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Not sold on Tiago because I'm not sure what he adds to the squad besides depth and experience. Of course I could be eating my own words sometime soon (assuming he signs) but while he can perhaps do a decent job when called upon, I don't think he's the bridge that ensures there's no disparity (or minimal as possible) between the first and second choice players. That was the point. Apologies if I have made it too confusing.

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It's only delusional when people make it out as if I'm asking the club to buy 2 world class players for every position. All I've been saying from the start is we need 1 more good midfielder as a 2nd choice because I'm not fully convinced with our midfield options. JUST ONE! It's not really "delusional" to have 1 good player sitting on the bench especially when you consider the rotation/suspension/injuries factors in and it's definitely not "delusional" when only a few seasons ago, we had like really good players sitting on the bench, being the second choices in the team. But if you think that's "delusional", then go ahead and think so. This.

I'm not saying Juventus will lost the title just because they have Allegri now. It's just that you boast everything about Juve but left out the "best manager" part, which was hilarious.

Delusional, again? Whatever you say Barbara... Will just agree to disagree.

Have seen the figure £18million been mentioned as his price. If that is true, then it's about £9 million we'll be getting as a profit..

That was practically what I said.. I'm not disputing about the "contractual" agreement with Arsenal but rather why do people seem so adamant that Arsenal wasn't his first choice, his preferred club to return to if it could have happened? What has been mentioned may be true that he doesn't want to return to them but doubt it's as black and white as that. But oh well, he's ours now anyway. These things don't matter anymore.

Again with the comparison. Will just throw this out again... *sigh* Not saying they have to be the same or world class players like the regular starters. Just some who are decent and can come in and do a good job without necessarily feeling too much of a loss of that 1st choice player. Let's not kid ourselves here. Three quarter of this place constantly moans about Mikel, questioning his quality and what he brings to the team and now suddenly people think he's adequate? Romeu and Van Ginkel may have talent but they are by no means proven and experience enough yet. Still got much to learn and improve on. It's not just covering the first choice players if they get injured but also if they need a rest or are suspended. Let's just say if we suddenly have to play a midfield that doesn't contain Matic and Fabregas against one of the big teams, would anyone really be confident? Let's not forget that nearly everyone moaned and were pessimistic whenever we had to play a midfield/pivot without Matic last season. Not saying that we should have 2 players for every position but just get another player as backup to the first choice players and also an upgrade on the second choice ones. Won't be surprised one bit at some point next season if someone complains about the lack of depth in terms of quality in that midfield next season should we settle on this current midfield.

Khedira? The more realistic option at the moment.. Not terrible...on paper. Decent only in reality.

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Funny how you didn't mention "the best manager" there.

Stronger than last season but still not exactly without the comparison. I'm not saying that we should sign Pogba, Vidal, Khedira etc but just 1 more maybe, if not 2, that will bring quality into the squad. Tiago can do a decent job for us but not week in week out. That may be true but the point here isn't to overload our squad till the point like Real Madrid or Bayern Munich. It's about just making sure we have adequate quality and numbers in the squad and right now, we still are lacking that bit in midfield and even with the strikers.

From what I've read (not just in TC), people have overhyped his potential return. Not saying he's not a good signing. He will be a decent one who adds depth and experience to the squad but that's all. He's not going to give us that extra quality in terms of depth. It looks like a good, balanced midfield but in quality? Take out the first two (or three) players there and suddenly there is a disparity in regards to the quality provided from the players.

Free or not, he's decent signing, not great. Will add experience and numbers to the squad but not that extra bit of quality, that X-Factor. Right now, there is practically a huge gap in quality between the duo of Fabregas and Matic and the rest.

Forced his way out of the club? I don't think so. He wanted to go back to Barcelona all those years ago and he made it clear. But instead, Wenger stubbornly went against his wishes and kept him at the club. And despite that, Fabregas didn't sulk and still performed for them. He practically stuck to the task till the end. It's not like he moaned to the media 24/7 and refused to play for the club.

While signing Tiago will add further number of options in the squad, people need to acting like he's only 25 y/o and is entering his prime/peak year. He's already 33, well past his peak and yet the way people have been going on about him is like he's gonna be our saviour in that midfield and thrash every player we come up against.

You are doing it wrong mate. Need to do it with an Oprah Winfrey meme.

He never said directly he wanted to go back to Arsenal but think from what he has said or indicated, he did want to play for Arsenal again. We all know his love for them is no secret.

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You forgot to mention Fabregas said this... http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/15/cesc-fabregas-arsene-wenger-arsenal-chelsea

Kinda disagree with that. It looks good on paper but in reality, we only have 1 accomplished ST. Lukaku is still raw and got a lot to improve on despite the goals and Torres is just...Torres.