As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
Fair enough, but I am willing to judge odegaard based on the 5 months he had with us last season, and no way would I be in favour of signing him, especially for the type of money being suggested. The second part of my reasoning is that I still feel that signing a 10 should be down our list of priorities - a right back and an 8 are an absolute must, at least one good standard of keeper (not ramsdale of course), and MAYBE a centre forward if laca and auba leave (unlikely imo), but signing a 10 or a winger even if absolutely ridiculous when we have so many more pressing needs. We have a limited budget as it is and pissing it away on more unecessary purchases is criminal, and it seems that we are going down the manure road in recent seasons where we are trying to sign what we view as "names" rather than for needs
I’d really like a new right back but we’ve had no luck shifting Bellerin and we’ve also got Cedric, Chambers and AMN. Until we can shift 2 or 3 of those (looking unlikely this summer) then signing ANOTHER right back would be utterly mental!
Also, signing a number 8 when Partey will be playing that role isn’t a priority for me. A striker is a priority because we don’t have one (Auba is a winger these days and Laca is a static number 10 with not enough pace or energy to get into a no9 position). No fucking way do I want to see Tierney, Saka and ESR crossing balls into no one all season. Again.
Partey is a 6 in every team bar ours - partey alongside Aouar would be a great partnership but the non spanish c.unt wouldnt be able to get his favourite (the swiss turd) into the team then
Fair enough, but I am willing to judge odegaard based on the 5 months he had with us last season, and no way would I be in favour of signing him, especially for the type of money being suggested. The second part of my reasoning is that I still feel that signing a 10 should be down our list of priorities - a right back and an 8 are an absolute must, at least one good standard of keeper (not ramsdale of course), and MAYBE a centre forward if laca and auba leave (unlikely imo), but signing a 10 or a winger even if absolutely ridiculous when we have so many more pressing needs. We have a limited budget as it is and pissing it away on more unecessary purchases is criminal, and it seems that we are going down the manure road in recent seasons where we are trying to sign what we view as "names" rather than for needs
I’d really like a new right back but we’ve had no luck shifting Bellerin and we’ve also got Cedric, Chambers and AMN. Until we can shift 2 or 3 of those (looking unlikely this summer) then signing ANOTHER right back would be utterly mental!
Also, signing a number 8 when Partey will be playing that role isn’t a priority for me. A striker is a priority because we don’t have one (Auba is a winger these days and Laca is a static number 10 with not enough pace or energy to get into a no9 position). No fucking way do I want to see Tierney, Saka and ESR crossing balls into no one all season. Again.
Partey is a 6 in every team bar ours - partey alongside Aouar would be a great partnership but the non spanish c.unt wouldnt be able to get his favourite (the swiss turd) into the team then
Partey is a strange one...he looks the part but his passing at times is poor and seems to lack focus...agreed with a decent partner alongside could be different
I would say the jury is still out on him
As for xaha he is confirmed as total crap...at Brentford the other night they just ran through our midfield unchallenged
Fair enough, but I am willing to judge odegaard based on the 5 months he had with us last season, and no way would I be in favour of signing him, especially for the type of money being suggested. The second part of my reasoning is that I still feel that signing a 10 should be down our list of priorities - a right back and an 8 are an absolute must, at least one good standard of keeper (not ramsdale of course), and MAYBE a centre forward if laca and auba leave (unlikely imo), but signing a 10 or a winger even if absolutely ridiculous when we have so many more pressing needs. We have a limited budget as it is and pissing it away on more unecessary purchases is criminal, and it seems that we are going down the manure road in recent seasons where we are trying to sign what we view as "names" rather than for needs
I’d really like a new right back but we’ve had no luck shifting Bellerin and we’ve also got Cedric, Chambers and AMN. Until we can shift 2 or 3 of those (looking unlikely this summer) then signing ANOTHER right back would be utterly mental!
Also, signing a number 8 when Partey will be playing that role isn’t a priority for me. A striker is a priority because we don’t have one (Auba is a winger these days and Laca is a static number 10 with not enough pace or energy to get into a no9 position). No fucking way do I want to see Tierney, Saka and ESR crossing balls into no one all season. Again.
Partey is a 6 in every team bar ours - partey alongside Aouar would be a great partnership but the non spanish c.unt wouldnt be able to get his favourite (the swiss turd) into the team then
I agree mate but, in Arteta’s Arsenal, Partey plays as an 8 and will do so alongside Xhaka
So when I say an 8 isn’t a priority, it’s based on what Arteta is trying to build and not what I want us to do.
I’m at the point where clearly it is going to be a clusterfuck of a season so let’s just lose a shit load of games and force the sacking of the twat in charge. I feel sorry for money paying fans but fucking needs must!