naz wrote:

Who does Buendia displace if he were to join? I can't see us spend 30-40 on a bench warmer

He'd start with ESR and Saka rotating in from time to time. It's nuts that we rely on teens to play every single match.

Gunner89 wrote:
naz wrote:

Who does Buendia displace if he were to join? I can't see us spend 30-40 on a bench warmer

Yes where would a player racking up chances fit into our first eleven?

That doesn't really answer my question...

I like md's suggestion of ESR dropping to CM or even benching so we don't break him. We'd be an injury away from getting truly screwed.

mdgoonah41 wrote:

i think ESR should play deeper, and then we'd have buendia, pepe, and saka to rotate at LW/RW, with auba and martinelli in the middle. i hope and pray we sell laca this summer and be done with that

Actually... I didn't see Martinelli ready to start up front yet but it might be a good option, maybe even Balogun? Laca has to be gone

Thought the latest was that Lacazette was getting a 1 year extension? Saw it in another thread here.

Dailymail also says Garlick is determined to make this his first Arsenal signing.

Fuck, probably means Ødegaard is a no-go. Oh well, Buendia is great too (better?) from what I've heard from you guys.

Is he really all that? Scored and assisted a bunch, but looking at his highlights there's something that doesn't sit right with me. Can't quite put my finger on it though.

Quincy Abeyie wrote:

Fuck, probably means Ødegaard is a no-go. Oh well, Buendia is great too (better?) from what I've heard from you guys.

In theory, if we getting rid of Willian then it could be that we’re looking for a replacement for him, while Odegaard is simply coming in as a No.10

Hear me out:

Willian, Nelson, Eddie, Laca out (35m + 20m p/a in wages)

Buendia AND Odegaard in. (£70m + 11m p/a in wages)

Would leave you with:

Pepe, Odegaard, Buendia, Saka, ESR, Martinelli, Auba and Balogun. 8 players for 4 spots. Overkill near year for sure, but we’d be sorted for the long term.

Kroenke put out a lot of info promising that this will be a huge summer and big spending for Arsenal.

If we are only getting Buendia in that doesn't really work. Everyone is expecting much more. Buendia + Odegaard is probably what we are going for once Willian leaves. Then plus the RB, backup LB and a CM. Anything else would be a bonus

Buendia, Bissouma and Emerson would be a decent summer. That alone would £90m+

goon wrote:
Quincy Abeyie wrote:

Fuck, probably means Ødegaard is a no-go. Oh well, Buendia is great too (better?) from what I've heard from you guys.

In theory, if we getting rid of Willian then it could be that we’re looking for a replacement for him, while Odegaard is simply coming in as a No.10

Hear me out:

Willian, Nelson, Eddie, Laca out (35m + 20m p/a in wages)

Buendia AND Odegaard in. (£70m + 11m p/a in wages)

Would leave you with:

Pepe, Odegaard, Buendia, Saka, ESR, Martinelli, Auba and Balogun. 8 players for 4 spots. Overkill near year for sure, but we’d be sorted for the long term.

Well thanks for setting me up for disappointment.

Keep in mind Sociedad came 6th while Norwich were relegated so that tells you a bit about the quality around them that season.

We absolutely do not need Buendia and Odegaard together.
If we go into the season with a front 4 selection of 8 players we should be fine:

Aubameyang/Balogun
Saka/Martinelli - Odegaard/ESR - Pépé/Willock.

With a 40-50 game season, there’s 1800 to 2200 minutes per player. Saka alone played 3600 minutes this season. Pépé who barely played had 2900.

We absolutely do not need 2 signings.

Yeah I’m mostly there with you Claude. Just not sure where Willock fits. Is it wide or deeper and central, making the runs into the box that we need from that position?

Aubameyang/Martinelli
ESR/Buendia. Odegaard/Willock. Saka/Pepe

That is what you go to war with. You have to remember that ESR is injury prone, as well as Martinelli. There will be enough games for this line up to get through.