Forget New Signings, Here’s How To Make Arsenal Better Now

63 Responses to “Forget New Signings, Here’s How To Make Arsenal Better Now”

1. sam
   on June 28th, 2007 3:58 pm

   well written

2. Bonnie Prince Charlie
   on June 28th, 2007 4:09 pm

   Great. One less midfielder, and move two of your current starting defenders into the midfield. 1) Where’s Gilberto going to play? 2) Or is it Fab you’re going to sit down? (!) 3) Hope you’re willing to have us concede two goals a game and just outscore all opposition. I, personally, am not.

3. RJP
   on June 28th, 2007 4:09 pm

   Kolo Toure in midfield-he was fine last season and still managed to have a few shots on goal why change his position. Our defence really would be crap if he wasn’t in the back four.
   Eboue didn’t even seem fit enough for right back position last season, why put him in midfield as a winger-this would be ridiculous.
   We do need new players for next season and i don’t care what you say-if what you’ve said is going to happen next season at Arsenal and we didn’t add to the team, Arsenal would be a mess and we would be fighting to stay up in the Premiership.

4. Anonymous
   on June 28th, 2007 4:09 pm

   opt for the 4-5-1 with aggression …..
   normal back four
   cm-gilberto,denilson/diaby,fabregas
   att/wing-hleb/rvp , rosicky
   st- adabayor/bendtner

5. Goofle
   on June 28th, 2007 4:10 pm

   They got it of another Arsenal site.

   Caught you out!

   Online Gooner i think?

6. Joe_@**
   on June 28th, 2007 4:18 pm

   Errm… Toure was our most consistent defender in the past few season. Taking him away is certainly not a wise idea. As in line with your suggestion; 4-3-3 with Rocisky, van Persie & Bendtner up front, Cesc, Toure & Eboue midfield, we would have Clichy, Senderos, Djourou & Gallas in defence (since there is also doubt on Hoyte’s ability). Where do we accomodate other midfielders: Diaby, Hleb, Denilson etc? We would only left with Hoyte on the bench as substitute across the back four. I think I could only agree with you on the last suggestion, WORK HARDER ON SET PIECES!

7. Joe_@**
   on June 28th, 2007 4:19 pm

   Yup Bonnie, Gilberto on the bench?

8. jay
   on June 28th, 2007 4:27 pm

   wenger will probably play eboue right midfield
   at times next season. Thats why hes after the auxerre right back. He can do a good job there for sure…he was excellent at shite hart lane when wenger played him there last season

9. maverick111
   on June 28th, 2007 4:34 pm

   i would say probably 4-2-2 formation is best for mindblowing passing and technical style of arsenal

   i would like fabianski to be the first gk cause hes wanting to prove himself which is great and also fired warning shots at lehman for his place in the team.

   for back 4 i would suggest eboue,toure,senderos,gallas.
   for mid 4 i would like to see
   Lm[hleb],gilberto,fabregas,Rm[lujngberg].
   strikers upfront bendtner and the inform rvp.

   there i give u guys the title challenging squad of arsenal of 2007\2008.

   adebayor,alumnia,rosicky,walcott,hoyte .

10. OgheneTega
    on June 28th, 2007 4:42 pm

    Henry is world class not superman. He did not carry Arsenal, we have other players Toure, RVP, Cesc to name a few. His depature will not b our dimise on the contrary it will allow the focus to be on the other players coming thru like Diaby, Denilson and Bentner. 2 things we need either we get in proven established player (which is very unlikely) or jus let the kids gel and improve. Please trust Arsene, he’s a visionary. Put it this way even with our current team on our worst day our north london rivals wont come close to us.

11. Adam
    on June 28th, 2007 4:45 pm

    Arsenal just need one major signing an a couple squad additions. As for the major signing i would like to see Teves or Robinho to be brought in. Whilst a covering defender would also be useful i.e. Mexes or Curtis Davies.

    Fabianski

    Eboue Toure Gallas Clichy

    Hleb Fabregas Gilberto Rosisky

    Adeybayor V.Persie

    Subs: Lehman, Djouro, Denilson, Walcott, Bendtner

12. Sean
    on June 28th, 2007 4:46 pm

    Toure is a defender period.
    everybody gives gilberto prase
    but he can be a bit dodgey in my
    opinion, we need an good midfielder
    who can grab games by there scurf.
    it a big problem area, also who ever
    would not include rosicky in the starting
    eleven have serious problems go see a doctor
    hes gona be big next season.

