Afternoon all,
all the nations involved in the World Cup are starting to arrive in South Africa ahead of the big kick off next weekend, this means almost certainly that our transfer business involving players in South Africa will be on hold.
I’d like to hedge a bet here. We will not sign a player that has played in the World Cup.
Funds have been freed up, the boss won’t want to spend them and we all know how a good World Cup inflates a players price and increases demand, clubs want to cash in and Wenger won’t get drawn into that kind of stuff. What concerns me is that we have not gone to any length to try and solve our most obvious problems, we don’t have a decent keeper and we only have one good center-back. Don’t go on about Djourou, as far as I’m concerned he should be counted out for next season until he has shown he can hold down some fitness without getting injured. Arsene seems to think attacking players are much more important than the defensive ones, why not sign Vermaelen down to a new contract to secure his future? If Vela and Eduardo got one Vermelen deserves a pay rise for sure. Why not re-structure our whole defensive system whilst the prices are lower and give all the players an entire pre-season to bed in… its not like it failed with Vermaelen’s signing last summer is it?
One thing the World Cup won’t stop is the constant mouthing off by Barcelona. Only yesterday one of Rosell’s puppets made one of the most arrogant comments so far:
“Therefore, it seems so easy to us that whoever goes into the negotiations will find themselves in the best conditions to seal the deal.”
They really do have no class do they?
I used to admire the football they play, and their players, but not I don’t have any time for them or any of their players what so ever. Madrid all the way for me.
Fabio Capello has been explaining why he left Theo at home, his reasoning that he hasn’t been the same since he had his shoulder operation to cure that hereditary skeletal problem he had. If I remember rightly his shoulder popped out of joint all the time, falling over/running/whenever he got tackled. I remember it vividly when it happened in a game away at Everton.
I’m not qualified to take Fabio to task on his comments but it sounds like a pretty lame excuse from here, it still doesn’t explain his sudden change in feeling towards the 21 year old – its not like he had the operation after his comments about how invaluable he was in March.
Oh, and Rio Ferdinand is going to be confirmed to be missing the World Cup… Watch this space
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Djourou asked for the op in order to get over his injuries, hence why he was out all of last season.
And there is a good reason for not offering TV a new contract – he only signed for us a year ago
If Djourou can keep fit he can be a big help in back. But until he proves he can play an entire season, or at least most of one without falling to injury he can’t be counted on.
With Gallas, Campbell, Sylvestre and undoubtably Senderos on there way out I’m
shocked we’ve not already signed a replacement centre back or three.
What happened to “all my signings will be BEFORE” the World cup? (yes I know we’ve got a week). Not shocked about the keeper situation, he’s already said he loves Flappycrapski, I reckon he rents him a room at his house..
Don’t get your hopes up my fellow Gooners
exactly what happened to signings BEFORE world cup????? be prepared for more wenger lies and deceit if we dont sign four players fans should rebel and protest!!!!!!
Jus a point of information the world cup has not stated yet there is still another week away plus only 736 players will be in the world cup from possibly millions in the world ie who we sign does not have to be going to the world cup. Eventhough there isnt any movement from the club from external doesnt mean there isnt any internal movement. One thing is for sure is that Arsenal has never and will never reveal that they agree a deal for any player with any club until the deal is done and the player has on an Arsenal shirt. So ya’ll need to jus relax urselves and be cool
i think wenger will get it done before world cup..after world cup don’t you think the value of the player will shoot up?especially those who shines in world cup?what say you?
Nice article. I firmly believe Wenger has already done some deals with players at the World Cup that will emerge one the competition is over. Thats the Arsenal way. There are other deals that are in the pipeline, but why should Arsenal show their hand until the deals are done? Have faith in the Mighty Arsenal, we are a season away from glory EIE
i want Gourcuff or Hazard even if Fabregas is not leaving!we need creativity and wingers to cross for our Chamakh..and a defender who is tough and rough.a keeper too!
i can’t beleieve you guys thought wenger would buy more than one player before the world cup, what he said was just a press talk thats all.
Before now Wenger promised to conclude everything about signing players b4 world cup. Wenger pls keep ur word. If u r thru with all ur signings, it’s ok. Go and take 2,3,4.or 5th but I;m pretty sure u cant take 1st with ur current squad. Pls if u fail this season to win trophy by not solidifying ur squad, allow any player that wants to go to go bcos u r trying to be a bottleneck
Wenger would sign and surely sign players this season.But as he said,he would sign star players(according to him),and he would do it before the world cup!!
Chamakh is a known part of the story.But how many of us think it was the “defense” department which let the trophy go a season ago?we need centre backs,a a solid one.If Hangeland is not interested,then dont we have many others in the world?
Am pretty sure we would sign atleast 3 more players and 2 outta 3 are goin to be the centre backs!!!
Lets hope for the best!!
Pathetic, pathetic, pathetic. AW is the single best thing that has happened to Arsenal the last 65 years. He has during his years managed to establish a new culture in the club with an excellent youth set up, new state-of-the art training facilities and a new top class stadium that increases the game day revenues. The last 7 years against Chelsea with their sugar daddy and ManU which has always paid very high prices for players but at least that has come from club generated funds.
Do you want to end up like Leeds, Portsmouth,…?
AW has kept us in CL every year on a shoestring budget. True Arsenal fans should look back at mid 70s and 80s. Do you want to win an FA cup every 5-8 years and end up #10 in EPL or do you want us to play CL? Yes, I would like to see a couple of astute signings; 2 CB if both Gallas/Campbell go should be a minimum but AW sees something training these players on a daily basis and we should trust him.
T2T – I agree completely.
I suppose winning trophies every year and paying all/most of your players less than 80k/week don’t go hand-in-hand anymore then….we should just be grateful we have a decent team here.
Thank you for the good post. Together with the world cup coming around your are beginning to get significantly better posts on sports around the world. Keep writing please. The net needs it.
Puppets in my idea were the best way to teach children, as least when I was growing up!