Haha.
Why would he leave the champions of Italy and CL finalists to join Arsenal?
Real or Barca are the front runners, we definitely are not. I see him staying at Juve.
What a load of böllocks. You actually took the time to write this
City to go work with Vieira himself would be appealing for him
comment by Keano's Magic Hat (U10101)
posted 3 minutes ago
Haha.
Why would he leave the champions of Italy and CL finalists to join Arsenal?
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If you want to comment then at least bother to actually read the article first. If you had then you would already know the answer to your silly question.
Bats
I did mean in EPL terms. If he really wants Spain and Spain alone then obviously we're toast. But if he was that adamant he wanted Spain then EPL clubs wouldn't be bothering to even enquire about a deal. So he's clearly not ruling the EPL out.
He's only joining Barca, they made a bid which got rejected.
We need to strengthen elsewhere
Ba ha ha he strikes me as this he strikes me as that you've never even seen the lad in the flesh you know absolutely nothing about him bar that he's French.
and the worst article of the week goes to...
I think the possibility of signing him is under 5%. Yes playing for Wenger might be an attraction for him, but he would chose Chelsea, City and maybe even United due to their recent success and fact they can all double whatever we offer him in wages.
comment by Ramböue (U12551)
posted 40 seconds ago
City to go work with Vieira himself would be appealing for him
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There is that, but Viera is yet to be proven at making players. Christ Wenger is that good at making them that he even gets you paid a fat wad for an entire career injured. Also Toure is "The Man" in City's midfield, clashing egos and all that.
comment by Keano's Magic Hat (U10101)
posted 3 minutes ago
Haha.
Why would he leave the champions of Italy and CL finalists to join Arsenal?
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If you want to comment then at least bother to actually read the article first. If you had then you would already know the answer to your silly question.
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My question was rhetorical. I didn't need an answer from you as it implied he would have to be stupid to leave a club which is currently far more successful domestically and on the European stage than arsenal.
No, but your right, it's all about wengers "pulling power"...
Serie A is a pub league and Juve have underachieved in Europe pretty much since they last won it until they got to the final this year (and still lost).
Most players would pick Arsenal over Juve, better City, better stadium, better league, bigger pay cheque. Just ask Alexis.
comment by Bats (U18355)
posted 3 minutes ago
Serie A is a pub league and Juve have underachieved in Europe pretty much since they last won it until they got to the final this year (and still lost).
Most players would pick Arsenal over Juve, better City, better stadium, better league, bigger pay cheque. Just ask Alexis.
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Bigger pay cheque
comment by Bats (U18355)
posted 1 minute ago
I think the possibility of signing him is under 5%. Yes playing for Wenger might be an attraction for him, but he would chose Chelsea, City and maybe even United due to their recent success and fact they can all double whatever we offer him in wages.
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But can they make him a footballing legend? The man who made the legends at Utd has gone. And he'd be swallowing a tonne of pride to return to the club who said he wasn't good enough anyway. Not happening. Murinho's never 'Made' a player in his life so you can forget Chelsea too.
As much as money and titles, players want to be remembered as one of the greatest to play. And despite the dismissive comments here ignoring the fact. If you're young, French and highly talented then Arsene Wenger can guide you to something all the wages in the world can't buy. The status of footballing legend.
Though City are Utd's direct rivals, to a young French player, they will not have the pulling power of a London based Arsenal, primed to challenge, with Wenger at the helm.
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What about the pulling power of the London based champions with Jose at the helm?
But can they make him a footballing legend? The man who made the legends at Utd has gone. And he'd be swallowing a tonne of pride to return to the club who said he wasn't good enough anyway. Not happening. Murinho's never 'Made' a player in his life so you can forget Chelsea too.
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Do you genuinely believe this nonsense?
Managers do not make legends. They may help develop them but they do not make them the playera they become, the player does that.
Many players have become legends playing under crap managers and also not done as well under better managers.
I swear people never used to be as obssessed with a managers influence on players as they are nowadays.
