God's Chessboard (2017/2018 Arsenal FC Thread) **Boom XhakaLaca**


God's Chessboard (2017/2018 Arsenal FC Thread) **Boom XhakaLaca**

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Olivier Giroud this season is the perfect example of how stats can be misleading :lol: He's amongst the best in the league for goals per 90 minutes not including penalties and also goals + assists per 90 minutes
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:


Loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
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Matt Spiro ‏@mattspiro 13h13 hours ago
Multiple sources in France this morning claim N'Golo Kante has decided he wants to join #Arsenal #LCFC
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:
Matt Spiro ‏@mattspiro 13h13 hours ago
Multiple sources in France this morning claim N'Golo Kante has decided he wants to join #Arsenal #LCFC

Intresting.
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Who do you guys think will get the armband? I'm hoping Per isn't a starter next season so don't want another captain on the bench. Would like to see Cech get it.
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Pretty sure cech was rumoured to be getting it .
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jlm8695 wrote:
Who do you guys think will get the armband? I'm hoping Per isn't a starter next season so don't want another captain on the bench. Would like to see Cech get it.


Happy to see Cech or Koscielny get it tbh.
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:lol: Just realised we go into next season on a 10 game unbeaten run
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So thanks to Smalling's last minute own goal this morning Cech wins his 4th Golden Glove with 16 clean sheets.
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Sit back and enjoy, but try not to cry at all the bottled chances.

[youtube]wMsAW6rp8pw[/youtube]
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Arsenal are poised to confirm their first signing of the summer, with Granit Xhaka today due at the club’s London Colney training base for a medical following a breakthrough in negotiations with Borussia Monchengladbach on a £30 million deal.

Arsenal had initially bid close to £20 million for the Switzerland midfielder but, with Monchengladbach hoping to get more than £30 million, an agreement was eventually reached on a deal understood to be worth an initial £25 million but rising potentially to £30 million. Xhaka had a release clause in his contract for £23 million that would have become active next year.
Xhaka was expected in London today and the deal should be completed over the weekend and formally announced at some stage next week.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/05/20/arsenal-to-sign-granit-xhaka-as-midfielder-heads-to-london-to-co/



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He is in Switzerland with monchengladbach. So the itk are either talking shit or hw has flown to london bwfoee hand
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It's done lad: David Ornstein ‏@bbcsport_david 2m2 minutes ago
Arsenal close to signing Gladbach mdf Granit Xhaka. Agreement reached on £30m deal, in London to finalise terms, medical this weekend #AFC
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Elneny, Ramsey, Coquelin, Wilshere and add Xhaka to that and it's our midfield set for years.
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Granit is a Gooner







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:lol: Leak of not just Granit but also the new kit
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sydneycroatia58 wrote:
Granit is a Gooner



New kit too, judging from the shirt shorts and socks there.
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Edit: NVM SO EXCITED I DIDNT SCROLL UP

XHAKA-RAMSEY-OZIL MIDFIELD OF DREAMS

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Honestly to get a major signing like this done so early in the off-season, if you can call this the off-season, is such a relief.
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A midfielder who can pass and defend <3
Our 2013/14 Arteta replacement <3
Cazorla and Coquelin on the bench next season <3

<3 <3 <3
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We've essentially got rid of Flamini and replaced him with Xhaka. The most ridiculous upgrade :lol:

Only question now is does he take #8 or does Coquelin take that and Xhaka get's #34

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Give coq 8.also do we think monreal will get 3 of gibbs? ? And hector getting 2 of debuchy?
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jlm8695 wrote:
A midfielder who can pass and defend <3
Our 2013/14 Arteta replacement <3
Cazorla and Coquelin on the bench next season <3

<3 <3 <3


Surely when fit Cazorla is in the team before Ramsey?
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pv4 wrote:
jlm8695 wrote:
A midfielder who can pass and defend <3
Our 2013/14 Arteta replacement <3
Cazorla and Coquelin on the bench next season <3

<3 <3 <3


Surely when fit Cazorla is in the team before Ramsey?


Cazorla was in the team because we didn't have anybody who can bring the ball out of defence, and this is (according to those who have watched German football) one of Xhaka's biggest strengths. Cazorla doesn't offer anything else bar that, he's awful positionally, has no engine and can't defend. Now we have a player like Xhaka who isn't as limited as Coquelin there's no need for Cazorla to start deep anymore.

Either Ramsey or Wilshere will be starting next to Xhaka next season, you can sig that I'm that confident.

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Agree with jlm here, Cazorla was in the team because he fitted a need that Coquelin and Ramsey couldn't fit. Xhaka fills that need and more.
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Great article outlining just how much our injury situation actually improved this season as the work of Shad Forsythe really takes effect

Total number of injuries down 38% to 44 this season compared to 70 last year

As of June 1st the number of days lost to injury will be 1695 which is a reduction of 19% from 2095 last season

We also suffered less injuries in every month bar March and May compared to the corresponding months from last season.

Only real worrying negative is that the average number of days per injury is up 22% to 37 from 29 last year.

http://www.arsenalreport.com/posts/the-season-in-numbers-2015-2016-injury-room-summary-and-analysis?page=1
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MvFCArsenal16.8 wrote:
Give coq 8.also do we think monreal will get 3 of gibbs? ? And hector getting 2 of debuchy?


According to the guy who leaked the Xhaka pics Coquelin will have 8, Xhaka will have 34, Alexis will get 7 and Cech will get 1.
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Cools, so does that mean wojech wont be coming back hence why cech gets the no 1
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I'd say there's a more than likely chance Szczesny's future is definitely away from Arsenal. Rather have Ospina as backup to Cech anyway tbh.
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I still do rate the mad pole, he is just way fo erratic. For his sake and ours i hope he stays at roma.
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