Wenger says no to adriano/gilberto swap

gunners-need-steel · Post by **gunners-need-steel** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:30 pm

http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=54409

What do u think, guys .. is keeping gilberto better than acquiring adriano ?

Post by **REB** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:34 pm

wenger nev said anything about a swap deal, he did say thou that he said no 2 adriano,,big fat usless brazilian,, once bitten twice shy for arsene after the so called beast last year

All_Arsenal_1886 · Post by **All_Arsenal_1886** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:35 pm

Would rather keep Gilberto because he knows the squad and the Premier League so it wouldn't be a gamble

Post by **T.S** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:36 pm

Well, first off, I'd say that there is no proof that the player in question is Gilberto. However, if it was him that Inter wanted, I'd say that Arsene has probably made the correct choice.

As forum regulars will know, Gilberto doesn't set my world alight but at the same time, I do think he is a good player and he is certainly a player I'd rather have in my squad than not. On the other hand, signing Adriano would be a huge gamble. He is 5th (or whatever number it is) choice at Inter for a reason. His mentality is all wrong and is way off match fitness. As we've seen with Pennant and Bentley, Arsene won't waste his time with players of that ilk.

All in all, I think it was probably the right decision from Le Boss.

Magic Hat · Post by **Magic Hat** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:36 pm

The Times said Flamini which I have to admit was a bit odd.

Ben-gooner14 · Post by **Ben-gooner14** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:37 pm

On Arsenal.com though he did say that inter wanted one of arsenal's players for adriano but arsene wouldn't tell us who that player was, and said that he didn't want to lose that player for adriano.

gunners-need-steel · Post by **gunners-need-steel** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:58 pm

have just seen articles on the web (probably more rumours) that it was actually rosicky ...

IMHO, dont think adriano is a good gamble for either gilberto or rosicky ..

azz91 · Post by **azz91** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:48 pm

adriano is just going downhill and it would be to much of a risk plus we need gilberto

RaM · Post by **RaM** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:29 am

It was Song....

Wenger said he is just too important a member of our squad....

All_Arsenal_1886 · Post by **All_Arsenal_1886** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:35 am

RaM wrote:It was Song....

Wenger said he is just too important a member of our squad....

I heard song does magic tricks on the coach before games

Ben-gooner14 · Post by **Ben-gooner14** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:22 am

Yeah he thinks of himself off a bit of a tommy cooper.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4LEXAo6VNCI

Chunky The Gooner · Post by **Chunky The Gooner** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:44 am

All_Arsenal_18 "I heard song does magic tricks on the coach before games "

Well he can certainly make himself invisible during matches

RaM · Post by **RaM** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:00 am

He can even make Fat Frank look like a good player!

Trevheff · Post by **Trevheff** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 12:14 pm

I heard it was Song too but Arsene was quoted as saying he wouldn't wish him on his worst enemy.

On a separate note I fell of my chair last night having heard that Pascal Cygan got voted Villareal Player of the Year last season. !!

DDignam · Post by **DDignam** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:47 pm

I was being told all last year how great he was playing out there, saw him on sky last week and he looked very good i must say. Its a different game and style so maybe it suits him better.

Good luck to him, i would not want him back, just like forlan