We are getting him guys, our "backup" that Ornstein mentioned.

#welcome

Is this cunt any better than Arteta?

He's tall, so he has to be good.

Is he a deep lying midfielder?

Never seen him play.

He's a cunt, so he has to be good.

this could be our guy. From what I've read he's a pivot in the making. we could really use a deep lying specialist to improve how we play from the back

I'm happy with this as our midfield signing. I'm not happy with this as our only signing, though.

He's a top talent but needs to fill out and really doesn't have any tactical awareness that I can discern...definitely should be a CM but he dallies and carries the ball forward too much. At this point in his career he's more Alex Song than a Matic type. Likes to try balls over the top and dribble around a lot.

Would really like him here, don't get me wrong, but I think Carvalho is currently a much better player.

Ludicrous signing given our desperate needs, if it happens of course. Why is Wenger wasting his precious time and money on a player that will likely be of little use to us right now?

Sign a centre back, sign a defensive midfielder and sign a striker. Put all your time and resources into making that happen. So annoyed by our lack of planning.

Coombs wrote:

He's a top talent but needs to fill out and really doesn't have any tactical awareness that I can discern...definitely should be a CM but he dallies and carries the ball forward too much. At this point in his career he's more Alex Song than a Matic type. Likes to try balls over the top and dribble around a lot.

Would really like him here, don't get me wrong, but I think Carvalho is currently a much better player.

i'll take your word for it as i haven't seen him. we definitely don't want any chancers in that deep position, need someone who's sturdy in possession, and pick out crisp passes to our attacking mids

Rabiot needs discipline and experience and he could become a fantastic CM. Just has to stay on his feet, release the ball quicker, and make sure he doesn't wander aimlessly up the field...but Wenger is unlikely to be the coach to teach him that.

I wonder if Rabiot is Mr X.

who is this guy? is he in addition to or in lieu of Carvalho? i'm confused - i always assumed we needed a starting striker and a starting DM

A quick Google search tells me he's 19. A quick YouTube compilation also tells me he's not a defensive mid. He doesn't look like the sort of player we need, but I'm not gonna say no to a new signing.

You wouldn't say no, just because he's a new signing? And you'd take any new signing in any position? Even the GEICO gecko?

Or because you generally always agree with most of Wenger's decisions?

I like the looks of him from what little i've seen. He looks good on the ball. Able to play quick, accurate passes, but more importantly his movement looks top notch. I like how he takes up new positions after he releases the vall. A bit like Busquets; always helping out his team mates by providing a good passing option. He knows how to create passing triangles in midfield and control the pace.