General transfer rumours

[xMatMcC]

I’m sure I will. You’re right though, signing a half decent defensive midfielder, a very inconsistent non right back/non ce tre half and a total failure will put them right up there with the best team in Europe.

Thank you.

 

[schfc6]

Doesn't Cole Palmer feature on your bench?

You sound like that City fan Buvey who reckons Rashford is worth 15m.

Yes, because we have a small compact squad. He fits what we need. Martinelli as far as I can see plays one position and he’s ok at it. LW. He would be behind Grealish and Foden.

I don’t rate Rashford, not much at all. He’s worth more than £15m but he’s not worth £375 a week. He’s very average.

 

[HumbledGooner]

Yes, because we have a small compact squad. He fits what we need. Martinelli as far as I can see plays one position and he’s ok at it. LW. He would be behind Grealish and Foden.

I don’t rate Rashford, not much at all. He’s worth more than £15m but he’s not worth £375 a week. He’s very average.

The idea Martinelli is left out of the matchday squad for Cole Palmer is foreign to me on every level. Martinelli made the Brazil senior squad for the World Cup. Palmer hasn't even been capped for England yet.

As for Rashford being 'very average'. You probably would never make it as a football scout with this kind of assessments.

 

[xMatMcC]

The idea Martinelli is left out of the matchday squad for Cole Palmer is foreign to me on every level.

As for Rashford being 'very average'. You probably would never make it as a football scout with this kind of assessments.

Yeah he's out to lunch. Martinelli and Rashford would be fantastic additions to our squad. They both have the highest quality ball striking ability that we could use. Especially now that Mahrez is leaving. Our wingers aren't very direct if we play Grealish/Bernardo.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Neither is Alvarez or Mahrez but they are natural goal scorers IMO. Silly for a City fan of all teams to say this as we also didn't have one when we won the league the season before Haaland came. Martinelli, Troassard, Havertz, Jesus, Saka, Odegaard, Nketiah and even ESR can put the ball in the net.

you are either a massive shithouse or an arsenal fan.

 

[xMatMcC]

you are either a massive shithouse or an arsenal fan.

Nope definitely not an assnal fan mate. I just don't feel the need to underrate our competition. This Arsenal team is at the level of the City/Liverpool teams of recent years. No point hiding from it. They got a bit lucky to be up with us last season but they will be better. Whether the bounces go there way next season is another story. Hopefully not.

So you don't think Martinelli is a natural goal scorer? Ever watch him play football?

 

[HelloCity]

Nope definitely not an assnal fan mate. I just don't feel the need to underrate our competition. This Arsenal team is at the level of the City/Liverpool teams of recent years. No point hiding from it. They got a bit lucky to be up with us last season but they will be better. Whether the bounces go there way next season is another story. Hopefully not.

So you don't think Martinelli is a natural goal scorer? Ever watch him play football?

Lol

City are arguably the best team in the entire history of English football.

There is zero evidence to suggest Arsenal are at that same level.

This is an era where City got 100 points, won the domestic treble, won 3 titles in a row and won the treble.

They also haven’t even put in anything close to the level Liverpool showed with a league win, 99/97 point seasons and a CL.

To claim Arsenal are at that same level is absolutely obscene.

Don’t forget, Arsenal had a free run at the league last season also. Out of both cups early and played a changed XI in the Europa group stage.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Nope definitely not an assnal fan mate. I just don't feel the need to underrate our competition. This Arsenal team is at the level of the City/Liverpool teams of recent years. No point hiding from it. They got a bit lucky to be up with us last season but they will be better. Whether the bounces go there way next season is another story. Hopefully not.

So you don't think Martinelli is a natural goal scorer? Ever watch him play football?

they were on a crest of a wave last year,i expect the same this year,but they will have to contend with the champions league,not the europa league this season, not to mention the pressure of being one of the favourites, that is the same sort of pressure we saw at the end of last season when simply put they shit themselves, arsenal fans are up there as the biggest bunch of wankers going and we have seen them turn very quickly, and they will again when arteta realises you cant just copy pep you have to adapt, even pep adapts to pep, arteta has shown last season that he hasn't got it in him to change thing and his head goes very very quickly

 

[xMatMcC]

Lol

City are arguably the best team in the entire history of English football.

There is zero evidence to suggest Arsenal are at that same level.

This is an era where City got 100 points, won the domestic treble, won 3 titles in a row and won the treble.

They also haven’t even put in anything close to the level Liverpool showed with a league win, 99/97 point seasons and a CL.

To claim Arsenal are at that same level is absolutely obscene.

The premier league is better next season than it was then. Doesn't mean our team is worse than the centurian team, but 90-93 points will be the equivalent of 100 then. I genuinely think City and Arsenal are ~90 point teams this coming season. And I agree, we are the best team in the entire history of English football.

 

[xMatMcC]

they were on a crest of a wave last year,i expect the same this year,but they will have to contend with the champions league,not the europa league this season, not to mention the pressure of being one of the favourites, that is the same sort of pressure we saw at the end of last season when simply put they shit themselves, arsenal fans are up there as the biggest bunch of wankers going and we have seen them turn very quickly, and they will again when arteta realises you cant just copy pep you have to adapt, even pep adapts to pep, arteta has shown last season that he hasn't got it in him to change thing and his head goes very very quickly

I agree with what you're saying for the most part. I think they were lucky to ride the crest last year, but don't think they will require luck to be up with us this season. Rice is a good leader that should take some pressure off the squad.

Those that believe this may be in for a rude awakening come the run in of the upcoming season. We have a better XI which is why we'll have the edge in H2H one off matchups but it's not by a huge margin with the addition of Rice. They now have a bigger squad, will have played less games last season, and will be hungrier than ever after getting a taste of success. The only outgoings being deadwood. Incomings of Timber, Havertz, and Rice gives them three new unique profiles while bolstering depth. I feel as if we're in for a hell of a title race.

I still think we'll win the league but I'm saying it'll be a real battle. And I'm up for it. Bring it on, I'll always give Pep the edge.