Would Arsenal fans accept Afellay and M’Vila for Walcott?

Posted on July 19, 2012 by admin

Afellay to Arsenal?

News reports today suggest that Ibrahim Afellay could be on his way to the Emirates. The new Barcelona coach, Tito Villanova was firstly adamant that he would keep the Dutch international at the Nou Camp. However, Barcelona have been priced out of a move for Javi Martinez and hence are now looking to increase their budget. As a result, Afellay is now available for sale.

He’s already apparently rejected a move to Ligue 1 side, Lille. He is looking for a much bigger club to come in for him with Arsenal and Inter Milan his main priorities.

Afellay has been a player on everyone’s lips this summer. He was looking great in the International friendlies where he so effortlessly combined with Van Persie. However, he did have a lacklustre Euros. I personally wouldn’t look into it too much as every single member of the Dutch squad (aside from Sneijder) looked absolutely appalling.

He is a quality player that is extremely versatile. He can play anywhere on the wings as well as being able to play as an attacking midfielder. He is a very quick player. He also has extremely tight dribbling. If I was going to make a comparison, I’d say he is a faster version of Nasri. Obviously it’s a bit of cringe-worthy comparison but bear with me. Afellay is very effective from the wings. He likes to cut in and combine with the strikers.

My worry is that if we are expressing interest in the Dutchman, we may be looking to shift Theo Walcott. This is not great news as I still feel the Englishman has a lot to offer. However, if we can shift Theo for about £20m and spend £8m on Afellay, that would leave us £12m to play with. That’s convinently the amount it would cost us to get M’Vila.

How does M’Vila and Afellay for Theo sound? I think the question answers itself.

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Who would you miss most? Walcott or Van Persie?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin

VAN PERSIE OR WALCOTT? by AH

On the 4th July, Van Persie released a statement on his official website confirming his intentions. Arsenal fans now all have different opinions of Van Persie and what we should do with him. Being as he has rejected the chance to sign a contract, my personal opinion is that we should sell him. Preferably abroad but if Manchester City did make a big offer unfortunately I wouldn’t say no.

So with us all assuming Van Persie most likely will be leaving this summer, we move on to Walcott who is also in the same situation; whether to stay or to leave, the ball is in his court.

I honestly think Theo Walcott will re-sign whilst I was never really sure with Van Persie. The reason why I think Walcott will re-sign is because his situation is different, he doesn’t have all the top clubs chasing after him. Chelsea seems to be the biggest club interested in him, whilst there is interest from Juventus as well as Spurs supposedly. I don’t see him moving abroad, so that leaves us with Chelsea, Spurs and Liverpool.
Can you see him moving to any of those clubs? Possibly Chelsea (where he wouldn’t be a starter) but apart from that it’s a no, so I’m hoping that he sees that Arsenal is the best option for him in his career right now.

Arsenal are rumoured to have offered Walcott a £80,000 p/w contract for 4 years however apparently he is asking for a £100,000 p/w contract instead. It seems as if the outcome will be resolved soon but I’m very disappointed that we didn’t speak to him before Euro 2012, and Walcott himself said he was surprised too.

But say worst comes to worst and both players leave, who would you miss most? Van Persie or Walcott?

It’s a tougher decision than it first looks once you weigh up all the negatives and positives. Just think about it and leave your thoughts in the comments section below

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Would Demba Ba be good for Arsenal?

Posted on July 09, 2012 by admin

Arsenal should not be looking at Demba Ba by KJ

There of course has been a lot of talk regarding Arsenal signing a new striker and naturally, many names have been put forward. There has been one that completely puzzles me and that’s people calling for Demba Ba.

Now don’t get me wrong; Ba has had a great season for Newcastle. He managed to score a decent tally of 16 goals and 2 assists. However, this is only impressive for a mid-table club. Although Newcastle have had a really impressive season, I just don’t see them replicating that next year even if they manage to hold onto Cisse, Ba, Cabaye and Arfa.

The positives of the Senegalese striker are that he is clearly a physical threat who can act like a target man. He is also clearly quite decent with his feet. Now the reasoning behind such a poor second half of the season lends to the fact that he was primarily deployed as a winger as his Senegalese colleague dominated as main striker.

The negatives are, even if Ba was used mainly as a winger because of Cisse, he still should’ve been able to keep his goal scoring record ticking. The likes of Podolski who is mainly a striker is able to do so for Germany, so why can’t Ba (if he’s being considered as our main striker)? He has also got some injury issues as his medical at Stoke was unsuccessful because of ligament damage in his knee. Stoke officials called it an accident waiting to happen.

