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Fa Cup Or Top Four
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Goals scored this season
Higuain -38
Morata - 11
RvP was how old when he went to Utd and won the league ?
Higuain has a good 4 seasons left in him
Morata is no different to Giroud - both don't score enough
I'm not sure I'd pay £60m for Higuain, but id certainly have him over morata. Not sure what hes ever done to warrant all the praise if im honest.
I'd be more inclined to offer 45/50 for Lukaku and see how deep Evertons new owners pockets really are.
Pin-seeker
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Lukaku will definitely be gone this summer,he said as soon as he signed for Everton that he wanted to move on to a bigger club,like Chelsea 😬
His words.
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Yep fair one, but don't think he meant another mid table team, so that's Chelsea out😃
sawtooth
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Quite a few top teams interested in him, maybe at 23 he has great potential. He obviously must have something about him.
Clubs need to take a punt to some extent otherwise you can only buy players you need when they reach an extortionate price.
Pin-seeker
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“They know I’m a good player but that I want to develop so I can eventually get back to playing for a club like Chelsea.
Personally I Can't understand why he'd want to leave Merseyside tho 🤔
louise_a
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In a few years time people will remember that Man Utd won the FA Cup in 2016, but who other than Man City fans will remember that they finished 4th in the league.
sawtooth
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That's true but I will probably always remember Liverpool winning the CL in 2005
And this could never have been possible if they hadn't of finished top 4 the year before.
Top 4 is an enabler, maybe that is the best way I can put it.
I agree that looking back over a succession of top 4 finishes with no CL win to show for it is pretty worthless as far as adding to honours is concerned. However it's still a notable achievement and indirectly can enable a club to progress and compete in domestic honours, qualify again for CL, win the CL and set up club for the future, new ground , etc
I've never counted top 4 finishes as trophies I have just argued a toss with people who say that it means nothing and that Wenger has achieved nothing when in reality he has achieved a great deal.
ColchesterFC
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And I think the word in bold is the key one in that sentence. I'm not trying to denigrate the achievement of Arsenal in qualifying for the CL for the last 20 years but it does have to be used to try to step up to that next level and from the outside looking in it doesn't look as though it has been. For those that don't support Arsenal it seems as though CL qualification and the money it brings in is the main aim each year rather than the minimum they are looking for.
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freddielong
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Its been used to pay for a stadium that will keep them at that next level, now comes the squad.
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Have spent more in the last couple of years than teams like Atletico and Leicester and both have been more successful than Arsenal over that same period (3-5 years )
Can't keep using the money being spent on the stadium excuse
£250 mil spent over the last 4 years
And looking like another £35 mil being spent on a player that doesn't fill and obvious gap.
garyinderry
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Hopefully the first of many good signings.
6 foot 1 strong tackling midfielder who can play.
Young and able to brush liverpool aside in signing him. Good stuff.
6 foot 1 strong tackling midfielder who can play.
Young and able to brush liverpool aside in signing him. Good stuff.
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So where will he play ? Seems he is the mould of Wilshire - it seems another midfielder to add to an ever growing list
Didn't realise we put a bid in for him ?
garyinderry
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I don't know Wengers plans for him.
I can only go on his reputation and clips. Havnt seem much broussia m.
Not afraid of a tackle and can drive forward and ping some lovely tackles.
His height will not go a miss in that team too. Great addition by the looks of things.
Seems liverpool have been linked for some time.
I can only go on his reputation and clips. Havnt seem much broussia m.
Not afraid of a tackle and can drive forward and ping some lovely tackles.
His height will not go a miss in that team too. Great addition by the looks of things.
Seems liverpool have been linked for some time.
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FA Cup every time.
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Blimey clubs get linked to hundreds of players
Of all the areas that Arsenal need strengthening it doesnt seem a player that is filling one of the areas - he doesn't sit , doesn't score goals , not really a creator but can ping a pass and is like a "pendulum" type player who will always be involved in play , keeps the ball very well and certainly is mature for his age when playing. Maybe a bit like Alonso with a bit of strength on the ball but I can't see where he fits in the Arsenal team unless someone is leaving or he has had enough or Wilshire not being fit.
garyinderry
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You can't rely on glass ankles.
He swanning off to the euros after being injured all season. I for one am not over the moon about that.
Flamini rosicky and arteta are off so plenty of room in the squad.
I am just glad someone signed so soon. I will not be happy if there isn't another 3 or 4 at least.
With Welbeck out we don't need one, we need two forwards.
Hope Walcot goes. Fed up with him.
He swanning off to the euros after being injured all season. I for one am not over the moon about that.
Flamini rosicky and arteta are off so plenty of room in the squad.
I am just glad someone signed so soon. I will not be happy if there isn't another 3 or 4 at least.
With Welbeck out we don't need one, we need two forwards.
Hope Walcot goes. Fed up with him.
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Signing early is good - especially if they have a good Euro - looks like we will have a good number done before then - GK , LB , CM and AM looks like arriving for us plus the two already signed
He does look a very good player and don't think the physical aspect with the Prem will be a problem which is a bit of a change for Wenger
Certainly need more and agree about Walcott - must be frustrating
