The Wish List

[Lord Dula]

no they wouldnt

 

[ricky1985]

Did you see Gareth Bale at left back for Tottenham? Beaten game after game, without fail. He cant defend, and neither can Bastos.

Much as I love an attacking fullback, being able to actually defend is an absolute necessity.

 

[outlaw_member]

Bastos isn't a fullback, though. Dunga just played him as one, like Maradona did with Gutierrez.

 

[ricky1985]

I didn't say he was, but Dula wants him there. I'm just saying he'd be a crap left back because he can't defend.

 

[GDeep™]

Melo, De Jong, Kompany, Hazard...

Isn't Pienaar in the final year of his contract? I wouldn't mind putting small money on him maybe coming to us.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Isn't Pienaar in the final year of his contract? I wouldn't mind putting small money on him maybe coming to us.

Everton no closer to Pienaar solution

 

[fabo]

I switch off when people mention these nippy wide midfielders. Pienaar is good but unless we sell Nasri or Rosicky I don't see the point.

GK
CM
Winger.

If a good LB became available I wouldn't mind selling Clichy either.

 

[Klaus Daimler]

Shinji Kagawa! ****ing hell. Has anyone seen this cat play? I watched him for Dortmund yesterday and it blew my mind. I honestly don't remember the last time I was this impressed with a player after a single performance, and that's despite him having to finish the game as a left back after they got a man sent off. How can he be so good? According to wiki he came straight from J-League this season for peanuts and has won everybody in Dortmund over in just a handful of games. Why wasn't he in the World cup squad for Japan?

He looks like an ideal Arsenal player. Quick, technical attacking mid who seems to thrive centrally. I wonder if we've scouted him before? Wenger supposedly has some good contacts in Japan. I just can't believe that this guy isn't at a top club already. I'm gonna start watching Dortmund just to see more of him.

 

[Bossa]

Good notice, I watched him in some highlights and he is playing awesome. Very good scouting by Dortmund picking him up from a lower table Japanese club.

 

[Clrnc]

Klaus, I already mentioned it yesterday in the Uefa cup thread

Noticed him on match day 1 where he scored a hattrick for Dortmund in Bundesliga. Did a search on him and can't believe Dortmund managed to pull him out of nowhere from Japan.

Not to mention he wasn't even selected for Japan in the WC!

 

[Klaus Daimler]

I just saw a youtube comp with that hattrick. He looks amazing.

 

[Lord Dula]

saw him a couple of seasons back, thought then he'd have potential

 

[Klaus Daimler]

Really though, Dules. You should watch him play. You might discover a new Arshavin or something.

 

[Clrnc]

A couple of seasons back he was in some Japan High school team

 

[Lord Dula]

A striker. Someone who can nick us a win. Pazzini

 

[Goonereagle]

A proper number 9 player. We don't need poachers, we need someone who will muscle us a goal or whose pace and finishing will get us the goal.

RVP is not an out and out goalscorer and neither are the options we have.

 

[Klaus Daimler]

Bastian Schweinsteiger. He would be a great midfielder to have around. Only has one more year left with Bayern in the summer, so if he's going to move it will probably happen then.

 

[Rorz]

We'd win the league with someone like Schweinsteiger beside Cesc. Can't see him leaving Germany though.

 

[Clrnc]

The most complete midfielder available now. Too bad he is going to RM to join Khedira I think

 

[Klaus Daimler]

I'd play Schweinsteiger in the slightly more defensive role like Löw used him for Germany in the World cup. Any combination of Schweinsteiger, Fabregas and one of Denilson/Wilshere/Ramsey would be the best midfield in the league by a mile or so.