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  2. Posted · Edited by Ray The Day · Report post

    How's the Austrian National Team doing?

    Actually pretty good. We are currently second place in our world cup qualifying group only behind Germany and we have some good talent. Alaba of course is our best player but we have other good players like Harnik, Weimann, Fuchs or Baumgartlinger who are regulars at their clubs in ther German Bundesliga or in the Premier League.

    This is actually the first Austrian team that IMO has the ability to qualify for the Euro Cup and maybe even next years World Cup

    We're not a great football country lol

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    You guys actually like Mertesacker? He's utterly terrible imo. Koscielny while better than Per is not exactly ace either.I like Vermaelen better than both even though he had a poor campaign last year.

    Arsene has been making a huge profit on sales vs buys during his career. Which I really respect, but he should seriously make some big time transfers, he's titled to it, and he should use that money to bring in some big time players on that defense imo.

    Suarez would be nice for them, but they have firepower, I would like to see them bring in some class at the back.

    I don't consider them a contender anymore with teams like Chelsea and City splashing the cash, and even Tottenham making big strides, and it's unfortunate.

    As a United fan, I miss the old Arsenal from the Keane vs Vieira era. So I hope they make it back.

    Well, Mertesacker and Koscielny was, by far, our best defensive combo last year, they played great at the end of the year and they compliement each other really well, Per is the box defender winning much of his headers and Koscielny is the more athletic defender. I'm not saying they are the best individuals but they play great together.

    Chelsea got Mourinho so they finally found someone who can form a good team out of those great individuals.

    I hate ManCity and this Mancini guy, I hope their oil king drops out in a few years and they fight relegation. Nothing more to say about ManU, let's see what Moyes can do. If Real goes after Bale and he signs Tottenham is screwed, he was the only reason they competed for fourth place and even as an Arsenal supporter I don't want him to leave, he's a great player.

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  5. Posted · Edited by Ray The Day · Report post

    I'm looking forward to seeing how Zelalem. Let's see he responds to playing with the big boys.

    Higuain is a finisher like Giroud but he's a different player in the way he makes his runs and gets into positions.

    I think Vermaelen can still be a solid player but injuries have taken their toll over the past few seasons. Rather betting on him as the third option, it would make much more sense if Wenger actually signed a quality CB to develop behind Koscielny and Mertesacker or even push them. I like Sanga but he's on the decline and it would be nice if a long-term RB was brought in to compete with Jenkinson. Agreed on Gibbs and Arteta. Hopefully, Ramsey builds on his strong finish and Wilshere stays relatively healthy for a full season. Cazorla is class all the way.

    Agreed again on Arteta; he's a very solid player but was miscast in his role last season. Even though the lack of a true holding MF has hurt the squad (especially against the top teams) for years, knowing Wenger, he'll neglect the position yet again.

    There's a strong core in place but key pieces are clearly missing and there needs to be more quality depth.

    As much as I'd like to see more depth, I can't see Wenger buying a lot. Because if he really is breaking the bank for Suarez which would likely be more than 50 million, Wenger won't buy any more players. Contract talks broke down with Williams, I can't see him join Arsenal and as much as I'd love to get that big defensive midfielder I can't see Wenger spending 75 million for Suarez and Fellaini.

    If we for some reason would be able to get Rooney it'd be great. I can't see it happening but I would love it

    And I also don't see him signing a new RB, as I know him he would much rather stay with jenkinson and see what this bellerin guy can do

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  7. Posted · Edited by Ray The Day · Report post

    that extra £1 on the offer to Liverpool won't get Suarez anywhere soon and Hiquain was signed by Napoli

    don't really get it why we sent Reina to Napoli on a loan when we could've made a packet of Suarez and him for like £60 mil just for you; central backs we haven't got either lol

    I read somewhere that they offered the extra pound because in Suarez' contract there's a clause that says if a team offers more than 40 mil £ this team is allowed to start contract talks with Suarez, not sure about that though

    And to be honest, with Hugain leaving I think Suarez will go to Real, he actually said he'd love to play for them

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    The team could certainly use a play-maker like him behind Cazorla and Wilshere. Hope he continues to develop and joins the first-team in a year or two at the latest.

    In the meantime, Wenger has to bolster the squad with immediate upgrades. Suarez and Higuain have seemingly been the primary focus but a keeper and central defender are also key needs.

    I still can't believe this kid lol(and I already was a big fan of Gnabry) I'm already looking forward to seing them when they play cup games

    I agree with adding another forward, someone like Suarez would obviously be great, although he's a little headache, I wouldn't have wanted Higuian to be honest, he's too much of a Giroud type IMO and our #1 striker should be a different type of player, at least that's what I prefer

    Other than that I really like our squad. The Merte-Koscielny combination was great at the end of the year, if we can get Vermaelen out of his slump too we would have a great 3rd CB. Sagna is a complete package he can do it all. Gibbs is great offensively and a good tackler. In the midfield we have Arteta who is a great passer, Rosicky and Ramsey chase everything down they can, with Ramsey finishing last year strong, Wilshere is a great passer, great tackler, great leader (hope he stays injury free) and Cazorla obviously is our best midfielder with deadly passes to the forwards. And up front we have our speedstar in Walcott, that funny german guy Poldi and Giroud who displays great positioning and finishing in the box

    I may be one of the few Arsenal fans who actually thinks we have a good squad, we need to add a #1 striker though. And I would like to see a big strong defensive midfielder, as we can't bet on Diaby or Frimpong to stay healthy. We certainly missed Song last year, Arteta uses his body well in DM role but he's no Song, Fellaini or M'Vila

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  11. Posted · Edited by Ray The Day · Report post

    watched some champions league preliminary rounds the other day

    Cool, didn't know they already played

    If you want to see the next superstar go watch Zelalem from Arsenal, he's an Ethiopian-German who came from the states last year. I have never seen, in my entire life, a 16 year old as gifted as this guy, it's fun to watch. Take a look

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    Pick is in, I decided to go with one of the best playmakers in the NFL. He may be well beyond his best days, but I hope I can get some good plays out of him. Him being my 5th DB taken his biggest part is to coach up my young Safeties and CBs, getting to learn from the best can never be a bad thing. And I am teaming him with his teammate in Branch

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    Pick is in.

    JD Walton made huge improvements when playing for a QB who actually knew how to make the right calls on the line of scrimmage and I am confident he will keep up his good performances with Brees calling blocking schemes. Now I know he broke his ankle and isn't ready to start the season, but he still is a young player and can come back from such an injury.

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    There are still alot of proven return men on the board, why take a chance on someone like this?

    I personally took him because he can cover the slot, cover the deep ball, play on kickoff coverage, can play gunner, has nice run support, a knack for the ball and on top of that he can return punts, but I already have Jacoby so that's not a premier need for me. His only issue on the field, at least some say that, is his size, but I am not the guy who only takes big huge athletic guys. Mathieu may be small and that may be exposed but he is a straight baller and I loved his style of play ever since his LSU days. His upside far outweighed his bust potential IMO and at the end of round 18 it is good value to me and at this point of the draft I am ok with taking some risks
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