13. Kalenzi Sam
    on June 28th, 2007 4:49 pm

    I think a 4-4-3 is nice for our club. with Eboue,click,galas and toure in the back. Gilbeto, Cesc,Hleb and Rosicky in the midfield.Van.persie,Walcot/Bendtner and Adebayor in the forward. You should not leave out Adebayor in the strike because generally the whole team wanot on form but given next time Adebayor can perform bse he has the potential. sampkal@yahoo.com

14. Surprised Gooner
    on June 28th, 2007 4:49 pm

    good comments by all. I’m surprised no other teams’ joker fans have hijacked this post to state their view that we’re up the creek ‘cos Tel’s gone etc.

15. THE SILVER GUNNER
    on June 28th, 2007 4:53 pm

    I agree we could have Ebuoe in right mid i would also like to see merida given a chance in this years League Cup, this kid is potentialy better than cesc.

    Finally forget playing walcott on the wing i think its fair to say anytime he has played upfront he looks much more at home

16. Fares
    on June 28th, 2007 4:56 pm

    4-4-2 is the most consistent formation.

    Cant give Bettender a full time role. Addebayore is a good sub. Van Persie can start.

    I’d like to see Walcott in more starting positions.

    Note that: Bettender, Theo, Cesce (all possible Starters) and U20 players !!! Cant afford too many young players. Freddy Should be given more roles, he is the only over 30 player in the squad (beside grandpa Lehman).

17. Kulastu
    on June 28th, 2007 5:41 pm

    What! no Clichy? In my opinion the best left back in the legue and you’re leaving him out… Maverick111 you must be pff your head on crack or something (proved by your belief that 4-2-2 is the way to go (Hello?!?!?)
    Gotta Keep KING KOLO at centre back and in my opinion captain too! Eboue I don’t think is fit enough for midfield. We defo need a classy winger in our side, I would opt to buy a centre back for cover and obvioulsy another striker along with a winger. I don’t think we need a “bigname” signing. Have never understood when you hear that. Our last “big” sigings have not really been hits…. Reyes and Wiltord. Before that the last established player we really bought was Overmars so I think Arsene has already proved no need for big names.
    Trust me folks we’re gonna be fine next season. We always at our best when coming out of adversity… I remember summer of 2001 and AFC being in crisis, PV4 was gonna leave and we were in trouble according to the media - we then won the double! Up The Arse!

    [quote comment=”48247″]i would say probably 4-2-2 formation is best for mindblowing passing and technical style of arsenal

    i would like fabianski to be the first gk cause hes wanting to prove himself which is great and also fired warning shots at lehman for his place in the team.

    for back 4 i would suggest eboue,toure,senderos,gallas.
    for mid 4 i would like to see
    Lm[hleb],gilberto,fabregas,Rm[lujngberg].
    strikers upfront bendtner and the inform rvp.

    there i give u guys the title challenging squad of arsenal of 2007\2008.

    adebayor,alumnia,rosicky,walcott,hoyte .[/quote]

18. fuckknockers
    on June 28th, 2007 5:49 pm

    we will never play 4-3-3 under wenger. we need a striker and a winger to replace freddy, lets face it, we all have seen his demise, far far far far far better players who still had their pace and some form but were the same age as freddy have been let go by arsene so it is only a matter of time, or else he really is as blind as everyone says he is!!!

19. RobM
    on June 28th, 2007 6:06 pm

    “With no new big signings anywhere on the horizon, what would you do to improve Arsenal with the squad we have right now?”

    I’d probably look at my calendar, realise there’s plenty of time before the start of the new season, and stop hyperventilating over every little piece of sensationalist rubbish on newsnow.

20. Ryan
    on June 28th, 2007 6:17 pm

    I can see why people aren’t too confident about Freddie being able to make a big impact next season, but most people are saying we need experience and we need a winger. Great so let’s remove both of those things in one player =/ He’s been poor the past two seasons but as a bench player and utility player I don’t see why he can’t be very useful for Arsenal. He can get scoring again, sure not as many, but there’s no reason why he can’t contribute his share.

