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Two more big signings are still needed in my opinion.

Probably just Debuchy...

I'm pretty sure that's bullshit. Those rumors were started by some brittish tabloids with zero credibility and City can't even spend that much on attackers now if they want to upgrade their defense. At the moment, all of the reliable sources claim that only Arsenal and Juventus are truly...

Right, but I can give you plenty of examples of young and inexperienced players that have in fact developed their tactical understanding at Arsenal. I understand that he's not the highest rated coach around here but there is absolutely nothing wrong with how he develops his players. Player...

Ornstein, the most reliable journalist around when it comes to Arsenal's transfers just tweeted this; Arsenal in talks to sign Sanchez & Debouchy. AS complicated by #FCB Suarez move but #AFC confident. MD advanced but no fee agreed #LFC #NUFC Hopefully this will be done sometime during the...

Excellent performance. MOTM by quite some distance.

Well, the 4-2-3-1 that's being used at Arsenal isn't really a rigid version with fixed positions so I reckon the formation will stay the same. I think Sanchez will replace Cazorla if this does happen. Cazorla is of course positioned on the left on paper but he is always moving in centrally and...

I agree with that but tbh, no position or role that currently exists at Arsenal would get the best out of Alexis Imo. I'm not even sure if a signing of Alexis makes sense unless Wenger is planing on changing the style of play.

There actually hasn't been a lot to suggest that they were ever really close to signing him. Aurier was busy whoring himself out to Arsenal but never has there been any reliable rumors from BBC or The Guardian that would confirm any genuine interest. All the confirmed right back targets have...

I doubt it. It's a rumor created by Wayne Veysey and I don't know about you but I certainly wouldn't trust anything that he says.

Well, from what I've heard - the same source that broke the Giroud to Arsenal story. I do however think that this is bullshit though.

Silva is pretty much the only one in that back four that doesn't charge around everywhere. They're just a complete mess defensively.

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Ye, I also would have preferred a 4-3-3 with those players. In Prandelli's defense, he did try something similar in the second half against Costa Rica but Cerci, Insigne and Candreva all let him down and underperformed so I suppose that came into mind when he changed the formation. Not to...

I don't know about that. What did it achieve really? They looked a lot more solid defensively but that's where all the positives end. We've seen earlier how they struggle to create chances because of how isolated their strikers are. And playing with defensive wingbacks and two, sometimes three...

Couldn't find that quote. I read a transcript of his press-conference and that was never there. Source?

Italy controlled the game with ease and didn't really concede any chances at all. I'm pretty sure they would have held Uruguay to a draw had the referee done his job.

Well, I don't know about that. Nothing wrong with Lukaku's game intelligence in my opinion. It's his technique that lets him down.

:lol: Brilliant. ----- As for the criticism - He was actually moving around a lot but the service let him down. Cassano managed to screw up and misplace so many simple through-balls towards him in the second half and Candreva was doing the same in the first half. Pirlo did manage to find...

Lethargic crap performance from Italy. Just awful. Tons of misplaced passes and ridiculous amounts of offside runs. The general decision making was awful from the beginning and you could tell that the players concentration levels were really poor. - On paper, Prandelli's subs were good but...