Sideshow Bob?

[Sir C]

Do fúck off.

[barrybueno]

Do fúck off.

:hehe: You got to admit he would slot seamlessly in to that defence.

[Ash]

Two Sideshow Bobs in one team?

Good grief.

[Ash]

Of course it makes some sense in taking a bit of catastrophe pressure off Mustafi. They can share the burden now. :nod:

[Tony C]

Luiz and Gwen in midfield would be like

1110

[Just Trent]

Two Sideshow Bobs in one team?

Good grief.

Burney off to London Colney armed with sheep shears.

[Tony C]

Lol

Luiz & Mustafi vs Welbeck & Troy will be a battle for the ages imo

[Billy Goat Sverige]

Much better player in his second spell with them compared to the first. Probably better than all our defenders apart from the hairy Greek.

[Just Trent]

Much better player in his second spell with them compared to the first. Probably better than all our defenders apart from the hairy Greek.

Luiz hugely improves our passing from the back. Which was pitiful at times last season. A lot of our defensive issues were caused by this. Getting pressed into errors constantly. The rest of his game can be a bit erratic, but probably no worse than Mustafi and co. In all honesty, we were never going to land a massive CB signing in this window with our current budget. We’ve done quite well overall. Getting Pepe was a huge bonus.

[Tony C]

Line up for Newcastle?

Leno in goal...his best position

Chambers
Sokratis
Luiz

Reece
Gwen
Xhaka
Kokasinac

Willock

Lacazette
Aboomerang

[7sisters]

Perhaps not what we’re looking for but a vast improvement on the hapless Mustafi. I suppose, given the spending constraints and longer term picture of Holding & Saliba, it makes sense.

[WES]

Perhaps not what we’re looking for but a vast improvement on the hapless Mustafi. I suppose, given the spending constraints and longer term picture of Holding & Saliba, it makes sense.

Agreed - he's a cheap (apparently) stop gap until the young French lad is ready, hopefully next season.

With Tierney and Luiz we have had an excellent window imo, much better than ManU or Chelsea, our opposition for the 4th CL spot.

wd Arsenal.

[Tony C]

Fair play to Raul and Indian Finance guy for making £45m work

Also...

Destabilised Zaha
Laid the groundwork for an Upamecano deal later on if required...
Started work on moving Ozil to the MLS in January
Played mind games with Iwobi ie we could’ve sold you but believe in you so come on!

[Just Trent]

Fair play to Raul and Indian Finance guy for making £45m work

Also...

Destabilised Zaha
Laid the groundwork for an Upamecano deal later on if required...
Started work on moving Ozil to the MLS in January
Played mind games with Iwobi ie we could’ve sold you but believe in you so come on!

What role did Mickey Pearce play in all of this T? Running interference for the Pepe deal by making bids for Everton and Zaha? Or, just fetching tea and biscuits for Raul and Vinai?

[Tony C]

Probably the latter looooool

Currently sorting out Jenkinson’s season ticket renewal :thumbup:

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Fair play to Jenkinson...lived the dream.

[AFC East]

Fair play to Raul and Indian Finance guy for making £45m work

Also...

Destabilised Zaha
Laid the groundwork for an Upamecano deal later on if required...
Started work on moving Ozil to the MLS in January
Played mind games with Iwobi ie we could’ve sold you but believe in you so come on!

Played mind games with the fans over Iwobi :cry:

[eastgermanautos]

Luiz hugely improves our passing from the back. Which was pitiful at times last season. A lot of our defensive issues were caused by this. Getting pressed into errors constantly. The rest of his game can be a bit erratic, but probably no worse than Mustafi and co. In all honesty, we were never going to land a massive CB signing in this window with our current budget. We’ve done quite well overall. Getting Pepe was a huge bonus.

You have only to look at the last match vs Barca to see what a problem this was. Kept shooting ourselves in the foot by giving it away, and of course Matland-Niles did an own goal. Think Luiz adds considerably, if you want to know. And Upamacano is only 20, thus another understudy.

[Arsenal Alcoholic Review]

https://i.imgur.com/xF21Jqy.png

We got 'em.

[Ash]

https://i.imgur.com/xF21Jqy.png

We got 'em.

They all look the same to me tbh.

[Pokster]

Agreed - he's a cheap (apparently) stop gap until the young French lad is ready, hopefully next season.

With Tierney and Luiz we have had an excellent window imo, much better than ManU or Chelsea, our opposition for the 4th CL spot.

wd Arsenal.

Hard for Chelsea to have a better window as they couldn't sign anyone

[Yesterday Once More]

Like Gallas and Cech, another Chelsea hand-me-down past his best.

We give them Giroud, who is still pretty much at the top of his game.