Reported Arsenal targets Clement Chantome and Real Madrid’s Rubén de la Red are set to stay with their respective clubs despite the rumoured interest from north London.
Chantome, 20, is believed to of been watched by French-based scout Gilles Grimandi last season and Gunners boss Arsène Wenger is a known admirer of the France Under-21 international.
Paris-Saint Germain issued an emphatic statement on their website earlier this afternoon.
“PSG congratulate themselves to have extended the contract of Clement Chantome,” read a statement on the club’s official website.
The case is different with Madrid hard man de la Red though, who signed a 4-year contract with the Spanish champions last October, as Bernd Schuster isn’t keen on selling him and has already revealed that the 23-year-old could play a part in Real’s league campaign next season.
There is no doubt Wenger is on the look out for a central midfielder this summer, but as the transfer window edges further and further to closure, the pressure put on him by certain segments of the Arsenal contingent continues to mount.
But of course, one question still looms – with our youngsters performing as they did last night against Huddersfield, does Wenger really need to step into the market for another player?
Tags: arsenal, chantome, de la red, Grimandi, paris saint-germain, Real Madrid, Wenger
August 7, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Never thought De la Red would come.. I am really starting to like the look of Song..
Almunia
Sagna – Toure – Gallas – Clichy
Song
Rosicky – Fabregas – Nasri
RvP – Ade
Looks alright?
August 7, 2008 at 7:20 pm
of course he does, diaby, denislon and song are all at the present moment completely average, wouldn’t get within a mile of our rivals teams, if we want to win something we need quality in the middle.
August 7, 2008 at 7:21 pm
same team with a big bigger athletic centre half beside gallas will
do me
August 7, 2008 at 7:24 pm
all top teams need 4 quality centre midfielders to inter change with all the games and injuries, we have 1.
man utd – scholes, carrick hargreaves and anderson
chelsea – lampard, deco, eissien, ballack and mikel
liverpool – gerrard, alonso, mascherano and will be barry
us – fabregas, song, diaby and denilson, if anyone really thinks that ours are competative with theirs thay are living on cloud cuckoo land.
August 7, 2008 at 7:27 pm
if fabregas gets injured we are utterly screwed, none of the other 3 are as reliant on one of their centre midfielders as we are.
August 7, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Guess I’m living in Cuckoo land!
August 7, 2008 at 7:31 pm
correct!!!! however, i love the positive attitude.
August 7, 2008 at 7:32 pm
DAN;
save yourself further punishment and top yourself now.
August 7, 2008 at 7:34 pm
@ Dan.
If Fabregas is injured, we are not screwed. We are not a one team. We have Nasri, Diaby or Denison & now Ramsey who could fill the void.
Nasri or Ramsey would be his ideal replacement if he’s injured, but pray to God he’s fit all season
August 7, 2008 at 7:34 pm
i am not going to kill myself just yet, we always live in hope. just responding to the thought that maybe we don’t need another centre midfielder. i think there is almost universal agreement amongst the fans that one is certainly needed.
August 7, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Dan, all those teams would bite there hand off to get our young players, and they are more than a match for the bunch of wankers and muppets you just mentioned,so Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Cuckoo !!!!!!!
August 7, 2008 at 7:35 pm
We’re looking for a 30+ age midfielder to play sparingly
August 7, 2008 at 7:37 pm
mike,
ramsey looks fantastic, but still way too young to be playing regular premier league and champions league games and i would suspect will play a bit part only this year. as for nasri, just can’t see him being a regular at centre midfield certainly in his 1st year in england.
while not a one man team an extended absence would leave us seriously in the sh–tter
August 7, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Yes, Wenger does need to buy because the squad only has one person capable of replacing Flamini, and that is Song. Unfortunately, Wenger won’t give him the chance.
August 7, 2008 at 7:40 pm
jazbo, sorry completely disagree i do not see the top teams in europe biting our hands of for diaby, denislon or song or infact even inquiring about them, clichy, sagna, RVP, ade, and fabregas certainly, but not those three.
August 7, 2008 at 7:41 pm
i think we really need 1 more midfielder, a “dirty” hardworker.. we need someone who can run all over the field n close down any enemy that trying to push our field..
we need to find someone who can play like gattuso, or vieira, or flamoney, or maybe even like gerrard, who really plays tenaciously..
i trust AW, but i think he needs to trust the fans too…
GO,, GO,, ARSENAL !! Cheers…
August 7, 2008 at 7:42 pm
not forgetting – rosicky, ramsey, coquelin, and i thought eboue could be interesting there!
