Who is the last decent signing made by wenger ?

Post by **flash gunner** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:42 pm

Kos still has a lot to prove IMO

Number 5 · Post by **Number 5** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:47 pm

I ain't had a drink, swear Steveo, so this is going to be a bit restrained.

What the fuck with the Vermaelen nomination?

They guy missed practically a whole season. Has been out for massive chunks of this and in his first season with us was part of a defence that conceeded..................

wait for it.....................

42 goals.

Stop.

Smoking.

Crack.

Motherfuckers.

AJAAFC · Post by **AJAAFC** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:56 pm

brazilianGOONER wrote:arteta is a great player. but agreed, wenger's signings have been well below par, specially attacking players. don't remember the last good attacker (striker or attacking mid) he bought us. i don't think nasri counts, neither does arshavin.

at least he learned to buy centrebacks (verminator and koscielny are class)

Yeah of course it's the attacking talent where he's been short on quality... Our defence has been fantastic recently hasn't it!

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:57 pm

flash gunner wrote:Kos still has a lot to prove IMO

every player has, you don't become a super player because of one season, let alone half a season.

but you have to agree that his performances this season are very good. in my opinion he's playing even better than vermaelen. he's our second best player this season i think.

the point with him (same for vermaelen) is that he needs to keep producing good performances. but i don't doubt his ability anymore - he IS a top defender, he just needs to put some effort and keep playing like that.

AJAAFC · Post by **AJAAFC** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:00 pm

It's amazing how far we've come that people now say - without hesitation that TV5 and Kos are good players for us...

Let's be fair - they wouldn't have got a look in during GG's era at the club AND they have both been part of some shocking collapses and performances in the last 2/3 years

Post by **flash gunner** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:00 pm

brazilianGOONER wrote:
flash gunner wrote:Kos still has a lot to prove IMO
every player has, you don't become a super player because of one season, let alone half a season.

but you have to agree that his performances this season are very good. in my opinion he's playing even better than vermaelen. he's our second best player this season i think.

the point with him (same for vermaelen) is that he needs to keep producing good performances. but i don't doubt his ability anymore - he IS a top defender, he just needs to put some effort and keep playing like that.

Agreed they all have to prove themselves and Kos has had a good first half of the the season not great, not excellent - good(after what i consider to be a bad first season with us). If he improves and consistantly does it for the next 5-10 seasons then i'll be happy

Post by **brazilianGOONER** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:01 pm

AJAAFC wrote:
brazilianGOONER wrote:arteta is a great player. but agreed, wenger's signings have been well below par, specially attacking players. don't remember the last good attacker (striker or attacking mid) he bought us. i don't think nasri counts, neither does arshavin.

at least he learned to buy centrebacks (verminator and koscielny are class)
Yeah of course it's the attacking talent where he's been short on quality... Our defence has been fantastic recently hasn't it!

no it hasn't, but that's not because we've been doing badly in the transfer market regarding defenders, i think you miss my point.

few seasons ago we had eboue, gallas, a fat tourÃ© and clichy at the back. i think that buying sagna, vermaelen, koscielny and even mertasacker (who is a decent 3rd choice IMO) proved to be much better than the ones up front.

you are judging our defenders because of the goals we let in - that's also because we've been having extremely shite goalkeepers until now and our team does not defend as a unit, our midfielders are shit and therefore centrebacks and fullbacks are exposed most of the time.

think about this: barcelona has very few defenders, they play midfielders at the back (mascherano, busquets) and they never concede. defending is more than just having good defenders, it's about tactics as well - and we know what a great tactical mastermind wenger is

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:15 pm

Number 5 wrote:I ain't had a drink, swear Steveo, so this is going to be a bit restrained.

What the fuck with the Vermaelen nomination?

They guy missed practically a whole season. Has been out for massive chunks of this and in his first season with us was part of a defence that conceeded..................

wait for it.....................

42 goals.

Stop.

Smoking.

Crack.

Motherfuckers.

That's more like the Number 5 I know !!

I take it you're in violent agreement with me then, that the answer to the original thread question is indeed no other than the Imperious One himself.....the Great Abooooooooooooooouuuu

goonersid · Post by **goonersid** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:29 pm

Vermaelen for me, though he wouldn't have made the famous back 4, or even the not quite so famous back 4.

Rugby Gooner · Post by **Rugby Gooner** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:48 pm

arsenalmorris wrote:Vermaelen

Agreed.

Number 5 · Post by **Number 5** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:11 pm

SteveO 35 wrote:
Number 5 wrote:I ain't had a drink, swear Steveo, so this is going to be a bit restrained.

What the fuck with the Vermaelen nomination?

They guy missed practically a whole season. Has been out for massive chunks of this and in his first season with us was part of a defence that conceeded..................

wait for it.....................

42 goals.

Stop.

Smoking.

Crack.

Motherfuckers.
That's more like the Number 5 I know !!

I take it you're in violent agreement with me then, that the answer to the original thread question is indeed no other than the Imperious One himself.....the Great Abooooooooooooooouuuu

To be fair, that is not as far fetched a statement as you are clearly making a joke about.

Whilst Diaby the player hasn't really worked out for a variety of reasons, the signing its self was actually a fairly decent coup at the time. Fighting off Chelsea and Mourinho for his signature, you can't argue against that.

Wouldn't happen again in this or any future transfer window though.

SteveO 35 · Post by **SteveO 35** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:43 am

Number 5 wrote:
SteveO 35 wrote:
Number 5 wrote:I ain't had a drink, swear Steveo, so this is going to be a bit restrained.

What the fuck with the Vermaelen nomination?

They guy missed practically a whole season. Has been out for massive chunks of this and in his first season with us was part of a defence that conceeded..................

wait for it.....................

42 goals.

Stop.

Smoking.

Crack.

Motherfuckers.
That's more like the Number 5 I know !!

I take it you're in violent agreement with me then, that the answer to the original thread question is indeed no other than the Imperious One himself.....the Great Abooooooooooooooouuuu

To be fair, that is not as far fetched a statement as you are clearly making a joke about.

Whilst Diaby the player hasn't really worked out for a variety of reasons, the signing its self was actually a fairly decent coup at the time. Fighting off Chelsea and Mourinho for his signature, you can't argue against that.

Wouldn't happen again in this or any future transfer window though.

Well, number 5, you said it my man. Cast your minds back to 2005/06 and there was many a top club after "our Abou" and we beat them to his signature, so we should be grateful he chose us. Not his fault that he got a terrible injury and that his gormless manager ended up playing him as a wide midfielder for 2 years

enjibenji · Post by **enjibenji** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:11 pm

from this season i would have to say arteta

RobbieVP · Post by **RobbieVP** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:24 pm

we are selling ourselves short if focussing on 'decent' players. we have half a dozen decent players, a couple/few top class players and 1 world class player. historically we have had half a dozen world class players so this is how far we have fallen in simple terms.

RobbieVP · Post by **RobbieVP** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:25 pm

oh and just to complete the story..we have pnety of shit players