    Have faith!

    P.S. for those TWO people who said it, a 4-2-2 formation is not possible A 4-4-3 is also not possible for the guy who said that!

    >;’F

21. Heramb - a Gunner
    on June 28th, 2007 6:19 pm

    1.i wud love gunners playin a mix of 4-5-1 n 4-3-3
    wit bendtner upfront,van Persie on left n da
    rosicy
    on right
    thus gettun dem da ability to move side ways n
    along da wings

    2.Toure in mids…..noways
    hes 1 of da best defenders so lets keep it dat
    way

    3.i dont think so. we hav a good midfield set up
    so
    no need gettin Eboue upfront n bassicly he must
    do
    his own job first n dats 2 defend.

    4.da formation suld let Rosicy work it out more
    efficiently

    5.about set pieces,well i feel dey must practice
    to defend
    well

    6. seriously it doesn’t matter wat pair dey use up front,all i want dem is to put da ball in da net wen dey creat a chance!!!!!!!

22. big steve
    on June 28th, 2007 6:21 pm

    I agree with most of your thoughts entirely. Henry is ireplaceable, as was Bergy, so instead of trying to find the new Henry, change the system to suit the players you have. Toure in midfield is a great shout, one which I have been saying for a long time, which would give Djourou a chance in the back four along side Gallas. If he didn’t work out, it’s easier to find a defender than a striker. Rosicky in the hole is a plan, and I think Hleb can play there too. We’ve not replaced the wing strength of Pires and Freddy, so unless we can sign Ribery (gone) or Wright-Phillips, then lose the width and go with 3 up front. Make the pitch a bit smaller though!

23. Frichie
    on June 28th, 2007 6:24 pm

    2-1-5-3 Is what we always play in attack

    Bentner & Adebayour

    RvP/Rosicky/Hleb

    Clichy - Diaby/Rosicky/Denilson-Gilberto - Fabregas- Walcott/Freddie/Hleb

    Gallas - Toure - Eboue

    And in defence we drop to a 4-5-1

24. Anonymous
    on June 28th, 2007 6:28 pm

    

25. Anonymous
    on June 28th, 2007 6:44 pm

    [quote comment=”48252″]I think a 4-4-3 is nice for our club. with Eboue,click,galas and toure in the back. Gilbeto, Cesc,Hleb and Rosicky in the midfield.Van.persie,Walcot/Bendtner and Adebayor in the forward. You should not leave out Adebayor in the strike because generally the whole team wanot on form but given next time Adebayor can perform bse he has the potential. sampkal@yahoo.com[/quote]

    lovely idea but think we might concede a lot as you haven’t named a keeper!

26. Anonymous
    on June 28th, 2007 6:46 pm

    [quote comment=”48276″]2-1-5-3 Is what we always play in attack

    Bentner & Adebayour

    RvP/Rosicky/Hleb

    Clichy - Diaby/Rosicky/Denilson-Gilberto - Fabregas- Walcott/Freddie/Hleb

    Gallas - Toure - Eboue

    And in defence we drop to a 4-5-1[/quote]

    Again where is the keeper!

27. Stecy Susan
    on June 28th, 2007 6:52 pm

    Hay!!! If arsenal can make two more signing, Arsenal will win the next Premiership and Champions league. They need to sign Martin and One winger so that Rosicky can play 10. we will see best of him (Rosicky) if the is playing from the central

28. kri
    on June 28th, 2007 7:04 pm

    think that should play

    lehman

    Eboue - Toure - Gallas - clichy

    Freddie - Gilberto,diaby - Fabregas - Rosicky
    ( when injured
    walcott)

    Bendtner - Rvp + maybe new striker

29. Mr. Gooner
    on June 28th, 2007 7:05 pm

    Toure is a gift from god, I would not stick him in the midfield. He’s one of the best center backs in the world and how many times has he had a goal saving touch right when the opposing team looked to have capitalized on an Arsenal mistake. Djourou is the obvious replacement for Gallas in the coming years. RVP is back, Diaby and Denilson supply plenty of cover in the midfield assuming Wenger pulls the 4-5-1 formation. Plug either one of those guys in the center with Cesc and Silva and we are set. Walcott still has time to develope so I think a speedy powerful forward is needed. Martins, Anelka, Vanger-Love, Tevez, Quaresma, Babel…etc Hopefully Kroenke will buy the team off this old money monarchy of a board that refuses to put any of their own money (that daddy and mommy gave them 60 years ago) for the team to compete in the transfer market. If Kroenke buys the team, Dein will come back, Wenger will sign on and Arsenal will rise again, keep the faith.

