Have been quite surprised as to how many gooner's wish lists he gets on decent player but nothing special for me nor the answer and now ultimately he has come out and admitted he's not ready for the step up to Arsenal.
I appreciate that honesty, if Giroud, Monreal and co. admitted what they probably knew before we got them we'd be better off . Can't help but think the majority of Bender admirers are ones that like him on football manager.
For me he's too slight in frame for what we desperately need in the midfield area we need a beast who is 100% committed to doing the dirty work whilst driving forward with power and for me must have decent aerial ability!
Rather nick Wanyama
Source: http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/07/lars-bender-im-not-yet-good-enough-for-arsenal-transfer-4720124/
Cross Bender Off Your Shortlist
posted on 7/5/14
Nothing special should look elsewhere
posted on 7/5/14
GT
Shutup you moron, having to comment on my article just to get my attention shows tells it's own story silly little mug
FrimBoue
What about Ozil's mate Khedira (I know he's been out for ages)
posted on 7/5/14
If im honest as much as we all want a DM I can see Wenger ignoring it and sticking with what we have. With Sagna looking to be on his way out he will make the RB position priority along with another forward. Hope I'm wrong though
posted on 7/5/14
if we want Bender we can get him, simple as we had a bid of 15m turned down 20m would do it. Leverkusen are a million miles from bayern atm & i dont see them challenging for the title. Also we have Germans in our squad who could convince him otherwise, i think he's comments are just being respectful to his current club.
posted on 7/5/14
I don't think Schneiderlin is a good enough option. He's a good payer, but he to often passes backwards and sideways. My dads a big Southampton fan, he always prefers the team when he's not playing, because he's less direct and slows their play down a bit.
I don't think he'll be much better than arteta. Decent player, but no improvement of what we have.
posted on 7/5/14
comment by The Year of the Ox (U7080)
posted 9 minutes ago
I don't think Schneiderlin is a good enough option. He's a good payer, but he to often passes backwards and sideways. My dads a big Southampton fan, he always prefers the team when he's not playing, because he's less direct and slows their play down a bit.
I don't think he'll be much better than arteta. Decent player, but no improvement of what we have.
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More athletic, better in the air and better DM than Arteta though. We don't need an overhyped name, just a player who would be good for the DM role.
posted on 7/5/14
Should have signed Gustavo when he was available for just £15Million.
posted on 7/5/14
Just read that Schneiderlin tops the Premier League rankings for both interceptions (139) & tackles (146), for what that's worth.
posted on 7/5/14
Schneiderlin is an improvement on arteta, better in almost every department bar set-pieces
posted on 7/5/14
Schneiderlin is an improvement on arteta, better in almost every department bar set-pieces
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To be brutally honest, unless you've had a chance to watch a player like Schneiderlin up close ovr a fair few games, it's VERY difficult to appreciate just how good (or not) they really are.
True enough, stats are not the 'be all & end all' of assessing a player, but a guy playing a specific role (anchoring a midfield) interceptions/tackles etc is always a decent start in making a judgement.
I like him. But I'm reluctant to stick my neck out and sing his praises with regards to Arsenal as I've not seen as much of him up close as I'd like. Looks good at face value though.