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N'Golo Kante

Biggus

Coombs wrote:
I'm probably blind, but I just don't see all that much in Kante.

Thats because you ignored Leicester and haven't watched their games because you assumed they'd drop off like 95% of people.

Gazza M

Rosanero wrote:
Because there really isn't that much to Kante, to his credit he's defensively impressive and possesses one of the best engines around but he's not particularly good with the ball that any team looking to play possession based football will play him as a holder and he's not anything special going forward.

In a 3 man midfield he'd be a very good player, like Napoli's Allan or PSG's Matuidi, a shuttling midfielder that offers a bit of everything. Madrid need a player like this to support Kroos & Modric, but we already have Elneny & Ramsey who are of a similar mould.

they really aren't

id happily sell coq and replace him with kante

Gunner89

Elneny and Ramsey are in no way similar to Kante besides having a good engine.

Coombs

Just seems he chases the ball down and kicks it to a wide player. I mean, Leicester won the league, but lets not pretend that their players are better than they are. If they were, then winning the league wouldn't have been so impressive or so strange.

Biggus

Oh I get your point now Coombs and I agree.
That was what was so exhilarating about this Leicester triumph, it proved beyond doubt that with the right coaching man managing and system a motley collection of journeymen can be whipped lnto shape and become champions.
And players despite having supposed better technical qualities are still only men and who suffer from the same doubt and disillusionment as everyone else when badly led.

Gazza M

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this rumour isnt going away

Tony Montana

Strange strange move.

Temo

Wenger loves his bargins.

Gunner89

Coombs wrote:
Just seems he chases the ball down and kicks it to a wide player. I mean, Leicester won the league, but lets not pretend that their players are better than they are. If they were, then winning the league wouldn't have been so impressive or so strange.

All a 30 goal a season striker does is put the ball into the back of the net.

spacemanspiff

Xhaka and Kante double pivot with Ozil in front?

Making Coquelin and Elneny substitutes kinda makes sense if these guys are better, and they'll still get loads of games anyways but where would this leave Ramsey? On the wing? Out the door?

I wouldn't expect Wenger to be ruthless enough to 'kill' Cazorla either - he's been one of our best players when fit the past 2 seasons at CM.

Gazza M

if we get xhaka and kante i have a feeling there's at least 1 big departure brewing. ramsey, cazorla, or ozil

but then wenger did say this yesterday

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jones

No chance we're getting both. It took us three transfer windows for our last two outfield players to arrive in Elneny and Gabriel and neither starts for us which Xhaka and Kanté would

flobaba

Gazza M wrote:
if we get xhaka and kante i have a feeling there's at least 1 big departure brewing. ramsey, cazorla, or ozil

but then wenger did say this yesterday

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[size=medium][font='PT Sans', sans-serif]“I must say, we want to combine technical stability with players that we know want to play and know our game. Maybe bring in three players for example. That’s the right level for me.”[/font][/size]

You haven't heard?

We are losing Flamini. 🙁

Gunner89

Why do people give credence to what Wenger says about transfers.

The man never gives straight answers.

Irishgunner

Gazza M wrote:
if we get xhaka and kante i have a feeling there's at least 1 big departure brewing. ramsey, cazorla, or ozil

If we get both I'd see it as confirmation that we'd be inverting the pyramid in midfield and playing Ozil on the wing.

-------Xhaka
---Kanté---Ramsey
Ozil-----------Sanchez
--------Striker

--------Cazorla (or maybe Wilshere)
---Coquelin---El Nenny
Wilshere-------------Iwobi
----------Giroud

marv3llous

We should be so lucky to get 3 signings without losing anyone significant.

Ray

3 signings will probably be a backup RB, Xhaka and some kid for the reserves.

Coombs

Wenger has a thing he does where he buys loads of players for the same position while willfully neglecting others. It used to be attacking midfielders neglecting defensive ones...now he's just flipped it 'round on us.

DiabyKungFu

Xhaka-Kante-Ramsey would be a half-decent imitation of Alonso-Mascherano-Gerrard.

dreamlord

If we sign a midfielder, I'm willing to have a friendly wager that Ramsey will not be a starter in midfielder for us.

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