Mathieu Debuchy: Still Here Guys

[ModelGooner]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

Smart signing. He's a good player, we'll get 3 top years out of him and by then Jenks will be ready to take over. COYG.

 

[redwhiteAustrian]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

Must be great for him to actually understand his manager again. Could work wonders.

 

[Iceman10]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

Problem is at Newcastle he thought he was still in France. Will have no such problems here.

Pardew has a lot to answer for, he publicly made a big deal of how he was making the French contingent speak English in training but evidently that doesn't seem to have been enforced much.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

Apparently there is an english interview as well but I can't find it.

 

[Gooner_Stu]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

Welcome to Arsenal Mathieu. Nice the RB position is sorted now.

 

[Iceman10]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

Welcome Mathieu, a very good addition.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

Arsène just said in interview that Jenko will compete with Debuchy for the right back position that's mean we can rule out Manquillo signing.

 

[a_fourteen]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

Arsène just said in interview that Jenko will compete with Debuchy for the right back position that's mean we can rule out Manquillo signing.

Go on Carlo, smash him!
#TeamCarlo

 

[Pies]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

Welcome to Arsenal! Good luck!

 

[Tir Na Nog]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

Great stuff, Ospina, a centreback and a midfielder next!

Yep this! All that sorted out and this'll be our best summer in years.

I'd say get all that done and we'll have done the business out of any PL side.

As for Matthieu (not Matthew ), I think he improves us from an attacking sense at right back and he seems pretty solid for France and was excellent for Lille before that too. Also regarded as Newcastle's best defender (which isn't hard tbh). Solid signing.

 

[cannonade]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

Get in, Mathieu. Good luck with your new club and enjoy reuniting with your French mates.

 

[SA Gunner]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

Welcome Debuchy, personally Im happy with this signing.

12M for Debuchy 30M for Sanchez = 42M - 17M profit from Cesc and Vela = 25M has been spent from the transfer budget not bad business from us.

we still have at least 50M to spend in my opinion so we can bring 1 more quality signing.

Quality business so far if true. My July 31 deadline totally blown out the water.

If we can get in a GK, CB, CDM, Id be over the moon. Lets not even talk about what I could do if we signed a quality CF.

 

[bingobob]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

On paper we upgraded French No2 RB to the French No 1RB.

Good business not great but I dont thinkthere are any great RBs out there at present just lots of average steady above average and good.

 

[Proof]

It's not even August and we already signed two quality players. Well done Wenger and welcome to Arsenal, Mathieu Debuchy!

 

[darkgunner]

Wenger probably signed him to get revenge on Sagna by keeping him out of the French national team.

 

[FinnGooner]

Welcome Mathieu! I'm quite comfortable with him joining. Seems like a top pro.

I think this makes sense, considering Wenger's philosophy. Wenger probably wanted Sagna to stay for two more years and thus give Jenks or Bellerin something to work on knowing the starting position would be there for taking pretty soon. Now that Sagna left, Wenger basically replaced that two year gap with seasoned professional, still keeping the young guys motivated because their situation stayed bascally the same. We all know these "it would kill him" arguments Wenger used in the past to justify the lack of investment. Even now that we do invest I think Wenger still feels that the best possible way to develop youth is to give them something to work for, to keep them motivated to do their bit part 100% every day.

 

[qs]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

On paper we upgraded French No2 RB to the French No 1RB.

In reality we replaced a very solid right back with an utter liability and spent £12m in the process.

 

[a_fourteen]

Wenger probably signed him to get revenge on Sagna by keeping him out of the French national team.

 

[Jasard]

Outside of Arsenal Mania (and QS) there has been a pretty mixed reaction to his signing

 

[krengon]

Re: Matthew Debuchy - Official

On paper we upgraded French No2 RB to the French No 1RB.

In reality we replaced a very solid right back with an utter liability and spent £12m in the process.

This is what I fear, never thought much of Debuchy, but I haven't watched him that much either so I hope he'll prove to be good enough.

Not many decent RB's on the market tbf, can't think of any other players we should have rather gone for.