Lloris has adapted to this league a lot quicker than I thought he would of, been a sound buy for Spurs. Experienced at the highest level as well so he would of done well here.

I told you bastards, and I got posts full of scoffing. Postfull.

Didn't he have a big injury last season? Over that completely now then i take it?

Injury free for the first time in two years and playing like the best German keeper again.

Good enough for me. Willkommen Rene.

Lloris was silly to move to spurs. He's stuck there for a while now

given how tight the board is, i'd rather they used the money on a striker and a real CM. i dont think chesney and fabianski are that bad, though you wonder about fab's propensity for injury.

Kami, I'll take anything that replaces a player who isn't Cazorla, Wilshere, Koscielny (and maybe our fullbacks). The rest need upgrades. Adler is welcome.

Podolski is good but would he, for example, make the Bayern starting line-up. Or get close. Dortmund?

I think Wilshere or Cazorla could easily come in as replacements for Gotze next season and both could start this season next to Gotze and Reus. Bayern would be harder.

But in our context, both are good enough.

Claudius wrote:

Podolski is good but would he, for example, make the Bayern starting line-up. Or get close. Dortmund?

Not one of our player would start for Bayern. Wilshere will struggle to make the bench if they sign Gotze and Lewandowski.

I think Gibbs can start for Dortmund? Or at least in contention. Koscielny might too.

It's a ridiculous way to 'grade' a player though, isn't it?

Bayern are hot right now, but I've seen those same players post 70 odd points last year and almost drop out of the champions league altogether the year before. Dortmund will post 70 this year.

We have plenty of players who are good enough, the team just need completing.

Clrnc wrote:
Claudius wrote:

Podolski is good but would he, for example, make the Bayern starting line-up. Or get close. Dortmund?

Not one of our player would start for Bayern. Wilshere will struggle to make the bench if they sign Gotze and Lewandowski.

I think Gibbs can start for Dortmund? Or at least in contention. Koscielny might too.

Koscielny can start for Bayern and is as good as Hummels.

Captain wrote:

It's a ridiculous way to 'grade' a player though, isn't it?

Bayern are hot right now, but I've seen those same players post 70 odd points last year and almost drop out of the champions league altogether the year before. Dortmund will post 70 this year.

We have plenty of players who are good enough, the team just need completing.

what's ridiculous is our overall quality.
are you really truly, genuinely excited by anyone outside the guys we have mentioned? now put yourself in the shoes of a United or Citeh fan and think about how many guys you'd be excited by or have faith in on those teams. i don't recall ever seeing so few trustworthy guys on a Wenger team

Back four is fine. Wilshere is fine. Cazorla, Ramsey (now), Arteta, Podolski all fine. Yes, I think we need signings, but we have a good team, not great, good.

How many players would you take from Chelsea? Probably a fair few but they find themselves in a three way dogfight with us and tottenham. As I said, it's a silly way to judge.

People need the get over the idea that you need 11 world class players in every podition. You need a few in key positions but the rest just need to be of good quality.