Depends which Arshavin turns up for you, in fairness he did seem to play alot better when Fabregas was out of the side. I think he likes to be the superstar. He must be getting on a bit now though.
Downing to Liverpool?
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tee hee
Oh god, forgot about him.
You were a teen star but I think you peaked early.
You can add good old Pascal Cygan to the 'shit experienced signing' list.
Note to self - The Caf shalt taketh every post literally.
God knows - I almost cried when I saw his face on our official website.
What on earth was Wenger thinking?
Arshavin's 30, he let himself go fitness wise over the summer and never really recovered (see Rooney, who did pick up late on).
Two adverbs, my my!
So now it's rarely when you originally stated "never".Which is it?
Then there was Oleg Luzhny to add to the list of stellar defenders Wenger has signed.
He cost £1.5M and was a whole lot better than Ferreira, Bridge, Zhirkhov or Boswinga who cost about £80M between them.
He was better than Torres has been for Chelsea...
Villa's player of the season.
Hardly a competitive field this season, to be fair. Says more about Villa than Downing.
Ahh, PeterStorey and the Chelsea comeback, I didn't see that coming at all.
As was my response at the end of last season, when Anelka arrived in January 2008 he scored two goals to the end of the season, the following year he was the top scorer in the premier league.
Judging Torres at Chelsea is pretty cheap to be honest. Re-open the debate at Christmas.
A number of England international players were in contention.
Sucker punched again? Don't you ever learn?
Paulo Ferreira has won more premier league titles then the whole Arsenal squad has.
So not really.
The Phil Neville argument? He's been crap for the money like the rest of them.
Absolutely, though the merits (or lack of them) of Paulo Ferreira isn't exactly relevant in a discussion about some of the purchases of Arsene Wenger.
You don't think it's a relevant point to make when you hold up a £1.5M player who was decent, when you've made a string of shite fullback signings? Don't you think you should shut the feck up?
You talk shite!
When the discussion is about the players that Wenger has signed, no I don't.
Don't you think you need to calm down a tad?
While injuries have clearly taken Rosicky's edge away as he's no longer the player he was in his mid-20s, he showed far more quality at Dortmund and internationally with Czech Republic than Downing ever has.
I rather think you ought to stop posting shite and moaning when it's pointed out to be stinking the place out.
Peturd derails another thread.
Interest.
Barton and Doyle would improve Arsenal though.
You might have to make do with Downing.
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Agree with all of that. Rosicky looked potentially top class at times when he was younger. Downing is far from shite but equally far from top class. A quite capable player when used correctly.
Pretty sure Downing favors a move to Anfield. He would rather play together with his scouse mates than play in the Champions League.
Anyway, Downing to Liverpool is good news for Arsenal.Will improve Arsenal's strength in depth, but he isn't a quality injection they desperately need. Additionally, +-20m for Downing and Arsenal used up all their funds.
Anyway, Downing to Liverpool is good news for Arsenal.Will improve Arsenal's strength in depth, but he isn't a quality injection they desperately need. Additionally, +-20m for Downing and Arsenal used up all their funds.
Liverpool to offer £18.5m Aston Villa Stewart Downing to beat Arsenal to England winger - Transfer News - MirrorFootball.co.uk
Liverpool are not letting this go. I hope Villa get at least £20m for him. This looks to be the Barry situation all over again. Liverpool wanted Barry two seasons and then City came and scooped him up and now they might lose Downing to Arsenal.
Liverpool are not letting this go. I hope Villa get at least £20m for him. This looks to be the Barry situation all over again. Liverpool wanted Barry two seasons and then City came and scooped him up and now they might lose Downing to Arsenal.
There is only Walcott who could actually put in a decent cross from time to time for Arsenal. Arshavin, Rosicky and Bentder don't do much. Nasri of course is good. Downing's crosses are very good and he will definitely strengthen both Arsenal and Liverpool. The latter I think have enough options, so Arsenal would be a better fit for him.