Arsenal F.C. Thread [2011/12]

[ShiftyPowers]

Are Porto, the Portuguese Ligue and the Europa League that insignificant?

Umm... Not Porto?

 

[RobbieD_PL]

I just had a crazy thought about having a super team with young genius players and a young genius coach, with the latter possibly also being captain/coach.

 

[Filipower]

Umm... Not Porto?

You're probably right Yet only for someone who doesn't follow football that closely...

 

[anion]

Most of the players that he was coaching were probably older than him. Thats crazy.

Why? The man knows his job and doing very well! That is the most important,not the age..

 

[Pogba4Now]

I know, experience is more important than age. But its just a funny thought. Imagine a 20 year-old guy coaching a 35 year-old player.

 

[Xifio]

I know, experience is more important than age. But its just a funny thought. Imagine a 20 year-old guy coaching a 35 year-old player.

ahem:

In between his various exams, Villas found the time to become the British Virgin Islands' technical director of football in 2000. "I was basically the country's coach," says Villas, who was the youngest international manager at the time. "I was a kid, but they didn't know that. I only told them my age the day I left the post. It was such a grand job for a 21-year-old. I was in charge for the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, and I remember Bermuda beating us very heavily, with Shaun Goater [the Reading striker] scoring five goals. It was a bad defeat, but still an unbelievable experience for a guy so young."

source

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Barca with a low-ball offer for Cesc. Rejected. Yawn.

 

[bilalhaq21]

apparently arsenal have alreadysigned ricardo alvarez.. whatdo you guys think? he's an exceptional talent, he'll do good.. wenger still hasn't hit the actual problem of the team still.. i really hope we sign samba, think he's perfect for arsenal

 

[ARIAGA II]

We've bid for Mata?

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Yeah, that's crazy. Was waiting on him to leave, but never thought it would be Arse. Makes sense though, great winger and can play false 9 in a pinch. Mata, RvP, Gervinho, and Cesc is scary good. Bye bye Nasri.

 

[Pogba4Now]

I'd say you won't need Cesc then. Nasri can occupy Cesc's role.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

I'm not all that certain Nasri is a superstar AM. They might end up with Mata there, Walcott out right, and Nasri on the bench.

 

[Pogba4Now]

Nasri was their best player last season. No way he'd be on the bench. Probably Walcott.

Nasri was more of an AM before joining Arsenal if I'm not mistaken.

 

[ARIAGA II]

Nasri will be on the bench if he doesn't sign a contract and he was best player for the first half of the season overall it was probably Wilshere.

 

[clash]

Don't put him on the bench, give him to us. Really like the Nasri to United rumours, really do... Seems unlikely though, I mean even Wenger isn't that inept on the market that he would sell his key players to your main rivals...

 

[Pogba4Now]

Its not "unlikely" its impossible. The rumors have died anyway.

 

[clash]

Oh, thought they kicked off again today

 

[Pogba4Now]

I follow only reliable links (skysports, teamtalk etc) and I haven't read new links about Nasri. Sources like goal.com or the Sun (the Scum) are NOT reliable links.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Looks like Barca ARE going to come back with the 35m GBP for Cesc. That could be it for him in London.

 

[Mus]

No Cesc?