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Noni Madueke

JazzG

flobaba

NM20 vs GM11

https://www.squawka.com/en/comparison-matrix/

Only issue I potentially see with Noni is I’m not too convinced about his motivation/mentality. He obviously wanted out of Chelsea, but did he really want Arsenal, and is he hungry enough to want to take a first team place like Trossard obviously was? Or is he just here cos it’s convenient, and will accept whatever role he’s given.

Don Pacifico

“Noni’s performance numbers and availability over recent seasons have been exceptional..."

Anyone else find this an odd thing to say from Berta? Whilst fitness is important, feels an odd thing to publicly acknowledge as a key selling point in a player.

Side-point - Madueke looks so much younger without his headband. Weird.

Speedster

Don Pacifico

You can reliably predict hamstring reinjury rate by the location of the tear. Seems obvious but prior to 2 years ago it was all strength, range of motion rate of force development figures. Turns out location is the most important by far.

Saka might have torn his in an area that has a 58% re injury rate.

The surgery should lower the reinjury rate in theory. But if that's the hope you'd sign a RWF. And one who stays fit .

KDB had the op and he aged about 5 years overnight so let's see.

flobaba

Don Pacifico his injury history while at PSV was atrocious. In 21/22 he missed 33 games due to various muscular injuries, in 22/23 he missed 20 games to an ankle injury. The emphasis is on the “over recent seasons”. Also missed 7 games last year for Chelsea due to hamstring injury, so it was likely a strong concern we had during our background check for him. Fingers crossed all of that is behind him now.

lorddulaarsenal

Nope it’s not odd. We were stung badly by players not being available. Looking at indicators on that front is good.

Noni has the best physique at the club

Don Pacifico

lorddulaarsenal We were stung badly by players not being available.

Sure, I get that. But making a point of that in his unveiling feels to me like saying: we like him because he's a warm body.

Maybe just my interpretation.

lorddulaarsenal

Oh I hear ya. Don’t think that’s the intent

Klaus

Sicario2 Bit overenthusiastic thread perhaps, but I kinda agree with the Raphinha similarities. Which is why Arteta, who runs the official Raphinha Fan club, went for him too I'm sure.

The only real issue with this signing has always been the fee, but as long as we have enough money to complete the transfers that will improve the starting eleven who cares honestly. I think this bloke is going to do well for us. He has a rare chance now to develop at a top club without too much pressure.

Pepe LeFrits

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jul/18/noni-madueke-arsenal-challenge-fans-scepticism-chelsea

Don Pacifico

Pepe LeFrits definitely gave off that impression in his first interview. Seemed very focused but also very unfazed/chilled.

Gazza M

Sicario2 this twitter account is comically enthusiastic about every player we're linked to. his thread on sesko would have you thinking he's prime van Basten.

I don't see any raphinha comparisons. raphinha has always looked like a silky operator who was in control of his actions in the final third since his Leeds days. he was just inconsistent. madueke looks like he's mainly operating on vibes and adrenaline if he beats the first man

flobaba

Speedster KDB had the op and he aged about 5 years overnight so let's see.

The same surgery?

Hopefully the fact that Saka's younger should improve his likelihood of a better recovery

invisibleman18

Feels a poor signing being a player who flopped at a rival and paying them double what they paid so they can get rid and fund their upgrade. It's also an enormous amount of money that doesn't improve the first 11. It seems a huge fee for a backup unless your funds are unlimited like Man City so I expect he'll be starting. I just hope it doesn't mean we now miss out on Gyokores or whatever forward improves the first 11 over a few million pounds because it was spent here instead.

Anyway, is what it is. Already settled in the league and city and should know some of our players alreasy so that's a plus. Hope he works out and Chelsea haven't fucked us again. Surely he's better than Sterling right?

Bernard Woolley

invisibleman18 I have been wondering about this backup business as well for a while and have 3 potential theories: (1) Saka + Odegaard backup with Saka moving inside if Ode is injured and Madueke stepping in at RW which makes him more valuable especially since we don't have a natural substitute for Odegaard other than Nwaneri; (2) If the team perceives a contract / injury risk for Saka (which was my initial hypothesis earlier in this thread); or (3) he is the alternate version of LW - so we have (hopefully) Eze who comes in off the left alternating with the touchline-hugging left-footed LW Madueke as the variation and similarly Saka coming in off the right with Martinelli as the variation on the RW. Could be some combination of all these three drivers as well. Driving this kind of optionality and rotation potential in the wide forward group could explain the seemingly expensive "backup" acquisition as a priority.

Burnwinter

invisibleman18 It's also an enormous amount of money that doesn't improve the first 11.

Could be a crucial boost if Madueke's availability means Saka doesn't miss a quarter of the season. Arteta's been so loath to rest Saka I'm happy if he's got a £50m incentive to not look like a goose by skipping rotation.

Speedster

flobaba

Yes same one, hopefully.

Gurgen

Shit signing, shit business.

Doc

Bernard Woolley

Or the most obvious option... that he has been bought in as 1st choice winger and we may/may not get another one depending on outgoings.

Bernard Woolley

Doc Fair, that's possible as well. I am assuming based on the reporting to date that the base case is that Eze / Rodrygo / Simons / some new candidate will come in to be our first choice LW and Trossard will leave.

Speedster

Burnwinter

Saka works so hard that often for the last 30 minutes him and ode are dead on their feet.

But the beauty of this signing is that Noni with his freakish pace in behind give us a great option of the bench. Particularly when we're holding onto a lead.

We don't really have a game plan to hold onto a lead. Noni and Gok both wanting to burst in behind is a nice way to kill a team off.

Doc

Bernard Woolley I hope you are right.

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