Benzema is better than Rooney.

Some of u are seriously underrating Benzema here IMO.

His mentality might be an issue, but there is no doubt he's an elite talent. You just have to look at his CL record to see the kind of talent we are talking about here. He's been banging them in and tormenting top class defenders(still remember his performance against Vidic and Ferdinand) in that competition since his teenage years - very few players are capable of doing that.

He's one of the most complete forwards out there - equally effective in a counter attacking team or a possession based team. Even in an up and down season like last season, only Iniesta provided more assists in the league than him. He's a creator and a goalscorer(left foot, right foot, head - no problem); about 20 assists, 20 goals last season.

He should be a far better player than he's at the moment though, but let's not forget Madrid are one of the most difficult clubs to play for. Anelka left us as a quality young striker and totally lost his way over there. Most of our super stars in the Wenger era would probably not have had nowhere the same impact for Madrid as they did for us.

Wenger can develop Benzema into a world's top 10 player IMO. We are not getting him though.

Last 3 seasons he averages over a goal every second game. Thats top level striker numbers. Especially when you're sharing the spoils with Ronaldo. He'd easily score 25 league goals here.

Benzema is quality.

We are not.

Yeah, some serious under rating of Benzema's ability happening here.

He ran rings around Ferdinand and Lescott a couple of years ago at Wembley.

I'd rather spend £40 milllion + £1 for Benzema. Get it done!

Of course Dula was in diapers until his late 20s, so that´s not being very specfic...

But they were CK diapers.

We can't hope to close a big deal like this in the period of 9 days. Free transfers, release clauses, skint clubs - That's how we roll.

qs! wrote:

Benzema is better than Rooney.

Ur either overstating the former or underrating the latter.

Karim is a good player but will frustrate us a lot at times. Some games he won't show up, some games he will sulk and sometimes he won't try or give a shit.

But when he is on his game he can be very effective.

More importantly he is a big name and this will appease our inner transfer muppet.

If we wanted Rooney we would've signed him already imo

qs! wrote:

But they were CK diapers.

Nope

Benzema is the type of striker who could take the game to the opposition isn't he?
On form he would probably turn a game on his own, blazing from a deeper position and bearing down on goal, he'd be more direct, shoot from the edge of the box?
Wouldn't be trying to walk the ball into the net.

y va marquer wrote:

Benzema is the type of striker who could take the game to the opposition isn't he?
On form he would probably turn a game on his own, blazing from a deeper position and bearing down on goal, he'd be more direct, shoot from the edge of the box?
Wouldn't be trying to walk the ball into the net.

when he's on, he reminds me of a prime anelka, aggressive, mobile, and capable of stunning finishes. when he's off, he reminds of the rubbish anelka, moody, careless, infuriating.

from the little i've seen of him in pre-season, he does look like he's carrying a few extra kilos as well.

He likes to play the game at his own pace. In that respect he reminds me of Arshavin.

He's French. In that respect he reminds me of Gilles Grimandi.

He likes to play the game at his own pace. In that respect he reminds me of Arshavin.

the extra few kilos should remind you of shavva as well

Gazza M wrote:

y va marquer wrote:

Benzema is the type of striker who could take the game to the opposition isn't he?
On form he would probably turn a game on his own, blazing from a deeper position and bearing down on goal, he'd be more direct, shoot from the edge of the box?
Wouldn't be trying to walk the ball into the net.

when he's on, he reminds me of a prime anelka, aggressive, mobile, and capable of stunning finishes. when he's off, he reminds of the rubbish anelka, moody, careless, infuriating.

from the little i've seen of him in pre-season, he does look like he's carrying a few extra kilos as well.

Moody, French, gifted, striker and at Arsenal. That's a template for brilliance.

y va marquer wrote:

Benzema is the type of striker who could take the game to the opposition isn't he?
On form he would probably turn a game on his own, blazing from a deeper position and bearing down on goal, he'd be more direct, shoot from the edge of the box?
Wouldn't be trying to walk the into the net.

yep on his day he could be scoring a great solo goal like Henry, on another day he could missed an absolutely ridiculous sitter.

anyway there are serious underrating of benzema here. He clearly is top tier

Weren't he and Ribery charged with soliciting an underage prostitute? Isn't that still ongoing? Would surely be some serious implications if found guilty so probably a risk Wenger wouldn't want to take. Anyway, we're not signing anyone at this price level.

Yes, the case is ongoing. The maximum penalty either will face is 3 years' jail time - or they could be fined the equivalent of a few days' wages.

There seems to be quite a bit of confusion over whether they knew the prostitute's real age, so I doubt there will be a conviction unless there's some significant evidence the tabloids haven't gotten hold of yet in that regard.

invisibleman18 wrote:

Weren't he and Ribery charged with soliciting an underage prostitute? Isn't that still ongoing? Would surely be some serious implications if found guilty so probably a risk Wenger wouldn't want to take.

Nah, he probably supplies them.

So, is soliciting an underage prostitute more or less abhorrent than Rooney diving or Suarez biting?

I don't know but it's definitely less disgusting than Rooney soliciting an old age prostitute

Basically my mental image of Rooney is him at his ugly baldest, diving to break our winning streak with his end in some grandma. No thanks.

The prostitute didn't look underage at all, doubt they had any idea to be honest.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/23/real-madrid-luis-suarez-karim-benzema-arsenal

el grauniad reckons were weighing up a 46m sterling bid

fuck it, lets just do the thang

Mega bid.

However I fully expect us to end up with Flamini, Bendtner returning, and Vermaelen and Ryo being "like new signings."

#Arseneknows

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/23/karim-benzema-arsenal-arsene-wenger?CMP=twt_gu

No chance of us signing benzema. We simply won't spend that much

Plus I reckon Benzema has zero interest in leaving Madrid to come here.

of all the rumours of the last few days, this is the least likely signing. too many moving parts for a deal like this to happen at this stage of the window

I feel about Benzema like Alfonso feels about Rooney. He would revitalize the team.

Klaus wrote:

He's French. In that respect he reminds me of Gilles Grimandi.

What I mean is, the way he sort of has that slouched, nonchalant appearance for large periods, but with the ball at his feet can create magic. Obviously I'm comparing him to the Arshavin of several years ago.

Shady Shakes wrote:

What I mean is, the way he sort of has that slouched, nonchalant appearance for large periods, but with the ball at his feet can create magic.

Yep thats French alright, all he needs is the shoulder shrug and constant expression of boredom.

Taken from Arseblog

Interesting.