iniesta out wide, and he is not that effective out there. Barca did not need Cesc, they should have spent that money on a proper CB.

We should give them Kosh.
 
Just says Wenger might go to PSG in the summer with Ancelotti going to Madrid.

Mentions Joachim Low as a replacement which i heard somewhere else yesterday as well
 
Just says Wenger might go to PSG in the summer with Ancelotti going to Madrid.

Mentions Joachim Low as a replacement which i heard somewhere else yesterday as well

Wenger has turned down soo many big offers in the past I dont see why this will be any different.

PSG would be a pretty good club for him though.
 
I don't think he will go anywhere after Arsenal. His real benefit to a club is in long term benefits, although he did do well when he first came into Arsenal. I can't see him starting another project at this stage.
 
He's a good player but it would be a terribly underwhelming signing.[/QUOTE

Are you joking? !! As a Saints fan / season ticket holder Morgan has been a sensation this season. the fact that he is now being seriously considered for a French cap and his name has been touted in the influencial "l'Equipe" is suggestive that he is on the verge of international quality. His only problem has been a lack of goals but this has been rectified this season as his game has developed. I think his statistics for making tackles, etc is the highest in the Premiership and someone was bounding around some figures that he had the best passes completed or something like that in European football this season. There is no way that he will be allowed to leave Southampton and I think the fact that the likes of Walcott have not made the anticipated progress at the Emirates that most Saints fans had forecast would be a warning to him.

The problem with Wenger is that the game has caught up with his revolutionary ideas and the youngsters aren't quite making the progress that they would have done at other clubs. I'm not so sure that Arsenal would be a great move for any young player at the moment and someone like Schneiderlin would be better off continuing at St. Marys where he would be guaranteed as starting place each week. The appeal of Arsenal isn't what it was 10 years ago. I would suggest that you need more Emglish players as opposed to foreigners, albeit MS has now spent most of his professional career with us. In all fairness to Arsenal, you would be lucky to get a player of Morgan's ability these days.
 
He's a good player but it would be a terribly underwhelming signing.[/QUOTE

Are you joking? !! As a Saints fan / season ticket holder Morgan has been a sensation this season. the fact that he is now being seriously considered for a French cap and his name has been touted in the influencial "l'Equipe" is suggestive that he is on the verge of international quality. His only problem has been a lack of goals but this has been rectified this season as his game has developed. I think his statistics for making tackles, etc is the highest in the Premiership and someone was bounding around some figures that he had the best passes completed or something like that in European football this season. There is no way that he will be allowed to leave Southampton and I think the fact that the likes of Walcott have not made the anticipated progress at the Emirates that most Saints fans had forecast would be a warning to him.

The problem with Wenger is that the game has caught up with his revolutionary ideas and the youngsters aren't quite making the progress that they would have done at other clubs. I'm not so sure that Arsenal would be a great move for any young player at the moment and someone like Schneiderlin would be better off continuing at St. Marys where he would be guaranteed as starting place each week. The appeal of Arsenal isn't what it was 10 years ago. I would suggest that you need more Emglish players as opposed to foreigners, albeit MS has now spent most of his professional career with us. In all fairness to Arsenal, you would be lucky to get a player of Morgan's ability these days.

We signed Santi Cazorla, just last year so not sure about that. Schneiderlin is a good player, but we can STILL attract players of even higher quality than him. Arsenal is still a world renowned name and we pay good wages, not top tier but it's still pretty good. Our problem is not about attracting these players, it's about attempting to attract them. Our board have shown a lack of ambition and hopefully that changes in the summer.
 
