Henrikh Mkhitaryan

[jones]

Noted that too watching Sportschau. Think that mainly tells how good a player he is. Mesut can play wide too and look very good, still he should play ACM/playmaker Same goes for Mhki.

If it's Mhki or (somebody close to) nothing I'ld take him.

If we'ld make a signings todo list, for me must-haves do not include an ACM/playmaker. Think we can use whatever our transferbudget is more effective by focusing on the areas where improved will bring more.

Right but it's not like Wenger is acting on the market with our needs in mind. He'd rather look at someone who represents good value than pay the going rate for the striker the team has been crying for for years. Keeping that mind I'd definitely take a Mkhitaryan who'll score another 10-15 goals from the wing rather than staying hopeful that a Higuain suddenly is available for 30m.

Not happening anyway though. His agent is Raiola and he's trying to sell him to Juventus; think the player himself also said he wanted to play in Italy.

 

[Vinci]

He's a good player and would definitely improve us, but I'd rather we shell out an extra 10-15M and get a world-class talent like Fekir.

 

[Penn_]

Wouldn't Gotze be a better signing? Younger but still productive and scores etc.

Would probably be easier to obtain aswell.

 

[Rex Stone]

Like Vinci I'm a big fan of Fekir, either him, Dembele or Mahrez are the ones I've seen enough of.

 

[4R5Emaniac]

Me too. I'd take Mkhitaryan but if we went mental for Fekir or Dembele or Mahrez, I would love it. Better if we went all out to get both Fekir and Dembele. Get rid of Feo and Ox

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

I like Fekir, how is he doing after the injury?

 

[WhatAFC]

Why do people want mahrez? He's had a decent season in a team that have excelled due to a certain playing style. He's far from WC like some have said. Far far better players out there.

 

[Bananacoffee]

I like Fekir, how is he doing after the injury?

Not back yet, latest reports are he could be back next weekend. Genesio says he is back to his normal level technically, but is a little apprehensive, which is a worry IMO.

Part of me says we should pounce now and hope he recovers fully, another part says stay away (this is the Wenger part).

Also @WhatAFC Mahrez is definitely not far from WC, and he definitely had/has more than a decent season. We could use him, so could any other team in the world.

 

[WhatAFC]

Not back yet, latest reports are he could be back next weekend. Genesio says he is back to his normal level technically, but is a little apprehensive, which is a worry IMO.

Part of me says we should pounce now and hope he recovers fully, another part says stay away (this is the Wenger part).

Also @WhatAFC Mahrez is definitely not far from WC, and he definitely had/has more than a decent season. We could use him, so could any other team in the world.

He's got 1 season wonder written all over him.

 

[progman07]

Why do people want mahrez? He's had a decent season in a team that have excelled due to a certain playing style. He's far from WC like some have said. Far far better players out there.

Mahrez has got better ball control than half of our attackers. That alone should be a good reason to sign him.

 

[WhatAFC]

Mahrez has got better ball control than half of our attackers. That alone should be a good reason to sign him.

He has a worse passing accuracy than Theo and ox and people slate them.

 

[Trilly]

Like Vinci I'm a big fan of Fekir, either him, Dembele or Mahrez are the ones I've seen enough of.

Dembele seriously has me creaming, in an ideal world we would sign him up as one for the future while continuing on with our regular business.

Shame the squad is so f*cked.

 

[Tir Na Nog]

People are talking about nobody players in a thread about GOATaryan? For shame.

 

[BBF]

He has a worse passing accuracy than Theo and ox and people slate them.

He's created quadruple the amount of chances both of them have combined

 

[krackpot]

we're not getting him. he's too big right now

 

[say yes]

He has a worse passing accuracy than Theo and ox and people slate them.

Surely on a wind up.

 

[WhatAFC]

Surely on a wind up.

I'm just saying that someone "close to WC" can't have a worse pass completion than those 2.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

I'm just saying that someone "close to WC" can't have a worse pass completion than those 2.

Don't bother mate, you see the same person on this forum love stats in one thread and hate it in other.

 

[say yes]

I'm just saying that someone "close to WC" can't have a worse pass completion than those 2.

That's idiotic. Luis Suarez has a worse pass completion than Walcott, Ox and Mahrez. Guess he's not world class either?

At the very least you should be looking at the passing numbers in their broader context. Mahrez's pass completion rate is lower than you'd expect but that's because he plays for an extremely counter attacking side with the lowest pass accuracy in the league (71%). Similarly, Walcott and Ox's numbers both benefit from the fact they play for the team with the highest (84%).

Besides, if you're going to do a statistical analysis of the 3 I think this is far more telling:

Mahrez: 16 goals, 11 assists
Oxlade: 1 goal, 0 assists
Walcott: 4 goals, 2 assists

 

[GDeep™]

Dembele seriously has me creaming, in an ideal world we would sign him up as one for the future while continuing on with our regular business.

Shame the squad is so f*cked.

Doubt Sp**s would sell Dembele to us. Don't rate him anyway.