Dean Huijsen

[viktor]

Honestly after the Calafiori debacle,.the club should be banned from buying anymore defenders until we actually sort out our CF and left wing positions first.

He's a quality player, but goddamn it Mikel look further up the pitch!

i think after buy huijsen then obsession from arteta for buy defender in transfer window will be gone for atleast next 5 years

 

[viktor]

We love a defender.

i cant lie this is because arteta, i dont have obsession with wonderkid young great defender at all, but after arteta buy so many defender then i start have obsession with defender position especially after watching how good timber, MLS, big gabi and saliba then watchin huijsen, also not easy find right CB for club that CB position also hardest position for find right player (same like DM position)

but yeah at the same time we also must must must invest heavily in attacker area in this summer

 

[viktor]

Where is he gonna play? we have Saliba and sure he wont come as being a back-up.

this is my opinion about huijsen minute play if he join arsenal

i think because huijsen 2 footed and has ability going forward for create chance because good on the ball + has good passing range, so he can get minute play more than 38 games by playing in everywhere RCB, LCB, LB (except RB because there is timber & white)

especially if MLS move to midfiled then competition at LB only huijsen & calafiori which huijsen will easy beat calafiori for LB position, so arguably he will guarantee get a lot minute play at LB position (not to mention califori also injury prone) + rotation for saliba at RCB so he will get more minute play from RCB position

now what about kiwior ?? i think arteta need give more minute to kiwior at premier league & ucl as rotation at LCB position also give kiwior guarantee start as first choice at LCB in fa cup & carabao.

 

[viktor]

Again another no brainer signing. Gabriel and Saliba has been riding their luck in terms of injuries last two seasons so we need actual depth there , where Arteta will be comfortable to rotate them more frequently. Of course he can go to other teams and be a starter from the beginning but our project is tempting for sure.

one thing my regret is ARTETA SHOULD NOT BOUGHT CALAFIORI, such waste money from arteta

huijsen is what arteta dream about calafiori,

 

[viktor]

Honestly after the Calafiori debacle,.the club should be banned from buying anymore defenders until we actually sort out our CF and left wing positions first.

He's a quality player, but goddamn it Mikel look further up the pitch!

yeah fair enough, huijsen is what arteta dream about calafiori,

arteta waste money when buy calafiori with his injury prone track record

 

[viktor]

He can also play anywhere across Artetas back 4 so will get plenty of minutes.

yep that is true, he is 2 footed + has ability going forward (can carry ball, creative on the ball, can create chance with his passing range, perfect for inverted LB)

 

[viktor]

You can tell Mikel wants to win the title by raising the floor of this team to a ridiculously high level. Top defenders slotting in and basically making us immune to fatigue and injuries.

I don't mind that approach but we never extend it to our ceiling which is our attack??? This is a signing that would look much better after we've sorted our ST, LW (and AM).

that is why like i said, i am ok arsenal sign huijsen (berta and arteta wanr him) but as long as arsenal also sign quality CF, LW, CAM this summer

 

[viktor]

We should be all over this guy, he's a proper talent and the fee makes it a no brainer.

To be honest though I don't see why he'd come here. He's going to be wanting to be a starter and at CB, that's not really something we can offer him currently.

but if we win UCL this season, he has no choice reject us, we are in strong position little bit below real madrid

i think real madrid in strong position and also because of this>

 

[Clrnc]

i think after buy huijsen then obsession from arteta for buy defender in transfer window will be gone for atleast next 5 years

We said that after White, then after Kiwior, then after Timber, then after Calafiori.

I think we just got to accept that we love defenders

 

[viktor]

We said that after White, then after Kiwior, then after Timber, then after Calafiori.

I think we just got to accept that we love defenders

i think huijsen will be the ending , because :

1. timber (RB), saliba (RCB), kiwior (LCB) & MLS (LB) , all of them still young

2. we have 27yo player like ben white who quality backup at RB with 3 + 1 years contract

3. gabriel maghalaes 27yo (LCB) will sign long term new contract (let say he will sign 4 years contract)

4. now add huijsen who still 20yo + can play in every position at 4 backline + not injury prone

so huijsen will be end obsession for arteta to buy another defender in transfer window atleast for next 5 years

 

[AberGooner]

i cant lie this is because arteta, i dont have obsession with wonderkid young great defender at all, but after arteta buy so many defender then i start have obsession with defender position especially after watching how good timber, MLS, big gabi and saliba then watchin huijsen, also not easy find right CB for club that CB position also hardest position for find right player (same like DM position)

but yeah at the same time we also must must must invest heavily in attacker area in this summer

If the kid is the real deal then fair play but when you've got Gabriel and Saliba it's the last place I'd be looking at. Kiwior's came in and looked the part, not sure on Calafiori but maybe he'd do the same if he remained injury free. Then you've got White and Timber both capable in that position if need be.

