Wouldn't want him here. Admittedly he's shown a bit more bottle than the rest of them at Arsenal but he's nothing special, a bit injury prone, and still hasn't figured out what his best position is at 23. Who would he replace in our starting 11? He's OK to good in a few roles but exceptional in none.
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I'd be all for signing him. Jose will turn him into an incredibly consistent player.
Inconsistent, injury prone and overrated.
Can't believe some people here are suggesting signing him, he's scored less than 10 Premier League goals in his whole 5 seasons at Arsenal. Not the player we need unless we're looking for a Memphis Depay replacement.
Can't believe some people here are suggesting signing him, he's scored less than 10 Premier League goals in his whole 5 seasons at Arsenal. Not the player we need unless we're looking for a Memphis Depay replacement.
Not remotely near the level of quality we should be looking at.
Don't try that Jedi shite with me young man.
I think it's because we're so desperate for a quality wide player that many will just accept the first option given to them.
Fellaini replacement.
All 'round midfield and attack squad player, but better than Fellaini.
No thanks.
He is the next James Milner.
He is the next James Milner.
Roughly the same, pal. At least Lingered loves scoring in the final (Wembley).
Plus coming from bottling Arsenal.. we can do better than that. From this Arsenal, only Alexis Sanchez will improve us. Ozil is just too lazy.
I would take him. He's a good player with potential to be very good.
I don't have anyone in particular, it would just be a bit underwhelming I think, especially when you factor in what he'd likely cost. He'd be an upgrade on Lingard but we've got enough decent players, I was hoping this summer we'd sign a wide player of genuine top quality.
Edit: Just read he'll have 12 months on his deal come June so maybe he won't cost the earth. If however we do sign him, I hope he's not our only signing there.
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I'd take him. Personally, think he's a fantastic talent and Mourinho might be the one to unlock it on a consistent basis. Physically strong, hard working, pacy and a good dribbler.
Talented lad in need of a better coach
i think what is obvious is that football fans posting on forums have no clue about the "mentality" of people they've never met
Ox isn't like the others from what I've seen. Is quite a mentally tough character and actually looks like he cares much like Alexis.
Unless they've seen Arsenal play lately
No, they still don't know about their mentality. You can't read people's "winning mentality" from watching a screen ffs. Arsenal lost because of poor tactics and a worse squad than their opponent.
Never lived up to his early hype / potential.
Hmm, I'm not really sure. He was exciting when he first appeared, but he doesn't seem to have pulled up any trees. Though it could just be Arsenal as a whole.
Also I was thinking he has a lot of injuries but other than last season his injury record isn't too bad. Again, probably an effect of hearing about injuries at Arsenal.
he can play left back and nail a corner? Sign him up now.
Nah, let Liverpool sign him.
To be honest we've a lot of these decent squad players. We should be investing in top class and that's why I'd probably not take him.
Going by his recent performances in midfield he can definitely excel as a box to box midfielder. Have absolutely no idea why Wenger doesn't play him there more often.
Don't know if United would be the ideal club for him but wouldn't mind taking a punt on him.
Don't know if United would be the ideal club for him but wouldn't mind taking a punt on him.
What's his best position anyway? IIRC, he sort of started out as an attacker/wide attacker, but his recent best performances have come from a CM (box to box) type role?
Not sure he's what we need, but in a midfield 2 with Pogba and Herrera, we'd have plenty of energy and running power. Not sure about passing ability though.
Not sure he's what we need, but in a midfield 2 with Pogba and Herrera, we'd have plenty of energy and running power. Not sure about passing ability though.
I'd definitely take him here, he's a good player. Don't think he'll ever be top class though.
Reminds me of Stuart Downing a few years back. Would look fairly dangerous and his work was neat and tidy, but then nothing ever seemed to happen. Seems to have poor decision making and quality in the final third
Never rated him. Total crock too.
There is a difference between losing and getting humiliated again and again.
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Was not a fan of this player as a winger but in this central midfield role he has been fantastic. Unlikely but would love him at Utd. We are crying out for some CM. If it's not us it will be Man City. I think this would be a wise move. We would need another CM as I expect Bastian to move on. Carrick is getting older. I think we will need 1 or 2 new CM in summer.
CM seems his best position and from what I remember his best games have been there. Didnt he play there against Milan a few years ago in CL and was really really good. But it seems like he keeps getting stuck out wide. Even when Arsenal recently won a few games, it seemed he was centre, then just pushed out wide (for Bayern?) so they could get coquelin in (who didnt manage a tackle for about 70 minutes).
Bizarre.
Dont get the whole "he would be an upgrade on Lingard" cos I wouldnt want him out wide esp as it seems he doesnt track when playing there. The biggest problem is that it seems like hes always injured. Not sure if thats because of the way he plays (sharp turns etc).
Shocking that hes only 23 seems like hes been around for ages. He wouldnt be a starter for us but would be a good squad player to use.
Ultimately I see him going to Liverpool. Though think he would be an upgrade on Fellaini overall (even if they have different traits).
So is he Premier league proven? His goal scoring stats make Young look ridiculously productive.
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He's one of the few Arsenal players who doesn't have a questionable mentality, always gives 100%. I wouldn't mind taking a gamble on him.
Meh no thanks. Injury prone and inconsistent as feck, would rather stick with Lingard as a squad player than sign him.
He was only really injured last year tho? He doesn't have a bad injury record. That's just a generic Arsenal reputation people seem to apply to their players.
He can actually play both RW and CM at very good level. He doesn't carry enough goal threat from the wing, so I thing CM probably suits him better but he can be a different type of RW when we need one because of his energy, strength and pace. Like Willian.
Let's be honest, Basti and Fellaini do not really have any long term future here, or they would have been offered new contracts with their existing ones entering the last 12 months. Pereira is the only player we have that can potentially claim a squad spot in CM. We need young blood in there to compete with and cover for Pogba and Herrera. Ox has been one of Arsenal's better players in this season and he's only 23 with tremendous PL and CL experience. He also has homegrown status and you weaken your rivals by signing him.
He ticks a lot of boxes. It's a no brainer for me.
Young, English, fast. That's at least £30m of attributes there, before even touching on how good he is.
Is he though? He's scored 9 league goals since 2011
he's never scored more than 2 Premier League goals in a season, he's wank.Add to that his awful injury record and he'd be a complete disaster of a signing. At this point I think Arsenal are surely looking to offload him he's not good enough.
He barely completes 90 minutes for Arsenal, and I wouldn't be surprised if that's one of his key annoyances. In that sense I cannot see him consistently playing here and he will know that. He wants to be a first-teamer rather than "first substitute".
Why would he want to come here to sit on the bench?
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