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re: Arsenal 2012/2013 Season Long Thread

Posted on 8/24/12 at 8:07 pm to
Posted by Friend of OBUDan
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 8/24/12 at 8:07 pm to
awesome Q&A with The Ox.

I'd like to see he, Cazorla, and Arteta in the midfield. He played centrally and fairly deep against AC Milan and was awesome. I'd rather him be closer to goal, but he honestly might be our best option there.
Posted by cwil177
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Posted on 8/24/12 at 8:15 pm to
Does this game really start at 7:30 in the morning?
This post was edited on 8/24/12 at 8:21 pm
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 8/24/12 at 8:58 pm to
Ive been drinking, but there were games where sagna git beat bad against lesser teams. If i can watch some film i would point it out. Im thinking it was purely his fitness level. Now he was still our best defender besides kosc when he came back. I just dont think he was back to himself before he broke it again. Injuries delay getting back to that elite fitness level sagna usually has.

I love sagna btw.

Oh and i have work sunday morning
This post was edited on 8/24/12 at 9:02 pm
Posted by DB10_AFC
South Louisiana
Member since Jun 2012
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Posted on 8/25/12 at 5:26 am to
'I can fill Alex Song's role at Arsenal', says Oxlade-Chamberlain Gotta love this kid. Has all the physical and technical ability to go along with a fearlessness and a great attitude.
Posted by DB10_AFC
South Louisiana
Member since Jun 2012
7080 posts
Posted on 8/25/12 at 4:59 pm to
Wenger and Pulis get down and dirty in a war of words More evidence of why Arsenal fans hate Stoke City. Tony Pulis is scum when it comes to football.
Posted by DB10_AFC
South Louisiana
Member since Jun 2012
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Posted on 8/25/12 at 5:54 pm to
Chieck out: Arsenal plot £15m raid for Newcastle's Tiote I would love Tiote but at that price I dunno. I haven't seen Yanga-Mbiwa play much but everything I read about him is positive.
This post was edited on 8/25/12 at 5:57 pm
Posted by cwil177
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Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 8/25/12 at 6:16 pm to
I haven't seen enough of Tiote to say he'd be worth, essentially, what we sold Song for.

ETA:

This post was edited on 8/25/12 at 6:21 pm
Posted by crazy4lsu
Member since May 2005
39820 posts
Posted on 8/25/12 at 6:39 pm to
Tiote is a terrible passer. Don't want him. We certainly aren't going to pay as much as we did for Arshavin and Cazorla for him.

We have the ball so much that it makes little sense to have a midfielder who only adds to the defensive side of the game. We need a grafter but we need him to be able to pass.

Posted by DB10_AFC
South Louisiana
Member since Jun 2012
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Posted on 8/25/12 at 6:42 pm to
quote:

We need a grafter but we need him to be able to pass.


Good point. M'Vila is still out there. What's your opinion on him?
Posted by crazy4lsu
Member since May 2005
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Posted on 8/25/12 at 6:47 pm to
I really like him. Don't think we can afford him after this season. I recently watched Capoue as well. If we can get him for less than £7m I would take the punt. I'm afraid he will also be £10m, at which point Wenger will probably wait until the winter or next summer.
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
23616 posts
Posted on 8/25/12 at 6:49 pm to
What's the sticking point with M'Villa? I thought you guys had him in the bag at the end of last season....

Have y'all ever looked at Moussa Sissoko? Seems like an Arsenal type player...

I agree on Tiote, more of a destroyer...
Posted by DB10_AFC
South Louisiana
Member since Jun 2012
7080 posts
Posted on 8/25/12 at 6:53 pm to
We should just go after M'Vila aggressively and get it done. Maybe we can get him for under 20 mill. Point is we should just get in there and do it quickly. We should have a little influx of cash from Bendtner, Arshavin, and the like. Plus RVP and Song sells covered our earlier signings. I really thought this transfer was going to happen. Wenger rated him at one point.
Posted by crazy4lsu
Member since May 2005
39820 posts
Posted on 8/25/12 at 6:56 pm to
quote:

What's the sticking point with M'Villa?


Something about his attitude. I don't think Wenger is putting up with any type of dissent, hence the sales of Robin van Persie and Alex Song.
Posted by DB10_AFC
South Louisiana
Member since Jun 2012
7080 posts
Posted on 8/25/12 at 7:00 pm to
Yea had that feeling. Seem to really come out during the Euros. I still think we need someone better than Diaby to partner Arteta. There was some talk of maybe Ox playing there but I don't know if he reads the game well enough to play that deep.
Posted by crazy4lsu
Member since May 2005
39820 posts
Posted on 8/25/12 at 7:03 pm to
Wilshere is probably a better partner. Diaby only seems to excel right behind the striker. Playing deep he dribbles into dead-ends too often, and doesn't offer the type of passing we need from that position.
Posted by DB10_AFC
South Louisiana
Member since Jun 2012
7080 posts
Posted on 8/25/12 at 7:09 pm to
We should just go for Lucas Biglia on loan ala Norwich. We have shown interest in for a while. I just want a dependable midfielder because of Jack's injury situation and also Diaby's horrible injury luck.
Posted by DB10_AFC
South Louisiana
Member since Jun 2012
7080 posts
Posted on 8/25/12 at 8:00 pm to
Word is we are looking into Yohan Cabaye. Real talent player. He and Arteta could be a very good duo. Definitely in the Arsenal mold. Doubt its true but we can hope and dream can't we?
Posted by DB10_AFC
South Louisiana
Member since Jun 2012
7080 posts
Posted on 8/25/12 at 8:03 pm to
Classless Stoke Fans. They are mad because we have a football manager and they have a rugby manager.
This post was edited on 8/25/12 at 8:05 pm
Posted by Jumbeauxlaya
LSU
Member since Jan 2011
18083 posts
Posted on 8/25/12 at 8:13 pm to
I don't get it, whats offensive about that poster?
Posted by DB10_AFC
South Louisiana
Member since Jun 2012
7080 posts
Posted on 8/25/12 at 8:15 pm to
They are making fun of our manager and are from Stoke. That offends me but then again I am an Arsenal fan.
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