Have Arsenal signed unheard of keeper?

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Bob

Arsenal buy young GK by TS

Evening Gooners. So after AW press conference one has the feeling of dread that we will not be signing anyone this transfer period unless the player is, “Top, top, top.” Not sure how I feel about that or even if we should be concerned or not. I guess at some stage we have to let Arsene do his thing and put faith in him once more. However, having just said that, reports are circulating that Arsenal have signed a Macedonian goalkeeper.

His name is Dejan Iliev and he is a youth goalkeeper. It’s speculated in the Macedonian press that the player has already signed his contract in the presence of Arsene Wenger. Its all a bit confusing given AW previous statement combined with the fact that lliev is not a “top, top, top” player. Or is he!? Iliev, who was previously without a club, has represented Macedonia at Under-19 level. ????The youth keeper, who is only 17 years old, will go in to the reserve squad if the report is to be believed.

At present, Arsenal have a number of very promising young goalkeepers at the club with Damien Martinez, one of the most highly regarded, being recently promoted to the bench in the recent Premier League game against Stoke after injuries to both Szcsesny and Fabianski which gave way to Vito Mannone for an EPL start this season.

So the question that begs is, why with all the flamboyant rumors flying around, would a 17 year old keeper suddenly emerge for Arsenal? Now given we’ve been linked to just about everyone this transfer season, I’d like to believe that it is just speculation but I’m finding it increasingly difficult to dismiss this report as a rumor. It’s simply not big enough. I’m sure the boy is good and all but I’m not sure Arsenal fans were hoping for IIiev to be AW’s big signing come the end of the transfer period.

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Former Arsenal keeper speaks out about Wenger

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Bob

Manuel Almunia – “He (Wenger) is like a father to the players” by AM

Manuel Almunia, who was released this summer, has spoken highly of Wenger and how respected the Frenchman is among the players. The former custodian said that –

“Everybody respects him and they trust him, always. In all my years at Arsenal, I didn’t see any players rebel against Arsene Wenger and that is strange at a big club. He is like a father to the players and everyone has so much respect for him.”

The Spaniard has joined Watford this summer after pulling the curtains to an Arsenal career which saw him guard the posts 170 times. His career was littered with inconsistency and he made some big mistakes during his time, which made him bear the brunt of the fans more often than not. Szczesny eventually took the number one jersey and hasn’t looked back since. Almunia didn’t feature at all last season and he knew his time was up.

Coming back to his above interview, when he was talking about Robin van Persie’s departure, Almunia said –

“I think Robin saw that Arsenal didn’t sign players as good as he wanted them to be this summer. I know him well and he always wanted to win, he had been at Arsenal for a long time without winning and that was another main factor.”

Almunia was signed on a one year contract by Watford after their former No.1 Scott Loach left the club to join Ipswich Town. Legendary Italian Gianfranco Zola is at charge at Watford and they have made excellent progress this season. Almunia made his debut earlier this month, in a League cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers, where he managed to keep a clean sheet. Watford won that match 1-0.

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