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Stephen Appiah
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Harding
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appiah would be a good signing, however i dont think we realy need him as despretly as say a DM or a CB, but appiah has looked good in the world cup and would fit our style of play!
el jefe
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I think the Fener fans would revolt if it were a straight swap for Sol. They love Appiah.
Artillero
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Were we not offered him as part of the Vieira deal, I was under the impression we were and could not understand why we didnt take him.
I love his attitude but to be honest one out of Yaya, Appiah, Senna, Muntari I would be happy. i just want a big strong CM.
I love his attitude but to be honest one out of Yaya, Appiah, Senna, Muntari I would be happy. i just want a big strong CM.
asajoseph
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I'm skeptical to be honest - if we were that interested in Appiah, surely we'd have taken him as part of the Vieira deal?
I mean, he's looked good for Fener (although I'm not sure quite how much that means), and good for Ghana (but again, we know what Wenger thinks about WC performances), but really, really skeptical that we'd sign him now.
I mean, he's looked good for Fener (although I'm not sure quite how much that means), and good for Ghana (but again, we know what Wenger thinks about WC performances), but really, really skeptical that we'd sign him now.
asajoseph
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Artillero said:
But seeing as he left Juve for less than Vieira cost them, surely he could have been part of the deal, had we wanted him to be?
Artillero
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After raiding most countries in Europe for talent Wenger seems to have his African glasses on this window.
Harding
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Artillero said:
i'm with you on that one, wenger is obviously weighing up his options and appiah has stood out over essien in my view so far in the ghana team and he still is only 26....but i dont know who i would prefer out of yaya and appiah :?
Appiah might not be a "classic" DM (a Mascherano, a Makelele) but he is strong and always works hard - sort of like Vieira. Wenger's always been flexible with his midfield pairing - Vieira + Parlour, Vieira + Gilberto, Gilberto + Fabregas... I could potentially see Appiah + Fabregas.
of course, I would prefer Mascherano or someone similar, but let's face it. how much better is Mascherano than Appiah? I don't think it's enough to justify paying 2x or 3x the transfer fee on a player just 3 years younger.
and regarding Senna - apparently Aragones is leaving him out of the France game in favor of Fabregas, so.....
of course, I would prefer Mascherano or someone similar, but let's face it. how much better is Mascherano than Appiah? I don't think it's enough to justify paying 2x or 3x the transfer fee on a player just 3 years younger.
and regarding Senna - apparently Aragones is leaving him out of the France game in favor of Fabregas, so.....
Harding
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will appiah be playing against brazil tonight, or is he suspended or is that essien?
el jefe
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If we are to believe the transfer stories from last summer, Arsène sold Vieira for 13M and then offered right around the same amount for Baptista. So that would make sense. Or maybe he just didn't rate Appiah very highly at the time.Clarkey said:
GUNNERS4L1FE
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essien is suspendedHarding said:
Artillero
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GUNNERS4L1FE said:
The Brazil game is tomorrow. Swiss game is tonight.
Arnie
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not another midfielder??
Army of Me
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not another average midfielder :roll:Arnie said:
nidza7
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I`ve never been impressed with him,I watched him playing 2 yrs for Juve.Some nice passes,good work rate but overall very average.
IMO he`s a kind of player who plays 1 good game then next one he`s nowhere.
IMO he`s a kind of player who plays 1 good game then next one he`s nowhere.
regele
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Everybody's wondering why we didn't take him when we sold Vieira, but I remember that when it was discussed here most people said they didn't want him because he was crap so there's your reason.
asajoseph
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regele said:
The consensus would be similar now, I suspect.
fuma75
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no more african player, please!
half of the squad will be gone when ANC comes up.
half of the squad will be gone when ANC comes up.
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