Arsene Wenger will regret not splashing £12.8 million on this guy
Posted by Cathal Breathnach on August 6, 2009 | 59 Comments
I’m sure quite a number of you will agree with me that Arsene Wenger should have made a move for Klaas Jan Huntelaar.
The Dutch striker has today joined Italian giants AC Milan for a fee of £12.8 million after spending just six months with Real Madrid.
Huntelaar, 25, was repeatedly linked with a move to Arsenal, however the North London club never made a move for his services and as a result he will now be playing his football at the San Siro next season as apposed to the Emirates.
After the sale of Emmanuel Adebayor to Manchester City last month for £23 million, Wenger knows he has the money to sign a new striker if he wants and personally, I think Huntelaar would have been a superb addition to the Arsenal squad.
No matter where he has been in his career, Huntelaar has scored goals. Even during his time at the Bernabeu he managed 8 goals in 20 appearances. His goalscoring record at Ajax was incredible. Over 100 goals in just four years with the Dutch giants. It will be interesting who, if anyone, Wenger does eventually sign to replace Adebayor but in my view, he really should have made more of an effort to sign Huntelaar.
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August 6th, 2009 @ 9:20 PM
we dont need a new striker. we are fine with the attackers that we have with the new 4-3-3 formation that wenger is gonna be playing all arsenal need is hangeland and a good energetic defensive midfielder and arsenal are complete
August 6th, 2009 @ 9:20 PM
actually AW did propose £17 million for Huntelaar , according to zinedine zidane
anyways thanx
August 6th, 2009 @ 9:20 PM
I think it’s a bit arrogant to say Wenger “will” regret not signing him. I think the word “may” would be more suitable. Who are we to say we know better than Wenger?
August 6th, 2009 @ 9:53 PM
i am seriously starting to doubt arsenal ambitions after wengers latest statements abut fans thinking that the season was a disaster coz we didnt win the epl or the champions league. i have a feeling the club is satisfied to run as a successful business which is to create great players, play attractive football come 4th and then sell the top players as soon as their value in the market is at max.
August 6th, 2009 @ 9:54 PM
Arsen is not going to regret not signing Huntelaar, believe me, if he wanted to sign him he would have done that since he was put for sale. That man (Arsen) is a genius, just wait and see.
August 6th, 2009 @ 9:55 PM
I think the issue may have been wages. Tottenham are usually happy to pay well over the odds for a player and even they baulked at his demands.
Even if we could afford it for him, everyone else in the squad (or at least RVP, Arsh and Fab) will want a rise accordingly. It would then become a free for all.
August 6th, 2009 @ 9:56 PM
great player, but not vital to arsenal’s success.
RVP & Huntelaar was a mouth watering strike partnership though…..
..but I won’t loose any sleep.
August 6th, 2009 @ 10:06 PM
Personally, I think Wenger has missed a trick here. Only £12.8 million for a world class 26 year old striker and he had no excuses about not having the money. Whether it was essential that we bought another striker or not Huntelaar would have only improved our squad and I am sure he would have been a success at Arsenal. I for one am disappointed.
But ah well, I am sure Wenger knows what he is doing. Keep the faith.
August 6th, 2009 @ 10:14 PM
is not his wages, as he has signed a contract on 3.2 million euros a season, which is about 2.6 million pounds, and only around 50,000 pounds a week which is nothing compared to what we pay arshavin, cesc gallas and arsene, so his wage demands were not very high, he just demanded that to SPURS because he didnt want to play for them so he upped his demands, he would have wanted a similar wage from arsenal as he will get at milan…
and i agree with the article entirely..
if we do not win silverware this season, and milan go on to win serie A and go further than us in the champions league, then arsenal, and more importantly Arsene, WILL regret not buying him for less than the sum that bordeaux are demanding for Chamakh, who i hope we dont sign, as his scoring rate is awful, in as poor a league as ligue 1 is.
August 6th, 2009 @ 10:20 PM
When it comes to buying players Wenger is a fool. He always let’s established players pass him by and then says “I could have bought him”!!
Well wenger why didn’t you? 2 Seasons ago we lost the title because he never bought in the Jan window when we were top.