30. CaughtOffside Team
    on June 28th, 2007 7:07 pm

    [quote comment=”48239″]They got it of another Arsenal site.

    Caught you out!

    Online Gooner i think?[/quote]

    John, the author, was the one who posted it there and is now a writer with us as well.

    So good eyes, but no one has been caught out!

31. Goonerkokua117
    on June 28th, 2007 7:53 pm

    awright Maverick111, you’ve got it ALL figured out dontchya. One big problem though… you must be one dumb mother f’er!!! I’m not gonna make too much of your 4-2-2 comment — it’s apparently a typo, but you haven’t even INCLUDED Lehman in your side (you like Fabianski, and that’s fine, but you have no confidence in a keeper who is clearly amongst the best in the world, and prefer Almunia instead?!?!). That’s just plain stupid. the reasons you give for preferring Fabianski are also not sensible: he fires shots at Lehman and wants to prove himself?!? Lehman HAS proven himself, and he IS the # 1. Fabianski will have his shot, but Almunia, good as he was in limited action against lesser competition in 06-07, he’ll not see much of the pitch this season.

    Next, the back four: I’m sure you have some reason for including Senderos, but for the life of me I can’t figure out what it could be… I’d give the sorry SoS away if any other team would just offer to take his contract. you have NO excuses for not including Clichy though… he was the best wing back in the Premiership - either wing - last season, and made it perfectly obvious why Cashley Cole was expendable. Gallas and Toure should remain together in the center, and they should both be better off with a full camp together… injuries decimated this side last year and it really showed in team defence. And of course, WG played only 20 matches or so… Senderos was primarily guilty for more goals than any other player on the team, and he wasn’t even as steady as Djourou (or however you spell that!).

    Midfield: I love Freddie, but it’s well past him. I want him in the side for sure, but more often than not he should come on late. when he starts, he shouldn’t be allowed more than 60 minutes. Personally, I think he should be rested heavily and saved for UCL and cup ties. Rosicky is a far better choice, both for playmaking and scoring — his productivity will surely pick up in his second season. He does need to keep more width though, and have a stronger commitment to defending. I wouldn’t mind seeing him directly behind the striker in a 4-4-1-1 with Cesc up top and gilberto and Diaby complimenting one another in defensive posture. Either way, if you want to include Freddie in the first side, Hleb will have to start on the subs bench.

    Up top: I’d also like to see what Bendtner can bring, but I’m not sure Arsene is going to give him much of a chance just yet. RvP for certain, and Adebayor will have to learn to play with him. Sounds like Anelka may be on his way back, and Martins may be in the fold… that, in my opinion would make it easier to play Bendtner and leave Adebayor on the bench, but EA has not exactly been a disappointment… he deserves his time on work rate and production, and should continue to improve his scoring.

    Personally, I like the Gunners to be able to change their shape and move from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3 to 4-4-1-1 or 4-5-1 without changing more than one player… they have the versatility - in fact it is their strength - and should use it to impose their style on whomever they’re playing.

    Last but not least, I’d like to apologize for calling you stupid, but unfortunately you seem to be a little slow… or just plain dumb. Oh well, you can pretend to be serious, but you can’t pretend to be smart. sucks to be you.

32. berry
    on June 28th, 2007 8:24 pm

    lads we need some signings babel is good i think he would be a good capture also out senderos and get in sagna he can play right across the back also walcott looks good up front did u c him for england class should get a chance now henrys gone dirty no good traiter 4 4 2 is the way

33. Loren Dunlop
    on June 28th, 2007 9:49 pm

    as a gooner i find this article a little embarrassing.

    and toure and eboue in midfield?

    if we don’t make any signings we will be under too much pressure, and altho we have enough quality to stay top four, it could be a third winless season.

