re: &#161;&#161;Transferapalooza!!

Posted by LSUtiger17

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Member since Mar 2009

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 2:49 pm to Friend of OBUDan

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Valencia announce they have reached an agreement with Chelsea for Juan Mata.

Awesome. We really needed to get him. The 4-3-3 will look a lot better with him on the field.

This post was edited on 8/21/11 at 2:50 pm

Posted by cwil177

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 6:38 pm to LSUtiger17

As an Arsenal fan I hope this means we can focus on Hazard.

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Posted by glassman

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 6:40 pm to cwil177

Remember the last to the minute signing of RVD for Spurs last year? He was crucial for them. I have a sneaky feeling Hazard is a done deal. He and Gervihno's chemistry will be big.

Posted by adammwilson

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 6:42 pm to cwil177

Tottenham is being rumored to be making several moves.

LINK

Tottenham get: Adebayor (Man City)/ Diarra (RM)

Stoke get: Crouch (Tottenham)/ Palacios (Tottenham)

Thoughts?

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Posted by glassman

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 6:47 pm to adammwilson

I can't see them all going through. But, Harry has a few tricks up his sleeve for sure.

Posted by TN Bhoy

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Member since Apr 2010

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 6:54 pm to adammwilson

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Adebayor

Good move for them.

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Diarra

mm is going to be pissed.

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Stoke get: Crouch

His goalscoring rate would go down. Do they know how to cross a ball?

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Palacios

Not nearly enough dig for Stoke.

Posted by Goose

Member since Jan 2005

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 7:04 pm to TN Bhoy

I saw Arsenal was being linked with a move for Yann M'Villa. That would be an excellent move. Wish Tottenham were aiming for him rather than Diarra.

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mm is going to be pissed.

Miller would be fine with this... she think he is well past his prime.

Posted by Friend of OBUDan

Member since Dec 2008

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 8:07 pm to glassman

I wouldn't expect Hazard to make an immediate, big impact. Mata could have, though his ceiling isn't as high. M'Vila isn't coming to Arsenal. YG was tweeting about it earlier.

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Posted by Cash

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 8:39 pm to JLock

Does this mean Modric stays put for now?

Posted by crazy4lsu

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 8:40 pm to Friend of OBUDan

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I wouldn't expect Hazard to make an immediate, big impact.

It'd be a pretty large impact in terms of fans and team morale. It might go a long way in keeping Walcott, Wilshere, and Van Persie in the next few years.

Posted by glassman

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 8:45 pm to Friend of OBUDan

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I wouldn't expect Hazard to make an immediate, big impact

I will disagree. MVP of Ligue 1 with pace and quality Arshavin dreamed he ever had.

Posted by crazy4lsu

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 8:49 pm to glassman

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pace and quality Arshavin dreamed he ever had.

Arshavin had plenty of pace in Russia. If he spent his 20's in Western Europe he would have been considered one of the top support strikers around. His physical skills have deteriorated significantly, but his passing, vision, and technique are mostly excellent. We got Arshavin for six months in his prime, and he destroyed the PL.

Posted by glassman

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 9:11 pm to crazy4lsu

But that is gone. Hazard would be an instant impact for sure. He is a superstar in waiting. Arshavin Euro 2008 was great, Hazard now is on another than Arshavin 2011.

Posted by cwil177

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 9:36 pm to glassman

You accidentally a word.

I think you mean level.

Posted by glassman

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 9:55 pm to cwil177

Gee thanks.

Yes I did. And I am correct.

Posted by Friend of OBUDan

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 10:31 pm to glassman

I'm just saying that thinking he will have a Suarez-like impact for us is setting the bar far too high for this season. He's still very young and needs time to adapt to the EPL. I certainly agree he will help morale and is a fantastic prospect for the future, I would just temper expectations right off the bat.

Posted by glassman

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Posted on 8/21/11 at 10:47 pm to Friend of OBUDan

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I'm just saying that thinking he will have a Suarez-like impact for us is setting the bar far too high for this season

It is a big if that we even sign him. His skill set as a winger is unlike anything in the EPL right now. He played in a better league than Suarez ptior to England. My concern is that Suarez has always been great for Uruguay and Hazard has been ho-hum for Belgium. Adjusting to international seems tougher than club though. Age is certainly a factor though.