I recall the club going all out to sign Benzema?
In regard to Barca, Arsenal could have spent £200m in the transfer market and still lost (comfortably).
or just scout better like lesta did
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 6 minutes ago
I recall the club going all out to sign Benzema?
In regard to Barca, Arsenal could have spent £200m in the transfer market and still lost (comfortably).
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Muppet.
It appears a village is missing an idiot...
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 5 minutes ago
I recall the club going all out to sign Benzema?
In regard to Barca, Arsenal could have spent £200m in the transfer market and still lost (comfortably).
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If transfer target A can't be signed you identify target B, then C etc. until you succeed. All I see is us giving up when we can't sign our main target and seeming happy to remain woefully short for many years until a Real or a Barca practically throw players on our doorstep for good value.
"(mind you his brief contribution in the first leg did probably save us from believing we were still in the title at nou camp)."
Damn autocorrect, that should read 'tie' not 'title'.
Yohan's Kebab Van
What’s the point bringing in an inferior player that would not be able contribute in the same way as (AW felt) Benzema could? Whether you agree with AW or not, can’t see the point of bringing in a lesser quality of player.
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 8 minutes ago
Yohan's Kebab Van
What’s the point bringing in an inferior player that would not be able contribute in the same way as (AW felt) Benzema could? Whether you agree with AW or not, can’t see the point of bringing in a lesser quality of player.
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Deluded muppet.
Science
This is a forum for debate.
If you do not have the intellect to discuss the points raised, and are only capable of insults, suggest you find something less challenging to occupy yourself.
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 40 seconds ago
Yohan's Kebab Van
What’s the point bringing in an inferior player that would not be able contribute in the same way as (AW felt) Benzema could? Whether you agree with AW or not, can’t see the point of bringing in a lesser quality of player.
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If our scouts were any good they'd identify several players of similar quality to Benzema. (for me, Benzema isn't world class)
We're not gaining anything by persisting with what we have for infinite amounts of time, we're not Barca where only special players would improve us so I don't see why we should be so selective with who we buy.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want us to just sign 10 players for the sake of it but we're too far at the other end where we simply aren't signing enough players. For example, we've needed a class striker for nearly 4 years now and there have been plenty of players better than what we have that have moved clubs in that time; Higuain, Aubameyang and Morata are just 3 examples - and these haven't exactly moved to mega money clubs either. The lack of DM signing last summer was also a joke, especially when you see Kante owning this league who would've been very cheap.
Yohan's Kebab Van
I agree a CF was essential. However it’s inconceivable the club simply “gave up” when Benzema chose to remain at Madrid. I thought Morata would have been a perfect CF but hey ho…
The next transfer window will be telling. Whether AW remains at the club or not.
Anyone so blindly defending Arsene's last 3 transfer windows doesn't deserve debate.
In regard to Barca, Arsenal could have spent £200m in the transfer market and still lost (comfortably).
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Or we "could" have beaten them. Trying to defend a glaring failure with a "coulda" is quite absurd.
Science
Probably best you do not contribute further to this thread then.
To clarify, I am not “blindly” defending the club’s transfer policy, (which I believe is a wider problem than AW’s frugality) – my previous comments refer.
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 4 minutes ago
The next transfer window will be telling. Whether AW remains at the club or not.
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Heard this so many times in the last few years. The last 3 summers windows have been telling enough, they told me we weren't going to be putting in a sustained challenge for the title.
No DM's that would have been worthwile approaching to challenge Coquelin in our starting lineup
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N'golo Kante, 5.6 million, if you want midfielder who breaks up play and can start attacks he is better than Coquelin on nearly every important stat
(http://www.squawka.com/comparison-matrix#premier_league/2015/2016/n$golo_kanté/165/165/14999/0/p|premier_league/2015/2016/francis_coquelin/165/165/380/0/p#key_passes/chances_created/tackles_won/interceptions/blocks/clearances/attack_score/defence_score/total_score#avg)
cheshamfox
Regretfully I can see many of the Leicester players being taken by the larger clubs.