August 7, 2008 at 7:43 pm
What should be done if and when quality MFs are not availabele or unnecessarily expensive? why pay GBP25+ for a player who might get injured? I think there is a need to regulate transfers and make clubs develop players rather than wait for others to develop while they snatch like real madrid and chelsea. FIFA should think of something.
August 7, 2008 at 7:43 pm
even song, who looks like he could do job can not be relied upon for the season, it goes back to last years issues where there are not enough quality players to compete for postions and putting the 1st team players under pressure. in some ways that has changed slightly as neither of the 3 mentioned above stand out above the other two, whereas last year none of them and gilberto were even close to flamini, who kept his place year all year despite not ever committing to the club.
August 7, 2008 at 7:44 pm
I dont ve much 2 say…All i knw is dat we need a good quality centre midfielder like fabrega.thks…mr wenger shud do smetin about it.
August 7, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Denilson is shit but Diaby and Song have promise and will improve. then theres people like Ramsey nd Coquelin who both can only get better and have looked impressive already. although we do need an experienced central midfielder though, Alonso would be nice but if not him then someone of his quality if not better.
what do u think gooner chris?
August 7, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Why can’t Nasri be a first teamer in his first teamer in his first season? Whenever Arsene buys big they are always first team players.
August 7, 2008 at 7:45 pm
i don’t think it would cost to get a solid strong CM, it doesn’t nee to be world superstar, look what flamini did last year amnd gilberto for the 5 years previously. these are not 20m players
August 7, 2008 at 7:46 pm
guys!!!!!!!!!!!
beginning of last season…… think back…….
who was panicking about something happening to flamini???
now we can’t play without him???
trust le boss! one of those kiddies is gonna be amazing this season!!! watch this space
August 7, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Whoever said Wenger wants some past it 30+ year old midfielder to play sparingly is smoking way too much crack!
Flamini is the ONE player that we need to replace, someone to partner cesc, not effin sit on the bench.
Of the players available and what Wenger nilself said there aren’t many options;
Barry, Alonso, erm……..???
August 7, 2008 at 7:48 pm
i don’t think alonso is the answer, coquelin looked the kind of player we need, but again way too young. the problem is how many more years can we wait for the players to grow up and not be winning anything at the same time and still keep the best players on lower money than they can be getting elsewhere.
that’s why some short term thinking and spending is required by wenger.
August 7, 2008 at 7:48 pm
creativity is not a problem yes we are depended on fabregas for it but he is not the only one. we have ramsey ,nasri diaby who can play centrally or else there is always the option of good wingers which we have in abundance in wallcott, vela, nasri(multipurpose player) and also van persie who can drop offf
its the DEFENSE that matters.last year manu won it because they conceaded less goals ,same was the case with chelsea when they won.
we need some one like CANA who is valued around 8mil a hard tackler to protect out defense .
August 7, 2008 at 7:49 pm
cockoo cockoo COCKOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
August 7, 2008 at 7:50 pm
we need one more midfielder like example veloso or barry or like who are good player
like example
alumina
gallas toure sanga clicty
cesc nasri wacott diaby dennison
rvp adebayor
sub:
vela
ramsey
eboue
rosikcy
eduardo
something like that but we need one more midfielder to replace who are injury
so wenger think about it we gt 1 more week then season start
so go go go quick buy some one good player young
arsenal till i died
August 7, 2008 at 7:50 pm
i still think barry is the answer, can play centre back and centre midfield, has the right experiance, good height, hunger to proof his worth at the top level and an all round good footballer not just runner. to me it is worth spending that bit extra on this one.
August 7, 2008 at 7:50 pm
he’s already done it!!!!
diaby was bought to replace viera! and would have played instead of flamini last season but was injured.
hence why we don’t need to worry!!
it’s sorted!!! done!!! we’ve got loads of quality cm’s!!!
August 7, 2008 at 7:50 pm
I find it weird how so-called Gooners wanna write off young players when, IMO, they aint been given much playing time to show what they can do; Denilson, Song and Diaby haven’t been given as much of a chance to prove themselves.
Personally I hope Diaby can do a job, although he needs to work on a few areas, like effin tackling!
August 7, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Sauheeb your only allowed 11 players on the field at a time bruv.
