The Arsenal Thread XIX

He isn't a luxury player

#Cesc: "Arsenal was first option but Wenger said he had Ozil at my position. I had 2-3 other options in England, #Mourinho won me over"

It can't just be me that finds it worrying that we don't go for world class players cos we already have one in a similar position.

We could've rotated Özil and Cesc with other players. Instead we'll be rotating Diaby and Rosicky.


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Signing Cesc wouldn't solve anything if we don't sign an RB, Striker, true CDM and possibly a LW




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Arsenal don't need a dm and signing him wouldn't affect st, rb......

Just going to pretend that Aaron Ramsey Santo Cazorla and Jack Wilshere are in the squad then eh?

Chelsea didn't especially need an attacking mid. They need a striker or two, maybe a CB, full back. But they got Cesc cos they want world class players. They want quality throughout the squad. They want to win the league and more.


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It would in the fact that if we spunk 30m on Cesc then were less likely to spend as much on a striker knowing Arsenal

We need some one with more defensive responsibilities to replace Arteta. Cesc would be great for attacking but we have Ramsey for that so we'd need the other CM to hold back


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Cesc can play dlp

In no way would he impact st or rb the club have 160m in the bank ffs

Well you know Arsenal aren't going to break the bank this window so the 160m is irrelevant

Whether it's the right way to spend is another question however


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It's only irrelevant when fans keep making excuses for that idiot of a manager we have that has no ambition

I wouldn't say he has no ambition I'd just say he's stubborn. Too stubborn at times

Guy has good morals but won't turn on them for success. I guess it does hinder our chances of winning but let this window pan out first before coming to conclusions


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Honestly I people who say we shouldn't have brought Cesc back because it would hinder the development of Wilshere and Ramsey have no clue.

Both players have hinted leaving us in the last 12 months. If Real Madrid or Barca came in for either of them they'd force a move just like Cesc. People have already started Idolising both as if they're going to stay forever. If Cesc came he would have stayed at Arsenal until retired.

Honestly I people who say we shouldn't have brought Cesc back because it would hinder the development of Wilshere and Ramsey have no clue.

Both players have hinted leaving us in the last 12 months. If Real Madrid or Barca came in for either of them they'd force a move just like Cesc. People have already started Idolising both as if they're going to stay forever. If Cesc came he would have stayed at Arsenal until retired.

Q. Do you understand that Cesc has gone to Chelsea? You forgive him?

"How can you stop the progress of a player?

"Obviously, in an ideal world, as an Arsenal fan, I would have loved him to come back to Arsenal, all fans think that but if someone knocks your door, you have to look for future, and as there wasn't a chance of him returning, the deal was made"

Q: It will be tough for him to play at the Emirates, right?

"I think gooners will understand him"

"If he couldn't return to Arsenal... what is he supposed to do? He can't stop going to PL because he played in our Arsenal. In fact he hasn't left the Arsenal to go directly to Chelsea. That would have been worse. He's a blue player now and I expect all Arsenal fans not to boo him when he plays at the Emirates. He doesn't deserve it, for sure"

Source: http://www.marca.com/2014/06/15/futbol/mundial/1402842715.html

Obviously Henry is sympathetic to Cesc because he basically did the same thing. He snaked Arsenal for his own personal ambition. He abandoned the club when times were staring to get really hard because of Wenger's future were uncertain. I'm sorry Henry Arsenal FC is more than Wenger.

Bergkamp is a true legend