WHAT'S GREATEST SUMMER SIGNING PRIORITY?

Magic Hat · Post by **Magic Hat** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:12 pm

Keepers make mistakes, keepers have horror shows. Reina had a horror show but has been one of the best keepers in the league and while Almunia makes less mistakes then some, he doesn't pull off wow saves or win us games. Top keepers do

I do agree our defence has been bad of late though

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:21 pm

Magic Hat wrote:Keepers make mistakes, keepers have horror shows. Reina had a horror show but has been one of the best keepers in the league and while Almunia makes less mistakes then some, he doesn't pull off wow saves or win us games. Top keepers do

I do agree our defence has been bad of late though

Spurs at home springs to mind to counter that argument. If we'd have gone 1 - 2 down we would not have won it !

Almunia is unfairly under-rated by some Arsenal fans and most of the hacks in the media.

Post by **REB** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:25 pm

he saved a penalty wow

can think of at least 6 games and goals that he left in that he should have done better

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:28 pm

rebel gooner wrote:he saved a penalty wow
can think of at least 6 games and goals that he left in that he should have done better

And they are ....?

Red Gunner · Post by **Red Gunner** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:29 pm

As many said, I'd like a goalkeeper. I think we would be able to get Buffon for around 20 million. There is no point having a potentially world-class side with an average keeper. Buffon is experienced, good age for a goalkeeper and simply world-class. The team starts with a goalkeeper so that's why I want one.

My second priority would be a left-footed left-winger. We haven't a single player who has a left foot and can play on the left wing. Whether they are bad or not, at least we have some on the right wing. We should have signed Bale in the summer, he is a Gooner and would have cost the same as Theo, who he is friends with. Bale would also be able to step into the left-back position if Clichy was unavailable. So it was a win-win situation. Oh, and did I mention that he is 18! Wenger's main interest when he wants to buy someone

Post by **REB** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:46 pm

Rob wrote:
rebel gooner wrote:he saved a penalty wow
can think of at least 6 games and goals that he left in that he should have done better

And they are ....?

man u at home spring to mind as well as sunderland where he was slow getting down to the ball,,
how many times has he been beaten on his near post

and even against chelsea last week he was slow to react to drogbas second and has weak wrists not strong enough to push the ball away,, cant come for cross's and generally is not good enough to be number one keeper for a top club

26may1989 · Post by **26may1989** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:03 pm

rebel gooner wrote:
Rob wrote:
rebel gooner wrote:he saved a penalty wow
can think of at least 6 games and goals that he left in that he should have done better

And they are ....?
man u at home spring to mind as well as sunderland where he was slow getting down to the ball,,
how many times has he been beaten on his near post and even against chelsea last week he was slow to react to drogbas second and has weak wrists not strong enough to push the ball away,, cant come for cross's and generally is not good enough to be number one keeper for a top club

Plus Middlesbrough away (defeat) and Birmingham away (draw).

I don't think I underrate Almunia: he's a good squad player, can provide good back-up and is a committed team player. He's done well in plenty of games. But he just doesn't have the ability of Cech, Buffon, Toldo, Casillas, Caniazares, Friedel, Reina, Frey, van der Sar, Coupet or James. Or Jens Lehmann, even now. He just isn't good enough (his reactions being significantly slower than top goalkeepers') and his mistakes have cost us points in at least 4 games this season.

It isn't just us that feel he isn't top class - when was Almunia even considered for inclusion in the Spanish squad? Never as far as I know.

It's not going to happen but we should have a better keeper than Almunia as first choice.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:49 pm

26may1989 wrote:
rebel gooner wrote:
Rob wrote:
rebel gooner wrote:he saved a penalty wow
can think of at least 6 games and goals that he left in that he should have done better

And they are ....?
man u at home spring to mind as well as sunderland where he was slow getting down to the ball,,
how many times has he been beaten on his near post and even against chelsea last week he was slow to react to drogbas second and has weak wrists not strong enough to push the ball away,, cant come for cross's and generally is not good enough to be number one keeper for a top club
Plus Middlesbrough away (defeat) and Birmingham away (draw).

I don't think I underrate Almunia: he's a good squad player, can provide good back-up and is a committed team player. He's done well in plenty of games. But he just doesn't have the ability of Cech, Buffon, Toldo, Casillas, Caniazares, Friedel, Reina, Frey, van der Sar, Coupet or James. Or Jens Lehmann, even now. He just isn't good enough (his reactions being significantly slower than top goalkeepers') and his mistakes have cost us points in at least 4 games this season.

It isn't just us that feel he isn't top class - when was Almunia even considered for inclusion in the Spanish squad? Never as far as I know.

It's not going to happen but we should have a better keeper than Almunia as first choice.

We can spend all day on this but there's no way that he was at fault for the draw with the Mancs. The first goal deflects off Gallas the second was Walcott not tracking Evra and ball watching.

There's no way he was to blame for the Middlesborough defeat either.

And any error he has made this season has been far from obvious and nothing like as gross as Jens errors at home to Fulham or away to Blackburn.

Of those keepers sited only Cech and Buffon are clearly better. Neither are likely to come here.

Post by **T.S** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:54 pm

PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, JUST SIGN SOMEONE!!!!

Ahem...

Red Gunner · Post by **Red Gunner** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:03 pm

tonysaunders wrote:PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, JUST SIGN SOMEONE!!!!

Ahem...

Happy?

Rob wrote:Of those keepers sited only Cech and Buffon are clearly better. Neither are likely to come here.

We can afford Buffon and we are a big club. So why wouldn't he want to join us?

Hagbard 23 · Post by **Hagbard 23** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:08 pm

tonysaunders wrote:PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, JUST SIGN SOMEONE!!!!

WELL SAID SAUNDERS, BUT CAN YOU PLEASE STOP SHOUTING PLEASE !!!

you're giving me a headache.

Post by **T.S** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:31 pm

Hagbard 23 wrote:
tonysaunders wrote:PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, JUST SIGN SOMEONE!!!!
WELL SAID SAUNDERS, BUT CAN YOU PLEASE STOP SHOUTING PLEASE !!!

you're giving me a headache.

Wasn't shouting. Was just speaking in a very large font

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:05 pm

tonysaunders wrote:PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, JUST SIGN SOMEONE!!!!

Ahem...

Ha! Desperation is a marvellous thing isn't it?

I too PRAY TO THE LAMP LOVING JESUS CHRIST ON A BIKE THAT WE F*CKING SIGN SOMEONE. BUT NOT ANOTHER F*CKING 15 YEAR OLD THAT WILL "MATURE" AS A PLAYER JUST IN TIME FOR MY 2 YEAR OLD SON"S FIRST TRIP OVER TO THE GROVE WITH HIS MATES!!

Post by **REB** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:20 pm

trying to be big are we by using big font,, shame on ye,, size is everything on this forum,, fcuking showoffs

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 8:23 pm

rebel gooner wrote:trying to be big are we by using big font,, shame on ye,, size is everything on this forum,, fcuking showoffs

You can bet your bollix on that, mate!!

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