August 7, 2008 at 7:53 pm
@ dan
wenger has called that barry is not on the cards so that is it as getting barry at the grove is considered
and with gerrard injured its hard to see alonso leaving anfield
August 7, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Dan;
Barry is the ONLY one IMO too fella.
Trouble is, Wenger refuses to spend the necessary amounts and would rather try and do it on the cheap;
So, that’ll be Eboue being moved into DM next season then!
August 7, 2008 at 7:54 pm
exactly dwayne!!!!
this is what bugs me!!
the difference with our team to any other is……
we buy replacements before people leave!!
we have quality young players in EVERY position, do you really think wenger would not have planned for the loss of a couple of key players?
it happens every year!
we’re awesome!
August 7, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Wenger’s hardly going to say he IS gonna go for a named player is he? He denied he was going for Reyes, for example.
August 7, 2008 at 7:55 pm
cana sounds like the man for the job.
August 7, 2008 at 7:57 pm
diaby has done nothing in the last few years (and he is not that young anymore) to show that he has the quality, footballing brain or ability to play 5 games in a row without being injured to be the 1st choice partner to fabregas. maybe he will from now but from pre season denilson has looked far more impressive, although i don’t think he is top quality either.
as for barry until he signs for liverpool he is still fair game. from all the interviews i saw he never flatly refused and interest in him. ( i still assume he is not coming mind you)
August 7, 2008 at 7:57 pm
@ Dwayne Dibbly
its not that we are trying to rule out diaby or any young talent
diaby is good in terms of technique n passing stuff but asking him to tackle right on time is not that easy as seen in the madrid game
he is prone to getting cards and also been sent off
August 7, 2008 at 7:58 pm
diaby IS the man for the job…
and what’s even better is….. we already have him!
who fortold flaminis form last season???
noone thought he was that good… squad player perhaps… now we’re doing it all over again!!!
think about it…. wenger likes diaby (he biught him)… that means he’s awesome!
August 7, 2008 at 8:00 pm
CANA at 25yrs is a good CDM and has lots of experience and is the captain of OM
and he cost no more than 7-8 mil
so he shud b da 1
August 7, 2008 at 8:00 pm
the replacements we buy are never quite ready to take over the mantle though. ie nasri is a fantastic footballer but it will take him x period of time to adapt, and we seem to always have that learning period requirement and thus another season goes by and no trophy.
August 7, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Must agree with Dan guys….We really must secure one more creative holding central midfielder or we simply will get torn through the middle in the coming exciting season, Fab is the king – the other choices at best mediocre – but one things for sure, with one more quality experianced midfileder we will pick up that elusive silverware we all yearn for…Without it we are FUCKED….FACT.
August 7, 2008 at 8:02 pm
I think we’ll get a good idea who Wenger will play as DM in the games this weekend. I think the team that played 1st half against real last week was pretty close too.
I aint ready to write off Diaby or Denilson, yet. They aint played as many times as others who for me, deserve to bo written off. (I’ll give you a clue his name begins with EBOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEE)
August 7, 2008 at 8:02 pm
you never know who will step up, certainly NO ONE could have predicted flamini’s meteoric rise last year, i just don’t see it in diaby and even if he is good enough, we still need greater depth for injureies and the number of games we have to play
August 7, 2008 at 8:03 pm
@ Dan
Diaby has been here a few years and yes he hasn’t done much.. But he broken and dislocated his ankle which kept him out for a long time. Wenger was very upset about that because he wanted to play him in front of Flamini that year. He could be playing in front of Flamini now and maybe Flamini would still be at Arsenal low in the pecking order if Abou hadn’t of broke his ankle. I think he will do very well this year and hopefully change all his doubters minds that he is hopeless. I’d still like Song to come in in front of Abou as I’m very fond of him.
August 7, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I effin hate it when people put FACT after their OPINION.
August 7, 2008 at 8:04 pm
@ Dan on comment 39. ^^^
August 7, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I agree Dwayne!!
August 7, 2008 at 8:05 pm
funnily enough eboue was more solid in the middle than on the right wing. what i don’t get (anjd i know nothing obviously!!!) is he has targets in mind then what is the delay,. the twente game is next week and then the league season, Fab hasn’t kicked a ball yet and it would be nice to shore it up already. i personally fear that he will not be bringing anyone in.
August 7, 2008 at 8:05 pm
nasri can take the time, he’ll be great
we have a lot of competition for places in the team!
think about what we achieved last season (we were close!)
we’ve lost hleb,flamini and gilberto
we should gain (please no injuries!)
