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Kbs468:
Arsenal currently have 27 players to fit into the 25 list. Who should we lose?

by Tony Attwood

The purchases

So, as we know, we have purchased four players.  A number of others are being discussed, but for the moment let us work with these four…

Willian: Winger — from Chelsea, free

Pablo Marí: Defender — from Flamengo, £14m

Cédric Soares, Defender — from Southampton; free

Gabriel Magalhães; Defender — from Lille £27m

All four have foreign status, meaning that they cannot be counted in our home grown list – which we shall come to in just a moment.

Who have we got

Keepers

Bernd Leno

Emiliano Martinez (home grown)

Matt Macey (home grown)

Backs

William Saliba

Shkodran Mustafi

Calum Chambers (home grown)

Rob Holding (home grown)

Sokratis

David Luiz

Kieran Tierney

Hector Bellerin (home grown)

Sead Kolasinac

Midfield

Ainsley Maitland-Niles (home grown)

Lucas Torreira

Granit Xhaka

Mohamed Elney

Matteo Guendouzi

Joe Willock (home grown)

Mesut Ozil

Forwards

Bukayo Saka (under 21)

Gabriel Martinelli (under 21)

Nicolas Pepe

Reiss Nelson (under 21)

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang

Alex Lacazette

Eddie Nketiah (home grown)

Other under 21s can of course be added to the squad at any time

Papa,Kola, Torrera, Guen might leave.Laca and Bellerin might also depart. The thought of Ozil wasting our money and still wasting space is infuriating sha.

BlueRayDick:
I don't like the idea of using makeshift players like that Jàre. I prefer natural players to be used in their natural positions

Same here too...but the wing is overloaded already and the cash to be use to fund Bellerin' replacement (if he leave) can be use to strengthen other position. IMO

Enyimbafc:
Is ur brain paining you.Has Nelson ever played defence for Arsenal.

I said wingback. RWB is different from RB .

iamoyindamola:
Nelson in defence
Another player out of position then someone will blame him that he's useless

I mean as a WB. He is not a newbie to that role. That was where he usually p
ays before he went on loan. Not convinced with his defensive side though.

kokaneprodigy:
He has his weaknesses which I have stated clearly that are not good enough for a 4-3-3. But it’s ridiculous the number of things he’s been blamed for on this thread,
Xhaka is the reason for the terrible midfield under Emery, he’s the one responsible for Guendouzi’s subpar performance, he’s to blame for the slow growth of the young midfielders, he’s to blame for 3-4-3 that was switched to by Arteta due to lack of an AM. If u can’t impregnate ur wife it’s Xhaka’s fault.

Lmao..the pregnancy statement though.

Spy360:
If he wants to go we shouldn't stop him. After all we sign players from other clubs. But if you're asking whether he is still good for us, sure.

He is good but I think he has now become too conservative.

kodded:
we should cash out ASAP

we need funds to bring in aurora and party

AMN is younger, faster and better defensively

I hope we don't get disappointed by this Partey deal.

BlueRayDick:
If we can get a replacement (though I can't think of any cheap one now), maybe we should sell.....

Arteta can even use Nelson as WB

iamoyindamola:
YES
Get max Aaron younger and faster

There is no need for replacement. We got Nelson who I think is a like for like replacement for Bellerin

PSG submitted a bid for Bellerin. Tricky one for me...should we let him go?

Kbs468:
we are only mentioning Ceballos because he was with us last season but in truth, how many chances did he created for our attack line?

we seriously need AMs that would create chances for goals so that when we concede, we can easily reply back with goals in truth

I seriously thinks if Ozil ain't leaving, he should get his boot on and get into training.A lot of capital one cup games are on the way...Even Guen too.

Kbs468:
Yes selling is the best option.

Odsonne Edouard has even been left out of the Celtic squad for their last 2 matches already-One, a champions league qualifier and a Scottish league match

I don't really know how good Edouard is sha but I heard he is 6 ft. Welcome addition. Auba and Laca will likely not be at arsenal in about 3 years from now so we should start preparing for their departure.

iamoyindamola:
Lol
I laff in shawarma, which of the xhaka please?

The same Xhaka . Dude has immensely improved. Even the Partey we're chasing, he is also benefitting from ATM defensive set up.

Roland17:
Does Gab's signing mean we will go back to a back 4?

I am thinking Arteta favors the 3-4-3 because of our fragile midfield.