Last season he let 3 experienced players leave all from midfield and never replaced them.
He’s never got anywhere near replacing Henry or Viera except for with the likes of Song, denilson & diaby.
unless he changes his transfer policy we will never win another trophy. I’m not suggesting spending zillions but at least when players like Huntelaar or Cana (5mil) become availble he HAS to be bidding especially when we have just sold another 2 experienced players
August 6th, 2009 @ 10:24 PM
Huntelaar doesn’t add anything to what we’ve got, Chamahk has at least pace and size.
August 6th, 2009 @ 10:33 PM
Its what goes on behind the scenes that count. How do we know that Huntelaar didnt want too much money? I heard one person claim that he was probably too slow around the park for the english game (no idea myself never seen him play). But I agree with others – we have enough attacking options – if not a genuine goal machine. Like most I would like to see an additional midfielder and defender signed. Aparently W has said if Sanderos goes he will buy.
August 6th, 2009 @ 10:35 PM
I would have loved to see Huntelaar in an Arsenal shirt. He could have been our Torres, our talisman. But that is ignoring the fact that defence is our problem. Had we got Huntelaar and leaked goals like last season the doomsquad would go into full flight. Even the blind amongst us can see that the Hunt would have been an extravagence we couldn’t really afford when coupled with our leaky defence, stadium debt and our board from the age of stone. My bet is if Huntelaar doesn’t get on in Italy, then Wenger will make his move…Bergkamp, Henry, Vieira…Kanu. Serie A’s graveyard is our shopping market. It is debatable whether Arsene knows anymore, but he certainly knows more than any of us…
August 6th, 2009 @ 10:40 PM
fran.. he adds goals mate, he is a guaranteed 20+ goals a season striker, the only one of those we have is eduardo but he might not play the games..
and as far as height and pace go, we have bendtner and rvp who are both over 6 foot and quick on the ball.
August 6th, 2009 @ 10:42 PM
once again wenger fails to replace a player leaving chamakh doesnt even compare to huntelaar his scoring record is poor. are we a football club or a youth academy that trains french and africans. huntelaar and rvp with the option of changes would meen we could actually score instead of walking the ball into the net. CONCLUSION: HIGHLY DOUBT WE’LL WIN ANYTHING UNLESS TOP PLAYERS COME IN
August 6th, 2009 @ 10:46 PM
wage demands the prob there anyway we have arsh ed and rvp plus the crocs and theo and bendy . up front is not a prob!
August 6th, 2009 @ 10:48 PM
If wenger want him he will be a 20 milion for us.You known when we want player they put other price.
August 6th, 2009 @ 10:51 PM
You people just won’t give up will you. Once the press have told you Wenger’s going to sign this guy (when in actual fact he never even made the short list), you’re off barking at cars and growling at postmen. When will you learn. (a) This is not fantasy football. (b) It’s real money, real team-building. (c) You haven’t a clue or you’d, at least, be manager of Basingstoke Reserves instead of … whatever. And (d) the Sun, Mail, et al have you so psychologically over a barrel it’s humiliatingly Pavlovian.
Wenger, and his extensive team of informed professionals, have tomes of material to consider not just a picture of a bloke in shorts and a price tag in millions of Euros on the back pages of some dickhead hack’s rag.
So, get a grip … for God’s sake … and soon. Or you’ll be doing this with another bloke in shorts we don’t need next week and the week after that … until they eventually have no choice, but to take you away.
August 6th, 2009 @ 10:56 PM
To have ignored Huntelaar who is apparently worth half as much as Adebayor WAS a mistake!There is no doubt that he would have scored goals,given Arsenal another dimension and was the only available forward worth bringing in! (and that includes Chamakh)But once again a player who could have made a difference has gone elsewhere ,instead.At least with Melo there was some degree of contact during the whole sorry affair!Now Wenger is sitting very firmly on the fence with regards Hangeland.Apparently he is a player “liked” by the Manager but there has been no approach…. “given that Arsenal have enough Centre Back Options”-These options include A brand new player who has only played in one pre-season friendly and will undoubtedly take time to “bed in”;a player who is in negotiations with Everton to leave,an injury prone and tempermental ex-captain who has effectively stated that he will”walk” at the end of the season;an “elder statesman” (a ephamism for a player far past his best;and lastly a player, who is supposedly a central midfielder although his abilities in this position are not open to much scrutiny either!There can be no doubt that Arsenal need re-inforcements in the centre of defence.Toure’s transfer made sense if his fee was going to be used positively.Otherwise his leaving Arsenal has done nothing more than strengthen the defensive capabilities of a competing team.I’m certainly no fan of Benitez but as soon as he realised that he was selling Alonso he’s jumped into the market and replaced him.
