Comments on: Walcott – Appiah – M’Bia + I am getting Arsenal withdrawal symptoms

By: Demetrio

Demetrio — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:42:54 +0000

@Pdp a mad exodus of our players?!? È pazzo! You’re mad. If Arsenal replaced Wenger (When he leaves) with a guy like Slaven Blic, or Roberto Mancini, or lets just make it crazy and say Lippi took over.. They would only attract players, and probably some players that Wenger couldn’t get to come over.

With young players.. yes it can be done.. IF football was played like it was 10 years ago. Man U, Chelsea, Liverpool, and now Man City are keen on buying their trophies. Our 18 year olds cannot compete a whole season with guys who are 25-28 who’ve been in the league for 5-7+ years without being drained towards the end of the season like last year, and we dont have the experience in depth that we would need to step in when they do get tired. This will be the season Arsenal win the title if they are to win it. Arsenal and most importantly WENGER has not adapted to the way football is now being played. We can bitch and complain all day about football needs to cut out all the big spending but reality is bitching about it does nothing cuz teams are still buying trophies. While Arsenal plays beautiful football (which attracts teams like AC Milan, Inter, Barca, Real etc.) and the fact we arent winning trophies plays apart in our stars deciding to leave for those clbs whom promise trophies every season. Arsenal need to change and adapt to the way football is run now. Look are the guys who’ve left over the past couple of seasons. Freddie Ljungberg comes to mind who said he left cuz Arsenal are not ambitious enough. Arsenal need new energy in the club, probably at board level but definitely something has to change especially if this is another season without a trophy which may cause that mad exodus you were talkin about when teams like Inter, Real, AC come sniffing around.

By: Pdp(lakekay)

Pdp(lakekay) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:19:33 +0000

My mistake,Spanish Fry,sorry for the oversight.
@Demetrio,u don’t have to prove a point to arsenal fans about arsenal’s survival after wenger,it is obvious and inevitable that he’s gonna leave one day.But the fact remains that wenger is one of the best coaches and losing him just to prove a point baffles me.
The fact is this,losing him’ll facilitate a mass exodus of our players.If u could remember,one of the reasons Henry gave for his exit was the uncertainty surrounding wenger’s future with the club.The point i hope all arsenal fans’ll pray for is for wenger to prove his point with his crop of young players.Don’t say it can’t be done,we were 15 minutes away from doing it in 2006,and few games last season.It’s not every point that needs to be proved.

By: Spanish Fry

Spanish Fry — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:46:06 +0000

@ Pdp – Thanks for the kind sentiments, but I will point out that it’s Spanish FRY, not Spanish FLY.

@ Demetrio – Keeps us informed if you can. Cheers.

By: Demetrio

Demetrio — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:45:56 +0000

THere is other big news from Italia Spanish. It seems after the end of this season AC Milan will be keen on bringing Arsene Wenger to manager them. Which like i’ve said before, i wouldnt mind him leaving now more then ever just to prove to million of Arsenal fans that there will be life after Wenger and probably a better life after Wenger. But it seems AC will be hot on his trail to bring him over. Dont see it happening but worth putting out there. Dont be surprised to see stuff about him leaving as it gets closer to the summer.

By: Pdp(lakekay)

Pdp(lakekay) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:33:15 +0000

hmmmm
what a dull week,
the dullness’s due to the fact that Arsenal haven’t played for a while,
and when Arsenal doesn’t play for a while,there is no excitement,
and when there is no excitement,there’s nothing to ponder and discuss about,
and when there is nothing to discuss about,Spanish Fly’ll have nothing tangible to say,
and when Spanish Fly has no tangible thing to say,the blog gets dull,
and when the blog’s dull,Spanish Fly thinks about ways of brightening it,
and when Spanish Fly thinks about ways of brightening it,he looks for speculations,
and when he speculates,we react,
and when we react,things gets interesting,
and when things are interesting,the week is no more dull.So thanks SF for making a dull week bright.

By: weight_for_me

weight_for_me — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:22:57 +0000

the witdrawals are essentially the same…hell I started smoking more due to lack of true football exposure. Walcott will start playing like his ass is on fire. alternate duty between diaby and denilson. I could take or leave appiah. quick feet but injury-prone (rosicky anyone?). For some reason however I just think there is too many french players on the team as is so maybe just hold off ’til alonso

By: voley_gun

voley_gun — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:42:10 +0000

I trust in denilson that he will be great and will give more than what flamini gave.All he needs now is matches to get on top.
We have song if he fails to do so.Diably to return back.Also one more in Amaury bischoff.

Theo will haunt defence regularly as he starts regularly.

By: jay

jay — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:53:19 +0000

Im still praying Appiah signs for the gunners because we need a good partner for Cesc and a DM and an experienced one. Appiah is all that and FREE. Come on AW!! Theo was great and I was gald he got a start in the senior england side, doubt he will start v Croatia but he was alert and good so no reason why he cant come off the bench and do damage!

By: Evo in OZ

Evo in OZ — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:45:53 +0000

not much chat on the appiah thing, i doubt we’ll go for him, wenger is loving bringing his kids thru

By: Frichie

Frichie — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:31:52 +0000

It does not make sense!!!!!

Appiah is sugar coated gift that Wenger cannot refuse, if we dont take him now I will be amazed. We all know Wenger likes a good deal and doesnt want to ‘kill his youngsters’, BUT he knows we lacking one body with experience. Appiah fits the bill in my opinion, Granted he was injured for a long time, but he has come back and played an international already, and there is another one soon. He is Captain and leader on the pitch, strong and experienced. But being 27 with an injury record and having not played…he may be happy to join Arsenal where he might only get 20 games, that way we have a stop gap for 1-2 years while AbuDenSong gain more confidence and experience.

M’bia on the other hand does not make sense to me, sure he is young talented midfielder, but Song is his midfield partner and I dont think M’bia will add any more to what we’ve already got. Appiah on the otherhand brings experience and leadership to a young squad. Guess we just have to wait, but knowing Wenger he probably knew about Appiah from the start and would have made a move if it interested him sooner!