While Gunners are touring Asia....the new Summer Transfer thread

AT3 was replying to a comment that says, specifically, "the best player Arsene has brought in for a while" and not "the most hyped" or "biggest name".

 

got to tell you charlie, that is exactly what i meant.
gooner family is a little sensitive huh?
i was actually just trying to draw someone offsides, and it worked like a charm..
smile buddy, it's gunna be okay..

 

Ahh yes, the i was just trolling, you mad response. A classic.

 

Ah, damn it all to hell. 2008! 2008! 2008! For the love of god 2008!!!

 

Whatever. I would still say the same thing then.

 

You know what this forum desperately needs? An actual football game to talk about!!!

 

Yeah, I learned to enjoy Arsenal even more when I got away from the forum, and this thread in particular, during the offseason. I cannot imagine worrying day-day as to whether or not Cazorla or Sahin are, in fact, coming to the Arse.

 

I hope tomorrow we'll see pictures of Carzola and Sahin on Arsenal.com

 

I know! I'm definitely sticking to the legitimacy of Twitter

 

Toulalan had trouble getting games in his prime at Lyon (granted that was during the period when they had those incredible midfields that Alou Diarra had to move away from, as well). I'd be excited if we could get him for free because of rights derivative of unpaid salary o somefing

thank god now our new best player's national team will be too good for him to get injured in

 

I just read the article. In it, Sid Lowe said "The 26-year-old Cazorla, who may just be the best player not playing for Madrid or Barcelona"

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/sid_lowe/10/05/santi.cazorla/index.html#ixzz22pgWbFHE

The article is very positive:
Quick, fleet- footed, ambidextrous, Cazorla has vision and great technique, playing as a narrow attacker coming in from right or left or as the creative fulcrum behind the striker. He can shoot from the edge of the area and had scored 28 goals in five seasons before moving on this summer.

Cazorla would not have been out of his depth at the very best clubs in the world.

but it does hit on Phishy's point as well:
The biggest clubs did not come for Cazorla. Perhaps it is because he is not flash; perhaps he just does not stand out. He just does not seem like a star...

 

I was talking about Silva, who does start for Spain, obviously. But anyway, i would love to hear the case that Santi is better than Mata, because their club stats don't seem to demonstrate that. Nor do their recent appearances for Spain, where both have been used interchangeably as late substitutions for Iniesta (not Xavi). I'm no fan of Mata, but the guy did get a goal in the Euro 2012 Final and an assist in the CL Final, as well as being Man of the Match in the FA Cup final, so he's obviously doing something right. If Santi can just match his achievements at the club level, i'll be more than happy.

 

But they did come for him. He turned down Madrid. And the stats thing is misleading since he can, and does occasionally play far deeper than Mata does. I agree he is going to have to prove himself though.

 

Lol at this forum....u got the omg u never saw him before I did because I know everything and then the omg he is amazing/not that good because I has the psychic ball. Arteta wasn't seen as a coup yet was the second best and important player on our team last year. If cazorla can create and assist in the final third we have a solid team. Let's all stop being a bunch of females and judge players when they have played a cnuting game

 

He's the same type of player as Modric, if you look at the stats you won't be able to see his strengths. He won't be the one making the assists for the team, rather he makes the assist for the assists of the team. Lots of Madrid fans seem pissed of that we got Cazorla while they are trying to spend so much money on Modric.

He's not going to distractly change the team and make our opponents look like mincemeat, but the most important thing about his signing is that we will no longer have Ramsey being super sloppy and killing our attacks with his useless flicks. And we look much better last season whenever Ramsey wasn't playing.

 

Wow Santi, you speak such good English already! Good on you mate

 

FCUK YOU YOU BANDWAGON CNUT

 

Offside.

 

Disagree on Ramsey. If he can continue his Olympic form with Arsenal then we have an amazing option in midfield here.

 

You're right, i haven't seen him, or even heard of him. So i'll wait to see what he does on the field before i anoint him as the best Spaniard in the Premier League.

Edit: It's officially official.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-sign-spain-midfielder-santi-cazorla

Welcome to the club Santi. I hope you're even better than they say you are. So strange signing established veterans, but i can get used to it.

 

Im quite happy with this signing, seems like a good piece of business. My main concern is that the teams who bunker against us already know how to mark him out of the game with their system, best of luck Santi and welcome to the Arsenal!

I really hope that we tie up Sahin now, he is a guy who I think would add a different dimension to our attack.