Oh jeebus flyin' not another one of these. I'll humour myself on this occasion though.
flyin' said:
I don't think the young Gunners have enough depth or experience (to win) domestically.
Obviously, seeing as though the vast majority of the squad have Premiership and/or FA Cup winner's medals....
Their forward line is still Henry. Bergkamp is old. Van Persie is still inexperienced. Reyes hasn't lived up to expectation.
A team that scores 87 goals in 38 games isn't an issue for me. Signing Baptista adds a lot of flexibility to our game in Europe so here's hoping that one goes thorugh but domestically we have no real concerns there. I'm not going to bother with your player evaluations.
CM is Gilberto and Hleb who is untried in EPL. Cesc and Flamini are still young. Who is covering for Ljundberg? Pires may go.
Fab and Flamini handled themselves well last season, you saw the effect on our team's cohesion once Gilberto returned to the side. Still six weeks to go till the deadline closes, I'm sure Wenger will bring in another centralised player. Hleb by all accounts had a bad season for Stuttgart last season but still was the top goal maker in Germany. He has the talent to succeed. I'm very excited about that signing. Wingers are not really an issue, with Bentley coming back in and no replacements likely for the wings it shows Wenger has great faith in him.
Defense is like it usually is, although Lehmann is getting better?!
Jens had a storming last few months of the season, a goalkeeper is not top priority at the moment he will last another season. We lacked a good experienced defender whenever Sol was out last season but with Senderos looking the part and Christanval looking like he's signing for us we look good there next season.
Cole's signing an extension to his contract so we're good on the flanks as well.
Anyway, Liverpool are much more interesting these days, especially with the influx. I doubt the Reds will break top 3, because Rafa is still coming to terms with the domestic game.
That sentence alone renders all this:
At least it should be more competitive. Kewell isn't going to be playing much considering his "injuries" and poor form. The LW spot can be filled by at least 3 different quality players - Riise, Garcia, Zenden. Baros will need to score, otherwise Cisse (for EPL) and Mori (for ECL) will be the lone striker. I think Garcia will play behind the lone striker. Riise wide left. Zenden or Spanish guy on the right. Stevie G, Alonso, Hamann, Sissoko in the middle. Alonso will probably be more reserved for Europe. Sissoko more for EPL. Hamann as backup. Stevie G should play alot provided he's not injuried. I reckon Liverpool have a very good CM for next season.
irrelevant, unless Liverpool's Spanish pansies can learn to take the kicking they receive away from home in England, challenging the top 3 is a bit of a pipe dream. Apart from Reina none of their signings would get near the Arsenal or Chelsea first teams. Not gonna be closing the gap enough to challenge.
I think Chelsea should do well. I think the team is starting to understand itself from playing with the same first XI which is important. Chelsea are starting to play the transfer game better. Essien will probably be on his way, as Chelsea will cough up any money... although, they did try to buy/use Gerrard to reduce the price. Parker gone means Jose will definitely find a holding player because Smertin is gone (loan to Charlton) and noone else is really suited for the ball-winning role.
Obviously money means everything right? How's the striker hunt going for you? If Chelsea can keep the same level of defensive stability they'll clean up next season, but it remains to be seen whether they'll have the same hunger defending the title as they did winning it, especially now as they're the raging favourties.
(Edit - Chelsea have snapped up a French "starlet" who can hold the ball, and is likened to Maka. I reckon it's either Essien or SWP but not both.)
Let's see if he'll get out of the reserves anytime soon.
Man Utd really needs their 60 mil strikeforce to find the net a few more times. Fletcher is quite a good prospect, besides he technical ability which is sometimes lacking. Ronaldo is improving but should learn to finish for Man Utd - he can finish for this country alright. Rooney should be rested a bit more.
-Overpriced and overrated is how I'd describe United's forward line.
-Fletcher a good prospect? Okay then......
-Ronnie nedds to learn end product before he can be described as anything near wold class. Obviously has the potential but nowhere near as effective as all the Ronaldo dick-riders make him out to be.