34. duck
    on June 29th, 2007 1:32 am

    So, whats going to happen if we have injuries?

    Play our reserve squad players?
    - Eboue in RM, Hoyte RB -> Is that why we’re going to sign Sagna? Oh, are we selling Hleb then? Or just play him in the left. My goodness, i also forgot Walcott is supposed to share the right flank!

    - Toure in midfield - Sounds cool. But he is our most reliable and consistent CB. Now, why would you want to pluck him out and replace him with either Senderos or Djourou? Senderos cannot partner Gallas there, we need Toure’s speed at the back as Gallas sometimes has his mind thinking about whats the next story he wants to tell the press. Djourou, yeah. He’s fine, a good defender and i rate him better than Senderos right now.

    - Rosicky in AM role - That is ok, he does play in the hole and his shots will hopefully give us more goals from midfield. Where does that leave us then? Hleb in the left? However, in truth, i rather have Rosicky in the AM than to have Adebayor as a Striker.

    - Bendtner is not proven, we simply can’t throw him into the EPL. I bet he’ll come in as a sub first.

    Arsenal needs two strikers, a defensive midfielder and at least a winger.

35. kumar malloo
    on June 29th, 2007 2:25 am

    with no new signings i would have given the
    chance to theo walcott and adebayor in the front line with a 4-4-2

    eboue toure gallas clichy
    fabregas sylva rosinsky van persy
    walcott adebayor

36. duck
    on June 29th, 2007 2:42 am

    Kumar,

    no offense. but i think thats not going to work.

37. Creini
    on June 29th, 2007 8:25 am

    I like 4-3-3 (1-4-3-3.. can’t forget the keeper), and we do seem to have an abundance of central midfielders. But how big is the difference from 4-5-1 and 4-3-3? 4-5-1 Wider and a little more defensive? You could probably interchange them without substitutions though.

    I agree that we will need to get a few players, we at least need to replace Henry and Reyes (is he stil an Arsenal player btw? Atletico?) But if that didn’t happen and I’d have to pick a team..:

    Lehman
    Clichy Toure Gallas/Djorou Hoyte/Eboue

    Fabregas Gilberto Diaby

    Rosicky Van Persie
    Adebayor/Bendtner

    Bench: Fabianski/Almunia, Senderos, Ljungberg, Walcott, Denilson

    Rosicky could then easilly go over on the left, on with Ljungberg and you have a more defensive 4-5-1

38. berry
    on June 29th, 2007 9:26 am

    what we need is fabregas to go to real or barca good player but thinks he deserves better he will leave anyway so replace him now if his heart aint there he should go bakari sagna very good signing better than eboue not as imature and is fast hungry and can cross a ball to .good overlaping player.babel woulb be a good winger and can score goals we need to score more from midfeild .sell senderos not good enuf for the gunners. another thing whats happening with reyes nothing seems to be happening at arsenal yet its so frustrating we need to pick the fans up after henry going weres wenger hideing should of done transfers before he went on holiday unless he is leaving

39. duck
    on June 29th, 2007 10:34 am

    Why would Arsene sell or put either Eboue or Hoyte when he offer them long term contracts? Sagna is not coming and even if he does, Wenger will have to put Eboue in RM.

    Sell Fabregas? Why? Who would you want to play in CM? He’s the best player for us last season and he’s young, very very young. Which means he has many more good years ahead and will continue to improve.

    I think we have tried 4-5-1 in the EPL before and we were pretty much toothless. The 4-5-1 works well in Europe because its more cautious and we relied a lot on counter attacks. The 4-5-1 we play also quickly evolves to 4-2-1-3 while we are attacking (AM-LW-RW-Striker). Pretty similar to a 4-3-3. But still, Wenger’s plans work best with 4-4-2 in the EPL.

40. Ryan
    on June 29th, 2007 10:43 am

    Yet another person mentioned a 4-4-3 formation. STOP IT. Might as well have a 4-6-2 while you’re at it, or a 9-2-1 =/

    I don’t see why Arsenal can’t switch between a 4-5-1 and a 4-3-3 when changing between attack and defense, it would make sense really. Since Bendter hasn’t proven he can play at the very top level JUST yet, I say Ade and van Persie and Rosicky behind would work nicely, although Ade or van Persie would be best to stay up whilst defending.

