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Especially for Dules... Gary Cahill

Iloveyouarsenewenger

Burnwinter wrote:
It makes me laugh that you hard-nosed pragmatists are talking about solving anything with untested kids like Lukaku and Neymar.

It has come to a situation where people who wanted Eto'o or Villa (who were being linked to us, then) some three years ago just want the next Eto'o or the next Villa now.

Burnwinter

Eto'o and Villa were established stars three years ago. Eto'o knocked us out of the CL playing for Barcelona five full years ago and he was already a 25 year old player then. The situations are not comparable.

Trawling some stats: When Eto'o was Neymar's age he was loaned to Mallorca from Real Madrid (where he'd been a reserve for some years) and scored 6 in 19 appearances.

I'm sure Neymar will be a massive player and I'd love us to have him, but he's not a sure thing in Europe.

Iloveyouarsenewenger

You didn't get me Burnwinter.

I was saying that Eto'o and Villa used to be our dream players three years ago. People used to be unhappy about Wenger not flexing our financial muscles enough to get them.

Whereas now, people just want to get young players who are touted to be the next Eto'o or Villa.

goon

Burnwinter wrote:
It makes me laugh that you hard-nosed pragmatists are talking about solving anything with untested kids like Lukaku and Neymar.

What's the alternative?

Qwiss

otfgoon wrote:
Burnwinter wrote:
It makes me laugh that you hard-nosed pragmatists are talking about solving anything with untested kids like Lukaku and Neymar.

What's the alternative?

You sign a tried and tested sure thing like Torres or Dzecko.

asajoseph

Burnwinter wrote:
It makes me laugh that you hard-nosed pragmatists are talking about solving anything with untested kids like Lukaku and Neymar.

Well, if we're going to spend big bucks, somehow I imagine Wenger would feel more comfortable doing it on a youngster like Neymar or Lukaku rather than Cavani - which would likely just make him feel dirty.

In an ideal world, he won't even be the man at the helm next season, but can't see Kroenke sacking him sadly.

y va marquer

otfgoon wrote:
Burnwinter wrote:
It makes me laugh that you hard-nosed pragmatists are talking about solving anything with untested kids like Lukaku and Neymar.

What's the alternative?

Drogba?

asajoseph

Is Drogba even available? And since when did he stop being a pikey cheap knob?

y va marquer

asajoseph wrote:
Is Drogba even available? And since when did he stop being a pikey cheap knob?

Rumours around that he's on his way out of Chelsea in the summer.
He's a git alright but he'd be useful.

asajoseph

He would be useful if he could stay fit. But I don't really think we need another player with such a dodgy injury record recently, least of all a knob like him.

Mirth

asajoseph wrote:
Burnwinter wrote:
It makes me laugh that you hard-nosed pragmatists are talking about solving anything with untested kids like Lukaku and Neymar.

Well, if we're going to spend big bucks, somehow I imagine Wenger would feel more comfortable doing it on a youngster like Neymar or Lukaku rather than Cavani - which would likely just make him feel dirty.

Neymar? Lukaku? 😆

You'd be better spent looking at players that had a similar profile to Nasri, Koscielny, Vermaelen when they signed. I think Hazard matches that criteria.

goon

qs! wrote:
You sign a tried and tested sure thing like Torres or Dzecko.

😆

y va marquer wrote:
Drogba?

I'm not sure a 33yr old in decline is the answer, even if he was available and willing to come here.

I mean I wouldn't say no, but I'd certainly prefer Neymar.

What about that French guy that everyone is always dismissive about? Can play out wide or up front and bangs in the goals. I know he's not a big name but neither was Hernandez, and he is a French international.

asajoseph

What, Gameiro?

Bleurgh.

goon

Is he not very good? I've never actually seen him play.

asajoseph

He's alright. Hardly the calibre of player we should be after though. He can actually shoot, though, which sets him apart from the last budget signing we took from France.

Qwiss

Gameiro, Neymar, Lukaku are all FM legends, thats why they get so much hype on AM

Iloveyouarsenewenger

Drogba may move clubs in summer, but Chelsea will surely never sell him to us or another English team.

asajoseph

Is Drogba out of contract?

OR just 'available'?

goon

He's not out of contract, but there's been strong rumours for a while that Chelsea want to get rid and that he'll be heading back to Marseille.

Iloveyouarsenewenger

I don't think he's out of contract.

There is nothing certain about his availability, as well. It's just speculation because him and Torres are not playing together.

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