I certainly hope so...at full health, we could have Mandzukic, Pizarro, Shaqiri, Kroos, and Gustavo all coming off the bench...depth we absolutely did not have last season.
so for next season....when fifa 13 is out we can pick 4 star and under teams correct? Thinking of playing the field and perhaps letting go of the Frenchie French without Giroud..... not 100% yet though not sure about anyone they brought in. they had to get some extra money with him leaving and winning ligue 1
Yet they'll still bitch and whine about all of this financial fair play even though they just spent 40 Mil on a guy.
QPR signed Jose Bosingwa today. Quality Portuguese defender who didn't fit in at Chelsea once AVB was canned. Good signing by the London club. And rumor has it Barton will be playing in Marseille, speaking of QPR...
So, Alex Song move is confirmed. He will be playing for Barcelona next year. I just saw this . I knew they were talking about it. 19 million €
Liverpool's looking less and less likely for him, iis the speculation on the street. Once they signed Borini, Allen and Assaidi, they have the left midfield, left striker and left wing position sewed up in spades. That having been said, they need a spark after yesterday's pathetic display. they were just like last year - all possession and nothing to show for it.
Rumor: Berbatov to Fiorentina My man El Hamdaoui + Berbatov = I would go nuts using this club. 2 of my favorite players!! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...chester-United-striker.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
not happening...at least not yet...apparently this deal is stuck on the fact Arsene wants an option to buy him permanently next year and Real want it to be a one year deal only. Rumors that Arsenal are shifting their focus back to Yann M'Vila though, and thats really the one I'm hoping for.
Mourinho wants him to go to Liverpool , but he wants Arsenal. He even had a picture with an Arsenal shirt on him couple days ago. I would like to see him play for Arsenal too.
Think that pic was photoshopped, but he def wants to play for Le Arse. Sahin is nasty, but we need more of a traditional CDM IMO.
Sahin is a done deal -- Arsenal's midfield improved - may take awhile to gel..but Arteta-Cazorla-Sahin -- they'll play keepaway....with wilshere/Ox as well... agree on DM -- hearing if they go back and get MVila for cheap.... Strong mid-field will help the defense alot -- too many easy counters last year by opponents b/c of dumb passes in mid-field.....
I think this squad would be good enough to earn an champions league spot, but not enough to become the champion.
I love Sahin's game. Classy as a bitch, and can pick out a short or long pass. I just worry about a lack of steel down our spine. I'd imagine Arteta is going to be the deepest MF most of the time. We would definitely dominate the possession, but I think there are some games where we will wish we had a little more bite. We will see....it looks like Le Boss has alot of faith in Coquelin, so we will see how that works out.
any word on whether this includes the option to sign him permanently at the end of the loan? or did this turn into a 1 year deal?
from what ive been reading...wenger didnt win that fight...looks like straight up loan and Jose wants to keep...probably b/c Jose just hates Wenger...but we'll find out soon enough hopefully...maybe announced tomorrow...option to buy would be sweet as he is logical replacement for Arteta....