RVP
Rosicky
Eduardo
Nasri
Ramsey (he’s 21! not that young in todays game!!)
vela
wilshere
merida
now who thinks we won’t be better this season????
August 7, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Although I am bigging up Diaby and others, I will be well pissed off if Wenger doesn’t sign at least one more experienced player.
What are they doing with the money?
August 7, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Like you said Dan, no one expected what we got from Flamini last season, people were writing him off before the season even begun just like what they’ve been doing with Diaby.
Denilson and Fabregas won’t work IMO, Denilson is more of a replacement for Cesc than a partner. Diaby needs to sharpen up a bit and work on his passing which has gone astray in recent games. All these things will come in time, we haven’t seen a fully fit Arsenal squad for a long time, so its difficult to judge how they are going to perform before we’ve even seen them.
August 7, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Spending it on the boardroom & the bubbly….
August 7, 2008 at 8:08 pm
If he doesn’t bring anyone it would be fine!! I don’t get people who think we will be in a crisis situation if we don’t by anyone, we have Diaby, Song, Bischoff, Toure if need be and maybe Denilson. I would personally put Song in there or Diaby. It will be good competition for everyone wont it!
August 7, 2008 at 8:08 pm
and Barry’s staying at Villa for at least another season…
August 7, 2008 at 8:10 pm
diaby’s ankle injury may have screwed him up for good? what i find indicative about wengers intentions was last years team selections. he still even when flamini wasn’t playing never played diaby in the middle, he was out wide, out of position and bloody useless, which wasn’t his fault. in fact since the injury it is hard to remeber one game when he played him in the middle. obviously early days but his performance last week against madrid had all his traits, some nice close control a few good runs, however too greedy, poor passing, poor discipline and tackling. at the present moment i thin k it is hard to say he lookd ready to be the main man and let’s be homnest we all want the best players playing for us so we can go win something!!!!
August 7, 2008 at 8:11 pm
With all respect Jo – only Toure cuts it at the very top edge from your list, the rest are mid-table talent at best…
August 7, 2008 at 8:12 pm
An experienced premier league proven quality midfielder is what Wenger said he’s after.. Great, nice one, let’s sign him.
Then he says IF they can’t find that player (what you mean you cant find the fella Arsene? He ’s in the midlands, manager’s an irish dude) he will be happy to go into the new season with the players he has…uh fucking oh!
August 7, 2008 at 8:13 pm
there is no point discussing an injury free squad it simply doesn’t happen. we have to go in to the season expecting rosicky to miss half the season and not play 3 games in a row, and only realistically see eduardo fully fit for the 2nd half of the season. there is always injureis and that must be accounted for. when wenger says if we have no injuries we will be fine, i find that a naive comment.
August 7, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Yeah Alonso or Barry would hit the spot..
August 7, 2008 at 8:13 pm
we can’t change now! we’ve started a football revolution!!
i genuinely believe that our style of football is about to take over the world!
i feel a massive season is upon us! if RVP Manu and eduardo do the biz up front (which they will!) we could genuinely win the lot!!
August 7, 2008 at 8:17 pm
i’m with you, gooner4life, but i still feel some apprehension about this season.
August 7, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Martin O’Neill said the scousers (and anyone else for that matter) have all the time they want to sign barry. The quotes about him staying one more season were BEFORE the other comments.
basically if they get a good offer, they will sell him.
In real terms, we have spent NOTHING this close season. Are we that skint? Or does Wenger want to be the most frugal accountant, er I mean manager in effin history?
August 7, 2008 at 8:19 pm
wenger’s comments have been inconsistant this summer, he had identified problems at the end of last season ie at centre back and lack of experiance and yet he has done nothing about either and taking us in to the new season with the youngest and most inexperianced squad we have ever had, with the need and pressure to win something more than ever, so like most fans i am not really sure what is going on
August 7, 2008 at 8:19 pm
We play the most attaractive football & yes – didn’t we see the start of something very exciting watchin Ade & RVP plus the odd crowd boosin sprint from Theo against Madrid…can’t wait, just still think Fab needs worthy advisory….we’ve got the money.