Frankly I’ve long since given up hoping that Monsieur Wenger would bring in a combative central midfielder-or at least someone more capable than Denilson.But surely he must realise that once Senderos leaves the back line is incredibly exposed and could lead to the season collapsing on its arse before we get to the end of Autumn!
Whilst I realise that many Arsenal Fans will slate me for my opinions I would ask them to be alittle more open-minded in their own thought processes.As the most frustrating fact remains that with only a few additions to the squad the Title was there for the taking this season!
August 6th, 2009 @ 11:05 PM
Its more than ten years since Arsene rescued anyone from Seria A.
I for one am losing a bit of patience. He admitted we were a bit short last season – that we needed to strenghten the back – well 2 centre halves sold and 1 in equals minus 1 not to mention letting Ade barn door go.
The sugar daddies at Chelsea and City have changed the game for ever and Arsenal unfortunately for the short term will not be able to keep up. The good news is that neither will United or Liverpool while the yanks bleed their club dry with interest on their personal loans they took out to buy the club. Wenger has produced some major magic to have where we are today but how many more times can he keep doing it?
If there was justice in football Wenger would have won the lot in 2008 not that git Ferguson. I lost faith in football forever in the 3 months from Feb 08 to May 08. If there is a God up there please restore fairness in our football world.
Jc
August 6th, 2009 @ 11:12 PM
Wenger is stubborn, has questionable ambition and is a massive letdwon. He always settles for less. Arsenal have an age old problem of wasting chances is front of goal and wenger had the chance to get world class strikers, free and cheap and did not take the opportunity.
He ignored Owen and Now Huntelaar. He loves mediocre players like RVP, Vela and Bendtner and turns down world class players like Owen and Huntelaar.
How sad.
August 6th, 2009 @ 11:17 PM
FACTS:
1. We do not need Huntelaar, much as we do not need Michael Owen – they do not fit our style of play! He might suit Milan’s style better. If he was that good, why didn’t Man Utd bid for him especially as they had a similar player in Ruud, who was quite good for them. The guy isn’t even the 1st choice striker for Holland.
2. For the clown calling Wenger a fool, you need to know your facts before spouting a load of nonsense. All the players we could have bought who passed us by did so because they weren’t eligible to play in England at the time, namely Yaya Toure, Petr Cech, Ronaldinho. Cristiano went to Man Utd because of the Queiroz connection.
3. Only Arsene and the board knows how much money we have available. Much as I would like them to spend big, Arsenal doesn’t have a track record of spending big. The only difference is that previously we have been able to compete whereas now it’s getting more difficult.
4. Cana is not the player we need. Ever wondered why only Sunderland was tracking the guy? Similar to how fans were wanting us to sign Babel a few years back. How good has he been for Liverpool? Arsene knows!
5. Get behind the team or go support Man Citeh!
August 6th, 2009 @ 11:19 PM
Sorr John Clooney.
WEnger has no excuse for his failures, not Chelsea, nor Mancity.
Its wenger`s own stubborness and apparent lack of ambition.
Can`t blame Chelsea and mancity for wenger throwing away the epl title 2 years ago, by not buying the likes woodgate, when many players went to acn.
When wenger stubbornly refuses to strengthen, miss out on huntelaar and owen, with 40 million in hand.
Its wenger`s own folly, arrognace and stubborness, is the downfall of arsenal.
He sees nothing wrong with coming 4th. Fergie does, fergie hates to lose, unlike wenger.
