Though if we were to sign Antoine Griezmann to play along side him I’d have to call Deco Dec and Antoine Ant.
Would take a few weeks to adjust.
It's really quite insane how big we are now. Proper rich daddy club
Clrnc as we should be. biggest club in the most important city in the country which hosts the biggest league.
This is a real have to pinch yourself to believe it signing.
@QuincyAbeyie is right by the way, we went all in for Rice. We had no plan B without him, all pieces falls apart.
Clrnc I think Havertz was probably signed with plan being that Rice strong enough to cover him especially considering he usually covers the left side.
Without Rice, Havertz as left 8 didn't make as much sense.
Makes you wonder what we were doing bidding for Caicedo in January then if this is true...
Pepe LeFrits I think maybe Raicedo was the initial plan, and then Havertz became available and we diverted funds towards that.
Pepe LeFrits we were very lucky with a bunch of signings not working out/our 2nd choice signings working much better than anticipated. We wanted Koundé and Tapsoba ahead of White, Maddison or Buendia over Odegaard, Mudryk and Neto over Trossard etc.
Caicedo instead of Jorginho could've possibly meant the title but with Arteta's luck in the market he'll probably flop at Chelsea while Rice becomes hopefully a fixture for a title winning team.
Statement signing by The Arsenal.
We've probably overpaid but who gives a fuck. We are sorted in that position for a minimum of 6 years.
JazzG We've probably overpaid but who gives a fuck. We are sorted in that position for a minimum of 6 years.
Wouldn’t worry so much about the price. Our squad was good enough to challenge til round 36 last year. We just need finishing touches, and the group of players who can improve us now is narrow. We are no longer in the buy a Tierneh phase. We need the absolute best, of whom there’s limited supply, so their costs will be massive. City discussed a similar amount for this player.
Panda Havertz can also provide competition or cover for Odegaard
Sicario2 - Tier 1 i see it now. it's an adidas video and he's begging him not to join us.
Meatwad i see it now. it's an adidas video and he's begging him not to join us.
The end cameo appearance by Rice. 🤣
Between that and the other social media dancing/singing/rapping videos of him there's a funny/endearing cringiness about him. He just looks so awkward.
This feel huge. Not so much because of his quality, but the hype, the profile, the record transfer. Feels like we’ve made it back to the big time.
I can’t lie, feels like we’re in for some good times.
Big Willie he's very dorky.
Coombs Big Willie I get good vibes so far, and the dorkiness is a typical trait of leaders … helps them to influence others if they don't appear to be too cool for school. Bit like Gerrard but brighter.
Be interesting to see how the balance of "leadership" does go in the side. Be great to avoid any repeat of the period last season when the main "shouters" in our side simultaneously dropped off in form as we stumbled through a series of shitty results.
He’s good mates with Baks which should bode well.
Hopefully in a couple of years time we’ll see him play alongside Lewis-Skelly
You can say it Burnsy - you miss Flamini’s pointing and scissored sleeves
Do you recs all this good stuff happening is karma for enduring Mustafi and co?
lorddulaarsenal Do you recs all this good stuff happening is karma for enduring Mustafi and co?
Yes.
Recon it's the opposite. We've been punished with Mustafi and co because of the all that time we were blessed with having a player like Thierry play for us through his prime.
Sicario2 - Tier 1 fair play, had that spot on. Upgrade incoming.
