Fighting Weight Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 ScezenySagna - Mertersacker - Vermaelen - GibbsM'Villa - WilshereRamseyWalcott - RVP - Gervinho LB too really.Going through the team there are too many first team players that should ideally be replaced it's not good tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Air Max 90 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Andre Santos you know. Guy's about as defensive as Aaron Lennon, this must be Gibbs back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighting Weight Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Andre Santos?You get Traore out, then you get Traore in, in, out, in out.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephisto Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Mertesacker!Wenger I hope you know what you're doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Coquelin Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 apparently chamakh is off to PSG as well 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighting Weight Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Also Andre Santos is v good going forward, certainly better than Gibbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Planet Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Yeah I'm getting mad differing views from people on the Santos fella.TBHWho really watches the Turkish league enough to discern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence. Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 apparently chamakh is off to PSG as well I still don't think he's going though. I can't imagine (with Bendtner supposedly on his way out) us only having only two out and out strikers in Park and RVP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarltonLeach Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Who really watches the Turkish league enough to discern?Portuguese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Planet Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Who really watches the Turkish league enough to discern?Portuguese Who really watches the Turkish league enough to discern? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badman Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Was thinking that if Wengers going for this Santos dude who everyone says doesnt really defend, then he will be going for a solid DM to protect the defenceThough that guy was gonna be M'Villa but apparently now we have been priced outoh well, Wenger MUST have something up his sleeve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badman Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 /Mertesacker yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badman Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Now Wenger closes in on £8.8m Mertesacker after wrapping up £6.2m Dos Santos to plug leaksBy JOHN EDWARDS, SAMI MOKBEL and MATT BARLOW Last updated at 10:31 AM on 30th August 2011Arsene Wenger is closing in on £8.8million Germany centre-back Per Mertesacker and has completed a £6.2m deal for Brazil left-back Andre dos Santos as he belatedly bids to plug the holes in a leaky Arsenal defence.Stunned by his side's collapse in Sunday's 8-2 mauling at Manchester United, and the outcry that followed from supporters and former players, Wenger has finally acted to try and rescue a season that is in danger of falling apart inside the opening few weeks.Next in: Per Mertesacker in action for Werder BremenHe has agreed a four-year deal with dos Santos, after meeting Fenerbahce's asking price for the attacking full-back, and stepped up his pursuit of giant Werder Bremen defender Mertesacker.Sportsmail exclusively revealed earlier this month that the Bundesliga club's financial plight had forced them to consider offers for the cornerstone of their defence and that a £8.7m price had been set.And Wenger is ready to pay it after being shocked by his injury-hit back four's shortcomings at Old Trafford and becoming embroiled in a bitter row with Bolton over a valuation on England centre-half Gary Cahill.Wanted: Andre dos Santos is edging towards ArsenalClaims by respected French newspaper L'Equipe on Tuesday that a deal has been done for Mertesacker are premature, but there are growing signs the 26-year old could be an Arsenal player ahead of Wednesday's transfer deadline.At 6ft 6in, the vastly-experiened defender would provide the physical presence so conspicuously absent during Sunday's rout, and he is renowned for putting his height to good use at set-pieces in the opposition's area.There are misgivings, however, about a lack of mobility that could be exploited by the pace most leading Barclays Premier League teams have at their disposal.Depressing day: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger shows the strain at Old Trafford on SundayThe move for dos Santos came in the wake of widespread dismay within the Emirates at Wenger's decision to place his faith in injury-prone England left-back Kieran Gibbs, after Gael Clichy left for Manchester City.Gibbs duly picked up a hamstring injury and was ruled out at Old Trafford, leaving Armand Traore at the mercy of Nani. Both Traore and Carl Jenkinson were put to the sword, as Nani and Ashley Young ran riot.Wenger reacted by splashing out on 28-year old dos Santos, who has 10 goals from 52 Fenerbahce appearances since joining them from Corinthians and has been capped 22 times by Brazil.After flying into London for a medical on Tuesday, Dos Santos quickly agreed a four-year contract worth £40,000 a week and is expected to go straight into the team.Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2031679/Arsenal-close-signing-Per-Mertesacker-plus-Andrew-Dos-Santos.html#ixzz1WVK21pmJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrence. Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Mertesacker or Cahill you lot?I can't lie I haven't seen much of Mertesacker outside of the 2006/2010 World Cups , but I've seen enough of Cahill to know he would be good for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighting Weight Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Mertersacker > CahillBy a distance, espesh if he can got for something like 10m or under.Only worry is if he'll adapt to the league fast enough, he is crminininininiminaly slow though. Big, brave, and a good organiser.Excellent in both boxes tooHe said a few weeks ago he wasn't interested though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Air Max 90 Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 LOL at us buying Per. He will get raped in this fast league. He's got the turning circle of the moon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Planet Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 I would like both TBHBreed some f*ck*ng competition for onceCahill behind them along with Kos, as well as a more tactical deploymentObvious a solid defensive partnership is needed but the options need to be thereOrganiser + Tactical deployment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BATTY BOY BUM BANDIT Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Andre Santos is atrocious. Yeah he's got decent tekkers, he is a lefty after all...But really and truly he is poor. Actually smiled this morning when watching SSN and saw 'arsenal to sign brazilian international LB' then saw santos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badman Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Good in the air.....@Per Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Planet Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 How do you know this though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighting Weight Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 LOL at us buying Per. He will get raped in this fast league. He's got the turning circle of the moon.Vidic, Dawson, Terry, Alex, Hangeland etc etc etc+And Santos isn't that bad at allBut I would never use the word defender to describe him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarltonLeach Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 ME < HAPPY.YES PER.EASY LAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarltonLeach Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 We just need to replace Theo, Chamakh, Bendtner, Song and Rosicky nowCOME ON WENGER!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badman Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Arsenal are in advanced talks with Werder Bremen's German international defender Per Mertesacker.The 26-year-old centre-back is captain for the Bundesliga side and reports suggested last week that he wanted to stay at the club.Arsenal's pursuit of Mertesacker, who is 6ft 6in and has 75 caps for Germany, could end their interest in Bolton defender Gary Cahill.But the Gunners are set to sign Brazilian left-back Andre Santos.More to follow.BBC sport 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Coquelin Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 reports in denmark are that bendtner's been sold to stoke. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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