Fredrik Ljungberg (Out)

[mood]

I want to keep Freddie. He's given a lot to the club, and is still useful as a backup player. Our squad is quite thin, if we lose Freddie we'll be extremely thin on the wings. Freddie may not be as useful as before as a first team player, but is decent as a backup player.

 

[Paddy from Sweden]

Suddenly I started to feel a bit sad about it and it's NOT about nationality. ;-)

Ljungberg has always given his all for the club and been a fighter when times have been tough and certainly when trying to get rid of all the injuries he's had..

 

[asajoseph]

Well, selling Freddie must surely mean Wenger will sign a winger?

Surely...

 

[GoonerGurjit]

.....or could Ljungberg's departure be because of Eboue's impending move to the right wing?

 

[Thommybhoy]

If that happens nobody form my 2004 Arsenal DVD cover will no longer be here, and how many 2004 players we will have? Kolo, Jens, Gilberto.

 

[Legend#1]

Let's not get sentimental.

Freddie is pretty rubbish nowadays.

 

[Legend#1]

Freddie out.
Modric in?

 

[Lord Dula]

Easy way to get rid would be for Wenger to say "You're not in my plans son"

 

[GoonerGurjit]

Playing Modric wide right wouldn't be an improvent on Hleb. Modric is at his best when he plays in central midfield.

 

[Captain]

Easy way to get rid would be for Wenger to say "You're not in my plans son"

I reckon he has been told something pretty similar already.

 

[stuart]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/footbal ... 290162.stm

Can you imagine we made a profit having had his most brilliant years!

 

[IBL]

Talks appear to have intensified.

For all his limitations as a player I will miss Fredy if he goes, a right tenacious little terrier...but the time is right for him to move on and for us to bring in someone of better quality who can replace him out wide. Fredy would still make for a compotent squad player but nothing more.

Was watching the 01/02 season - what a job he did for us at the tail end of that season.

 

[Grampus_Eight]

It will be very sad to see Freddie go and unfortunate that he couldn't get fit or find his acceleration to prolong his career here by another couple of seasons. He has been a great player and just about always gave his best when he played.

Personally, I would have liked him to go to the great Arsenal retirement home Villareal, but I guess they've enough wide players as it is.

I still can't digest the idea that Fiorentina will actually pay us a good sum of money for him or won't tie the fee directly to appearances.

There is of course the possibility that Freddie will be re-juvenated in Tuscany and score 8-10 goals next season. However, that seems very remote and even if it were to happen - right now, the best decision for Arsenal football club seems clear.

It is very unfortunate in my opinion that the best Freddie replacements are over-priced, off the market, or unavailable though.

If Reyes and Freddie had been somehow sold a month a go and brought in a combined £13m, would that have allowed us to compete for some higher profile players?

 

[MisterTalentScout]

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/news/ljungb ... 07511.html


This news has been suprising to me but maybe not for others .


"Fredrik is really happy at Arsenal, but if it is an option, he could also consider a move to Fiorentina."

Quote from Link .


I allways said he was happy here and couldn't understand why he would move but im going to be shocked if he does go .

 

[ronitc]

how about that goal against chelski in the fa cup final, bloody hell that was a sweet shot. didn't think he had it in him, even then.

 

[Captain]

I think that if Wenger wants him to go, he'll know and will move on.

 

[Grampus_Eight]

If Freddie were fit and could be available on the bench for most games during the season, I'd probably want to keep him despite his lost acceleration, his inability to score or even get round his defender, but he's almost never healthy.

 

[dos1986]

If Freddie were fit and could be available on the bench for most games during the season, I'd probably want to keep him despite his lost acceleration, his inability to score or even get round his defender, but he's almost never healthy.

Freddie out Gouffran in would be perfect....I cant think of anyone thats available for cheap,that has the qualities to replace a young Freddie,only Gouffran..His rapid pace,great touch,clinical finishing and off the ball movement on the wings is very Freddie....I can see ous bring in Gouffran this summer if Freddie is sold...

 

[USArsenal]

talk about the clearing out of the old guard... Freddie was the last one... Bobby, Paddy, DB (ret), Sol, Thierry, Freddie... thats about it. we really are moving to a new phase at Arsenal....

 

[MDGoonah41]

There really is no room for him if Wenger wants to continue to allow the kids to get experience.