August 7, 2008 at 8:21 pm
and what’s with all the we want barry hype?
we wan’t world class and then we’re saying barry or alonso!?!?
please they are not as good as we’ve been programmed to believe!
barry left footed midfielder (remember all those england games where we couldn’t find anyone with a left boot!) where was barry the world classs midfielder? oh he was there!! it’s just that he was shite! he’s was a great youngster who became an average midfielder!
alonso was great for 1 season! then average!
also neither of thesed players are particularly defensive minded ( we must replace flamini blah blah blah)
they are both renound for there passing ability!!!
(we have 5 yr olds that pass the ball well!)
neither are suitable for us
stop rteading the sun!
August 7, 2008 at 8:22 pm
diaby loses the ball to much and cant tackle .so wenger no money once again same crap ,play the kids and win nothing and lose all our best players end of the season,everyone saying we were close .close dont wash with me im a winner
August 7, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Well, until the window closes there’s always a chance of the signing we need, I suppose!
Last season, there were loads of Gooners who all thought Wenger would sign an extra winder/creativce player as we looked too light on the flanks. Instead Wenger stuck Eboue in there and we won jack shite. Relying on RvP and Rosicky just aint an option is it?
August 7, 2008 at 8:23 pm
yes it is!
August 7, 2008 at 8:23 pm
i agree that neither are world class, but there aren’t that many world class defensive midfielders out there, we just need someone who is going to do a solid job, look at flamini, he is as far away as world class as you can get but he did the job .
August 7, 2008 at 8:25 pm
if we are buying someone it would be a good idea to play him during pre season wouldnt it
August 7, 2008 at 8:25 pm
What about that German Torsen Frings ?? He would do the trick??
August 7, 2008 at 8:25 pm
robin van persie is surely ready to complete his journey into the shoes of the great Dennis Bergkamp! i think RVP will win world player of the year in the future and this season will be the season to make up for the 2 seasons we’ve been robbed of our BEST player!
treble coming our way boys!!
August 7, 2008 at 8:26 pm
gunner4life;
Love your optimism fella!
Oh and I NEVER read the Sun, or the Mirror, Daily Star, Mail, Express.
My view about Barry is based on Wenger’s comments, and the qualities Barry has, plus his ability to play in 3 different positions that we need cover in;
Defensive midfield, left back AND centre back.
makes good sense to me.
August 7, 2008 at 8:27 pm
so why splash out on barry when you can get francis coquelin for next to nought??
oh we did! i love being a gooner!
August 7, 2008 at 8:28 pm
g4l;
I love Robin mate. And hope and pray his injuries are behind him. but thats my heart talking.
August 7, 2008 at 8:28 pm
those slating barry are clearly not listening and agreeing to what wenger has said about him, ie that he is good and we would be interested in him and others as well
August 7, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Cocquelin looks decent, but he’s a kid innit!
Ramsey looks quality but he’s an effin kid!
Wilshire looks quality but he’s an effin kid!
Vela looks quality but he’s an effin kid!
Eboue looks….erm….
August 7, 2008 at 8:30 pm
as good as coquelin looked he is not going to win you anything in the next three years, he is 17 and played about two games for french 2nd division team!!!! not quite premier league standard. we can’t always live for next year. some short termism is required. you need a happy balance and we don’t have it.
August 7, 2008 at 8:31 pm
we’ve got 5 good centre backs! gallas/toure/senderos/song/djourou
3 good left backs clichy/traoure/gibbs
and 7 odd players who can play centre mid,
18m on barry????
please!
August 7, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Vela isn’t really a kid.. Dwayne Dibbly you and Spike have the worst names lol
August 7, 2008 at 8:32 pm
this is a huge year for rvp, another injury ridden year and we should get rid of him. he is wonderful but no use if he can ‘t play any games.
August 7, 2008 at 8:33 pm
refer back to the flamini comments for why the kids can be trusted!
21 aint a kid anymore boys!! i know i know makes me feel really old too! but it’s true!
the way we play is not dsigned for older players!
August 7, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Yeah Dan I agree.. I hope RvP turns out to be our best player of the season. He is the best finisher in the squad.. Well you could disagree with Ade’s 30 goals last season. What do you think Dan?
August 7, 2008 at 8:34 pm
of the centre backs only toure and gallas are quality but not together as for CM, 7 possibly but very little top quality and certainly no experiance. look even wenger says he needs more experiance there so are you saying he is talking crap. he has consistantly said he needs an experianced midfielder which is only what we agreeing with. we just wish he would get on with it already.
August 7, 2008 at 8:36 pm
i think rvp is great, but does flit in and out of games too much, technically he is the best there, but for impact in games ade did amazingly well last year and i think he is more important to us than rvp.
