They are also hungrier for success than their European counterparts who are pampered
by the big clubs from an early age and don't retain the hunger for success.
Not exact matches
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We are
bigger than Southampton and should be bullying Schneiderlin
from that
club, but we're run
by tightfisted idiots who have the cheek to charge Elite prices.
Arsenal had been growing in concern that after having gotten away
from Barcelona's watchful eye over Hector Bellerin, that we'd have no more concerns surrounding our
big players being considered for transfer,
by other top European
clubs.
who would of guest City would make an offer of 60 million in the summer for Sanchez with only a year left on his contract, i'm guessing we could get an offer of around 30 million
from City in January so he wont be persuaded
by the likes of PSG with a signing on fee in the summer, but who knows what goes in the mind of Alexis or what kind of injuries some
big clubs could have
from now until January for them to make ridiculous offers to a world class player with no CL conflict of interest, lets say Real Madrid loses Ronaldo, Bale, Karim to long term injury you bet they will come ceiling with baring gifts for Sanchez's services or even Barca with Messi or Suarez
With the news that Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has rejected the chance to sign for Manchester United this summer, here's a look at five other top class centre - backs the
club could consider signing, including some
big names
from La Liga, an exciting Brazilian youngster and one of the Premier League's top prospects also wanted
by rivals Chelsea...
Eddie Howe MAY make an excellent future Arsenal Manager.Now is not his time.We have the money and (new) infrastructure in place to go forward as a
club and to do this we need a Manager who is proven and understands the Big Club mentality that will go with the job.Steve McLarens opinion carries no weight and respect from anyone.We now have some very talented and highly respected people that were recruited by Ivan G to give us the backbone to finally move on from the One Man Dictatorship we have been forced to endure since the senseless departure of David Dein.They will identify the targets and I'm sure the list who WANT the job will be many.Eddie Howe will not make that list.
club and to do this we need a Manager who is proven and understands the
Big Club mentality that will go with the job.Steve McLarens opinion carries no weight and respect from anyone.We now have some very talented and highly respected people that were recruited by Ivan G to give us the backbone to finally move on from the One Man Dictatorship we have been forced to endure since the senseless departure of David Dein.They will identify the targets and I'm sure the list who WANT the job will be many.Eddie Howe will not make that list.
Club mentality that will go with the job.Steve McLarens opinion carries no weight and respect
from anyone.We now have some very talented and highly respected people that were recruited
by Ivan G to give us the backbone to finally move on
from the One Man Dictatorship we have been forced to endure since the senseless departure of David Dein.They will identify the targets and I'm sure the list who WANT the job will be many.Eddie Howe will not make that list.Yet.
Quina was being monitored
by fellow Premier League
clubs Liverpool and Manchester United, but now appears to be the latest young prodigy to join Arsenal
from a fellow
big club.
After seeing an exodus
from St Mary's over the summer Schneiderlin wanted to join them, but was denied
by new manager Ronaldo Koeman and has been playing well since, yet has still revealed he wants to move to a «
big club.»
His comments also come at a time when Toby Alderweireld has been linked with a move to Inter, which could be countered
by a
big - money new contract
from Spurs, as noted
by The Mirror, while The Telegraph claim that Kyle Walker will reassess his future at the
club this summer with reported interest
from both Manchester
clubs.
If we buy no
big name other than Cech, we'll fail in the league again and Wenger / Gazidis would be forced out of the
club by a huge backlash
from the fans.
Dortmund don't have the best record of keeping hold of their best players, with
big names like Robert Lewandowski, Mats Hummels, Mario Gotze, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Ilkay Gundogan among those poached
from them
by bigger clubs in recent years.
Over 30 yrs old contract extension
from performance is justified
by the ffp regulations because youngster development and promotion is a
big part of
clubs future stability.