Yeah like I say the last place I'd be looking at right now.

 

[viktor]

If the kid is the real deal then fair play but when you've got Gabriel and Saliba it's the last place I'd be looking at. Kiwior's came in and looked the part, not sure on Calafiori but maybe he'd do the same if he remained injury free. Then you've got White and Timber both capable in that position if need be.

Yeah like I say the last place I'd be looking at right now.

i think huijsen for gabriel maghalaes replacement in future (maybe huijsen will get full minute play in every game at LCB when gabriel reach 32yo) so if he join arsenal this summer then i think arteta will put him at LB for every competition because that LB position is easy spot for huijsen to get full minute play (with MLS move to midfield & calafiori on the bench)

 

[AberGooner]

i think huijsen for gabriel maghalaes replacement in future (maybe huijsen will get full minute play in every game at LCB when gabriel reach 32yo) so if he join arsenal this summer then i think arteta will put him at LB because that is easy spot for huijsen to get full minute play (with MLS move to midfield & calafiori on the bench)

Can't see him waiting 5 years to get a starting birth in the middle so you maybe have a point on the LB thing. Could be where Arteta sees him to begin with.

 

[viktor]

Can't see him waiting 5 years to get a starting birth in the middle

yep totally agree with this,

so you maybe have a point on the LB thing. Could be where Arteta sees him to begin with.

hopefully arteta and berta can convince him want play as inverted LB

 

[Goonger]

Think in a dream world you sign this guy & tie Gabby down for a 2 year extension on his current contract, and you say to him give us another 2 years and if you want to chase that generational wealth over in Saudi you can do it in say 2027 hopefully with at least a league title & Champions League under your belt.

Can you sell that to Huijsen, obviously while emphasising he'll get plenty of game time regardless in the mean time, might prove more difficult.

 

[The_Playmaker]

one thing my regret is ARTETA SHOULD NOT BOUGHT CALAFIORI, such waste money from arteta

huijsen is what arteta dream about calafiori,

Have we not learned anything? Havertz, Merino, same nonsense. People said we shouldn't have bought them. Why did we by them etc. Calafiori is our 2nd youngest defender after MLS. He will come good.

 

[grange]

Have we not learned anything? Havertz, Merino, same nonsense. People said we shouldn't have bought them. Why did we by them etc. Calafiori is our 2nd youngest defender after MLS. He will come good.

That's why you're the playmaker, ball knower

 

[viktor]

Have we not learned anything? Havertz, Merino, same nonsense. People said we shouldn't have bought them. Why did we by them etc. Calafiori is our 2nd youngest defender after MLS. He will come good.

i think arteta should learned (not fans) because he bought tomiyasu who already injury prone at bologna before arteta bought him so why repeat same mistake again with bought calafiori for £43m who also already injury prone at bologna

also arteta should spent money buy gyokeres instead merino + calafiori , if that happen no doubt we will win premier league this season especially competition title race without mancity not competitive at all & also with gyokeres our attack will be more dangerous at ucl (so we will win double this season EPL & UCL, we should score 2 goals first half against madrid first leg if we have proper striker when saka gave ball from right side)

or another option arteta still can buy merino but he should spent money buy delap for £20m + cam/winger £23m in summer 2024 instead buy calafiori for £43m, if that happen we will still in EPL title race right now and our attack will be more dangerous at ucl.

 

[viktor]

Calafiori is our 2nd youngest defender after MLS.

that is the reason why arteta completely wrong when bought calafiori because even MLS 18yo wonderkid who younger than calafiori + play at LB which is out from his natural position + just debut this season aka zero experienced at EPL & UCL but the result is skelly already way better than calafiori even when calafiori comeback skelly will still number 1 choice at LB, just how bad calafiori is

arteta watching MLS week in week out in training session so how the hell you as manager did not notice that MLS has all attributes can play at LB, so that is why he should not buy calafiori

 

[CannonBals]

Have we not learned anything? Havertz, Merino, same nonsense. People said we shouldn't have bought them. Why did we by them etc. Calafiori is our 2nd youngest defender after MLS. He will come good.

People were right about Havertz.
Especially as Merino is as effective at LCM/CF as Havertz at half the fees as wages. (And we aren't even happy with that)