August 6th, 2009 @ 11:27 PM
Gary,
Bitter posts from you mate. Why do we blame the bankers for the credit crunch when y’all possess the same spend, spend, spend mentality. Ferguson has built success on a ton of debt. While that may be acceptable at Old Trafford, it’s not accepted at the Emirates. That’s the Arsenal way – if you don’t like it go support another team.
What exactly do you know about Huntelaar except what people throw around? For crying out loud 8 goals in 20 games is poor for a proven goal scorer who adds nothing else to the team other than goals! He’s not what we need. And is Owen mobile enough to fit into our team? Or is it just because he’s English? Even Capello doesn’t think he can cut it anymore.
So not having Woodgate lost us the 2008 premiership? Yeah right! Get a life mate, or better still, as I said previously go support some other team.
August 6th, 2009 @ 11:29 PM
we did bid for him
17m but he choose ac milian
August 6th, 2009 @ 11:32 PM
Agree – this is yet another that got away!He will become a great with Milan at a pretty cheap price!We dont really need a striker but that was a deal that was there to be taken!We desperately need a DM and maybe a tall CB – everyone knows it so y d f$%k is Wenger delaying?true u can bargain and save a couple of million by leavin till d deadline but surely a good start in EPL and qualification to CL proper is worth more!!!
August 6th, 2009 @ 11:46 PM
regreting not signing huntelaar 4 13mil? how can that happen? although i could see pobregniac in arsenal shirt as he signed 4 stutgart 4 only 4mils
August 6th, 2009 @ 11:52 PM
Lari.
I am bitterly disappointed with Wenger, because he seem to love mediocrity and settles for less.
I am no fergie fan and i agree a lot of his success depends on money but face it, if wenger had the same money, probably he wouldn`t spend it. Fergie spends what is available to him to strengthen his squad, wneger doesn`t seem eager to. He has weakened his losing squad and has 40 mil and isn`t eager to spend and strengthen.
About Owen. He has a remarkable goalscoring record at club and international level. Yes he was free. Lets not mention inuries since eduardo, rosciky, bischoff et al all inuury prone and weren`t free(bischoff aside) and didn`t have comparable record to owen.
Huntelaar has a remarkable record at club and international level.
8 goals in 20 games is his worst so far but he is far superior to RVP and isn`t injury probe like eduardo.
Suppose he played for a team like arsenal that create so many chnaces? 30-40 goals a season mate.
Wenger is a big letdwon mate. What is Chamakh record like compared to Huntelaar? I doubt chamakh is as good as the woeful ade and RVP and Bendtner.
August 6th, 2009 @ 11:55 PM
Lari.
Don`t tell me to support another team mate. Better sau go support another manager, but wenger doesn`t want to leave and go to a club where he will be held accountable. He loves the board and the board loves him. Its the ambitious fans that suffer.
August 7th, 2009 @ 12:04 AM
Lari.
1. Facts, we needed owen or huntelaar, not because of style of play but to win trophies mate. Goals win matches, and both are goal scorers. and yes, they can score big game goals too. See how manu made us look like little babies in the CL? Who stood up to be counted and scored a goal. Ade and bendtner and an walcott ain`t got a lot of flair but they play for arsenal, just that they miss so many chances unlike huntelaar.
2. Wenger said he blew it with drogba, eto and makelele. Maybe he did with ribery too.
3. does arsene and the board know that arsenal charge the highest fees and yet is the most mediocre of the former big 4?
August 7th, 2009 @ 12:04 AM
Wenger doesn’t love mediocrity just he wants a bargain/value case all the players leave (for free)
To those who say it’s not wages….he’s got £60000/week net pay
people to match that we’d have to pay him 80,000 or 90,000(new tax 50%) gross
Helllo we’re not gonna pay that we’d much rather overpay all the youngsters hope the’ll stay and spread our bets
here’s hoping
August 7th, 2009 @ 12:17 AM
Wenger is completely detached from the normal everyday supporters,he’s a multi-millionaire who couldn’t care less what a normal fan thinks.Do you people think he reads these blogs or something.He will just carry on in his 5 million a year job without a care in the world of being sacked because he’s a dream manager for the board and the chairman.Where else would they find a manager who can make a profit of 35 million on 2 players and then doesn’t want to spend it.Supporters in the stands need to show him this season we no longer want him around and maybe he will have the decency to leave which he should have done this summer ! then with him out of the way we might get a takeover bid because that is the only way we are going to be able to compete going forward !!
