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[Joe2608]

Could be good but he hasn't really regained the form he had before he did his cruciates.

Benayoun has barely played 50 games in 4 years and is injury prone as hell too

Santos.. don't know enough about him

Mertesacker could be good.. his pace might be exposed but the best defender in the league (Vidic) is hardly a speed merchant.. and John Terry and Upson actually pass as decent defenders in the PL despite my Dad who has dodgy knees being able to move faster

Pretty underwhelming imo.. you should have been adding these kinda guys over the past few seasons when you still had FAB/Nasri.. oh well least you got rid of bedtnar for good

I keep reading people worrying about his lack of pace, but as you said there's plenty of defenders in the league who lack pace but still get the job done. As long as you play next to a defender who's a bit more mobile then it's not a problem. He's going to be paired with Vermaelen who is quick for a CB so it should be fine. I think he's Arsenal's best signing and he's a bargain think he only cost something like £9 million.

[SLIMY RAT]

Vs Some bum team in Spain which was only ever good when they had some young Wingers ripping it up many years ago now.

Ronaldo failed from the spot vs Barca (away) in the semis and in the CL final.. before that he had scored pretty much every pen..

I am sorry but Messi>Ronaldo everyday..

[SLIMY RAT]

I keep reading people worrying about his lack of pace, but as you said there's plenty of defenders in the league who lack pace but still get the job done. As long as you play next to a defender who's a bit more mobile then it's not a problem. He's going to be paired with Vermaelen who is quick for a CB so it should be fine. I think he's Arsenal's best signing and he's a bargain think he only cost something like £9 million.

Yep i think he should be doing fine.. German league is pretty fast and fairly similar to the PL . Might get done by say an Aguero.. or a Torres (like Vidic did) if he regains his form.. but for the rest of the league he should have no trouble. I still doubt Arsenal will make the top 4 though.. Liverpool look to strong and have a far better team/Squad imo

[MOULINYAN KILLA]

Vs Some bum team in Spain which was only ever good when they had some young Wingers ripping it up many years ago now.

Ronaldo failed from the spot vs Barca (away) in the semis and in the CL final.. before that he had scored pretty much every pen..

I am sorry but Messi>Ronaldo everyday..

Didn't have trouble scoring his penalty vs Barca last time.

[Joe2608]

Yep i think he should be doing fine.. German league is pretty fast and fairly similar to the PL . Might get done by say an Aguero.. or a Torres (like Vidic did) if he regains his form.. but for the rest of the league he should have no trouble. I still doubt Arsenal will make the top 4 though.. Liverpool look to strong and have a far better team/Squad imo

To be fair i think most defenders are going to be getting done by Aguero this season that guy is a beast.

I'm still undecided, for all of Wenger's transfer antics i still think he knows how to secure that top 4 spot. Liverpool have started well and done good deals in the market but there's a long way to go yet, unexpected injuries and other events can have a big impact on where you finish. It's too hard to call this season.

[gunners]

Hopefully England puts out a whole Manchester lineup tonight..

Why play ****ing John Terry and Rio Ferdinand in defence?

The World Cup is what we should be aiming for..

Ferdinand will probably be out of both injured... Terry is unlikely to still be walking in a few years given his recent problems + Smalling/Jones are far more talented then he ever was/will be.

Lampard is done and should be dropped for Cleverly while Wishere is injured..

Hart
Richards, Jones, Smalling, Cole
Young, Hargreaves/Barry, Cleverly, Johnson
Rooney, Wellbeck

Is what the team should be when they aren't injured

Hargreaves? wtf?

Pick the players in form.

Johnson doesn't get a game at City, no way should he be picked ahead of Downing.

Since Welbeck is injured, i'd like to see Walcott lead the line with Rooney playing off him tonight

[Flabulous]

Who's getting FIFA 12 and is on XBL?

[OG Van Persie]

Who's getting FIFA 12 and is on XBL?

Me! I will happily give you a beat down when the game is released.

You got Fifa11?

[SLIMY RAT]

Hargreaves? wtf?

Pick the players in form.

Johnson doesn't get a game at City, no way should he be picked ahead of Downing.

Since Welbeck is injured, i'd like to see Walcott lead the line with Rooney playing off him tonight

If he gets back to his best or near it he is the best in the country in that position for me imo..

I don't want them all to start.. but it would be interesting in the future.

But the likes of Jones/Smalling/Cleverly should imo, Rooney and Wellbeck have been linking up strongly recently.. in 3 years time at the World cup these guys will be 23-4 and nearing prime.. players like Lampard/Terry have had there time and weren't good enough when 27/28 let alone 33-34 which is how old they will be at the next WC.

We should do what the Germans have done last WC and get the younger guys through early and give them big game international experience.

I'd like to see this team at the WC in Brazil

Hart
Richards, Smalling, Jones, Cole
Young, Cleverly, Wilshere, Downing
Rooney, Wellbeck

[OG Van Persie]

Hargreaves has about as much chance as Owen and Woodgate of breaking in to the England team.

I don't understand why people think Hargreaves will ever be remotely close to the player he used to be. He has played something like 3 games and 1 sub appearance in 3 years.