Willian

[TromsoGooner]

Reliable?

 

[SingmeasongSong]

Given that we have a golden boot contender in the squad and that we created so few 'big chances' especially from midfield, shouldn't we focus on supply rather than on new 'finishers'? I know Willian can create from the wing, but to me it seems like we need to focus on our ability to transition to attack from midfield.

Exactly. But hopefully there are only a few on AM that still didn't get this.

Midfield and creative offensive players are the one big priority.

CB and defensive midfielder are important as well, but the success of our upcoming season foremost depends on solving that primary issue.

 

[Leo_ense_]

Reliable?

Yes

 

[tap-in]

Reliable?

Yes!

 

[Rex Stone]

Need both tbh. But they're an equal priority for sure.

Average goals scored of 3rd to 6th is 66, average goals conceded is 45.

We are 10 off the goals scored average and 11 off the goals conceded average. We could choose to go either way but the sensible thing would be to focus on both. Signing Partey and a chance creator is the most sensible way to do that.

Willian isn't my ideal business but it's sensible business tbh as much as I don't want to admit it.

Didn’t we only concede 48 goals though so we’re three off the average?

 

[A_G]

 

[tap-in]

I honestly never took this seriously. William wtf? Can’t make hard nor tail our transfers

I think it makes sense. A player of his quality for £18m over 3 years, we cant find that anywhere else. Now we go for Partey and maybe a CB if we can sell enough!

 

[Hunta]

I honestly never took this seriously. William wtf? Can’t make hard nor tail our transfers

Dodgy stuff man, too many questionable signings in succession.

 

[Trilly]

Didn’t we only concede 48 goals though so we’re three off the average?

Yep I used the wrong numbrs.

Makes your point even clearer. We're closer to a top 6 defence than we are to a top 6 attack.

 

[El Duderino]

Marcos Alonso triggers me so much.

 

[SingmeasongSong]

Would just be so so great, if there would still be that one surprise deal nobody is expecting.

Willian, Coutinho and some other, younger guy, that helps us in the creative midfield task.

Obvious names we have talked about like Buendia don't need much more talk, but the profile at least.

 

[El Duderino]

Dodgy stuff man, too many questionable signings in succession.

Luiz, Cedric and Willam done, Coutinho next. The world is Kia's oyster.

 

[dashsnow17]

Oh God, I'll take Luiz and Willian but over my dead body will I take Alonso in an Arsenal shirt.

 

[El Duderino]

If we get that Benfica lad in that would make 70% of Kia's direct clients, right?

 

[A_G]

but over my dead body will I take Alonso in an Arsenal shirt.

Don't say that, you might drive him to do something mad.

 

[tap-in]

I'm trying to say that your "or Willian!" is a fallacy.

We don't have to sign Willian as an alternative, plenty of other cheap players out there. Don't ask me to name any. I don't get paid thousands of pounds to scout players.

Even if you did get paid thousands of pounds you wouldn't find anyone for £18m over 3 years, No Fee is key!

 

[GDeep™]

Get the gifs out bros

 

[Rex Stone]

Yep I used the wrong numbrs.

Makes your point even clearer. We're closer to a top 6 defence than we are to a top 6 attack.

Fwiw I’m in no way happy with our defence. Probably never going to compete with the options we have at the minute.

This year though week in week out we get absolutely dominated in midfield, can’t maintain pressure or advance the ball.

Willian might be shocking value in year three but him and Partey would transform us overnight. They’re exactly what we’re missing in midfield.

 

[Tosker]

We’ve been linked with Willian for ages, his agent is the man who basically runs our transfer window, I highly doubt Arteta is the one suddenly pushing through a move for him.

Unless of course this is just a massive coincidence and the one player Arteta wants more than anything happens to have so many links to our technical director.

I can take a comment prefaced by 'I highly doubt ...' because then that is your opinion, but I take issue with you or anyone else presenting their opinions as fact

 

[GDeep™]