August 7th, 2009 @ 12:43 AM
i used to be a firm believer in wenger and i must admit i was a trust in wenger shouter but im sorry the last two years with the way he contradicts himself and the way we deal in getting players in has made me believe they are happy in just staying in the top four yes if we win silverware then good but the boards main objective is just keeping us in the CL places thats where the money is,does wenger seriously think our defence is strong enough, oh come on please look at it we have gallas yes a great defender but only when his minds on the job or not injured, and the new boy vermaelen is he going to be up for it or another senderos who knows? so that leaves us with senderos thank god looks like hes off, silvestre “oh pleaseeeeee” and djourou maybe but i dont think hes solid enough prone to too many mistakes although he did start off pretty well last year,and song who doesnt know if hes a midfielder or defender??????
our problem is not so much attack although i think the hunt would have been a good addition but defence and a strong ball winning midfielder and its not being addressed why i have no clue, denilson isnt the man for that job he gets lost too much,i thought diaby might have been good for that job but hes too attack minded so that leaves song possible but i still dont think strong enough for that role.
we need a leader a strong head in the middle and i dont see one arsenal player that can break up the play win that ball and defend the middle like it should be and thats where all our probs are no defence of the middle
August 7th, 2009 @ 12:44 AM
What can Huntelaar do that is so special? Can he lead the line? Does his pace bother defenses? Is he powerful and good in the air? What does he give us that we don’t have? Is Huntelaar better than Eduardo?
August 7th, 2009 @ 12:52 AM
George, to quote you “When it comes to buying players Wenger is a fool.”
What about the following for starters:
Henry, Vieira, Pires, Fabregas, ring any bells?
August 7th, 2009 @ 1:01 AM
I’ve just read all the other comments from plastic supporters. I’m as frustrated as anyone else at the moment, but Wenger is the ONLY reason Arsenal are playing at The Emirates for one. He’s the only reason Henry came, the only reason Fabregas came amongst others. You support your team through thick and thin, you have every right to whinge, but, no one though has a divine right to win anything. Ask Man United supporters when they last won The League prior to Fergie, when was the last time Liverpool won The League? When was the last time Chelsea won it prior to Abramovich? Ask Man City supporters the same question. Get a grip.
August 7th, 2009 @ 2:10 AM
fans need to start apreciating what they have;personally i dont know what is wrong with eduardo and arshavin.as a striker! i belive so much in wenger.if he decide to leave i hope u will stop criticising him.
August 7th, 2009 @ 2:20 AM
Another Rosicky setback… i hope its not that serious this time…but 6 weeks???
I hope your worried now AW.. no Nasri or Rosicky for the next 3 months….
We sold Ade, Toure and probably Senderos and we have bought just 1 player..
Oh what next oh great Master Wenger….
August 7th, 2009 @ 2:37 AM
I agree with gooner68 and JT.
I don`t think wenger really care about the fans anymore. it gives him pleasure to make a profit and nurture kids, that is why he didn`t do the best he can and put his ego and arrogance aside and do his best.
People boo ade for not giving his best. Wenger may deserve the same for not giving his best.
Still a wenger and arsenal fan but he is a massive letdown and failure in recent times.
He is set in his stubborn ways.
If he wants to save arsenal money, why not take a pay cut?
August 7th, 2009 @ 2:38 AM
Ty,
Eduardo is injuory prone. Arshavin is the only great player at arsenal, we need a few more great ones. Arsha can give us the pires goals, we needed Huntelaar to give us the Titi goals.
August 7th, 2009 @ 2:40 AM
Joshuad.
Hunetlaar is at least as good a goalscorer as eduardo and he is not injury prone, like eduardo.
August 7th, 2009 @ 2:56 AM
R.I.P Gunners. You are almost there.