The prospect of CL football may be an incentive (to stay) but given the relatively low wages Leicester players are on, believe it could be difficult holding on to the best players.
Wenger is paid £7m a year and has a team of scouts to find players. That's their job. What do the scouts do all day? Why do idiots always come on here and defend his shocking transfer activities?
sammy nelson sbum
What connection is there between AW’s salary, and Steve Rowley’s scouting team? How is it relevant?
comment by Yohan's Kebab Van (U8691)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 4 minutes ago
The next transfer window will be telling. Whether AW remains at the club or not.
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Heard this so many times in the last few years. The last 3 summers windows have been telling enough, they told me we weren't going to be putting in a sustained challenge for the title.
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Interestingly those same 3 summers (and Jan windows) have seen clubs line Leicester, Spurs, West Ham & Watford pick up bargains in the likes of Payat, Mahrez, Alli, Ighalo, to name a few.
It seems AW doesn't want these type of players until he has to pay 10 times what they cost before they were a famous. That has been his major failure and is what will see him finish this season & possibly next (if he's still there) with an empty trophy cabinet.
comment by cheshamfox (U2001)
posted 47 minutes ago
No DM's that would have been worthwile approaching to challenge Coquelin in our starting lineup
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N'golo Kante, 5.6 million, if you want midfielder who breaks up play and can start attacks he is better than Coquelin on nearly every important stat
(http://www.squawka.com/comparison-matrix#premier_league/2015/2016/n$golo_kanté/165/165/14999/0/p|premier_league/2015/2016/francis_coquelin/165/165/380/0/p#key_passes/chances_created/tackles_won/interceptions/blocks/clearances/attack_score/defence_score/total_score#avg)
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You probably misunderstood the sarcasmic tone ive used throughout the whole article....
The whole point is that there are many DM's we could've gone for to challenge Coquelin that are better than our current backups (Flamini and Arteta) but our manager thought otherwise.
comment by Sheriff John Brown - bring back David Dein (U7482)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
In regard to Barca, Arsenal could have spent £200m in the transfer market and still lost (comfortably).
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Or we "could" have beaten them. Trying to defend a glaring failure with a "coulda" is quite absurd.
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Such a weird, pointless remark isn't it?
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Yohan's Kebab Van
What’s the point bringing in an inferior player that would not be able contribute in the same way as (AW felt) Benzema could? Whether you agree with AW or not, can’t see the point of bringing in a lesser quality of player.
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I absolutely agree with you on that striker front. Allthough I think that Benzema didnt wanted to come anyway and I personally dont think that he would have made a difference. On the striker front I agree with Wenger there is not much that was available in the market that would have significant make a difference.
On all other positions though there is/was enough quality in the market (a proper DM).
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Yohan's Kebab Van
What’s the point bringing in an inferior player that would not be able contribute in the same way as (AW felt) Benzema could? Whether you agree with AW or not, can’t see the point of bringing in a lesser quality of player.
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I absolutely agree with you on that striker front. Allthough I think that Benzema didnt wanted to come anyway and I personally dont think that he would have made a difference. On the striker front I agree with Wenger there is not much that was available in the market that would have significant make a difference.
On all other positions though there is/was enough quality in the market (a proper DM).
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Unsurprisingly you agree.
I answered this point and named 3 other examples who've moved recently that are better than the current crop, there are bound to be others. Sticking with average/decent at best strikers for years because of "lack of availability" is about as lame an excuse as always blaming injuries for our failings.
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posted on 17/3/16
I recall the club going all out to sign Benzema?
In regard to Barca, Arsenal could have spent £200m in the transfer market and still lost (comfortably).
posted on 17/3/16
or just scout better like lesta did
posted on 17/3/16
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 6 minutes ago
I recall the club going all out to sign Benzema?
In regard to Barca, Arsenal could have spent £200m in the transfer market and still lost (comfortably).
