looks like alot of transfer activity.....wenger looks to be FM mode on now

Park tweets: I will return to Korea in 2013 for military service

agreed. 8-10 million is the max of what he's worth. Even for 10 million its very expensive for a 30 year old.

Christopher Samba



vs

Gary Cahill



vs


Phil Jagielka




vs


Scott Dann


This post has been edited by Frostymocha: Aug 31 2011, 12:46 AM

Straight out of the Brazilian school of full-backs, attacking is Santos' primary trade.

His left foot is capable of unleashing powerful shots on goal, as well as whipped crosses into the box that the likes of Robin Van Persie and Park will no doubt be anticipating with glee.

Santos made his name in Brazil at Figueirense but a 2008 move to Corinthians really propelled him to the big time.

In just a year and half at the Sao Paulo outfit under current Brazil manager Mano Menezes, the full-back won the Serie B Championship, the Brazilian Cup and the Sao Paulo State Championship.

A move to Europe saw Santos joining the Brazilian contingent at Turkish giants Fenerbahce - one of whom was a certain Roberto Carlos.

The Brazilian legend eventually lost his place in the team to the dynamic new arrival and returned to Brazil.

The significance of this event would not have been lost on any Brazilian fan.

Carlos' shadow has hung over every Brazilian left-back since his retirement and, given Santos attacking style, as well as his strong, powerful build, the comparisons were even more inevitable.

And while there's no doubt Santos is an improvement on Arsene Wenger's current full-back options, the Fenerbahce man has yet to convince many in his homeland.

For all his attacking threat, Santos has defensive deficiencies that explain his inability to make the Brazil left-back slot as his own.

Given his propensity to surge forward down the left, it will be no surprise to learn that positioning is not always the 28-year-old's strong-point.

It is a common flaw among Brazilian full-backs - who are in many cases expected to provide all the width for a side's attack – and is often counter-acted by the inclusion of two holding midfielders.

Another accusation commonly levied at Santos is that he suffers from lapses in concentration.

He was dropped from Brazil's squad for the upcoming friendly with Ghana following a glaring error in last month's encounter with Germany.

In the midst of an uninspiring all-round performance, Santos was dispossessed in his own box to allow Andre Schuerrle to score the winning goal.

Given the different role of the full-back in the English game, there has been much talk emanating out of Brazil that Santos may be used in a more advanced, left wing role for the London club.

However, given Arsenal's wealth of options on the flanks, this is far more likely to be a back-up option.

All that said, Arsene Wenger's enjoyment of attacking full-backs should mean Santos is a good fit for the club's system - especially if Alex Song and Emmanuel Frimpong are combined at the base of the midfield.

Sanros has struck up a good relationship with Neymar on the left flank of the Brazilian side, overlapping while the youngster cuts infield, and Wenger will hope Santos can replicate this with Gervinho.

If Arsenal's coaching staff can work with the player on the defensive side of his game, the Fenerbahce man could turn out to be an absolute bargain.

For one thing is certain: when in full flow, Santos is a joy to watch and will be a new delight for the Premier League audience to savour.



Read more: http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/bl...l#ixzz1WagfiGgX
Sign up for MirrorFootball's Morning Spy newsletter Register here

samba for me.

look at the concentration n intensity in his eyes...

Arsenal have made an enquiry for Fiorentina star Juan Manuel Vargas, skysports.com understands

the fact that santos pushed roberto carlos to the bench, and ultimately out of the club is sure one hell of an achievement

countdown to panic

22hrs 13mins

---

Added on August 31, 2011, 12:48 am RC is already old la my prenn

This post has been edited by isma45: Aug 31 2011, 12:48 AM

btw.. here's some of Wilshere's tweets

jack_wilshere
Jack Wilshere: Someone needs to tell Dzeko to stop playing Fifa on the pitch! #Finesse
14:24 PM Aug 28th

what sucks to Arsenal fans is, these are not even replacements for Fabregas and Nasri

metesaker and santos and maybe park are ESSENTIAL signings with or without Fab and Nasri ...


dont you all see the inexistant of midffield in the 8-2 ?

my advice is to go and sign arteta as a band aid. he is a 'la masia' type player after all and can sort of fill fabs shoes forawhile untill AW's mythical future arrives.

Selamat Hari Raya to all muslim gooners and Happy Merdeka Day Malaysia

Great news if true. Vargas is a beast IMO. Think Gattuso but with superior speed, ability in crossing and a mean long shot.

This post has been edited by sigheart: Aug 31 2011, 12:53 AM

certainly we need that kind of stature of a player..big void at midfield at the moment.as it stands we are defensively robust.with the like of song in midfield wit per n santos at the back.we need creativity in the middle...

Transfer window closes 12am msia time??

---

Added on August 31, 2011, 12:55 amIMO gervinho already fill nasri place


This post has been edited by '62jaguar: Aug 31 2011, 12:55 AM

In Arsene We trust?

yeah but still a legend is a legend

We still need a player who can make that killer pass, like frabregas.. Who gonna create goals now? In fact we need 2, 1 will be in the first 11 another one a back up if anything happens....

Eventually most of the attacks comes from wing attack and long ball direct to the center defence. Midfield wise we need to replace Cesc, but seriously? Where can we find such quality in given short time? Wilshere, Rosicky, Song already established themselves as first teamers, with Ramsey and Diaby coming in as backup. With 3 essential signings we're already grateful the main problem is solved, but Cesc role is not something to be replaced as easy as anyone thought it would be

yeahh for sure.but arsenal's transfer dealings are slowly starting to look like an old fragile man on tesco hypermarket sweep.hahaha.

RC ran half of the field to shoot the ball. Its such a pain watching those balls hit the 'wall' players. Usually takes more than 5 minutes rolling on the pitch after suffering direct hit from the cannon ball