Our player of the season so far?Certainly the most consistent.JACK AND OZIL CONTRACTS - just get them signed up for F *** S SAKE.Jack doesn't want to go anywhere and Ozil will have his choice of
big clubs to choose
from if allowed to be able to go on a free.How about giving out a statement of our ambitions (yeah right) and show were prepared to pay whatever it takes (up to the point of being ridiculous) to SIGN the best and KEEP the best» These two are the best we have so get them sorted early to send out a message of how serious we intend to be.AUBAMEYANG - So what if he has a contract.So did Sanchez.Offer the right money to Dortmund and the player and he will be ours.What is there to question over this deal?He is a proven goalscorer.We have just lost one.Get the deal done.GIROUD - Get rid of him to Dortmund if they want him either
by selling or if it sweetens the deal just loan him till the end of the season.He was a back up when Sanchez was here and will be on the mix of back ups if Auba signs.He has a World Cup squad to fight for just to be considered so needs to be playing every week.We do not need him if Auba signs and would demand better than him if the deal fails to happen.Just get rid.JONNY EVANS - I'm not sure.Agree Kos needs nursing through games and we do not have consistent performers to come in if he is injured or rested mainly due to both Chambers and Holdimg not progressing through as much as we first thought and hoped for.Gooners have always been patient and supportive of the youngsters as they have come through but question marks to the whole coaching staff as to why these two seem to have stalled as much as they have done.Steve Bould - What do you do?You should be ashamed.
Mignolet would be keen to raise his profile
by moving to a
big club as he looks to regain the Belgian number one spot
from Chelsea youngster Thibault Courtois.
I'm so sick of people telling those of us who are disgruntled fans to relax and give this
club time to correct itself... for anyone who believes that taking a wait - and - see approach is appropriate at this juncture they should take a good long look at themselves in the mirror because they are a
big part of the problem... no other «
big»
club's fans would stand for this shit for nearly as long as we have... think about it, we've witnessed a changing of the guard at every major
club in England, Spain, France and Germany in the last several years because those «
big»
clubs failed to live up to expectations (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern, PSG, Chelsea, ManU, ManCity etc...)... for some reason, many fans have become as fragile as our current manager, believing that there couldn't possibly be a suitable replacement, even though everyone of these
clubs have found multiple replacements and still achieved far more than our
club... this mindset has been created
by an organization that has been milking it's fans, telling countless lies (no world class players available) and lowering expectations every since they rolled out the
biggest lie of all: that we couldn't spend because of the new stadium but once it was paid off we could compete with any team in the world... this organization is rotting
from the inside out and if we don't demand that those in charge put soccer first this despicable behaviour won't end with Wenger's ridiculous 2 year contract... I think the real fear isn't that a suitable replacement doesn't exist, but that this organization is so money hungry and poorly mismanaged that we will sink even lower
by choosing our next coach the same way they choose our players, on the cheap... even so, we need to see what mustache will do if left to his own devices so he will have to show his true colours... only then can we purge this
club and start anew
Because release clauses are required
by law there, oftentimes those clauses will be much higher than the player's actual value to discourage
bigger clubs from just triggering it and getting the player with ease.
BBC Sport reported the Frenchman's move as a
club - record purchase for Arsenal at the time, and that also came before the transfer market was significantly inflated
by Neymar's
big move
from Barcelona to Paris Saint - Germain.
it truly has been the summer of twitter agents and mostly itk's this window that plus our tension at being strung along
by wenger does nt help our nerves much lol, but makes our fanbase and
club a massive target
from such people whether they are arsenal supporters or not, but it will soon be over so i think that they will all start to wind down this week, as the days go
by then one last
big explosion on the last day then die of the for winter till jan. take a bow the following people whether itk or twitter agents muzzi ozcan (with his «transfer of the season» quote priceless memz dogi (following along behind muzzi when muzzi died of a bit he picks the a baton it seems.
The one constant is Wenger but the fault is not only his... Now players are showing there discontent
by not even considering
big offers
from within the
club even if it means going somewhere else for less money and still playing out of position.
When the old guard led
by David Dein sold us the vision, we trusted them to make it happen, we voted with our wallets, Kroenke came in and stole, and is still stealing that dream
from us with Wenger as a convenient scape goat while our commonwealth is being raided, the sad part is that the situation has seen the spuds steal the template of that dream, and so far so good for them, a
bigger club would have implemented it faster though but still, they are on course and at this rate, while we watch after our coffers, a small pub team like the spuds will overtake us, for the first time in the Premier League era, they finished above us, a situation not conceivable previously, shows how much the institution Arsenal has deteriorated in recent times.
