Why Suarez?

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    Jeff
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    Even if it was Luis, rather than Dennis- why, why why? We have scored 46 goals in 21 games, but let in more than anyone else in the top half of the table, so why another midfielder- hardly our most pressing issue is it? We have one of the worst back five in the Premiership and that is why we will be lucky to improve on our current league position. We cannot keep expecting our strikers to score more than the opposition as our defence has got away with it several times during our unbeaten run. With so many awful players not up to the standards required (Mustafi and Xhaka); too many past it ( Koscielny and Monreal),immobile ( Sokratis) and either perpetually injured or lacking any defending skills ( Mavroponos and Kolasinac), why aren’t we looking at alternatives for these positions rather than a winger?

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    fatmop
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    I agree if it was genuinely true then that we can only afford one loan signing we should sign a defender but it’s complete bollox. We should be aiming to strengthen both areas permanently.

    I confess I know very little about Suarez and he seems very much a team with europa rather than champions league ambitions. But, if he is the answer why can we not sign him permanently!

    Couple this with letting one of our best players go for nothing (signing an 140k a week contract) you have to worry going forward. I like Emery and I think he is a great manager who deserves time to bring the players in he needs. Trouble is will he get the backing? It seems a shambles.

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    T_Adams
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    If reports are to be believed,it seems like things are worse than our ‘austerity period’ and we are broke. We know that’s not the case and it’s Stan that doesn’t want to spend a penny of his own money. Regardless if we are hunting very cheap players, we will probably get better defenders than we have but still not the right quality and we’ll be stuck with them.

    Emery needs time but also backing. He has done very well with what he’s got but feel he has made mistakes e.g. Sokratis, Leno and giving Xhaka a new contract. I know many won’t agree regarding Leno but he has come out and missed the ball so many times and his judgement doesn’t seem to be improving.

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    He is probably the only loan option available for us with any form of quality.

    We are paying for Stans loan now which we all knew would be the case. So we are back to where we where when the stadium was new. There will be limited funds now for a couple of years now thats my belief anyway.

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    steveosnakeeye
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    the specialone
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    Jeff – The other week you came on here crying begging your master to ban me,for apparently not even having an opinion.But have you looked at your own posts?You call every other player average,without even providing any substance to it whatsoever.Apart from the countless players you think our average,just from this thread you call Mustafi and xhaka awful.I know mustafi is not everyone’s cup of tea but xhaka??He’s improved so much and even the people who use to have a go at him admit it but i guess some people will remain ignorant.Then sokratis?The guy is a rock most of the games he’s as solid a player a club like Arsenal can acquire in the current situtaion and if we’re conceding goals I pity anyone who thinks it simply has to do with the players and not the system where Emery for most of the season has focused so much on attack he’s forgotten to maintain the balance between different areas in the pitch.You even went as far as calling Ramsey average.Yes,he’s so average that he’s being signed by one of the best clubs in the world and being one of the best paid players at the club.But I guess some people will remain ignorant forever.

    As for Suarez,kudos to you for stating the obvious.

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    stev2bath1
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    I agree with this although not about the players we have. As TSO says Mav has played two games so not sure how you know he cant defend and I like Sok and I actually like Mustaphi most of the time although I know he has an error in him most games. The Xhaka debate is on going and I personally think he is great in a 3 man midfield and OK in a 2 man he is so inconsistent not just week to week but in the same game he will do some very good things but also some very poor. We do need permanent signings but unless there is an obviously much better alternative we would just be putting another joe average on the wage bill. We do need midfielders and a winger and a defender with defense being a priority but we cant buy as we have no money, the only one that we could possibly get on loan who I know is Cahill. I would take him as a short term answer but not convinced he would make us much better. I think we are stuck with what we have and are going to have to rely on Uni working his magic with what he has got. The positive is we seem to now have everyone fit. He has not done to bad so far and with a good wind and a lot of luck we could still get top 4 and have a chance in the Europa!

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    muffler_1
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    I was on Xhakas back before but when he plays with Torreira it works. As a defender though its not where he should regardless how much injuries we have, but thats not his fault.

    Mustafi has not improved at all under Emery but given the fact that we dont have any money we cant do anything before we sell. With no cash we cannot improve and when we do get a defender the attack players need replacing because they are to old. Thats how long it will take. It took Pool a couple of years with cash for us it will take 10 years with no cash if we still belong to top 8.

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    Jeff
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    TSO- yes, you should have been banned if Steveo had done what was needed and sent your posts to the editor for analysis. All you ever do is call anyone who labels any of your favourite nonentities “average” and then get quite abusive, as Tip Tap found out when he returned. If you were gone, I am sure several worthy posters would return. If you had an opinion, that is fair enough, but you never have. You have an obsession with average players and anyone who dares to suggest they are not incurs your infantile wrath. I do watch games, all of them, some live and the only ones who are currently worth their salt are Aubameyang, Lacazette and Torreira. The rest would not get anywhere near our rivals’ first teams. Your obsession with players over the years includes Walcott, Coquelin, Gabriel, and now Xhaka and Mustafi.The last two cost £70m and they are crap. Xhaka has had about three good games in three seasons and the rest of the time is a liability. Mustafi should never be anywhere near the first team and is a coward to boot. Remember him limping off after conceding at home against United last season and Wenger saying after the game, “I don’t know what’s the matter with him.” Sokratis a “rock”- this cage fighter who is so immobile that anyone who turns him he embraces as he can’t deal with it. So good that Dortmund got rid of him. And as for Ramsey, an impact sub at best who will not be missed here as any time he starts, he invariably does not do well. In 10 seasons, he has not mustered the art of either being a creative or a defensive midfielder and has no discipline- a glory seeking selfish player. I happen to watch the games, not catch highlights from across the pond.

    #1715776

    fatmop
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    Austerity to pay off a stadium, an asset to the club is one thing. Austerity to make a billionaire richer is not acceptable.

    The thing I don’t get is, surely to make more money you need champions league football and of every team is investing and we don’t how can you expect to go forward.

    Muffler indeed Torriera and Xhaka do make good partners. Such a shame holding got injured as he and sokratis worked together.

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