Nobody remembered who the managers of Maradona, Ronaldo and Zidane were.
comment by Keano's Magic Hat (U10101)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by Keano's Magic Hat (U10101)
posted 3 minutes ago
Haha.
Why would he leave the champions of Italy and CL finalists to join Arsenal?
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If you want to comment then at least bother to actually read the article first. If you had then you would already know the answer to your silly question.
........
My question was rhetorical. I didn't need an answer from you as it implied he would have to be stupid to leave a club which is currently far more successful domestically and on the European stage than arsenal.
No, but your right, it's all about wengers "pulling power"...
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Ozil...
Sanchez...
You are an idiot!
He'd obviously make the move for the same reason they did. Go read what they had to say about coming to Arsenal and why. Then you may understand how stupid that argument is
comment by WengersBodyguard2 (U8276)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Bats (U18355)
posted 1 minute ago
I think the possibility of signing him is under 5%. Yes playing for Wenger might be an attraction for him, but he would chose Chelsea, City and maybe even United due to their recent success and fact they can all double whatever we offer him in wages.
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But can they make him a footballing legend? The man who made the legends at Utd has gone. And he'd be swallowing a tonne of pride to return to the club who said he wasn't good enough anyway. Not happening. Murinho's never 'Made' a player in his life so you can forget Chelsea too.
As much as money and titles, players want to be remembered as one of the greatest to play. And despite the dismissive comments here ignoring the fact. If you're young, French and highly talented then Arsene Wenger can guide you to something all the wages in the world can't buy. The status of footballing legend.
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FFS
comment by Mr Mourinho (U5874)
posted 2 minutes ago
Though City are Utd's direct rivals, to a young French player, they will not have the pulling power of a London based Arsenal, primed to challenge, with Wenger at the helm.
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What about the pulling power of the London based champions with Jose at the helm?
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If just ourselves and Chelsea were interested I would be shocked if he chose us. Chelsea definitely have the biggest pulling power in England. Most successful domestically and in Europe over the last couple of seasons, best squad, best manager, can offer the most money, best City. They have pretty much everything over us. Could only see younger less established players picking us over them.
Chelsea, City and United all have more chance of signing him. He's on PSGs radar as well as the Spanish giants so his wages alone price us out.
He's already a big name, why would he care that much about what Wenger had done with less high profile players?
Also, tell me the last time we signed a top player from a club who actually wanted to keep hold of them.
Wenger has a good reputation, of course, but let's not try and pretend he's the sole reason those two players went to Arsenal.
Who else actually tried to sign them? You were the only ones in for Ozil and Liverpool were the only other team after Sanchez, so it's a no brainer they went to Arsenal.
Hazard turned down Fergie in favour of Chelsea who were managed by Di Matteo. I'm sure the manager has an influence on attracting players but not to the extent that you are making out.
There's more in favour of City, United and Chelsea as clubs signing Pogba than Arsenal I'd say.
But it's moot anyway because he'll blatantly end up in Spain.
comment by Mr Mourinho (U5874)
posted 4 minutes ago
Though City are Utd's direct rivals, to a young French player, they will not have the pulling power of a London based Arsenal, primed to challenge, with Wenger at the helm.
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What about the pulling power of the London based champions with Jose at the helm?
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Murinho wants to be the only legend in his team, which is why he's never made any footballing legends, only bought them. He has no interest in developing his young players so brings to the deal, a distinct possibility of career suicide for a player whom is not the finished article.
Stacked up against a man who's made some of the biggest legends in the game and has a reputation for notoriously standing by his young players throughout their development, there's not that much of a contest really.
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posted on 11/6/15
Haha.
Why would he leave the champions of Italy and CL finalists to join Arsenal?
posted on 11/6/15
Real or Barca are the front runners, we definitely are not. I see him staying at Juve.
posted on 11/6/15
Deluded AKB's
posted on 11/6/15
What a load of böllocks. You actually took the time to write this
posted on 11/6/15
posted on 11/6/15
City to go work with Vieira himself would be appealing for him
posted on 11/6/15
comment by Keano's Magic Hat (U10101)
posted 3 minutes ago
Haha.