The hefty transfer fee attached to any permanent transfer would represent a
big gamble
by a
club still struggling to get the best out of another expensive acquisition, Angel Di Maria, who joined for # 59.7 m
from Real Madrid last summer.
By far the best news for me is coming
from the fact that three of the Arsenals
biggest fan groups — the Arsenal Supporters
club, the Black Scarf movement and REDaction have released statements that change is needed.
The
big news
from the current international break
from an Arsenal point of view involves our on - loan midfield star Jack Wilshere, who has been brought back into the fold
by the temporary manager Gareth Southgate after getting some regular game time with his current
club AFC Bournemouth.
The former Bolton, Newcastle and West Ham boss has just taken over as the manager of struggling Wearside
club Sunderland and judging
from what he has said about his previous meetings with Wenger, as reported
by The Mirror,
Big Sam will be looking forward to crossing swords with Arsenal again.
Cazorla is my favourite Arsenal player, still wan na keep him around, that means we can promote players
from within But i think the rules states that if any
club were to increase their wage structure
by that margin, then they must pay it
from there tickets sales and all that... not a
big problem for me
Arsenal fans may be suffering
from cold shivers down the spine this Easter after the latest Arsenal transfer rumours suggested that our best player of the season so far
by a country mile has found his way onto the transfer radar of one of the
biggest clubs in the world Barcelona.
The French shot - stopper has established himself as one of Tottenham's best players in recent times, though he looked to have snubbed offers
from bigger clubs by signing a new contract at White Hart Lane this summer.
A superb creative midfield player, Christian Eriksen has been linked
by Sport with interest
from Barcelona recently, and it's about time
bigger clubs started taking notice of his abilities.
by ED I don't know about you all folks but I am dreading the summer transfer window this year, not because of the usual lack of activity
from Arsenal in terms of incoming signings but that there is a genuine possibility that we could be set to lose many Arsenal players including two of our
biggest stars in Alexis and Mesut Ozil, who would inevitably kick start the exodus and turn as back to a feeder
club.
Gameeva is also said to be keeping her
club's players in top shape ahead of the
big game in the Champions League —
by banning them
from having sex beforehand, according to the Sun.
Porto and Benfica are really the only
big European
clubs to benefit
from their countries» relaxed immigration and work permit rules that enable them to ship in South American talent
by the shipload without hinderance.
And he seems to be pretty sure that Giroud will be playing for Arsenal once again next season, as a report
by The Mirror explains, and the agent was totally dismissive of the recent Arsenal transfer rumours that suggested that the
big Frenchman was going to be going in the opposite direction if Arsene Wenger could seal the deal to bring Gonzalo Higuain to the Premier League
from Italy's Serie A
club Napoli.
He played CB in that game and was actually viewed in the long run as a CB
from by the
club though he's a dm.He plays CB just as well as he plays DM because of his solidity and reading of the game.Just look at the position he played for Arsenal in the senior team.He's gonna be a
big loss but the funny thing is people expect his name to fade away.
Further, Aubameyang made a return to the Dortmund starting eleven yesterday but he was greeted
by an angry banner
from fans which read «No player is
bigger than the
club» amid the speculation linking him with a move away to England.
You need proper structured investment, planning & most importantly ambition which starts
from the owner... Does Leicester winning the championship make them a top
club — No Does Monaco winning the Ligue 1 make them
bigger than Psg ---- No Does Dortmund winning the bundesliga make them
bigger than Bayern — No Similarly we won't be
bigger than Man utd, Man C even if we win the title.We're
bigger than City, Chelsea if judged
by history but not ambition.
there is some suggestion that wenger is backtracking on his fervent stance regarding what players would be staying at the
club for the remainder of the season... some might deduce that this is all part of a much
bigger, more elaborate plan...
by shifting the blame wenger is attempting to, not so slyly, flip the narrative...
