fredbob Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Bollocks to creativity in central midfield. Our biggest problem is the fact that Butt, Barton, Geremi and Smith get overrun in midfield every game due to other midfielders having better physical attributes. Diarra should solve that problem against most teams, and against a large bunch of very imposing midfielders like the Portsmouth midfield, partnering Diarra and Faye should put us on a competitive keel. I wanted to put this but i thought id get shot down by the "yeh thats what ya call creativity mob". I would love to see those 2 in the midfield, noone would break them, and it would give our wingers more creative license, its good that Diarra is so mobile because he could quite easily support the attack whilst Faye sits deep gobbling up the oppositions attacks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Excited if this happens and hope we go for Gillinghams Luke Freedom or whatever his name is, sounds like a canny player at the age of 15. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliemort Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Very excited. Im trying not to be cos might end up disapointed!Portsmouth are in the hunt for him as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timnufc22 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Quality player, although I reckon the plan would be for him to be at RB until Beye returns. A lot of harsh comments on Butt tho imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olliemort Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Excited if this happens and hope we go for Gillinghams Luke Freedom or whatever his name is, sounds like a canny player at the age of 15. Did Freeman not sign for Arsenal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Guys please dont expect him to come in and make wonders, hes still youngand not yet the player hes supposed to be. Hes going to become a starter for the french national team, and the question is if wenger doesnt already knows that and will only let him come on loan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredbob Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 If we can sign Diarra then I think it's safe to say that the CDM position is sorted for at least 5 years. He's much more like Makelele than Essien. I can't really see a resemblance with Essien whatsoever. I always thought he was one of those up and down midfilders who dont stop running, like essien. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 If we can sign Diarra then I think it's safe to say that the CDM position is sorted for at least 5 years. He's much more like Makelele than Essien. I can't really see a resemblance with Essien whatsoever. Fantastic user name btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Excited if this happens and hope we go for Gillinghams Luke Freedom or whatever his name is, sounds like a canny player at the age of 15. Did Freeman not sign for Arsenal? No, not yet at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timnufc22 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 We'd still be lacking in creativity, his game is mainly breaking teams down, reading the game, but good on the ball & full of energy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 i don't see why anyone like that would come Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I know nowt about the fella. 3 PL games for Arsenal and he had our attack in his pocket right? What's with the unrestrained jubilation at merely being linked. Good luck to him if we get him like, hope he's as good as people reckon, but do you people watch Arsenal reserves week in and week out or something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 If we can sign Diarra then I think it's safe to say that the CDM position is sorted for at least 5 years. He's much more like Makelele than Essien. I can't really see a resemblance with Essien whatsoever. I always thought he was one of those up and down midfilders who dont stop running, like essien. I'm sure he can be, but he really showed his strengths against us in the Carling Cup, playing as a plug in the midfield. I was at the game and his close control, tackling ability and distribution were frankly infuriating me. Like someone said above, him and Faye as well as Butt could make a great partnership in the centre when we need to defend a game. We have to also consider the fact that he is 22 with 9 French caps under his belt. France have a wealth of CDM's and he's already broken through as a regular. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 He's young, talented and is experienced in English football. Can't go wrong tbh. My only worry is that like at Arsenal, he'd want to be straight in the team. Will Allardyce do this (meaning dropping one of his other signings) or will he be brought through slowly like Enrique? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 He's young, talented and is experienced in English football. Can't go wrong tbh. My only worry is that like at Arsenal, he'd want to be straight in the team. Will Allardyce do this (meaning dropping one of his other signings) or will he be brought through slowly like Enrique? Why would he be brought through slowly? He's got a significant amount of Premiership experience already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo_11 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyqYRx6Y9uk&NR=1 His English seems to have improved Will be pleased with this signing if it comes off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ObaStar Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Diarra was named Chelsea's young player of the season for the season of 2005-06. Chelsea's wide network of scouts tagged Diarra as the 'new' Makélélé made 23 appearances for Chelski last year. sounds good enough for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colocho Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 He's young, talented and is experienced in English football. Can't go wrong tbh. My only worry is that like at Arsenal, he'd want to be straight in the team. Will Allardyce do this (meaning dropping one of his other signings) or will he be brought through slowly like Enrique? Why would he be brought through slowly? He's got a significant amount of Premiership experience already. I wouldn't say he has a significant amount of Premiership experience, 18 games ... Consider the experience of the likes of Faye, Geremi or Butt. He could play at RB whilst Beye is away but playing there pissed him off at Arsenal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyqYRx6Y9uk&NR=1 His English seems to have improved Will be pleased with this signing if it comes off. Is he talking to his shoulder? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 He's young, talented and is experienced in English football. Can't go wrong tbh. My only worry is that like at Arsenal, he'd want to be straight in the team. Will Allardyce do this (meaning dropping one of his other signings) or will he be brought through slowly like Enrique? Why would he be brought through slowly? He's got a significant amount of Premiership experience already. I wouldn't say he has a significant amount of Premiership experience, 18 games ... Consider the experience of the likes of Faye, Geremi or Butt. He could play at RB whilst Beye is away but playing there pissed him off at Arsenal. He knows what it's all about, he has played very well in Premiership games, Enrique hasn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edd Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 He's young, talented and is experienced in English football. Can't go wrong tbh. My only worry is that like at Arsenal, he'd want to be straight in the team. Will Allardyce do this (meaning dropping one of his other signings) or will he be brought through slowly like Enrique? It doesn't mean dropping one of his own signings really. It just means that if he plays Smith he only does so in his correct position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Would be an absolutely fantastic signing... ...Which means I expect a report that the bid has been rejected or that he's off to Pompey within the hour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 He's young, talented and is experienced in English football. Can't go wrong tbh. My only worry is that like at Arsenal, he'd want to be straight in the team. Will Allardyce do this (meaning dropping one of his other signings) or will he be brought through slowly like Enrique? Whey the Arse fans don't seem to want to let him go so could be canny. Wouldn't pay any more than they did for him though. Anyone know what that was? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredbob Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Would be an absolutely fantastic signing... ...Which means I expect a report that the bid has been rejected or that he's off to Pompey within the hour. Hope not, depite our respective positions and situation i cant help but feel there is far more potential with our club than Pompey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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