Loïc Rémy

[The Skipper 20,609]

@Jype, @The Skipper, @, @Daniel1980, I don't remember Remy even in his matches against us last season. It's a player that completely faded in my memory.

What do you have to say about him? Asking you guys because we tend to assess players in the same way...

It's pretty much been discussed before by some other guys but Remy is a real nice signing (if it happens) in my opinion simply because he adds a different profile to our strike force. As I mentioned before, we now have an all round, complete striker in Costa, a pace merchant/poacher in Remy and a target man in DD.

Remy is a very good finisher and seems to be in the right position at the right time, plus his technique in general is good for someone who is mainly a poacher. Remy would be amazing to bring off the bench against tired legs when the game opens up tbh.

At £8m it's a great signing, and if we can add to it by bringing in another good striker next year when DD retires, we'll have a strike force up there with City next season.

[The Skipper 20,609]

Oh please even Giroud scores double digits a season does that make him a good striker?

Giroud isn't a top striker but he's a good striker, yes. Under appreciated by the Arsenal fans. I always say that if we had him here instead of Torres we might've won the title last year.

[Aexone 25]

The difference between Remy and people like Gignac is that Remy is proven in the hardest and most competitive league in the world. He scored in France, he's scoring in England. The risk of buying, say, Gignac, who I do like as a player, is that he is completely unproven in the BPL. Remy would be a fantastic signing, especially due to the price to quality ratio. You'd have to pay a lot for the unproven players from abroad, but Remy is going very cheaply for how good he is. £8m for a player that without that release clause someone would pay ~£18-20m for? That's good business to me.

[DYC. 7,542]

Nope, because I never rated Gignac at all, whilst it's different with Remy. Remy is a much, much better player than him. Would Gignac score 14 in 26 games in the PL? I don't think so.

Fair enough.

[bababoom 4,478]

Actually Mou isn't behind this, we just got no other choice really and Jose wants 3 strikers in the squad. He probably prefers Destro more, but Roma is clearly not letting him go so we have to sign Remy.

He may have preferred Destro, but why does that mean he cant like Remy? Jose and the board probably had many targets listed just in case.

[BlueLyon 9,359]

Yeah, because Remy has then proceeded to be "average" in the PL right....

Question. Would you take Giroud as a 2nd choice here?

I hope you have seen him in first season at Qpr. Giroud is better player, his allround game is better. Finishing about same.

And I dont want Remy because he would be bad player. I dont want him because he is player who never gives 100% to the club. He doesnt give a shit realy. Thats why.

[Barbara 15,149]

It's pretty much been discussed before by some other guys but Remy is a real nice signing (if it happens) in my opinion simply because he adds a different profile to our strike force. As I mentioned before, we now have an all round, complete striker in Costa, a pace merchant/poacher in Remy and a target man in DD.

Remy is a very good finisher and seems to be in the right position at the right time, plus his technique in general is good for someone who is mainly a poacher. Remy would be amazing to bring off the bench against tired legs when the game opens up tbh.

At £8m it's a great signing, and if we can add to it by bringing in another good striker next year when DD retires, we'll have a strike force up there with City next season.

this thread has more than 10 pages made only today, I admit I was a bit lazy to go check and see if any of the guys I'd like to know the opinion had posted or not.

Thanks and sorry for making you repeat yourself.

[Jase 43,479]

Actually Mou isn't behind this, we just got no other choice really and Jose wants 3 strikers in the squad. He probably prefers Destro more, but Roma is clearly not letting him go so we have to sign Remy.

Are you an ITK??

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

Why do some people want to spent 20 million + on a second choice striker ? You do realize whoever we sign will be sitting on the bench for the majority of the season right ?

Remy is a good all around striker with a lot of pace. He's already used to playing in the PL so he doesn't need a lot of time to adapt. He's a proven goalscorer in the PL and he's cheap. Excellent signing if it happens.

[Spike 12,049]

Gignac is overweight, doesn't have a right foot and is lazy. There is a reason 'Un big mac pour Gignac' is a saying.

'EPL proven' is one of the most cringe-worthy idioms in world football.

Not every player has to be incredible.

[The Skipper 20,609]

I have. He did OK for QPR in his first (half) season tbh, considering QPR was an absolute mess at the time. 6 in 14 isn't that bad, that's almost 1 in 2. Giroud is definitely a better all round player than Remy but he isn't as clinical as Remy, no.

And if that's the reason why you don't want him why didn't you say so from the get go. That I can slightly understand, but I still believe that at CFC that supposed attitude will either a) change as he's working under one of the best motivators in the world, or get him sold again. I'm more inclined to think that a will happen.

I hope you have seen him in first season at Qpr. Giroud is better player, his allround game is better. Finishing about same.

And I dont want Remy because he would be bad player. I dont want him because he is player who never gives 100% to the club. He doesnt give a shit realy. Thats why.

[Viper22 2,418]

Why do some people want to spent 20 million + on a second choice striker ? You do realize whoever we sign will be sitting on the bench for the majority of the season right ?

Remy is a good all around striker with a lot of pace. He's already used to playing in the PL so he doesn't need a lot of time to adapt. He's a proven goalscorer in the PL and he's cheap. Excellent signing if it happens.

By the sounds of it some people want to spend £50M on Cavani as the 2nd choice striker. Why don't we buy Pogba, Reus and Kompany as back up while we're at it eh?

[sherry33 234]

Not sure if it was already posted but this deal looks done.

http://gianlucadimarzio.com/calcio-internazionale/chelsea-fatta-per-loic-remy-dal-qpr/

[Viper22 2,418]

Gignac is overweight, doesn't have a right foot and is lazy. There is a reason 'Un big mac pour Gignac' is a saying.

'EPL proven' is one of the most cringe-worthy idioms in world football.

Not every player has to be incredible.

Many people come to the PL and struggle. It is more likely a player will be a success at a club if he joins from a team in the same league, as he is already accustomed to the style of play, the tempo of play and the teams in the league. It's not cringe-worthy, it's a fact. Saying that what I just said is an idiom is like saying players being able to be in and out of form at any one time is an idiom.

[The Skipper 20,609]

this thread has more than 10 pages made only today, I admit I was a bit lazy to go check and see if any of the guys I'd like to know the opinion had posted or not.

Thanks and sorry for making you repeat yourself.

Nah that's not a problem at all Barbs, I just assumed that maybe you were following the discussion. Ask anytime, I don't mind at all.