Why would he leave the champions of Italy and CL finalists to join Arsenal?
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If you want to comment then at least bother to actually read the article first. If you had then you would already know the answer to your silly question.
Bats
I did mean in EPL terms. If he really wants Spain and Spain alone then obviously we're toast. But if he was that adamant he wanted Spain then EPL clubs wouldn't be bothering to even enquire about a deal. So he's clearly not ruling the EPL out.
posted on 11/6/15
He's only joining Barca, they made a bid which got rejected.
We need to strengthen elsewhere
posted on 11/6/15
Ba ha ha he strikes me as this he strikes me as that you've never even seen the lad in the flesh you know absolutely nothing about him bar that he's French.
posted on 11/6/15
and the worst article of the week goes to...
posted on 11/6/15
I think the possibility of signing him is under 5%. Yes playing for Wenger might be an attraction for him, but he would chose Chelsea, City and maybe even United due to their recent success and fact they can all double whatever we offer him in wages.
posted on 11/6/15
comment by Ramböue (U12551)
posted 40 seconds ago
City to go work with Vieira himself would be appealing for him
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There is that, but Viera is yet to be proven at making players. Christ Wenger is that good at making them that he even gets you paid a fat wad for an entire career injured. Also Toure is "The Man" in City's midfield, clashing egos and all that.
posted on 11/6/15
comment by Keano's Magic Hat (U10101)
posted 3 minutes ago
Haha.
Why would he leave the champions of Italy and CL finalists to join Arsenal?
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If you want to comment then at least bother to actually read the article first. If you had then you would already know the answer to your silly question.
........
My question was rhetorical. I didn't need an answer from you as it implied he would have to be stupid to leave a club which is currently far more successful domestically and on the European stage than arsenal.
No, but your right, it's all about wengers "pulling power"...
posted on 11/6/15
Serie A is a pub league and Juve have underachieved in Europe pretty much since they last won it until they got to the final this year (and still lost).
Most players would pick Arsenal over Juve, better City, better stadium, better league, bigger pay cheque. Just ask Alexis.
posted on 11/6/15
comment by Bats (U18355)
posted 3 minutes ago
Serie A is a pub league and Juve have underachieved in Europe pretty much since they last won it until they got to the final this year (and still lost).
Most players would pick Arsenal over Juve, better City, better stadium, better league, bigger pay cheque. Just ask Alexis.
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Bigger pay cheque
posted on 11/6/15
comment by Bats (U18355)
posted 1 minute ago
I think the possibility of signing him is under 5%. Yes playing for Wenger might be an attraction for him, but he would chose Chelsea, City and maybe even United due to their recent success and fact they can all double whatever we offer him in wages.
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But can they make him a footballing legend? The man who made the legends at Utd has gone. And he'd be swallowing a tonne of pride to return to the club who said he wasn't good enough anyway. Not happening. Murinho's never 'Made' a player in his life so you can forget Chelsea too.
As much as money and titles, players want to be remembered as one of the greatest to play. And despite the dismissive comments here ignoring the fact. If you're young, French and highly talented then Arsene Wenger can guide you to something all the wages in the world can't buy. The status of footballing legend.
posted on 11/6/15
Though City are Utd's direct rivals, to a young French player, they will not have the pulling power of a London based Arsenal, primed to challenge, with Wenger at the helm.
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What about the pulling power of the London based champions with Jose at the helm?
posted on 11/6/15
posted on 11/6/15
But can they make him a footballing legend? The man who made the legends at Utd has gone. And he'd be swallowing a tonne of pride to return to the club who said he wasn't good enough anyway. Not happening. Murinho's never 'Made' a player in his life so you can forget Chelsea too.
--------
Do you genuinely believe this nonsense?