August 7, 2008 at 8:39 pm
VELOSO OR LORIK CANA……please !!!!!!!
August 7, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Again, I feel Djourou hasnt been given much playing time to make a decision on him. i hope he gets a chance to play and show his worth to the team. He could play alongside either ~gallas or Kolo, IMO.
August 7, 2008 at 8:41 pm
i’m more than happy to sign a new midfielder!
just not barry or alonso!!!!!!!!!
we’re much better than that!
wenger has also made the point that experience doesn’t mean age!
is cesc inexperienced? would you say clichy was inexperienced?
point i’m making is how do we know that diaby or denilson or coquelin or bischoff etc isn’t the next worlds best defensive midfielder?? wenger signed them for a reason, would you agree that wenger has a certain eye for talent? i remember being disgusted that we spent 10m on henry! the useless juve winger!
why spwnd 18m on barry when we have a bunch of players that might be twice as good!
i.e last season who was better flamini or barry?
now would you have said that at the start of last season?
August 7, 2008 at 8:41 pm
gooner4life, i agree the term kid i think is overused, wilshire and ramsey are kids, diaby and denislon are not a kids in my opinion, they have been around the team for a few years played in quite a few games and by now should be further along in their careers. if you look at ramsey he looks a far better player than both denilson and diaby and gauranteed by the time he is 20 he will be playing regular first team football. part of the reason denislon, diaby and song haven’t played that many games is that they are simply not that good and wenger didn’t trust them enough last year to rest cessc and flamini when it was so obvious that they needed the rest.
i simply think they are not that good players.
August 7, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Arsenal really needs to get 2 or 3 players with a lot of experience. Being full of young players didnt have any success in the last years, that’s what I think. Despite of that, De la Red would be a sensational player for Arsenal.
Want to share links?
Saque de Esquina
August 7, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Well, Barry looks out of the question anyways as Wenger could’ve used J Hoyte as part of a deal. Now Villa have signed L Young that looks fooked now.
Joe Todd;
Hahahaha! Thanks mate!
August 7, 2008 at 8:43 pm
I would love either Veloso or Cana.. But i don’t think Cana will go from OM will he? Veloso said he wont close the door on a move to the Prem so he looks like he could be a goer.
August 7, 2008 at 8:44 pm
G4L;
Mate, it aint against the law to spend some money on a proven experienced player once in a blue moon. Please, name me some other premier league experienced DMs that we could get???
August 7, 2008 at 8:45 pm
How about that Lassana Diarra??
Oh yeah…shit!
August 7, 2008 at 8:45 pm
i think if diaby and denislon were that good they would have played alot more than they have done already and be further in their careers. neither of them are “kids” both have been around for a while and played a fair few games. ramsey at 17 looks a far better player than both of them and by the time he is their age he will be a firts team player.
i think they haven’t played as wenger didn’t trust them last year even when fab/flam were dying on their feet from too many games.
August 7, 2008 at 8:47 pm
i think cana is available, he’s gone as far as he can with marseille. and he says he wants to be part of a winning team, how ironic that he could be just what was needed to be that winning team
August 7, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Dokieh.. have you read the article lol!? Yeah i was going to bring that up Dwayne. Bischoff is a bit of a win win situation isn’t it? If he doesn’t work out, flog him, get a profit. If he does perform.. We got him on a free!
August 7, 2008 at 8:48 pm
well great debate but i’m proud of my club and would be perfectly happy if we go into the season with the squad as it is!
if we buy more brilliant!
i just think we should trust le boss a bit more! wanna go back to the pre wenger days?
we’ve actually got a massive squad because our youngsters are genuinely very good and do find it easy to settle in the first team! unlike other clubs where they just make up the numbers!
i’m soooooooo confident this year and i wish we could see a bit more optimism round the forums! perhaps the one signing arsenal really needs is a better fan base!!!!
LOVE YOUR CLUB AND BE HAPPY ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE THE MOST EXCITING TEAM IN THE WORLD!!!!!!
August 7, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Link added Dokieh.
August 7, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Pig, that’s great news.. A lot of people have been saying he fits the bill exactly.
August 7, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Ugly playing footballer, experience, has a desire to win and could partner Cesc better than Flamoney! Who can’t wait for FIFA 09?! Bit off topic sorry Chris.
August 7, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Dan;
I think Denilson and diaby have both stalled due to injuries. Denilson was out for a long time last season and Diaby was in and out too.