    Lehmann shouldn’t be number 1 next year. I can’t count how many times his stupid fucking antics resulted in us conceding a goal last year. He’s a really great shot stopper, but every fucking time there’s a set piece in a dangerous position he’s fucking around getting the ref involved for no reason. All this does is distract the defense as it’s hard to concentrate when some 6 foot 5 German is collapsing in agony after being touched by an opposition player. Seriously it’s arguably Arsenal’s biggest problem with defending set pieces - they can’t concentrate because of his fucking crap. It’s not like he even is being genuine, he’s just fucking around trying to get a free kick or something, it’s hard to even tell but he should just play the game (because it is actually a contact sport :)) and stop this shit. If he will do that, then sure he should play, if not then give the other two his place.

41. Octavio
    on June 29th, 2007 11:43 am

    Arsenal NEED to sign a striker they have no choice in the matter if they want to qualify for champions league. Why the hell is Wenger on holiday when the other teams are buying now!? We’re beign left with crumbs again! Chelsea got Pizarro for Free and his scoring goals at COPA America. Man Utd bought Nani(C.Ronaldo) and Anderson(Ronaldinho). I was really hoping Wenger was going for Nani, so i was very dissapointed to hear Man Utd bought him. Price was very high though! Liverpool seemed to have signed Torres and Quaresma. Quaresma is a good winger from Porto. Great crosser of the ball, much better than Pennant. We need a STRIKER and a WINGER who can, cross, score with feet and head and take set pieces. We’re being priced out of everything.

42. Octavio
    on June 29th, 2007 11:50 am

    But if we had no cash whatsoever, I would keep the backline as is coz it seems to be gettin better.
    Lehmann, Eboue, Toure, Gallas, Clichy

    Midfielders as is
    Hleb, Gilberto, Fabregas, Rosicky

    Strikers

    V. Persie and Adebayor

    But money we have and can get more. Henry gone (16m), Reyes on his way (12m), sell Ljungberg (5m)
    Alliadiere gone (1.5m) total 44.5m BUY BUY BUY!!

43. Andrico
    on June 29th, 2007 11:51 am

    Arsene Knows

    let him pick the team

44. Loren Dunlop
    on June 29th, 2007 11:59 am

    [quote comment=”48366″]

    But money we have and can get more. Henry gone (16m), Reyes on his way (12m), sell Ljungberg (5m)
    Alliadiere gone (1.5m) total 44.5m BUY BUY BUY!![/quote]

    this is even worse than the original article.

    the total is 34.5, and freddie will go on a free so more like 28 mil. we’ll need at least half that for a striker, we need a left winger, and it looks like we might be getting 7 mil sagna. so no money to buy buy buy!!!

45. Loren Dunlop
    on June 29th, 2007 12:04 pm

    i think sagna has been earmarked to have the pedigree to cover right back AND toure, meaning djourou is classy like gallas and traore can cover clichey (as can gallas if needs be) meaning its just to make sure we have strong cover. senderous will be sold hopefully and we’ll add a left sided winger, an experienced striker and perhaps one more. thats why i think babel fits the bill so well, like van p he can play on the wing or as a striker which will undoubtedly be his senior possition in the future. babel and martins, plus sagna, and maybe another depending on reyes money coming thru.

46. Phil Ralphs
    on June 29th, 2007 12:37 pm

    the 4-3-3 formation is a favourite of mine, i have always liked the way the dutch team play with van persie on the wing cutting in and unleasing his mighty left foot, with either Adebayor or Bendtner working the lone striker i think they could do a good job especially Adebayor who works of his socks everytime he puts on an arsenal shirt. but if we bought Martins(who is a fantastic player) where would he play as a lone striker or on one of the wings with his frighten pace. Babel is also a possible on the wing as he has played there for the dutch team and did a good job, this leaves us with many options to try: Lehmann
    Eboue/Sagna Toure Gallas Clichy
    Fabregas Gilberto Diaby
    Van persie/Martins Rosicky/Babel
    Adebayor/Bendtner

    This would leave us with many options and available to use in our friendlies and tournaments before the start of season. The midfield are capable of creating many chances with gil sitting just in front of the defence.

