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Premier League May 3-5
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That Hazard point is very valid. When they were struggling against Villa last night, I couldn't help but think what a difference Hazard (a similar type player) would have made to the game. I think City badly lack a direct, pacey winger of the Hazard mould.
I think that was what Navas was bought for but he's not had the best of seasons, he'll probably be better for them next season though.
Nasri and Navas?
Nothing like Hazard?
Who would you describe as "like Hazard" then, or do you just mean "Hazard"?
Well a far more direct player; ala Robben, Hazard. For me, Nasri especially, is far more of a playmaker type player. Navas is good, but again, he doesn't really provide the same kind of threat as players like Hazard, Robben, even Ronaldo.
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You're not going to get one of those players to be just an option though.
Fitted the narrative that they had written didn't it.
Liverpool were the neutrals favourites, it's "fitting" for Gerrard to finally win the title etc etc.
They quickly wrote all this guff after their predicted narrative of Arsenal signing Ozil being the difference came to nothing.
You made that up, it was never the narrative (which was they should've bought a striker instead of another technoidget).
you obviously missed all the constant press about what a genius signing it was.
We could all see the obvious need in your squad.
Wonder if this season will be the same, Fabregas in, no top striker.
It was a genius signing - the press didn't think so from the get go and the narrative was clearly £42m 'flop' even though he was very good all season and we suffered badly when he was injured.
That's going a bit too far.
How was Ozil a genius signing?
The press wanked all over the Ozil signing. Stop talking bollocks, pete.
If Arse signed Higuain (not Ozil) they would have done better.
Nah, Higuain has been poor - I doubt he'd have beaten Giroud's 16 league goals and he adds little to team play. Ozil made the whole thing sing for a while until the injuries came.
They'd probably have won it had they got Suarez instead.
You sold Bale we signed Mesut Ozil, Mesut Ozil, Mesut Ozil (fade....). We got a world-class player who lifted the whole team.
If we got Suarez and Ozil we'd have pissed the league.
To the fourth place again. What a player.
You were never in for both. Wenger did his usual trick of buying someone unnecessary and not focusing on the squads weaknesses. Mainly not buying a striker.
Yep, you signed a world class player, a very obvious one playing for the biggest club in the world...for 42 million, the 14th highest fee ever paid for a player? Am I correct?
Aaaaaand he lifted the whole team...to the exact same finish you achieved last season. Sensational.
He's a world class player, excellent in many ways. He was obvious in terms of his profile and it was obvious that you had positions you needed upgrading that went empty.
There was nothing genius about it.
And you spent £100M to finish below us for the 18th time in a row.
We made a profit in player trading actually. Same as we've done for quite a few seasons now.
But far more importantly, I didn't claim our business was genius.
But far more importantly, I didn't claim our business was genius.
Well you don't want to be laughed off the forum
.Player trading. Daniel Levy would be a real hit with American sports franchises.
Yeah Pete, I've never been one to 'banter' about football, either in real life or on the internet so I think you're barking up the wrong tree here if you think I'm the one to do this with.
Suffice to say, you made a ridiculous statement and were pulled up on it. Just accept and move on rather than throwing out silly, jaded one-liners. ]
If not, then please continue as you are.
Suffice to say, you made a ridiculous statement and were pulled up on it. Just accept and move on rather than throwing out silly, jaded one-liners. ]
If not, then please continue as you are.
People seriously still think that Ozil was an unnecessary signing?
Christ.
If we'd signed Suarez with no Ozil, we wouldn't have won the league.
Even Suarez needs providers.
Christ.
If we'd signed Suarez with no Ozil, we wouldn't have won the league.
Even Suarez needs providers.
Yes you would have.
Both yes, either one no.
The biggest single issue we've had this year is heavy defeats away from home. Suarez wouldn't have made us draw 5-5 at Liverpool or 6-6 at City.
That's a defensive midfield issue. We didn't lose those games by the odd goal.
This isn't a case of simply being able to say a better striker would have solved all the problems.
Maybe some, but there is still an underlying issue of a lack of top quality in certain areas of the team, of which striker is just one.
I don't think you'd have won the league with just Suarez (though not because he wouldn't have service, cos there are still other problems in the squad).
You'd almost certainly have finished higher than 4th though, not least because Liverpool wouldn't have had Suarez anymore.
Top strikers like Suarez are harder to come across than players like Ozil anyway. He will be certainly out of reach for Arsenal this summer.
You'd almost certainly have finished higher than 4th though, not least because Liverpool wouldn't have had Suarez anymore.
Top strikers like Suarez are harder to come across than players like Ozil anyway. He will be certainly out of reach for Arsenal this summer.
For god's sake you've been the acceptable and non-ridiculed face of THFC on here but if you score an own-goal like that you can't expect anything but derision.