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sydneycroatia58 wrote:
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I read a few weeks ago on some forum that some people thought Higuain had lost some of his pace since his injury a year or two ago and is therefore no longer quite as good as before.
Any truth to this?


Any pace he might have lost doesn't seem to have hurt him that much. 16 goals in 28 league games last season and 22 in 35 the season before. Anyone who seriously worries about a supposed lack of pace plays too much FIFA and FM.

True.
Having said that, it is La Liga. You could put a retarded chicken or maybe even Fernando Torres at the point of Real Madrids attack in La Liga and they'd still score a dozen or so.
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That article is almost word-for-word identical to what the Daily Mail have been punishing every 3-4 days for the last month :lol:
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afromanGT wrote:
That article is almost word-for-word identical to what the Daily Mail have been punishing every 3-4 days for the last month :lol:


:lol: :lol:
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Seriously the only thing that changes are the transfer fee (anything from 20-30m) and the weekly wage (anything from 100-250,000/week) for Higuain. And EVERY TIME it's followed by some promise that Wenger is also about to sign Rooney on a contract that would make Sheikh Mansour's head spin.
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Just saw Francis Coquelin is heading out on loan to Freiburg.
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Just been looking at our pre-season friendlies and one in particular stood out as odd. What do you think of the friendly v Man City on the eve of the season...? Seems odd... will also take a lot of attention away from the Charity Shield.

Really looking forward to this coming season. More so than any season in the past few years... hate to admit it but not having that beetroot at Utd is such a boost!

C'mon Wenger reclaim that aura you once had!
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What does it have to do with the Community Shield? :?
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Gooner4life_8 2 weeks ago wrote:

Dear god am I excited about how close the Higuain deal is to going through.

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So abou and new signing San-ya- go have been given squad numbers .22 for the new boy and 24 for abou
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Vaughn2111 wrote:
Just saw Francis Coquelin is heading out on loan to Freiburg.


Probably the clearest intention yet that we are looking at buying a defensive midfielder.
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MvFCArsenal16.8 wrote:
So abou and new signing San-ya- go have been given squad numbers .22 for the new boy and 24 for abou


And Higua... Oh yeah.
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:
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Just saw Francis Coquelin is heading out on loan to Freiburg.


Probably the clearest intention yet that we are looking at buying a defensive midfielder.


I saw today that Flamini is refusing to sign any new deal with Milan. Any chance they could look to bring him back?
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Arseblog hopes Andre Santos gets no11 taken of him ,so it be given to higu... Oh yeah :lol:

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pv4 wrote:
sydneycroatia58 wrote:
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Just saw Francis Coquelin is heading out on loan to Freiburg.


Probably the clearest intention yet that we are looking at buying a defensive midfielder.


I saw today that Flamini is refusing to sign any new deal with Milan. Any chance they could look to bring him back?


Nope, and I'd really hope we don't even look into it.
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Vaughn2111 wrote:
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So abou and new signing San-ya- go have been given squad numbers .22 for the new boy and 24 for abou


And Higua... Oh yeah.


How's that new striker working out for you :lol:
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De jong :lol:
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:
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So abou and new signing San-ya- go have been given squad numbers .22 for the new boy and 24 for abou


And Higua... Oh yeah.


How's that new striker working out for you :lol:


:lol: hey at least we haven't jumped the gun and claimed we're signing Villa or something. :p

The way we've handled Paulinho > how you've handled Higuain :twisted:
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Vaughn2111 wrote:
sydneycroatia58 wrote:
Vaughn2111 wrote:
MvFCArsenal16.8 wrote:
So abou and new signing San-ya- go have been given squad numbers .22 for the new boy and 24 for abou


And Higua... Oh yeah.


How's that new striker working out for you :lol:


:lol: hey at least we haven't jumped the gun and claimed we're signing Villa or something. :p

The way we've handled Paulinho > how you've handled Higuain :twisted:


It's not really that hard to negotiate when the player has a release clause though, is it?:lol:
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I think it's fair to say that all arsenal fans will welcome higua. I don't think there are any truth to the Rooney rumors, personally I wouldn't want him
Part of the team anyway.

I'm interested to see how arsene will continue to strengthen the squad, I'm sure spurs will again push us all the way till the end of the season.
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jlm8695 wrote:
Vaughn2111 wrote:
sydneycroatia58 wrote:
Vaughn2111 wrote:
MvFCArsenal16.8 wrote:
So abou and new signing San-ya- go have been given squad numbers .22 for the new boy and 24 for abou


And Higua... Oh yeah.


How's that new striker working out for you :lol:


:lol: hey at least we haven't jumped the gun and claimed we're signing Villa or something. :p

The way we've handled Paulinho > how you've handled Higuain :twisted:


It's not really that hard to sign a player when you've actually made an offer for him though, is it?:lol:

Ficksed.
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What do you guys make of these rumours suggesting we are interested in Luis Suarez?

On the one hand I consider him in the top ten greatest players in the world right now. But on the other hand I f***ing hate him. Really torn up if there's any truth to it.

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Neanderthal wrote:
What do you guys make of these rumours suggesting we are interested in Luis Suarez?

On the one hand I consider him in the top ten greatest players in the world right now. But on the other hand I f***ing hate him. Really torn up if there's any truth to it.

Edited by neanderthal: 8/7/2013 09:58:02 AM


I think it's a case of Arsenal saying to real Madrid "give us Higuain for closer to what we think he is worth or we will artificially drive up your fee for Suarez when you make a play for him"
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El Toro wrote:
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What do you guys make of these rumours suggesting we are interested in Luis Suarez?