August 7th, 2009 @ 2:57 AM
Come to think of it ..all players at arsenal are injury prone…
RVP, Rosicky. Eduardo, Sagna, Diaby, Nasri, Wallcott, Vela of late and that Man u reject ofcourse..
Did i miss anybody?? Arsenal have had a tough trot in the last 2 years
August 7th, 2009 @ 3:33 AM
just pray to god….that success will be
ours( Arsenal )……………..
August 7th, 2009 @ 4:01 AM
arsenal wenger sign 3 more player.
August 7th, 2009 @ 5:47 AM
Wenger has made supporting Arsenal a very frustrating affair. I’m fed up by you who keep saying that he knows. To me he knows nothing apart from returning profits for his greedy employers. It is time he left. Useless
August 7th, 2009 @ 6:05 AM
at 12.8m he is a bargain, wenger wont be the only one who will regret not signing him up.
August 7th, 2009 @ 6:16 AM
right time for wenger kids show their ability.new striker is unnecessary…but really need tough n creative DM…
August 7th, 2009 @ 6:23 AM
Wenger is not telling us the truth. If the board is not giving squid for buying , he should tell us. there is consensus that we need experienced players-look what asharvin did, consider if we were to add two experienced CM,CB this summer, we would be dreaming very well. forget it buy or drop from top 4.
August 7th, 2009 @ 7:47 AM
His wage demands were 60,000 pounds after tax which means 120,000, so thats why neither arsenal nor spurs did not go for him. Milan could afford that because of the lower tax rate in Italy. Huuntelar stated that he would anly accept lower wage if Real piad him couple of millions, so that’s why he was more expensie for arsenal and spurs. Goal.com reported a 60,000 after tax wage for him in AC Milan
August 7th, 2009 @ 8:23 AM
Half of u lot don’t have a clue. Wenger is not the reason we don’t spend. Its the board! Wenger has spent money in the past. Vermaelen £10m, Nasri £11m, Arshavin £16m, Eduardo £7.5m, Sagna £7m, Rosicky £7m, hleb 10m, adebayor £7m, reyes £12-15m, wiltord £13m, Henry £10.5m, lauren £7.2m, overmars £7m, jeffers £8m, Van Bronchorst £8.5m, Edu £6m, Pires £6m, R Wright £6m, Walcott £9m. The problem wenger has had to sell to buy these players. He will spend up to about £16m on a player but has to balance everything because the board only care about their own pockets and not winning stuff. Winning stuff just acts as a bonus to their back pocket. If we didn’t have wenger we would still be a cup run team! and we would be when he leaves! We need a board who wants to win and not be so money hungry!!
Look at this, http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=piruthZqw9z7KPOQuZ0P6Gg
In Wenger we should all trust, including them muppets who don’t have any idea about football and want him out!!!!
AFC 4 LIFE!!!!!!!!
August 7th, 2009 @ 8:30 AM
Wenger was a great manager before, with success written all over the club… But now he’s a great liar and a deceiver!
he let Ade-bastard-yor and toure leave without notable replacements, just as he did last season with hleb and co.
We’ve been crying for DM, but he has no intention of signing anyone.
Let’s all stay away from the games at the Emirates for a month to show our anger and disappointment, and we’ll see where they’ll get their so-called profits from.
guys don’t be deceived, he ain’t gonna buy anyone again this season, ‘cos they’ve pocketed the £40m windfall already.
and this season is gonna be alot worse than last season.
August 7th, 2009 @ 9:45 AM
i remember a couple of players (or should that be horses!) who used to light up the dutch league with their goalscoring, and look at them now…
…Dirk Kuyt, Alfonso Alves anyone?
Dutch League is not the PL and neither is the Italian League. If he is that good then Real would’ve kept him.
August 7th, 2009 @ 11:54 AM
united fan here
i’m really confussed why everone keeps talking that wenger needs to replace adebayor – see that’s the thing with arsenal
always searching for attackers – i mean wtf ? eduardo can replace him, arshavin,van persie, walcott, bendtner – they all can replace him
besides – scoring goals has never been your problem – it’s stop conceeding them
and arsene would actually make a smart move if he signed a quality defender and a dmf
August 7th, 2009 @ 1:13 PM
Gary you’re an absolute prat.
