r0cafella Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 If they fucked Giroud off and signed a top class striker they'd win the league easy This isn't a serious post is it? Why not? If they had Aguero up tops for them they'd walk it. Disagree personally, but I appreciate your viewpoint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 If they fucked Giroud off and signed a top class striker they'd win the league easy This isn't a serious post is it? Why not? If they had Aguero up tops for them they'd walk it. Agree with you but they would need Coquelin and Bellerin to keep up their form from last year too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 At least they have Debuchy if Bellerin did go shit, outside of Coquelin they have no defensive midfielder and even he has a lot to prove IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 If they fucked Giroud off and signed a top class striker they'd win the league easy This isn't a serious post is it? Why not? If they had Aguero up tops for them they'd walk it. Agree with you but they would need Coquelin and Bellerin to keep up their form from last year too Fair point. They played like some of the best players in their positions in the league and I'm not convinced both can keep it up long term (Coquelin in particular seemed a bit too much like a perfect storm). I still think you put a top class striker infront of that midfield and they're as good as there. They only conceded 4 goals less than Chelsea last season, the defence is passable in an era of poor CBs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I'd hate to see Aguero leave the Premier league, as much as I dislike Man City. There are more Real Madrid games on TV than Man City games I'd guess Probably, but I don't really tend to watch much else other than the premier league. Sunday afternoon on the couch after playing football, watching two (usually shite) premier league games is where it's at Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Cech is only 33, no reason why he can't have a fair few more seasons of his best if played regularly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Cech is only 33, no reason why he can't have a fair few more seasons of his best if played regularly. Yup, Man Utd signed Van der Sar when he was 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Wasn't Van Der Sar at Fulham as well? When you look at his career as a whole that actually happening seems so weird. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 If they fucked Giroud off and signed a top class striker they'd win the league easy This isn't a serious post is it? Why not? If they had Aguero up tops for them they'd walk it. Agree with you but they would need Coquelin and Bellerin to keep up their form from last year too Fair point. They played like some of the best players in their positions in the league and I'm not convinced both can keep it up long term (Coquelin in particular seemed a bit too much like a perfect storm). I still think you put a top class striker infront of that midfield and they're as good as there. They only conceded 4 goals less than Chelsea last season, the defence is passable in an era of poor CBs. Whilst Coquelin is probably not good enough they (and he) can get away with it a lot because their other central midfielders are so good on the ball. All he needs to do is hold his position to be better than any of the other options they have holding because they're all indisciplined or finished. Could probably get away with playing Santi-Wilshere-Ramsay/Ozil in a midfield 3 against the dross who will haemorrhage the ball like us at home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Wasn't Van Der Sar at Fulham as well? When you look at his career as a whole that actually happening seems so weird. Bit like Anelka going to Bolton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 If krul gets his move to London heavyweights crystal palace I think ospina would be a good replacement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Don't really buy any of that. Cech is obviously an upgrade on Ospina and was no doubt a great keeper but this idea that he's still in his prime and can guide them to the league is laughable. Unless he has detoriated badly in last season by not playing he is, he was fantastic the season before last and made something like 84% of shots It's a fantastic signing but they are still a couple short because Wenger will no doubt fuck it up in someway. Save percentage? We're not seriously using that nowadays? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I wouldn't usually but it was the easiest way to make my point that he was class that season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 He did go through some years when he was making some errors but even his aerial presence alone is a massive improvement on what they have Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 People near enough wrote him off after he made a fair few high profile mistakes iirc They did that for a few years after his head injury but by the season I'm on about he'd clearly recovered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Stats is a mental way to measure how good a goalkeeper is, probably even more mental than trying to do it for any other position. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Arsenal should just offer Zlatan whatever he wants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Stats is a mental way to measure how good a goalkeeper is, probably even more mental than trying to do it for any other position. Only stats I can accept are "fuck ups" and "belta saves". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Arsenal should just offer Zlatan whatever he wants. FFP marra. Need to get their English quota higher too. Probably better business to drop £25m on Troy Deeney instead. #ModernFootball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Arsenal should just offer Zlatan whatever he wants. would love zlatan in the PL, batshit mental and backs it up with goals Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Cech is only 33, no reason why he can't have a fair few more seasons of his best if played regularly. Yup, Man Utd signed Van der Sar when he was 34 van der Sar played 4 god damn seasons at Fulham too 7 million pounds for him. And then for 2 million to Man Utd. Genuinely bemused if a keeper is playing that good still that people aren't breaking necks to get a top class guy in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Stats is a mental way to measure how good a goalkeeper is, probably even more mental than trying to do it for any other position. Yeah because someone saves 84% of all saves shot at them in a season, its an irrelevant stat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Stats is a mental way to measure how good a goalkeeper is, probably even more mental than trying to do it for any other position. Yeah because someone saves 84% of all saves shot at them in a season, its an irrelevant stat. Agree with ponsaelius like. Given that he's at Chelsea, how many of those shots are from clearcut chances, from outside the box because the opposition can't get near them, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Aye. It's almost as if using your fucking eyes is a better idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Signing an already decent and experienced keeper with a point to prove for a relatively fuck all. Jens Lehmann finally gets replaced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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