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Why not? He would seem to be exactly the sort of player that some of the most successful
clubs in Europe use in that very position. I think when Wenger decided to go for a more cultured approach in that position rather than the "big black guy who people are scared of" his first choice was Xabi Alonso and since he has looked for similar players in that role ie Arteta. Alonso hasn't done badly :shrug:
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Your mum?
Charlie george?
Michael winner?
Max weinberg?
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Lost her pace after dying.
Basically you're demanding we buy another Squillacci, just because you hate our players and want different players instead.
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Not really offered an argument there have you. The only thing really to respond to there is no I
don't think he is a threat to Koscielny's place in much the same way I don't think Loric Remy is a threat to Diego Costa's place but still think he can do a decent job
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You'd think any one of them from outside the top four would jump at the chance of
playing in the European Cup, wouldn't you? None of them are good enough for us, of course, but I don't think that's the point.
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I tend to think we dropped all interest in that deal when Ozil became available.
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I believe ivanovic has done extremely well int two positions.
The guy playing at left back is, as i understand,cequally comfortable at right back. Similar versatility is suggested for several of the younger ones as well although that could be *******s. Could all be bollokcms of course (apart from ivanovic)
In ours, arguably chambers is the only one who is considered to be fine in two positions, and even there i dont think he is a good right back, certsinly not st the moment. Unless you count monreal, and i obviously dont.
I suppose my final point was that you felt we obviously needed another player. So i dont really see why the chelsea comparison is necessary.
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We only have four games left in the competition, though.
There's no guarantee that a reserve centre half will get a game.
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True. There is always next season though.
Thanks forthe memories. Wenger out :sigh:
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Why are we forfeiting after the first leg of the quarters
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What argument do you want? I was asking how well you though monreal had done
We could have a basic conversation (he is ****/no, he is good) or we could go through individual examples from recent games. Difficult, without videos etc.
Obviously it is also difficult to isolate one defender in a misfiring back four and i would certsinly never suggest that our recent problems were all monreal's fault.
I do, however, think that he is not a great solution at centre back and i havent been very impressed with his performances there. At all.
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Azpilicueta
A right back who did enough to displace Cole at left-back and go on to win their player of the season award.
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Well we also have Flamini, bear in mind, who can play fullback.
I felt we obviously needed another defender in the same way that Wenger does (and I assume did). Still don't see your point.
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perhaps
although it shouldn't have if saw Cabaye as someone to play deep and Ozil as a number 10/left winger.
Unless you mean Ozil took up the whole budget at the time, you may be right.
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Lack of ambition i suppose
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This is the problem with signing midfielders, see. All these arguments.
However, I think we all agree on fifty million pound, 30 goal-a-season strikers :nod:
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The two best teams in the Premier League don't.
I'm not saying saying they need to be a big black bloke, but i think they need to be more defensively minded and not the ball recyclers we tend to go for, especially when the other two midfielders appear to have no defensive discipline at all and our full backs are near enough always pushed forward.
Having seen Chambers a fair bit now i think he'd be very good at it.
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Of course need another defender, of course we do. But chelsea have the same as us
I suppose you think they need another one as well you c**t?
I dont know how else to explain it. If we accept we need another one, why bother talking about the fact that chelsea have the same number as us? Why does that matter? It would seem to suggest, in some small way, that maybe we have the regular amount and perhaps dont need another one as money bags chelsea are happy with six.
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Oh yes, silly me.
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That is the chap. Thank you
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In many ways you are very much like Him, r
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Was that the same summer we allegedly lost out on Gustavo?
I am not convinced Wenger has ever really made huge efforts to replace Arteta in his role as he has an importance in the side over and above just where he plays.
Next summer surely.
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I take your point but I don't think there is only one solution to the problem
as you say the other midfielders need to do their job as well
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I think it is common at every size of club to have a small imbalance
in squad composition.
I think what we currently have is a small imbalance.
I see no reason for it to receive anything more than a passing mention at the start of the season.
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We should just stop pissing about and get paul Pogba
Stop farming about wi Humels and Cavani
Next I'll be hearing Monreal is our defensive midfield answer...
Break the bank for Pogba
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To change the subject completely, have you been happy with our recent defensive performances?
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Worth bearing in mind he is 4th choice. Chambers would have ordinarilty played at CB
before Monreal.
All 4th choice centre backs are a bit rubbish. That's why they're 4th choice. :shrug:
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He's probably reading this thread and rolling his eyes and thinking,
*******s to it, just get me Karim on the phone!
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Ok, so he is rubbish but that is ok because he is fourth choice and they are
Always rubbish?
So we dont need anyone then? What would be the point, he would be rubbish?
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I think our perceived defensive problems are often a red herring. I panic a look more
when I don't see us functioning as an attacking unit.
Defending is not what we are about.
You think this is a problem. I don't.
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I like you, ben but to quote Hall & Oates, I can't go for that
Monorail would look out of place in the chelsea defence as he isn't a hulking bit bully of a man with muscles bulging out his face.
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Are Danny, Alex, Olivier, Theo and Yaya really not enough for you?
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Anotber body. Any old c**t. I said this earlier in thread and you said you broadly agreed.
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Well said, M.
All joking aside though, well said.
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We will just sign Gundogan in the summer.
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What happened to 'competent' and 'half decent'?
Come on man, give us an example of who you mean?
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Understood. If anything we probably have too many defenders
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Imagine if they went down. The fire sale of the century
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Of course they are!
But we must avoid complacency ;-)
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Broadly agreed whilst specifically disagreeing with the any c**t part.
Sorry, i thought that was quite clear.