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Lars Bender

lorddulaarsenal

Clrnc wrote:
He is the more versatile Bender right?

Still can't get the difference between the 2 Benders 😆 Too similar.

Lars is Gary to Sven's Phil

MistaT

banduan

I don't understand the hype here? He's a solid but completely unspectacular player. I guess another Arty doesn't do us much harm.

Gazza M

no-one's suggesting he's the second coming of patrick vieira here, it's mainly that he would be a valuable player in the parlour/pre-cunt flamini mould. players that are consistent and good at the fundamentals shouldn't be underestimated.

Kurtz

Also, Arteta's on his last legs. We need a replacement.

banduan

Gazza M wrote:
no-one's suggesting he's the second coming of patrick vieira here, it's mainly that he would be a valuable player in the parlour/pre-cunt flamini mould. players that are consistent and good at the fundamentals shouldn't be underestimated.

that's fair enough, but reading through some of the earlier posts it's like he's some kind of awesome.

marv3llous

He's some kind of solid.

Claudius

Arteta is not on his last legs. He's still our best midfielder and on-field leader.

Conor

He isn't on his last legs but he'll be 32 next year and we should definitely start to consider our options. I don't particularly think central midfield is an issue atm though.

asajoseph

He was on his last legs at the end of last season. Ramsey was better in the run-in, and Jack will be too if he moves back there.

Arteta ought to be phased out slowly - we need to depend on him less as a starter next season, or we're going to have problems.

Claudius

Sure, he has to be phased out slowly, but he is still good enough to start 75% of our games. He's our most accomplished, confident and reliable midfielder. I'd ideally like to see him and Lars in most of the games, with given freedom to stay forward in the 10.
Still not sure what happens with Wilshere. Any wise ideas?

marv3llous

We will definately play with Arteta whenever he is fit next year. Wenger loves him.

asajoseph

Well, even if we start him 75% of the time we need to find someone to play 25% of our games (which we might not be able to just 'pick'), and not experience big problems like we did 2 seasons ago.

Bender may be that player, or maybe Wanyama - I don't know.

Timbob

Unless i'm forgetting somebody we only have 3 proper central midfielders at the moment, right? Ramsey, Wilshere and Arteta. After that its Coquelin (who wenger clearly doesn't trust and may well be sold) Diaby (who is out with a serious long term injury. Again)and Frimpong.

We have to buy a first team centre mid this summer.

Burnwinter

If we fancy still being in two or three competitions in March, April and May we definitely need, don't just want at least one more good quality CM to go along with Ramsey, Wilshere, Arteta, Cazorla and (grudgingly) Rosicky.

Whether it's a deeper player or an attacking player will depend on what the plan is for Wilshere I guess.

With Diaby well and truly on the scrap-heap with an ACL injury you would think Wenger might also see a need in this department.

Captain

He may go with a ten rather than a 4 though, in which case we'll probably get caught short again.

lorddulaarsenal

might he consider a 6, or converting a 7? may even promote a 14 or 15

Claudius

Even a good 10 would be welcome. Cazorla is versatile enough to play on the wing. Then Jack, Ramsey, Arteta, Coq can focus on the back 2 positions. Any quality is a good move, although a DM would be ideal

asajoseph

Think it's quite likely Coquelin will leave, anyway.

Armor

Coquelin is done though. Really hope theres truth behind this, we'd be sorted in midfield. Got some decent options for playing 10 in Cazorla Wilshere and maybe Chamberlain too so i think someone like Bender is more important.

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