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Muppet.
posted on 17/3/16
It appears a village is missing an idiot...
posted on 17/3/16
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 5 minutes ago
I recall the club going all out to sign Benzema?
In regard to Barca, Arsenal could have spent £200m in the transfer market and still lost (comfortably).
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If transfer target A can't be signed you identify target B, then C etc. until you succeed. All I see is us giving up when we can't sign our main target and seeming happy to remain woefully short for many years until a Real or a Barca practically throw players on our doorstep for good value.
posted on 17/3/16
"(mind you his brief contribution in the first leg did probably save us from believing we were still in the title at nou camp)."
Damn autocorrect, that should read 'tie' not 'title'.
posted on 17/3/16
Yohan's Kebab Van
What’s the point bringing in an inferior player that would not be able contribute in the same way as (AW felt) Benzema could? Whether you agree with AW or not, can’t see the point of bringing in a lesser quality of player.
posted on 17/3/16
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 8 minutes ago
Yohan's Kebab Van
What’s the point bringing in an inferior player that would not be able contribute in the same way as (AW felt) Benzema could? Whether you agree with AW or not, can’t see the point of bringing in a lesser quality of player.
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Deluded muppet.
posted on 17/3/16
Science
This is a forum for debate.
If you do not have the intellect to discuss the points raised, and are only capable of insults, suggest you find something less challenging to occupy yourself.
posted on 17/3/16
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 40 seconds ago
Yohan's Kebab Van
What’s the point bringing in an inferior player that would not be able contribute in the same way as (AW felt) Benzema could? Whether you agree with AW or not, can’t see the point of bringing in a lesser quality of player.
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If our scouts were any good they'd identify several players of similar quality to Benzema. (for me, Benzema isn't world class)
We're not gaining anything by persisting with what we have for infinite amounts of time, we're not Barca where only special players would improve us so I don't see why we should be so selective with who we buy.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want us to just sign 10 players for the sake of it but we're too far at the other end where we simply aren't signing enough players. For example, we've needed a class striker for nearly 4 years now and there have been plenty of players better than what we have that have moved clubs in that time; Higuain, Aubameyang and Morata are just 3 examples - and these haven't exactly moved to mega money clubs either. The lack of DM signing last summer was also a joke, especially when you see Kante owning this league who would've been very cheap.
posted on 17/3/16
Yohan's Kebab Van
I agree a CF was essential. However it’s inconceivable the club simply “gave up” when Benzema chose to remain at Madrid. I thought Morata would have been a perfect CF but hey ho…
The next transfer window will be telling. Whether AW remains at the club or not.
posted on 17/3/16
Anyone so blindly defending Arsene's last 3 transfer windows doesn't deserve debate.
posted on 17/3/16
In regard to Barca, Arsenal could have spent £200m in the transfer market and still lost (comfortably).
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Or we "could" have beaten them. Trying to defend a glaring failure with a "coulda" is quite absurd.
posted on 17/3/16
Science
Probably best you do not contribute further to this thread then.
To clarify, I am not “blindly” defending the club’s transfer policy, (which I believe is a wider problem than AW’s frugality) – my previous comments refer.
posted on 17/3/16
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 4 minutes ago
The next transfer window will be telling. Whether AW remains at the club or not.
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Heard this so many times in the last few years. The last 3 summers windows have been telling enough, they told me we weren't going to be putting in a sustained challenge for the title.
posted on 17/3/16
No DM's that would have been worthwile approaching to challenge Coquelin in our starting lineup
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N'golo Kante, 5.6 million, if you want midfielder who breaks up play and can start attacks he is better than Coquelin on nearly every important stat
(http://www.squawka.com/comparison-matrix#premier_league/2015/2016/n$golo_kanté/165/165/14999/0/p|premier_league/2015/2016/francis_coquelin/165/165/380/0/p#key_passes/chances_created/tackles_won/interceptions/blocks/clearances/attack_score/defence_score/total_score#avg)
posted on 17/3/16
cheshamfox
Regretfully I can see many of the Leicester players being taken by the larger clubs.