There is no doubt that Ba is a good striker. But he is definitely not a great striker. He looks average in comparison to the likes of Falcao/Cavani/Llorente (players that Wenger should be looking at to replace RVP).

Manchester City would win Champions League if Robin van Persie joined from Arsenal believes Kolo Toure

City had been linked with the Holland international even before he announced on Wednesday he would not be extending his contract, which has a year to run, with the Gunners.

Having played with him at Arsenal, Toure is well aware of what Van Persie can offer a side and would welcome him at City.

''Robin is a top player. I've played with him, I know him and he's a great man,'' the centre-back is reported as saying by the Manchester Evening News.

''At City we have great players and the club does what it wants in transfers.

''But for me, if Robin comes it's great because I know what he can do.

''You have to build your squad every year to do better; to win the Champions League is very difficult as we have seen.''

In confirming on his website that he would definitely not sign a new deal, then Dutch forward said it had “become clear to me that [myself, Arsène Wenger and chief executive Ivan Gazidis] in many aspects disagree on the way Arsenal FC should move forward”.

Van Persie’s statement has been interpreted as a blatant attempt to force a move this summer and, while Arsenal have received no bids or inquiries, the clear suspicion is that he is now actively trying to generate an auction among Europe’s leading clubs.

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Adebayor & Hleb – Would you welcome back these two former Gunners?

 

There can be no disputing that signings are needed this summer, and there are two former Arsenal players likely to be available.

Firstly, Alexander Hleb has made it no secret that he regrets leaving the club and wants a return. Virtually unused since signing for Barcelona, the Belarussian playmaker has had loan spells at Stuttgart and Birmingham, both without much joy. He’s been quoted as saying:

‘I love Arsenal. It is always in my heart but now is too early to speak about a new club. Everything is possible but I am just saying if I get this chance, of course I’d come.’

Would we take him back though? We’re not exactly short of ‘creative’ players, by which I mean, technically gifted attackers who like to pass the ball, rather than get on the end of things and score goals. Hleb was notable for his lack of goals and end product, but he’s better than someone like Rosicky or Diaby, so if he were happy to be backup, he might be a decent cheap option? Then again, he won’t exactly be popular with the fans for jumping ship as soon as Barca came knocking. Overall, I don’t think he’d be worth it.

Another former Gunner who’ll be looking for a move is Emmanuel Adebayor, who finds himself in the unique situation of not being needed by Manchester City and out on loan at Real Madrid (how much sense would that have made three or four years ago?).

Let’s face it, he’s not that good, which is why he’s down the pecking order at City. He’s something of an emergency loan for Mourinho, who has been without first choice striker Gonzalo Higuain for much of the season, and is unlikely to be offered a permanent move.

While I don’t exactly rate him that highly, he’s probably better than Chamakh and Bendtner and would be worth thinking about if he were available for cheap.

Again though, the question is, could the fans forgive him for his behaviour when he wanted away? Not to mention his provocative celebrations in front of our fans when scoring against us for City.

So, in the end this article doesn’t seem so worthwhile. I guess it’s a sign of how desperate I am that I’m longing for Hleb and Adebayor – the last time we had both of them we had what looked like a title-winning team and they were standout performers. Still, no thanks.

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How would you spend Wenger’s £40M summer transfer funds? – Have your say

How would you spend Wenger's £40M summer transfer kitty?

It was reported this week that new Arsenal owner, Stan Kroenke, will hand Arsene Wenger a £40 million transfer kitty this summer in order to bolster the current squad for next season’s campaign.

However, renowned for his strict transfer policies and tight spending, it seems almost certain that the Frenchman will resist temptation, and ultimately not splash the cash, even though a number of the clubs fans would like to see him do so this summer. Obviously this is yet to be seen, but it appears highly likely if history is anything to go by.

So I ask – If you were in Wenger’s position and had £40 million at your disposal this summer, who would you look to acquire?

Wilshere: Arsenal defeat would have handed title to Man Utd

Jack Wilshere admits Arsenal's victory at Blackpool has kept Manchester United from being crowned champions.

Sunday’s 3-1 win keeps Arsenal in touch with Sir Alex Ferguson’s side and Wilshere admitted that only three points would have been sufficient to keep the heat on United following their own 2-0 victory over against Fulham on Saturday.

“We are delighted because we knew that if we had lost on Sunday it could have been all over,” the midfielder told arsenal.com. “We are delighted with the three points.

“We are chasing Manchester United - we have got a game in hand and they have still got to come to Emirates Stadium. We are confident they will drop points so we just have to keep playing like we did today and getting three points.

“There is a lot of pressure on us now in every game and we dealt with that pressure well today. Our fans were brilliant, like always, and they were behind us which was important.

“Cesc was back and he got us passing again. It was flowing well.”

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