On the one hand I consider him in the top ten greatest players in the world right now. But on the other hand I f***ing hate him. Really torn up if there's any truth to it.

Edited by neanderthal: 8/7/2013 09:58:02 AM


I think it's a case of Arsenal saying to real Madrid "give us Higuain for closer to what we think he is worth or we will artificially drive up your fee for Suarez when you make a play for him"


If anything, it is this. There is no way Suarez will go to an English cub because he loves Liverpool, and the only thing linking him with a move away is that he hates the English media.

My guess is that its just a slow news day and some sports writer got bored :lol:
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Vaughn2111 wrote:
If anything, it is this. There is no way Suarez will go to an English cub because he loves Liverpool, and the only thing linking him with a move away is that he hates the English media.

My guess is that its just a slow news day and some sports writer got bored :lol:

For some reason I don't see Luis Suarez as being that principled a guy as to stay loyal to the club he "loves". He has a reputation to keep up as being the most spineless player in world football at the moment.

And there's plenty more reason for him to move than just hating the English media. He's way too good to be missing out on CL football with a mid table club like Liverpool o:).

Apparently he wants a move and is actually expected to get one this transfer window. Real Madrid being the favourites at this point.
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Neanderthal wrote:
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If anything, it is this. There is no way Suarez will go to an English cub because he loves Liverpool, and the only thing linking him with a move away is that he hates the English media.

My guess is that its just a slow news day and some sports writer got bored :lol:

For some reason I don't see Luis Suarez as being that principled a guy as to stay loyal to the club he "loves". He has a reputation to keep up as being the most spineless player in world football at the moment.


Fuck off. You can call him a hell of a lot of things but spineless is absolutely not one of them.


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imnofreak wrote:
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If anything, it is this. There is no way Suarez will go to an English cub because he loves Liverpool, and the only thing linking him with a move away is that he hates the English media.

My guess is that its just a slow news day and some sports writer got bored :lol:

For some reason I don't see Luis Suarez as being that principled a guy as to stay loyal to the club he "loves". He has a reputation to keep up as being the most spineless player in world football at the moment.


Fuck off. You can call him a hell of a lot of things but spineless is absolutely not one of them.



Takes a hell of a lot of spine to bite a player on a pitch :-" :-"
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We still need a DM. Any more links pop up?

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imnofreak wrote:
Neanderthal wrote:
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If anything, it is this. There is no way Suarez will go to an English cub because he loves Liverpool, and the only thing linking him with a move away is that he hates the English media.

My guess is that its just a slow news day and some sports writer got bored :lol:

For some reason I don't see Luis Suarez as being that principled a guy as to stay loyal to the club he "loves". He has a reputation to keep up as being the most spineless player in world football at the moment.


Fuck off. You can call him a hell of a lot of things but spineless is absolutely not one of them.

- Purposeful handball to knock Ghana out of the world cup who deserved to win. Not apologising and being proud of cheating being the spineless part about it.
- Known as the most shameless diver in the EPL
- Insults black player by calling him the N word. Doesn't apologise until the club forces him to.
- Refuses to shake his hand.
- Bites other players for no reason other than frustration of losing the ball... twice. Once in the Eredivisie and once in the EPL.
- Punches player in the face for marking him during a corner when his team is losing.

Yep. Strong character that Suarez.
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jlm8695 wrote:
imnofreak wrote:
Neanderthal wrote:
Vaughn2111 wrote:
If anything, it is this. There is no way Suarez will go to an English cub because he loves Liverpool, and the only thing linking him with a move away is that he hates the English media.

My guess is that its just a slow news day and some sports writer got bored :lol:

For some reason I don't see Luis Suarez as being that principled a guy as to stay loyal to the club he "loves". He has a reputation to keep up as being the most spineless player in world football at the moment.


Fuck off. You can call him a hell of a lot of things but spineless is absolutely not one of them.



Takes a hell of a lot of spine to bite a player on a pitch :-" :-"


Imno's right, he plays with his heart on his sleeve for his team. You can see his dedication when he plays. Just finds it hard to manage his emotions at times.

This Suarez stuff is all media hype IMO. The only club he would move to is Real, if they want him.
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Vaughn2111 wrote:
jlm8695 wrote:
imnofreak wrote:
Neanderthal wrote:
Vaughn2111 wrote:
If anything, it is this. There is no way Suarez will go to an English cub because he loves Liverpool, and the only thing linking him with a move away is that he hates the English media.

My guess is that its just a slow news day and some sports writer got bored :lol:

For some reason I don't see Luis Suarez as being that principled a guy as to stay loyal to the club he "loves". He has a reputation to keep up as being the most spineless player in world football at the moment.


Fuck off. You can call him a hell of a lot of things but spineless is absolutely not one of them.



Takes a hell of a lot of spine to bite a player on a pitch :-" :-"


Imno's right, he plays with his heart on his sleeve for his team. You can see his dedication when he plays. Just finds it hard to manage his emotions at times.

This Suarez stuff is all media hype IMO. The only club he would move to is Real, if they want him.

If it was just a matter of managing his emotional outbursts, then he would at least be man enough to apologise after these events. But he never does. Refusing to shake their hands is proof enough.

Lot's of players who go on to turn on theur club and switch to their nearest rivals appeared to play with their heart beforehand.



Personally I think Madrid should focus their efforts on getting Bale rather than Suarez.
They've developed a bit of a bad image in the past few seasons with all of this eye poking, pushing managers, abusing the yellow cars system and getting into fights.
Lui is just going to bring more controversy with him.


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