The prospect of CL football may be an incentive (to stay) but given the relatively low wages Leicester players are on, believe it could be difficult holding on to the best players.
posted on 17/3/16
Wenger is paid £7m a year and has a team of scouts to find players. That's their job. What do the scouts do all day? Why do idiots always come on here and defend his shocking transfer activities?
posted on 17/3/16
sammy nelson sbum
What connection is there between AW’s salary, and Steve Rowley’s scouting team? How is it relevant?
posted on 17/3/16
comment by Yohan's Kebab Van (U8691)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 4 minutes ago
The next transfer window will be telling. Whether AW remains at the club or not.
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Heard this so many times in the last few years. The last 3 summers windows have been telling enough, they told me we weren't going to be putting in a sustained challenge for the title.
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Interestingly those same 3 summers (and Jan windows) have seen clubs line Leicester, Spurs, West Ham & Watford pick up bargains in the likes of Payat, Mahrez, Alli, Ighalo, to name a few.
It seems AW doesn't want these type of players until he has to pay 10 times what they cost before they were a famous. That has been his major failure and is what will see him finish this season & possibly next (if he's still there) with an empty trophy cabinet.
posted on 17/3/16
* clubs like *
posted on 17/3/16
comment by cheshamfox (U2001)
posted 47 minutes ago
No DM's that would have been worthwile approaching to challenge Coquelin in our starting lineup
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N'golo Kante, 5.6 million, if you want midfielder who breaks up play and can start attacks he is better than Coquelin on nearly every important stat
(http://www.squawka.com/comparison-matrix#premier_league/2015/2016/n$golo_kanté/165/165/14999/0/p|premier_league/2015/2016/francis_coquelin/165/165/380/0/p#key_passes/chances_created/tackles_won/interceptions/blocks/clearances/attack_score/defence_score/total_score#avg)
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You probably misunderstood the sarcasmic tone ive used throughout the whole article....
The whole point is that there are many DM's we could've gone for to challenge Coquelin that are better than our current backups (Flamini and Arteta) but our manager thought otherwise.
posted on 17/3/16
comment by Sheriff John Brown - bring back David Dein (U7482)
posted 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
In regard to Barca, Arsenal could have spent £200m in the transfer market and still lost (comfortably).
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Or we "could" have beaten them. Trying to defend a glaring failure with a "coulda" is quite absurd.
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Such a weird, pointless remark isn't it?
posted on 17/3/16
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Yohan's Kebab Van
What’s the point bringing in an inferior player that would not be able contribute in the same way as (AW felt) Benzema could? Whether you agree with AW or not, can’t see the point of bringing in a lesser quality of player.
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I absolutely agree with you on that striker front. Allthough I think that Benzema didnt wanted to come anyway and I personally dont think that he would have made a difference. On the striker front I agree with Wenger there is not much that was available in the market that would have significant make a difference.
On all other positions though there is/was enough quality in the market (a proper DM).
posted on 17/3/16
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by What would Stuart Pearce do? (U3126)
posted 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Yohan's Kebab Van
What’s the point bringing in an inferior player that would not be able contribute in the same way as (AW felt) Benzema could? Whether you agree with AW or not, can’t see the point of bringing in a lesser quality of player.
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I absolutely agree with you on that striker front. Allthough I think that Benzema didnt wanted to come anyway and I personally dont think that he would have made a difference. On the striker front I agree with Wenger there is not much that was available in the market that would have significant make a difference.
On all other positions though there is/was enough quality in the market (a proper DM).
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Unsurprisingly you agree.
I answered this point and named 3 other examples who've moved recently that are better than the current crop, there are bound to be others. Sticking with average/decent at best strikers for years because of "lack of availability" is about as lame an excuse as always blaming injuries for our failings.
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