Allan Saint-Maximin

[SingmeasongSong]

Expected this, but you'll find stuff like this with 1000's of posts in the summer windows and often rightly so. Almost nobody expected Pepe and that's why we had such a party when it actually happened.

You'll find a lot of positive posts there as much as you do stuff like the ones you are quoting me with

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

- pretty sure you are playing this role quite often - not as good as @American_Gooner
at fetching old quotes, but pretty sure AM remembers quite well about us throwing a GIF party when we signed Pepe whilst you were angry calling Pepe a bad signing

Dont think I have ever hated signing as much as Pepe. Maybe Laca... Im trying a few meditations to black it out of my memory!

 

[SingmeasongSong]

I think Saka would be on the left of a midfield three in a 4-3-3 rather than at no. 10 in a 4-2-3-1, but yeah it would be very exciting indeed.

Tbh who knows about this rumour, it could just be paper talk after some good performances recently. But I think it's pretty plausible that the club might want to buy a new forward.

If you asked me to put my tin hat on and guess which forward Arteta personally likes, I'd say Mikel Oyarzabal. There's the Sociedad connection, they're both from Gipuzkoa. He plays on the left but can drift inside, and I think Oyarzabal is the sort of personality Arteta likes. I was reading up on him recently, he's very level-headed and very hard-working.

Arteta's probably known about him for years, way before he came to the attention of most people. He's also managed by his parents. I think if you wanted to get him out of Sociedad you'd have to convince his parents, and Arteta's pretty much the perfect man for that.

But anyway, that's just me speculating.

Can't say much with him, but who knows, maybe his name will show up here sooner rather than later :

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Its very weird to see how all are positive about Maxim but before he was linked I dont think I saw one post of someone wish listing him.

Is he good enough? Is he better than Gouri?

 

[dashsnow17]

Dont think I have ever hated signing as much as Pepe. Maybe Laca... Im trying a few meditations to black it out of my memory!

Nice Freudian slip there.

 

[Rex Stone]

I think Saka would be on the left of a midfield three in a 4-3-3 rather than at no. 10 in a 4-2-3-1, but yeah it would be very exciting indeed.

Tbh who knows about this rumour, it could just be paper talk after some good performances recently. But I think it's pretty plausible that the club might want to buy a new forward.

If you asked me to put my tin hat on and guess which forward Arteta personally likes, I'd say Mikel Oyarzabal. There's the Sociedad connection, they're both from Gipuzkoa. He plays on the left but can drift inside, and I think Oyarzabal is the sort of personality Arteta likes. I was reading up on him recently, he's very level-headed and very hard-working.

Arteta's probably known about him for years, way before he came to the attention of most people. He's also managed by his parents. I think if you wanted to get him out of Sociedad you'd have to convince his parents, and Arteta's pretty much the perfect man for that.

But anyway, that's just me speculating.

Problem with Oryazabal is that he’s pointless if you have plans for Pepe. They play in exactly the same positions naturally, like to cut inside onto their left high up the pitch from the right channel.

Neither really gets involved that much deeper so it means you’d have three players in a front for us who don’t create much or carry the ball.

It’s why links to ASM make sense, he loves to beat his man and carry the ball and is more creative than Pepe and can play on the left if needed.

 

[dashsnow17]

Problem with Oryazabal is that he’s pointless if you have plans for Pepe. They play in exactly the same positions naturally, like to cut inside onto their left high up the pitch from the right channel.

Neither really gets involved that much deeper so it means you’d have three players in a front for us who don’t create much or carry the ball.

It’s why links to ASM make sense, he loves to beat his man and carry the ball and is more creative than Pepe and can play on the left if needed.

Whoscored says he's played most of his games on the left, and he's listed as a left-winger. But I've not been watching him so I'll take your word.

 

[A_G]

Its very weird to see how all are positive about Maxim but before he was linked I dont think I saw one post of someone wish listing him.

Man like @dashsnow17 wanted him 3 years ago:https://arsenal-mania.com/forum/posts/4312246/

Although he also wish-listed Torreira so...

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Expected this, but you'll find stuff like this with 1000's of posts in the summer windows and often rightly so. Almost nobody expected Pepe and that's why we had such a party when it actually happened.

You'll find a lot of positive posts there as much as you do stuff like the ones you are quoting me with

Pepe wasn't even in the list I mentioned at the time. You didn't think we could get Tierney, Saliba etc...

 

[SingmeasongSong]

Its very weird to see how all are positive about Maxim but before he was linked I dont think I saw one post of someone wish listing him.

Is he good enough? Is he better than Gouri?

It's more about the profile as he'd help in getting us more unpredictable.
Just someone like Zaha, Maximin from the perspective of an explosive, direct dribbler you can set up goals

 

[Rex Stone]

Whoscored says he's played most of his games on the left, and he's listed as a left-winger. But I've not been watching him so I'll take your word.

Yeah so he’s nominally a left winger but most of his goals come from where Pepe tends to get his as he drifts inside behind Willian José or Isak a lot.

Oryazabal is a decent passer tbf but I think ASM is more of what we need.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

No please. I like steve bruce and i like newcastle and they desperately need him as a creative outlet

 

[SingmeasongSong]

Pepe wasn't even in the list I mentioned at the time. You didn't think we could get Tierney, Saliba etc...

I certainly didn't say we won't get any of them, rather had some pissed off posts like 99% of AM when Tierney turned into the worst transfer saga ever taking us to the last day - you can pretend all you like, but I won't believe you saying you never had doubts on this/those deals at some point.

Would you've bet for us getting Tierney when all window was almost closed ?
There was hope for me and most of us, but nobody knew this would end that way - probably not even Raul etc knew this.

It's not like we haven't had 2-3 seasons of ending up with nothing at the end when we expected it.

 

[Trilly]

FORM IS TEMPORARY SAUCE IS PERMANENT SIGN HIM NOW

 

[Dutch D]

I thought he plays mostly on the right, but I see on whoscored he most often plays on the left for Newcastle. Interesting.

Fits the profile of what we could use on the left, but I haven't seen him enough to judge if he's the quality we need to make a push back into the CL.

 

[Trilly]

After all he went to Newcastle to earn a move to a bigger club, and Newcastle bought him to earn a profit on him. What's the problem if it happens after a year instead of after 2-3 years?

Dembele did the same thing at Dortmund

 

[SingmeasongSong]

FORM IS TEMPORARY SAUCE IS PERMANENT SIGN HIM NOW

I knew you'd love this, you are that kinda guy that eats his meals with 80% sauce

Allan + Pepe sounds super fun, can't lie.

 

[Rex Stone]

Man like @dashsnow17 wanted him 3 years ago:https://arsenal-mania.com/forum/posts/4312246/

Although he also wish-listed Torreira so...

I remember @Big Poppa was on the hype train early as well

 

[dashsnow17]

Man like @dashsnow17 wanted him 3 years ago:https://arsenal-mania.com/forum/posts/4312246/

Although he also wish-listed Torreira so...

I must have been on some good drugs that day, I listed Lacazette, Bakayoko and Kolasinac as sensible options to help win things immediately.

 

[SingmeasongSong]

I must have been on some good drugs that day, I listed Lacazette, Bakayoko and Kolasinac as sensible options to help win things immediately.

Damn, Bakayoko really lost several levels, was great at Monaco.