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Originally Posted by charleysurf
And I bet my life that ARsenal will finish ahead of Liverpool. Indeed I'm thinking of investing a few quid on them winning the title. Nasri > Hleb. Vela is a great addition. Eduardo will be fit for the start of the season. All they need is a Flamini replacement which should be easy to find.
If Sagna had stayed fit last season then they would have won the league.
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Eduardo will be "fit" for the start of next season like Smith was "fit" the season before last. He may never be the same player again and won't be properly fit until Christmas. God only knows the psychological battle he will also have to go through, to get back to his best.
Hleb>>>>>>Nasri, by the way. Nasri will potentially become a great player but that's all he has, potential. He had a mediocre season in France, is recovering from mono, is physically lightweight and is a million miles short of being able to replace a Premiership-hardened, seasoned pro like Hleb. One for the future maybe but not one for next season.
As for a Flaminin-replacement being easy to find, you're kidding yourself. He covered greater distances than anyone else in the Arsenal team, made more tackesl, made more passes and passed more accurately. He even waded in with a few goals. Make no mistake, Flamini was (along with Hleb) at the centre of everything that Arsenal did well last season.
And Sagna? Any team whose title challenge is reliant on the fitness of a
full-back, has got serious flaws in it's squad.