Mufassir08

Meh its pre-season,You are supposed to have games like this so that you are mentally ready for the rigors of the new season.

Mikel is staying

I love this plan!!

Probably eating a hamburger somewhere

I have already stated in the Varane thread that I personally prefer Benatia to Varane simply because Benatia is already World Class and one of the best defenders out there while Varane has ridiculous potential but as of yet it is just potential. Cahill-Terry is a solid partnership but a defence of Courtois-Azpi-Benatia-Terry-Luis would be the best in Europe on paper imo.

My dream ending of the transfer window: Out:Mikel,Torres(BOOOO!! ),Cech( ) In:Bony/Benteke,Benatia

On a slightly different note,Who else thinks Miranda is too skinny for a Center-back?

Who do you think will go on to be the better player in the future?

Damn!!We got Brana,Zouma and Costa,teams are gonna think twice before hurting Oscar,Salah,Willian or Hazard now.

I think he is doing that because he is coming back from a long lay-off and is just keen to impress the manager and send him the message that he is not only mentally ready to be a part of the squad but he's also physically ready.

If we go into the the season with Costa,Drogba and Torres as our strikeforce then I'll literally pulls my hairs out of anger and frustration. We'd be one injury away from having to rely on a past it Drogba and some blonde imposter which is gonna be an unmitigated disaster.Not to mention Lukaku is homegrown and as we already are quite short of HG players, letting go of a useful one wont be the wisest move Jose has ever made.

Spot on!

If anything deserves a like,Its this post.

I agree.

TBH would not mind him staying with us and being a squad player,He's a lot better then what he's being given credit for over here.

Cute little family

No#5 on a fullback's shirt is gonna look very strange imo but except for that brilliant signing.

I'd say for about 2 seasons now.

I agree that Varane has got the potential to be the Best CB one day but it does not mean that he will become one.Our defence is brilliant and I trust it as well but seriously a backline of Courtois-Azpi-Benatia-Terry-Luis would be the best in the world especially with Matic ahead of them. I'd be happy with either of them but as of now I prefer Benatia but to each their own.

Same reason I advocated for Luis ahead of Shaw.One is an established world class player while the other has got the potential to be world class but is still not quite there.

This will be an unpopular opinion but If we were to sign a CB during this window,I'd much rather sign Benatia than Varane.

Exactly,I am personally not a huge fan of loaning players multiple times.If a player does as well as Chalobah did for Watford you give him a chance at your club or else he'll just lose heart and lose his focus and desire.We really need to grow some balls and give the likes of MVG,Romeu,Nat,Ake some chances this season.

Do keep your son away from Wenger..........

Courtois Azpi-Cahill(Benatia?)-Terry-Luis Matic Cesc Oscar Schurrle Costa Hazard Subs:Schwarzer,Lukaku,Salah,Willian,Ramires,Brana,MVG. Reserves:Hilario or whoever,Romeu,Zouma,Torres(BOOOO!!!!),Tiago,Ake.

IIRC his passes did reach his intended targets hence the praise from me and Choulo.