47. berry
    on June 29th, 2007 12:37 pm

    fairplay babel.sagna.martins sounds good to me walcott and rvp will b good this season before rvp injury he was top goalscorer even henry was worried fantastic goals aswell…as for fab all the talk seems he dont want to b there because his boyfriend aint there fuck off then no one else wanted to give him a chance like us…18 million wenger could replace him for that we would probably sell him for 3 million the way we do buisness..diaby looks good and denilson rosisky can play there aswell…freddie sorry mate your finished…mr wenger we need some stability asap get kronke in and dein back thats what we need but no none of us no nothing i hate this time of the year gunners look stupid

48. lite-lin
    on June 29th, 2007 2:44 pm

    FIRST OF ALL. ARSENAL NEED TO LEARN TO SHOOOOOOT THIS COMING SEASON. FORGET THE FANCY FOOTBALL (WE KNO THEY’RE CAPABLE OF SHOWING UP OPPOSITIONS).

    BUT WEN UR NOT PUTTING THE BALL BEHIND THE NET WATS THE POINT IN TURNING UP TO FOOTBALL GAMES.

    WENGER NEEDS TO BUY PLAYES NATURAL GOALSCORERS WHO LOVE SCORING GOALS (name me two players currently in the squad who would give us 20 goals a season). OUR STRIKERS WONT NOR WOULD OUR MIDFIELDERS COMBINED.

    WE SHOULD BUY THE LIKES OF TEVEZ, ANELKA, MARTINS GAMST PEDERSEN. NO OWEN!

    DEFINATELY & DESPERATELY NEED TO GET RID OF FREDDIE, SONG, ALMUNIA, Alexander Hleb Philippe Senderos.

    AS YOU CAN SEE I’M ANGRY FAN WHO NEEDS TO SEE A CHANGE THIS SEASON

49. merlin gooner
    on June 29th, 2007 2:44 pm

    na it wont work 4-3-3 is shit for the team Toure stays where he is Eboue canpiss off dont need him got Hoyte he will become good need a striker to partner van up front mid fab gel rois fredd thats what should be done and wenger should buy Anelka we need him up front and we dont really need a winger wallcock will probly do it some time bable good so y dont we just get him like now and fredd hasent passed it yet he will have a great season this year it was only cos the world cup he was so injured last season and for god sak sell helb !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

50. Jonathan
    on June 29th, 2007 6:14 pm

    ^^^^
    sell hleb are you mad??

51. Jam
    on June 29th, 2007 8:34 pm

    MMMMHHH!! We the Gunners must buy or we must buy, period. If Kolo moves to mid the who replaces him behind? and who replaces the one who replaces him behind? bse we obviously need that considerring the no. of matches we have to play and injuries. Well, then in whose place will he fit best in the mid? He surely is a good player and proven in defence.

    Wenger must buy another lethal guy, to help RVP as adebayor takes time to know where the net really is…Thoough he is a good passer upfront and can hold the ball. He can play with any striker.

    For the midfield I think Hleb is too slow to play on the wings, but Rocicky has the pace. Hleb can do better in the hole in case of change of system, maitaining Rosisky on the wings. Hleb has performed better in any 4-5-1 system played by Wenger. Recall champs League 2006.

    Hey ….. We must still buy!!!!!!!!!!

52. merlin gooner
    on June 30th, 2007 3:28 am

    [quote comment=”48415″]^^^^
    sell hleb are you mad??[/quote]

    helb is shit he takes to many touches does shit passes cant shoot to save his live doesnt score goals doesnt run own the wing and cross what more do i have to say he is shit i have no idear where wenger got him from he is no realplacement for pires

53. john
    on June 30th, 2007 10:14 am

    sack wenger,he dosent seem to want to buy anyone.if he keeps going the way he is we could end up like leeds united,because our squad is to small to fight 4 trophies.if we dont make the champions league we dont earn money,so therefore we have to sell players to keep us afloat and to pay 4 the new ground and then we just keep spiralling down,no europe,no money no players.