Superjack

I think you are a team on the wain and the likes of Nasri and RVP have realised that Arsenal are unlikely to mount a serious challenge to the PL for a long while - or atleast until you manage to outgun the likes of the two Manchester clubs and Chelsea who seem to be able to spend money with reckless abandon. In many respects Schneiderlin would be an excellent signing for a team like Arsenal but he is more likely to shine at a team like Saints where he will be a bigger fish in a smaller pool. The comment about him not being of sufficient quality was clearly ridiculous as the statistics that have been banded about clearly support the contention that he is an essential ingredient in our squad even without amassing a huge goal tally. In the long term, he will attract some big suitors yet I can't see how a move would benefit to Arsenal would benefit any young player until you have re-juvenated the coaching staff. I don't think that Wenger is a poor manager by any means but he is no longer quite as radical and exciting as he was when he started with your lot. Granted that there are other "big" clubs that have more serious issues than yourselves (Liverpool , for example) but I can't see you competing with some of the bigger European clubs when Morgan's current contract is neary expiry.

Cheers

Ian
 
Superjack

I think you are a team on the wain and the likes of Nasri and RVP have realised that Arsenal are unlikely to mount a serious challenge to the PL for a long while - or atleast until you manage to outgun the likes of the two Manchester clubs and Chelsea who seem to be able to spend money with reckless abandon. In many respects Schneiderlin would be an excellent signing for a team like Arsenal but he is more likely to shine at a team like Saints where he will be a bigger fish in a smaller pool. The comment about him not being of sufficient quality was clearly ridiculous as the statistics that have been banded about clearly support the contention that he is an essential ingredient in our squad even without amassing a huge goal tally. In the long term, he will attract some big suitors yet I can't see how a move would benefit to Arsenal would benefit any young player until you have re-juvenated the coaching staff. I don't think that Wenger is a poor manager by any means but he is no longer quite as radical and exciting as he was when he started with your lot. Granted that there are other "big" clubs that have more serious issues than yourselves (Liverpool , for example) but I can't see you competing with some of the bigger European clubs when Morgan's current contract is neary expiry.

Cheers

Ian

I didn't say he wasn't of sufficient quality. You read what you wanted to read and then went on a rant.
 
the fact that u implied nasri is a big player shows u dont really know what ur talking about. schneiderlin would be a decent signing. not top class, and i dont think he ever will be. and don;t even go on about statistics. they make terrible players look amazing at times. if i have time i;ll post a few examples
 
Same here, low key player that just does his job, and does it very well. Would be a typical old-fashioned Wenger signing, before he went weird.

He's our best player, he and Shaw are the only two members of our squad at the minute who could perform in the Champions league in the future/become world class. Schneiderlin's defensive capabilities are well documented in football circles at the minute but his passing is also sublime. He's like a more mobile Xabi Alonso (although admittedly not quite as good).

He's only just signed a long term contract so he's not likely to leave us unless it was a ridiculous amount of money. We're talking 30m+, we're rich enough to turn down anything less for our best player if you ask me.
 
Superjack

I think you are a team on the wain and the likes of Nasri and RVP have realised that Arsenal are unlikely to mount a serious challenge to the PL for a long while - or atleast until you manage to outgun the likes of the two Manchester clubs and Chelsea who seem to be able to spend money with reckless abandon. In many respects Schneiderlin would be an excellent signing for a team like Arsenal but he is more likely to shine at a team like Saints where he will be a bigger fish in a smaller pool. The comment about him not being of sufficient quality was clearly ridiculous as the statistics that have been banded about clearly support the contention that he is an essential ingredient in our squad even without amassing a huge goal tally. In the long term, he will attract some big suitors yet I can't see how a move would benefit to Arsenal would benefit any young player until you have re-juvenated the coaching staff. I don't think that Wenger is a poor manager by any means but he is no longer quite as radical and exciting as he was when he started with your lot. Granted that there are other "big" clubs that have more serious issues than yourselves (Liverpool , for example) but I can't see you competing with some of the bigger European clubs when Morgan's current contract is neary expiry.

Cheers

Ian

To be quite honest, I think signing Schneiderlin would end up a lot like the Allen situation at Liverpool. He fits the Saints style of play so much that taking him out of it would be a career threatening move.