by doing so he hopes to evoke empathy
from his most ardent supporters, while attempting to rally any fence - sitters, whose faith was waning unless a more legitimate agent of blame emerges... unfortunately, and incredibly insulting to the fans, when wenger attempts to spin a tale and / or tries to eat his own words, he doesn't seem to play it all the way through in his head, so invariably gaping holes emerge... say we believed his version of the truth, would that not make him either an incredibly well - paid custodian of destruction or a spineless jellyfish because what manager worth his weight in salt would stay at a
club that didn't give him final say after 20 years of supposed «success»... no matter the answer, neither bodes well for us... how ironic, in a way, since many pundits claim this team has lacked a «spine» for some years now... so whether we win, lose or draw on Sunday is frankly immaterial, as the problems will remain, and although it will be easier to digest if we left the Pool with 3 points, it might just be the worst result for the betterment of this
club... a fact that both breaks my heart and baffles the mind
Wenger will claim it's a player he has had his eye on and tried to sign previously on many occasions.Abua gets a move away
from a
club he no longer wishes to play for in addition to a nice financial package and
bigger wages.The fans get a top top replacement for Sanchez.Laca gets a strike partner.The team gets rid of someone who has reportedly left a nasty smell and atmosphere in the dressing room.The Board get a (temporary) get out of jail card.We as fans lose Walcott as a bonus.Mika to sign as an added bonus.WOW the garden is full of roses.Will probably get stuffed
by Palace on Saturday.
Ten most in - debt
clubs in world football — surprise names feature!Using information
from a list released
by The Richest earlier this year, here is a list of the most in - debt
clubs in world football at the moment, including Premier League giants Arsenal and Manchester United in the top two, as well as other
big names and a couple of surprises.
Southampton have a great history of producing top quality homegrown talent, with the likes of Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana among the academy graduates poached
by bigger clubs last summer, while Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain are other notable examples
from the past.
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily snowed
by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean
by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position -
by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this
club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the
club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again
from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a year left under contract is criminal for a
club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't so inconsistent
from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait so many years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated
by this
club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market
club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a
big market
club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling»
club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15 years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in... so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...
as well as other expenditure like hale end improvements and london coloney new building works this all comes out of the
club bank balances, so that where the money really goes to not to America that is just a
big wind up
from the papers, to rile up us supporters because we get annoyed
by it very easily.
Yes those guys were wrong but i fear that as the anger builds up
from the fans they may take the next level
by beating him up or attacking the players physical.wenger and board have forced the fans to not raise their voices on what they do nt like, but if you look at every
big club fans have a say why not at arsenal?
Arsene Wenger had shown faith in him, just as he did
by keeping Coquelin at the
club when many expected him to be released and that must have required even more faith
from the boss, because unlike Ramsey he had not already shown his ability on the
big stage as the Welshman had.
My point was the help PG got
from the groundwork laid
by Cruyff in changing the
club set - up and structure, creating a new team mentality, imposing a style of play and NOT getting sucked in to the
big spend philosophy
by developing players (Xavi, Messi, Valdes, Puyol and Iniesta were in their prime but still had been at the
club for a combined total of 35 years
by the time he was appointed).
When Arsenal stunned the football fans and followers in England and around Europe last year,
by smashing the
club transfer record to sign Mesut Ozil
from Real Madrid, the Germany internetional revealed that Arsene Wenger was a
big reason for his decision to become a Gunner.
Some
big numbers were highlighted
from the report to illustrate how much money had been collectively lost
by Premier League
clubs over the past eight years but with over half of this down to two
clubs, Manchester City and Chelsea, where there is no pretence to operate as a profitable business, it somewhat detracts
from the overall conclusion.
Quite apart
from establishing the principles that the
club is defined
by, winning four league titles and their first European Cup, Johan Cruyff's
biggest achievement might have been staying for six years at Barcelona.
Tracked
by Arsenal, Besiktas, Fiorentina, Sevilla FC, Tottenham, and Villarreal, already, almost 24 - year old Israeli striker Munas Dabbur, according to Estadio Deportivo, has reportedly been targeted
by Lazio, the same
club he had a
big role striking out
from Europa League contest.
The Brazil star completed his transfer to the Catalans on Monday for a reported fee of $ 160million, a record outlay for the
club and the
biggest fee ever paid
by a team
from Spain.