54. mmmmmbop
    on June 30th, 2007 12:19 pm

    just go 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 and pass it straight up the middles into the goal.

55. Loren Dunlop
    on June 30th, 2007 12:29 pm

    [quote comment=”48473″]sack wenger,he dosent seem to want to buy anyone.if he keeps going the way he is we could end up like leeds united,because our squad is to small to fight 4 trophies.if we dont make the champions league we dont earn money,so therefore we have to sell players to keep us afloat and to pay 4 the new ground and then we just keep spiralling down,no europe,no money no players.[/quote]

    sacking wenger would be the quickest way to end up like leeds. we have a infamously limited purse when it oes to transfer funds, maybe wenger doesn’t have the money to spend. i’m sure he’s not doing it for fun.

    the board have failed to provide wenger with the funds to compete. but we are not bad off yet, if we can get 3 players this summer we’re good to go. if we had the money we could get malouda, tevez, veloso, sagna and maybe babel. but we don’t, its not wengers fault.

56. yogi
    on July 3rd, 2007 8:04 pm

    we will miss thierry but there was arsenal before him will be long after him.
    i think 433 wud be a great formation for us, we can play walcott (rwf) van persie (lwf) and adebayor or eduardo as the (cf).

57. Colin
    on July 5th, 2007 2:38 am

    I think the signing of the French Right back means Eboue is being moved up to midfield and that will give Justin Hoyte another year to grow. With all the injuries in the center of defense I’d like to see Toure and Djourou with Gallas and Swiss Phil as cover. Clichy will hopefully have found some crossing ability and maybe 5 goals, and will allow Traore another season with the Carling Cup squad.

    In the midfield we Hleb should get competition from Eboue for his spot on the right. Cesc and Silva with Denilson and Diaby waiting in the wings, and Rosicky pretty much unopposed on the left.

    Up front Van Persie and Ade, and eventually Da Silva or Bendtner with Walcott for pure pace.

    The only hole I see left in this squad fighting on multiple fronts is at Left midfield. If Rosicky fails to stay healthy this season, or just needs a rest, wenger needs someone in the Ljundberg, Pires, Reyes mold to bring on. My choice for this signing would be Morten Gamst Pederson, a true left sided pplayer who ended last year in great form, and wouldn’t cost the ridiculous amounts a Malouda Ribery or Quaresma are fetching.

58. Arsenalfer
    on July 7th, 2007 2:40 am

    I think Owen or Anelka who could replace henry,
    in the middle Arsenal has very good players, i think the important thing is to “do the goals” and finish with the ball.
    Singing a defender cold be good because Senderos is terrible in that position.

59. keys
    on July 9th, 2007 8:40 am

    arsenal should play eduardo da silva with walcott as a partnership

60. manuel
    on July 21st, 2007 2:36 am

    first of all to all of you who dont like hleb your dumbasses and to the guy who thinks toure should play midfielder you dont no shit about soccer, and o the guy who said forget playing nice find another club thats the arsenal way of playing if arsenal dosent play like that its not arsenal.And by the way the 4-3-3 formation sucks arsenal need to keep the 4-4-2 or 4-5-1 they used last season i agree with octavio in keping the back as it is
    lehman - eboe - toure - gallas - glichy
    the midfielf
    hleb - fabregas - gilberto - rosicky-
    and the front
    van persie - adebayor(eduardo)
    and lets hope arsenal play nice becuase i think if we do we can win the premier league and champions no problem

61. manuel
    on July 21st, 2007 2:56 am

    arsenal need to get rid of some players like diaby(who sucks) he ruins lots of nice plays hope they sell him or he gets injured, and walcott should definetlly be on the bench he alwasy tries to do personal plays always loses it leave him on the bench,denilson on the bench we already have a good midfield and since gilberto and cesc dont get subd to much i dont think we will see too much of him(which is good)dont think well see too much of bendner theres no space hell be at the bench

62. manuel
    on July 21st, 2007 2:58 am

    i think this season will see the best of(unless wenger substitutes them, which would be bad)hleb rosicky,cesc and van parsie

63. matherfuckers
    on January 24th, 2008 4:13 pm

    fuck arsenal is all about wigan

Got something to say?