He and Giroud here would mean they are effectively competing for a starting spot at the WC, no? Pretty good motivation to start showing up for every game I imagine.
Also, it's not my money so they can spend as much as they like upgrading from an average striker who trots around the pitch sulkily to a very good one who does the same. Don't believe this for a second mind you.

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.

Mega bid.

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

#Arseneknows

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.

little bit dependent on Suarez. again.

one thing i mentioned earlier in the summer was having one in the bag. if we'd bought Higuain, we'd still be able to come back for a Suarez or Benzema and offload Giroud next summer. it would leave us unbalanced for a season, but over 60 or so games, that would be 180 starting spots in the front-line giving plenty of opportunity for all the above, Walcott, Podolski, etc

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.