But that seems to be another thing with our players; injury prone.
Sod it!
We’re gonna win the league, no problem!
August 7, 2008 at 8:54 pm
barry and alonso are not DM’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 7, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Dwayne Dibbly Wuts Up With And Eboue Are You His Ex Agent You Dont Like Him He Is Just A player Out Of Position
Christ Sake
Eboue Erm
August 7, 2008 at 8:55 pm
essien and mascherano are the best DM’s in the prem league
August 7, 2008 at 8:55 pm
not sure it is just injuries, they are just not that good, not everyone is a world beater and those two are average players and would look good in the man citys of the world but will not be top quality players. i doubt we will be seeing barca or madrid knocking on our door for either anytime soon.
August 7, 2008 at 8:57 pm
cambiasso or albiol or albelda would be “worls class”
August 7, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Do you not like putting all your views in one comment or do you like doing multiple comments?
August 7, 2008 at 8:59 pm
there are plenty of players out there that could do the job and wouldn’t cost a fortune. the point is neither diaby or denilson are actually DM’s anyway. song is far more of a DM than those two.
August 7, 2008 at 9:02 pm
or xavi maybe iniesta?
but truth be told…. the clubs won’t sell these players
so i would prefer to let “le boss” buy a complete unknown and see what he can do!
coquelin looks brilliant from what i’ve seen! why can’t he play at 17??? some do! rooney,walcott,fabregas etc all started younger!
August 7, 2008 at 9:03 pm
but wenger sees song as a CB
i think diaby will be a DM, look at viera when he first came to us
he couldn’t tackle without killing people either!
August 7, 2008 at 9:05 pm
they were all the very top players in their countries again coquelin has played twenty games in the french 2nd division. he will play no part this year. if wenger intended him too like with wilshire he would be 1st team squad player and playing with them in these pre season tournaments. you are wasting your breath not going to happen this year.
August 7, 2008 at 9:11 pm
i’m just saying that i’d prefer that to barry or alonso!!!!!
i think he’ll play diaby and fabregas and i think they’ll be awesome together!
but perhaps rosicky (who always was a cm!) could be the one!?
with RVP manu eduardo fab rosicky nasri walcott clichy sagna etc etc
do we really need a dm???
what about eboue?? i think he looked pretty good there the other day!
let’s just wait and see!
but please no more bollox about wanting barry! he’s shite!
August 7, 2008 at 9:11 pm
that is few clearly not shared by wenger!!!!
August 7, 2008 at 9:12 pm
i meant “view”
August 7, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Lorik Cana is flamini type of a player a BALL WINNER…he can go like for 90+ mins…whereas Veloso is a PERFECT DM superb tecnically way better than cana and free-kicks are beckham-esque (his looks too) his tackles are 100% perfect….I would personally go for Veloso but would be very costly 15 mill…Doubt wenger would be ready to spent so much. What do u guys think ???
August 7, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Thanks Gooner Chris. I did the same.
Saque de Esquina
August 8, 2008 at 12:47 am
Joe Todd that’s why Feltcher gets games sometimes at Utd is it? And how Mikel and Kalou get games at Chelsea. None of those players are top quality, to simply have a decent game is an achievement for them.
August 8, 2008 at 5:35 am
Great News!!!!!!!!
guys…someone post on Wiki saying that arsene is in the process of bringing in Veloso…£18,000,000 wow…
It says…
“On August the 7th it was reported that Arsenal F.C. had bidded an undisclosed fee thought to be £18,000,000, and as Veloso recently said to media he would like to join Arsenal it is thought he will pass his medical and officialy be a member of Arsenal F.C. in a matter of days.
” We have recieved a bid from a un-named English club, the transfer should complete in atleast a week” Said his agent.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Veloso
August 8, 2008 at 8:01 am
IMO AW is the greatest manager in Europe whose only weakness is his fat ego. He will not do what looks obvious because he wants to prove everyone wrong. Expecting a big name CM? I doubt. That’s the Wenger philosophy and it’s more important than trophies. What do you guys think?
August 8, 2008 at 8:51 am
HAS EVERY ONE HERE FORGOT WHO JACK WILSHERE IS!!!???? i guess what im saying is CUCKOO!!!!
August 8, 2008 at 8:57 am
the most likely arrivals would be from these:
1.joao moutinho
2.xabi alonso
3.ruben de la red
4.bojan krkic