“£40m in hand”, the financial priority of the club is to pay for the stadium – not to spunk on players that are paraded over the back pages of the Mirror.
“People boo ade for not giving his best. Wenger may deserve the same for not giving his best”. How fucking dare you. So, because we haven’t won a trophy in recent years, you just assume Wenger isn’t giving his best? Despite reaching semi-finals and finals year-in year-out, it’s Wenger’s fault that we didn’t go on to win, “because he seem to love mediocrity and settles for less”. Is that right? So all those times we won the league – won the league unbeaten – Wenger was secretly riling because he actually wanted to settle for fourth place. Is that right? Is that a fact Gary? You’re saying that he was dissapointed that Henry turned out to be the best striker in the world, and that he actually wanted to keep Franny Jeffers so that he could settle for mediocrity? Jesus, you’re a cunt.
We scored the same amount of goals as your beloved Manure – what makes you think we need another striker? We lost Adebayor, they lost Christiano ‘I-can-score-50-goals-from-anywhere’ Ronaldo.
You’re honestly comparing the injury record of Michael ‘I-can’t-look-at-a-football-without-pulling-a-hamstring’ Owen – who, I don’t think has ever played a full 90 minutes since he was 16 – with Eduardo, Rosciky and Bischoff? Eduardo isn’t “injury prone”, both he and Rosicky are returning from isolated long-term injuries. Give them time. Oh, and Bischoff isn’t an Arsenal player anymore, mate.
“What is Chamakh record like compared to Huntelaar?” What was Henry’s record like before he joined Arsenal?
“See how manu made us look like little babies in the CL?” See how our home win made them look like babies in the Premiership?
So, Gary, in conclusion, you read the Daily Hatemail and you think you know more than Arsene Wenger and his backroom staff? You’re everything that’s wrong with Arsenal fans at the moment.
I’m not usually one for personal attacks Gary, so I apologise. But you are clearly devoid of both cognitive rationality and loyalty. What will you say when Chamakh bags 30 goals this season??
Arsene knows! (more than Gary, anyway)
August 7th, 2009 @ 2:42 PM
So zidane lied to d media 2 comfuse arsenal 2 come & buy their players bcos madrid want 2 sell pls prof wenger go & buy a DM like de rossi,cani or hangeland & 4-3-3 formation up GUNNERS
August 7th, 2009 @ 3:13 PM
Kyle, you’re spot on mate! Couldn’t agree more. Wenger is a pure genius who has transformed the club giving it one of the best training facilities AND stadiums AND a team competing (and winning) cups and league titles year after year after year playing Fantastic football WHILE not putting the club at great risk (Leeds) managing the economy like no one else.
The last seasons may not have been as good as a few of the ones b4 that, but that happens every team (and not while having to pay for a brand new stadium)! Reaching CL-final, semi-final almost winning the league (would have won if Eduardo hadn’t been injured) isn’t exactly bad.
That said, Wenger is not above criticism. Not counting minor annoyances (as not making any substitutions during games a few seasons back), my only regret and strong criticism is that we never bought an experienced def.CM after selling Gilberto, Flamini and Diarra for various reasons. I understand and agree with the fact we make world class players and not buy them, (which means giving young players a real chance to play, to develop) but I think we really should have gotten one player for the starting eleven then and there. And Wenger has admitted problems defensively through the middle and in the air, yet not really “fixed” them. That worries me a bit.
But the transfer window isn’t closed yet and since Arsene is aware of the problems I’m sure he has a plan to make it right, even if it isn’t what mine or your plan would have looked like!
That was long, sorry folks.. Peace
-Gooner from Sweden
August 7th, 2009 @ 7:32 PM
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“£40m in hand”, the financial priority of the club is to pay for the stadium – not to spunk on players that are paraded over the back pages of the Mirror. [/quote]
Wenger admitted he can spend th money if he wants, unless he is a liar(which i believe he is). If was honest and say he is unable to strengthen because the board needs the money to pay their debt..fine, but he did not. He thinks what he has is good enough..obviously he s not good enough then for being such a massive loser over the past 5 years.