Managers do not make legends. They may help develop them but they do not make them the playera they become, the player does that.
Many players have become legends playing under crap managers and also not done as well under better managers.
I swear people never used to be as obssessed with a managers influence on players as they are nowadays.
Nobody remembered who the managers of Maradona, Ronaldo and Zidane were.
posted on 11/6/15
comment by Keano's Magic Hat (U10101)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by Keano's Magic Hat (U10101)
posted 3 minutes ago
Haha.
Why would he leave the champions of Italy and CL finalists to join Arsenal?
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If you want to comment then at least bother to actually read the article first. If you had then you would already know the answer to your silly question.
........
My question was rhetorical. I didn't need an answer from you as it implied he would have to be stupid to leave a club which is currently far more successful domestically and on the European stage than arsenal.
No, but your right, it's all about wengers "pulling power"...
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Ozil...
Sanchez...
You are an idiot!
He'd obviously make the move for the same reason they did. Go read what they had to say about coming to Arsenal and why. Then you may understand how stupid that argument is
posted on 11/6/15
comment by WengersBodyguard2 (U8276)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Bats (U18355)
posted 1 minute ago
I think the possibility of signing him is under 5%. Yes playing for Wenger might be an attraction for him, but he would chose Chelsea, City and maybe even United due to their recent success and fact they can all double whatever we offer him in wages.
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But can they make him a footballing legend? The man who made the legends at Utd has gone. And he'd be swallowing a tonne of pride to return to the club who said he wasn't good enough anyway. Not happening. Murinho's never 'Made' a player in his life so you can forget Chelsea too.
As much as money and titles, players want to be remembered as one of the greatest to play. And despite the dismissive comments here ignoring the fact. If you're young, French and highly talented then Arsene Wenger can guide you to something all the wages in the world can't buy. The status of footballing legend.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
FFS
posted on 11/6/15
comment by Mr Mourinho (U5874)
posted 2 minutes ago
Though City are Utd's direct rivals, to a young French player, they will not have the pulling power of a London based Arsenal, primed to challenge, with Wenger at the helm.
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What about the pulling power of the London based champions with Jose at the helm?
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If just ourselves and Chelsea were interested I would be shocked if he chose us. Chelsea definitely have the biggest pulling power in England. Most successful domestically and in Europe over the last couple of seasons, best squad, best manager, can offer the most money, best City. They have pretty much everything over us. Could only see younger less established players picking us over them.
posted on 11/6/15
Chelsea, City and United all have more chance of signing him. He's on PSGs radar as well as the Spanish giants so his wages alone price us out.
He's already a big name, why would he care that much about what Wenger had done with less high profile players?
Also, tell me the last time we signed a top player from a club who actually wanted to keep hold of them.
posted on 12/6/15
Wenger has a good reputation, of course, but let's not try and pretend he's the sole reason those two players went to Arsenal.
Who else actually tried to sign them? You were the only ones in for Ozil and Liverpool were the only other team after Sanchez, so it's a no brainer they went to Arsenal.
Hazard turned down Fergie in favour of Chelsea who were managed by Di Matteo. I'm sure the manager has an influence on attracting players but not to the extent that you are making out.
There's more in favour of City, United and Chelsea as clubs signing Pogba than Arsenal I'd say.
But it's moot anyway because he'll blatantly end up in Spain.
posted on 12/6/15
comment by Mr Mourinho (U5874)
posted 4 minutes ago
Though City are Utd's direct rivals, to a young French player, they will not have the pulling power of a London based Arsenal, primed to challenge, with Wenger at the helm.
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What about the pulling power of the London based champions with Jose at the helm?
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Murinho wants to be the only legend in his team, which is why he's never made any footballing legends, only bought them. He has no interest in developing his young players so brings to the deal, a distinct possibility of career suicide for a player whom is not the finished article.
Stacked up against a man who's made some of the biggest legends in the game and has a reputation for notoriously standing by his young players throughout their development, there's not that much of a contest really.
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