Before you tell me to scrub my mouth out with soapy water read on, there is much method in my madness.
So coming off the back of a complete no news week we have in theory one week left of the non football bit and then we begin pre season, so I guess we have a week to sign the defensive midfielder we need or go with what we have.
Last season we had Denilson and Song as our defensive midfielders, this season we have a few options but one of them isn’t Alex Song, Wenger has said he we be competing for the centre back role.
So who have we got to choose from? Well Diaby is bulking up so there’s him, Ramsey could be another and Nasri has said he could do it and of course there’s Denilson.
Denilson may have bulked up a bit and Ramsey will be a bit older but who will the boss put in there. My guess is Nasri or Diaby with Denilson and Ramsey as back up.
How will the team shape up then? These are some possible line ups.
Almunia
Sagna Gallas Vermaelen Clichy
Walcott Cesc Diaby Rosicky
Arshavin Robin
Or perhaps
Almunia
Sagna Senderos Kolo Vermaelen
Walcott Cesc Nasri Vela
Adebayor Robin
Or maybe even
Almunia
Eboue Song Vermaelen Clichy
Nasri Cesc Arshavin Rosicky
Bendtner Eduardo
I have included Vermaelen in all the line ups not knowing what he’s like, but as the boss has just spent £10 million on him, I have to figure he will start, we do seem to have a few options in the team especially up front and strangely enough in the middle, I know that a few of the centre back pairings are both left footed but so what, many pairings in football are all right footed, and although we have a lot of midfielders we don’t have too many options in the defensive role, but when did we ever? Petit wasn’t really a defensive midfielder and nor was Edu, not in the strictest sense anyway, so maybe he’s going for the exciting attacking midfield and banking on a solid back four to …well, defend.
I know that’s a little novel, defenders defending, but what we’ll lack defending we’ll make up for winning the midfield battle and going forward, who knows maybe he has Cesc earmarked for that role as well.
What I would like to see Wenger do this season is what Maureen did so successfully in his time with the chavs, make a substitution when we need it and not on 67 minutes, when the opposition are expecting it.
I would also like to see see the boss switching the forwards at half time if it isn’t working, that way the other team will be confused and we will be resting our front line, we will also be rotating and therefore not getting players moaning about lack of playing opportunities.
It may just work and with such a long season, it could save on injuries too. We could also rotate the back four now we have a plethora of centre backs and two spare full backs.
What do you think, have we enough? I believe that with the players we have, another year on and the criticism they received last term, we may just come of age, we’ll know soon enough, I would buy that DM and I would get shot of Ade but if we don’t then at least the team will know each other, realise it’s their last chance and maybe, just maybe they’ll push on and repay the faith our manager has put in them, so today Le Grove is backing the squad to deliver.
We will soon be past the point of signings, and the time for supporting what we have will be upon us, so one last week of speculating, then that’s it.
A word of deep joy aimed at our much loved antipodean chums and how they must have felt like the mancs did after we stuffed them in the 2005 FA Cup final, and it makes up for that cheating Red Bull driver that punctured Theo’s rear tyre when he overtook the field at the first corner in the German Grand Prix, shit happens boys and so does Karma!
Have a great day Grovers, the sun is shining!
city are really starting to annoy me now……..
city and madrid should drop off the face of the earth eh
i jsut hope madrid dont win anything this season to teah them a lesson that buying a shitload of players is not necessary for success and for city to end up with a huge clash of egos and them ending up playing in the intertoto cup
dito
1500 comments in the close season is quite an achievement, eh..
Gold help us the day that those Sheiks realise that Hughes is an incompetent twat and replace him with someone of worth to the club!
Question – Barca/Real Madrid, who gives a shite??
*God help us…
amen tony. Lets hope that day never comes.
Luke – It makes you wonder if Hughes made the Sheiks give him some monumental contract that they now dont want to break….mind you it would have to be a hell of a lot of money for them to care about it!
i reckon we could see mourinho back there next year…he said that he would come back to england did he not ??
I will be really really surprised if hughes manages to stay till the end of the season.
And let me just say I wish John Hartson all the best in his battle with cancer! I hope that he fully recovers!!
Mourinho with the money of city is a recipe for disaster.
Hey, Scolari is looking for work isnt he?
WOuldnt that be somthing to see. Scolari and man city beating chelski at stamford bridge
scolari got one in turkey
yep TAIG, you cnat help but feel immensely sorry for the fella…Good Luck mate
http://www.tribalfootball.com/arsenal-boss-wenger-players-happy-see-adebayor-make-man-city-move-256796
ohh thats right. forgot
Mark Hughes might be already good enough to ensure we are knocked out of the top 4 if we are not careful.
he has been in the job for a year and if they complete the tevez and ade signing they would officially have a better strike force than us.
dont forget they also have cruz who can bag a few
their midfield is ok. they need a CB though
his sale would hurt our chances? i think not if we got matuidi and hazard
haha everyone is happy to see badey leave…thought so..
I think Eddie, RVP,vela, bendtner and the russian in january, plus walcott could take on tevez robinho and ade.
we do have to be careful though.
NEW POST!
man city has a big problem. Motivation. Players naturally tend to care less when they’re making 150’000 a weak. So what if we lose this one, atleast I have 4 houses syndrome.
to be honest i would not be happy if badey moves to another club that could potentially push us for 4th if we are to settle for our default top 4 position. however, if we can challenge (still not convinced with the squad as it si) then he can go to Man Shitty
city’s defence is utter cack…they arent goingto challenge for a CL spot with that bunch of muppets at the back…there laso will be a huge clash o egos and there are a few unprofessional players at the club like runnerbeanio and micah richards…give them one more year and a new manager and yes they could compete
we moving on
I just watched a piece on the news about the people of Wootton Bassett and the respect they show to our young soldiers who have been killed in Afghanistan. Every time one of these boys is returned home in a coffin they line the streets in a very dignified silence to pay their respects. It was a very moving piece of television reporting and got me thinking somewhat. Then I flipped over to SSN and watched the figures being slung about over how much Tevez, Terry and possibly that generous spirited human being Adebayor might get paid and I was struck once again by the contrast between these two worlds. It may seem an obvious point but I really think we sometimes lack perspective when talking about football.
mark c
lizard bros do not predict wages to go from 110 to 180. they predict costs to rise by 12-14 % to 179 which means they are around 156 today. so if we assume our wage bill today being 110 then in a couple of years it may grow as much as 134 according to their forecast.
well 24 mln + in wages is it big or not? its about 3 adebayor’s annual wage bills in MC. will anyone ask to improve their contracts in a couple of years? surely will. kids, they are growing. and their appetites are growing as well.
you will get this sum just simply adding 20k to week wage of 22 players. and iam afraid you will have to do it more or less as the tax grown up.