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“People boo ade for not giving his best. Wenger may deserve the same for not giving his best”. How fucking dare you. So, because we haven’t won a trophy in recent years, you just assume Wenger isn’t giving his best? [/quote]
If he says he has money to spnd and can strengthen the squad yet persist with mediocre spineless losers, he is not doing his best to win trophies, with the resources available to him.
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Despite reaching semi-finals and finals year-in year-out, it’s Wenger’s fault that we didn’t go on to win, “because he seem to love mediocrity and settles for less”. [/quote]
Yes, he refuses to strengthen, to bring the squad to the next level. Look at fabianski for example? he has him as number 2. Now he signs players like silvestre and ignore owne and co.
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Is that right? So all those times we won the league – won the league unbeaten – Wenger was secretly riling because he actually wanted to settle for fourth place. Is that right? Is that a fact Gary? [/quote]
Wenger has changed my friend.
Winning trophies doesn`t seem to be his number one priority anymore(unless it is with kids, thats why he deosn`t put out his best teams in fa cup and carling cup matches anymore).
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You’re saying that he was dissapointed that Henry turned out to be the best striker in the world, and that he actually wanted to keep Franny Jeffers so that he could settle for mediocrity? Jesus, you’re a cunt. [/quote]
That was wenger then, not wenger now. I supported the wenger who signed physically and technically strong players with great character like henr, viera etc, not the physicallly and mentally soft bunch he has now.
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We scored the same amount of goals as your beloved Manure – what makes you think we need another striker? We lost Adebayor, they lost Christiano ‘I-can-score-50-goals-from-anywhere’ Ronaldo. [/quote]
Arsenal los their leading striker(arsha apart) and with usch a weak defense, arsenal will need to score more than manu. Since wenger won`t buy a world classs goalie, DM and CB.
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You’re honestly comparing the injury record of Michael ‘I-can’t-look-at-a-football-without-pulling-a-hamstring’ Owen – who, I don’t think has ever played a full 90 minutes since he was 16 – with Eduardo, Rosciky and Bischoff? Eduardo isn’t “injury prone”, both he and Rosicky are returning from isolated long-term injuries. Give them time. Oh, and Bischoff isn’t an Arsenal player anymore, mate.[/quote]
They areall injury probe . Wenger even said bischoff was gamble. At leats Owen des something when fit.
Eduardo is good too, but injury prone. Rosicky? at least since he came to arsenal he is.
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“What is Chamakh record like compared to Huntelaar?” What was Henry’s record like before he joined Arsenal?
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Chamakh is no Titi, who was a young winger unlike 25 yo supposed the boe striker chamakh.
[quote]“See how manu made us look like little babies in the CL?” See how our home win made them look like babies in the Premiership?[/quote]
The home matc could have gone either way, manu watsed chances. Unlike in the CL, arsenal were cmplte outclassed and humiliated, it was a disgrace.
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So, Gary, in conclusion, you read the Daily Hatemail and you think you know more than Arsene Wenger and his backroom staff? You’re everything that’s wrong with Arsenal fans at the moment. [/quote]
Nah, just gooner fan who hates mediocrity and want wenger to change his stubborn, foolish ways.
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I’m not usually one for personal attacks Gary, so I apologise. But you are clearly devoid of both cognitive rationality and loyalty. What will you say when Chamakh bags 30 goals this season??[/quote]
That would be a pleasnat surprise, since has nver done such a thing in an inferior league. If he bags 30, then huntelaar may have bagged 45-50.
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Arsene knows! (more than Gary, anyway)
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I would say Knew.
August 11th, 2009 @ 4:07 AM
I agree with Ibrahim..,
Arsenal won’t finish top 4 this year and why??
Simply because we have no depth…
This is very dissapointing…If arsenal dont sign at least another 2 players..ideally a DM and Strong CD we are in trouble..
Oh and by the way.. we do also need another striker….
Why u ask??
Because V Persie and eduardo are injury prone and u cant tell me that wallcott and vela will be their back-ups..
Oh well….At least we have Arshy….to save the day