QUOTE(ivanau88 @ Aug 25 2009, 10:13 PM)
Arsenal revive interest in St Etienne star Blaise Matuidi[SIZE=7]Is this the defensive player Wenger meant?
I still favour our unbeaten captain I will take Matuidi over the current Vieira any second of any minute of everyday of every month of every year. I don't know why people want to bring Vieira back. He is well past it. Physically knackered and his legs have all but gone. Everyone talks about how valuable his experience will be on the pitch. You can have all the experience in the world but if the body no longer has the capacity to follow what the mind says its practically useless. I'm sorry even though I love Vieira to bits the current Vieira will just be a waste of space on our team sheet. If people want to bring him back for the purpose of passing on his experience and being a mentor to the young guns my as well hire him as a coach then and I'm absolutely fine with that.
Besides bringing him back will take up a spot on the squad list and this will deprive the likes of Ramsey and Merida further chances. Also what message does bringing back Vieira send to everyone ? It shows that the team have not moved any forward at all from the Invincibles era. It shows we are still very much living in the past. Moreover, football doesn't always end with a fairy tale. If he does make a return and succeed fair enough. If he flops, well you already know how unforgiving our fans can be when it comes to performances on the field and I'm sure not only me but all Gooners alike will hate to see one of our legends stain his legacy at the club just like that. You can do a million good things in your life and people may still forget them but do one bad thing and people will remember for life.
Seriously I'm sure Arsene knows all of this and it seems pretty obvious to me that all talk about Vieira returning are all just media bullsh*t as usual. I've rarely criticized the Boss in all my 12 seasons as an Arsenal fan and if Arsene does go back for Vieira I'm afraid he has lost the plot and I'll be very, very surprised and disappointed at the same time.
QUOTE(bobotorix @ Aug 26 2009, 12:19 AM)
for tonight gamei prefer we start strongly, seal the deal early and rotate player to freshen them up for big game this weekend
Match is on Thursday morning <.<
QUOTE(Mie @ Aug 26 2009, 01:51 AM)
and here's Arsene's reply

QUOTE(arsenal.com)
Wenger - I've made no move for Matuidi
By Richard Clarke
Arsène Wenger has NOT made a move for Blaise Matuidi.
Tuesday morning’s media suggested the Arsenal manager had revived his interest in the St Etienne midfielder. But at a press conference a few hours later Wenger could not have been more blunt about the speculation. In fact, despite the approaching transfer deadline, the Frenchman said he was not near to bringing in anyone.
“I deny that,” he said pointedly when asked about Matuidi. “The only thing I can tell you is that at the moment we are not close to signing anybody. We have still one week."
[Tuesday, August 25, 2009]
p/s: Good luck to the Gunners tonight !

"We have still one week"
So Arsene says we are not close to signing anyone yet specifically highlighted there is a week left. I smell another signing possibly IMO
This post has been edited by sigheart: Aug 26 2009, 05:21 AM