FinnGooner
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Hi guys. Been on holiday. How many signings we made? Real excited by having a hard choice of shirt names!
Just go back on holiday and come back in August. You don't want this.
Hi guys. Been on holiday. How many signings we made? Real excited by having a hard choice of shirt names!
You're losing 3 players who all played a significant role in one competition or another and replacing them with one striker who would be new to the league... come on man.150 appearances? Might well be true, but the minutes are the big thing. Debuchy for example adds one appearance onto those '150 appearances' but he only played 17 minutes...
This is league only -
Walcott - 1925 minutes
Giroud - 1198 minutes
Perez - 265 minutes
Okay so your three players there who're essentially being replaced by Lacazette, who will start up top. He'd no doubt play the same minutes as Alexis/Özil which is around 3000.
Then you have the midfield. Coquelin and Wilshere with a combined 1786 minutes for Arsenal. Too much for Keita to replace by himself?
Mertesacker and Gabriel played 37 and 1516 premier league minutes. I'd actually keep Mertesacker as he's great in the dressing room and can happily retire here for all I care. But yeah Van Dijk for Gabriel. 1516 minutes for Van Dijk to replace.
Gibbs played 702 league minutes, Debuchy 17 and Joel Campbell 0.
While this is all entirely hypothetical, to say four starting players in couldn't replace 10 outfield players who's league minutes added to 7446 minutes is absurd.
That shows how much deadwood we have that Wenger simply doesn't rate. Get 2 players out and replace with one of top top quality.
You're losing 3 players who all played a significant role in one competition or another and replacing them with one striker who would be new to the league... come on man.
You're getting rid of players who are used in squad rotation for cups and when injuries happen. Gibbs played 1618 minutes of football in all competitions. If a you take too many squad players out you end up over playing some players who simply can't handle those extra minutes, be that because of age or simply fatigue from not enough recovery.
Gabriel - 2087 minutes
Giroud - 1750+
Walcott - 2500
Perez - 950+
Coq - 2300
Wilshere (not Wilshere ffs) coming back from putting in over 2000minutes for Bournemouth, when we all know we could have used him at different points this season due to injuries and suspensions.
Whilst Ospina wouldn't be a worry if woj does stay, losing too many other is a problem.
You don't cull so many players from a squad, the idea is that you have two players for every position and every season you upgrade a couple of positions and sell the 2nd string players who would effectively be 3rd choice.
http://www.thewesthamway.co.uk/2017...usive-column-new-contracts-potential-players/
Should they be made available, West Ham would be interested in Giroud, Walcott and Lucas.
http://www.thewesthamway.co.uk/2017...usive-column-new-contracts-potential-players/
Should they be made available, West Ham would be interested in Giroud, Walcott and Lucas.
Its going to be Lemar and Lacazette isn't it
Perhaps but the biggest question is are they additions or replacements
He's 30 now. I can't recall when have we ever signed a 30 year old outfield player..?
Flamini?He's 30 now. I can't recall when have we ever signed a 30 year old outfield player..?
He's 30 now. I can't recall when have we ever signed a 30 year old outfield player..?
Next year is year of the Pharaoh, mark my words.I rather have Matuidi coming on for Ramsey or Xhaka than Elneny or Franshit 'its not over' Coquelin.