Gabriel (Lille player) / signed for Arsenal

[christinaa]

It's the end of the world as we know it.

Exactly.

 

[Litch]

Sign him and he can take his place in the graveyard of 'bargain' CB's at Utd.

 

[croadyman]

It's the end of the world as we know it.

Well I am certainly not feeling fine

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Noticed that he's not playing in the Lille v Rennes game tonight. This is done and he's off.

The other thing is that there is a crowd in tonight too, spaced apart

 

[TheHeya]

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[Samid]

Here we go

 

[Nou_Camp99]

Thank christ for that. Pairing up a relatively unknown Brazilian CB with Harry Maguire? Just doesn't seem very much like Ole's style does it?

He might be the next Thiago Silva for all I know but did anyone honestly ever think that was the plan? Think our name has been used to force a deal here.

 

[Adam-Utd]

surprise surprise we weren’t in for him at all.

looks like arsenal are sticking to their back 3 next year.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Jury is very much out on this one.

 

[Antisocial]

Hope we get some commission for the use of our name to get the money sorted.

 

[Crashoutcassius]

Nobody will learn from this... All the 2021 XIs with him going around the last week haha

 

[GledTheRed]

Seems weird how Lille were more than happy to sell him for 30 million euros.

Gash?

 

[dwd]

Nobody will learn from this... All the 2021 XIs with him going around the last week haha

Really? Don’t think people have seemed that arsed.

 

[Che Guevara]

Seems weird how Lille were more than happy to sell him for 30 million euros.

Gash?

I don't think price determines how a player will develop and perform for a club. It all depends on the coach and his plans, strategy and system. We sold Tierney for £25m and it's fair to say, for that price, he has been brilliant so far. Some of the players we bought dirt-cheap and sold have turned out to be big stars in big leagues.

 

[Flying_Heckfish]

Thank christ for that. Pairing up a relatively unknown Brazilian CB with Harry Maguire? Just doesn't seem very much like Ole's style does it?

He might be the next Thiago Silva for all I know but did anyone honestly ever think that was the plan? Think our name has been used to force a deal here.

Not at all.

This isn't how we do business, at all. We're all about the drawn-out sagas.

 

[devilish]

Seems weird how Lille were more than happy to sell him for 30 million euros.

Gash?

There are bargains around if a club cares to look for them

 

[amolbhatia50k]

There are bargains around if a club cares to look for them

Indeed. We do look for them though - just in players like Daniel James.

 

[devilish]

Indeed. We do look for them though - just in players like Daniel James.

15m seem fit for a championship level player with pace

 

[zenith]

Good for Arsenal, but there was nothing to suggest that he was an improvement over our current CB's

 

[Dve]

Not fuzzed about missing out on Gabriel at all, to be honest. Not that I have seen him playing much, but just by the look of his eyes, he doesn´t seem like the calm, relaxed kind of person you would want at center back. A silly argument, you could say, but balance is reportedly one of his weaknesses (scout report), and balance has everything to do with psyche.

 

[Craig Ward]

Similar to Ake, i think we scouted him but didnt really follow through.

Worryingly though - they both look better than Lindelof.

Seems like a good deal for Arsenal, who also have Mari and Saliba to come. They;re defense doesnt seem so bad all of a sudden. Wonder why they renewed Luiz really

 

[JazzG]

They;re defense doesnt seem so bad all of a sudden. Wonder why they renewed Luiz really

A lot of potential but not a lot of experience. Luiz has his brain farts but otherwise he is a decent player, the reason he isn't more highly rated is you know he his moments of madness. Off the pitch I think he has be really good to the youngsters and a real leader for us.

 

[Che Guevara]

Similar to Ake, i think we scouted him but didnt really follow through.

Worryingly though - they both look better than Lindelof.

Seems like a good deal for Arsenal, who also have Mari and Saliba to come. They;re defense doesnt seem so bad all of a sudden. Wonder why they renewed Luiz really

Agree. Renewing Luiz was totally pointless and unnecessary, with so many better defenders the guy no longer serves any purpose and is most likely to be benched a lot.

 

[awop]

Agree. Renewing Luiz was totally pointless and unnecessary, with so many better defenders the guy no longer serves any purpose and is most likely to be benched a lot.

Experience and good to have a brazilian CB to learn from. This will make his integration a lot faster. Don't know if he learned any bit of french if he ends up partnering Saliba.

 

[Che Guevara]

Experience and good to have a brazilian CB to learn from. This will make his integration a lot faster. Don't know if he learned any bit of french if he ends up partnering Saliba.

I'm sure there might still be some use for him but I'm not sure it justifies his wages.

 

[awop]

I'm sure there might still be some use for him but I'm not sure it justifies his wages.

"David Luiz's new much-maligned contract extension at Arsenal was only offered to the defender after he agreed to take a 'significant' reduction on his £120,000-per-week salary."

He's still going to play his fair share of games next season. If he can tone down his mistakes compared to this season's insane amount, it will be a non-issue and a good player to have around. Saliba did ok in a friendly today but you can see he has work to do. Hopefully Gabriel will be able to perform a bit quicker.

 

[sp_107]

Started with a Man of the Match Performance. Good passing stats too.

 

[Cassidy]

Good first game

 

[Irrational.]

Pretty solid first start.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Only Fulham mind...they are going to struggle again I fear. Leeds and WBA are far better equipped financially to survive in this league

 

[Alexit]

Only Fulham mind...they are going to struggle again I fear. Leeds and WBA are far better equipped financially to survive in this league

My thoughts exactly, but as they say you can only play who is in front of you. Kudos to him for the solid start; grabbed a goal too!

 

[amolbhatia50k]

My thoughts exactly, but as they say you can only play who is in front of you. Kudos to him for the solid start; grabbed a goal too!

Didn't he nearly gift Fulham a goal in the beginning of the game?

 

[Inigo Montoya]

Didn't he nearly gift Fulham a goal in the beginning of the game?

Nervy start for the whole defence, could have been 2-0 down for bad finishing to let them down. Only to be expected

 

[Crashoutcassius]

Looked pretty shaky to start but a nice easy start. Fulham are going down I've never felt so sure

 

[UNITED ACADEMY]

Fulham without Mitrovic today is basically mid table Championship. They need to buy player if they are thinking about surviving in PL.

 

[Berbasbullet]

Fulham without Mitrovic today is basically mid table Championship. They need to buy player if they are thinking about surviving in PL.

What happened to mitrovic?

 

[UNITED ACADEMY]

What happened to mitrovic?

wasnt fit enough to start

 

[golden_blunder]

New thread for FF please

 

[Sultan]

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