I think 3-4-3 is still the best if we want Auba and Pepe to score more goals this season. With 4 at the back, they will be playing as a winger... a bit far from the opponent box. With 3 at the back,they automatically become the WFs.

Kbs468:
I doubt if he will be staying because Juventus and Athletico Madrid are on his trails ooo

I think we should sell him and get a young striker. I have my reasons though.

Akinbahm:
It seems you have to follow Partey recent performances at the bolded...

Nothing special bro. I'll be happy if we sign him bit I'm not so keen on his signing. I'll prefer Ndidi or any young DM in EPL.

iamoyindamola:
Nah he won't, xhaka is slow, can't pass, panicked on the ball and can't guide himself.
Once he's exposed wahala Dan start

I beg to disagree bro. He is even the reason why the 'passing from the back' has been successful for some time now.

Odunayaw:
Olakunle Olusegun during npfl U15 promises 2017

He looks 23 though.

TheSuperNerd:
Transfer News

Nigeria U-17 Player to the last U-17 WC, Olakunle Olusegun Joins Fremad of Denmark. A second division Danish side. He was initially on trials at Nice but has now signed up with Fremad. He had a pre-contract with them as far back as November last year when still under 18.

This one na Adama Traore 2.0.

mostob:
They won't mind. We can even play them during qualifiers in November if money dey. We will arrange dem Arokodare, Sarenren, Henry, Alhassan and co. and carry them go Accra.

cc Subzero
Now read and comprehend wella ..Don't dare twist my word against me.

daveP:
na headmaster? Do any of these score headed goals often? It must be a know aspect of their game o. Not cos they're tall.

You're right.

BOFREJO:
Saw this at the club site..
What do you think?

make dem sha no trade blow.

Danielnino00:
U should come up with a better story than "obsessed with Ghana" every time your Nairaland "Ghana" search directs you to this thread!
We are discussing football here... Dozens of countries are mentioned every week!
Ain't a damn thing special about your country..

We want to play a friendly with you,dassol...
We could have meet at the AFCON but u were too pvssy to advance to the next round...same thing with the 2013 edition...

Again, nobody is obsessed with your country...

so apt!

daveP:
Lol. E mean say none then? For cross and nod, na only cross sure for now, abi? Lol



Elders.... Anyone among our current attackers that come close enough?

Sadiq umar...Onuachu...Simy...
These guys can't just be tall for nothing na.

Wizzzzmike:
Dude it's sad that you sound sooo obsessed with Ghana team and I'm worried for you, we'll break ur heart lol even if the match is played in ur bedroom lol

Ok

NegroAcheiver:
So who did should we have gotten bro? Most top coaches are hard to release from their contracts.

You have a point sha

Subzero047:
And you are talking about playing Arokodare and co against them

I mean if the main team are not available or are on duty. Even ,You too will agree we can still churn out a good squad apart from the main one. In fact ,one hidden advantage is that we will get to assess new players. Trust me bro..I'm not underrating them.

seankafor:
This life no balance ahswear

It is a joint investment according to what I heard.

Wizzzzmike:
So Nigeria beat Ghana than what next.... means you now win the world cup?

Seriously why are you bredas over flogging this issue. In the last 4 years or so,Nigeria have played against Algeria, Cameroon ,Egypt,South Africa,Senegal, Zambia. Is it too much to wish for a match against your country?
you people should swerve abeg ....

BlueAngel444:
lol, so because of Messi they should sack a new coach that hasn't even managed one month or even one game and get another manager?

IMO koeman shouldn't have been appointed in the first place.

Subzero047:
U underrate Ghana, Ghana have a lot of top players

I don't underrate them bro...I just want a match against them.

Noisyrians:
You are entitled to your opinion. But football is not played with mouth, it is played on the field. Nigerians have been doing all the talk and Ghanaians have been winning on the field of play. That explain why Ghana has reached the quarter finals at the world, and almost reached the semis, while Nigeria is yet to taste a quarter final berth.

This reminds me of one of our last matches at Afcon. Nigerians were brimming with confidence because the Ghanaian team did not have “top” stars. A corner kick and Asamoah Gyan headed in the ball. Goal. That was how it ended and Ghana qualified for the semis. I don’t know how old you are, but never underestimate Ghana. It is a country with a very strong football pedigree.

Here comes our Breda. We're in 2020 now for God's sake.