This is my first post as a contributer to this forum. Feel free to hit me up with any banter about the EPL, League One, International Play, La Liga, Bundesliga and Italian Leagues. A US and Arsenal supporter here, but I'll try not to be biased.
Some Arsenal news... Gunners have just inked Croatian striker Eduardo da Silva to a four year deal after a transfer with Dinamo Zagreb of the Croatian league. da Silva registered a record 34 goals last season. The 24 year old has also scored 7 goals in 12 international games for Croatia. On a side note, he is the first player ever to score in Emirates, putting Dinamo up 1-0 in last summers Champions league qualifier en route to an Arsenal 2-1 comeback win. Lot of upside on this signing. Signed away for only a 6 million transfer fee, he could do well under Wenger. Although the Croatian league is no EPL, hopefully the 34 goals there will translate to 10-20 in Ashburton Grove; it all depends on how he translates to the English game. That puts the Gunners set at striker with the top 4 being da Silva, Adebayor, van Persie and Walcott. Look for Arsene to go after some support at defense, most likely the French defender from Auxerre he has been keen on signing... more updates on that to come.
This most likely will mean Arsenal will move out of the Teves sweepstakes, which may or may not be good, considering Man U was the main competition and looks free to sign Teves, who is still working out employment issues in England.
In other news, the US suits up against Paraguay tonight. The key for tonight is ball control. There was way too much chasing against Argentina. Evident by their complete collapse after the first hour. I figure the starting lineups will be relatively the same, with maybe one or two replacements. Hopefully Eddie Johnson will be on the bench... not too sure how many more chances Bradley's going to give him. Personally I think he's had way too much already. Would love to see a Davies/Twellman paring up front.
More notes on the US coming tomorrow where I'll break down the game. Until then, enjoy Copa!
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Why does the new signing signal that Arsenal is probably out of the Tevez running? Arsenal pretty much have to sign more than one attacking player just to float, much less improve. With Aliadiere sold to Middlesborough what's left is only Adebyor, RVP, and the still work in progress Walcott (of which Adebyor and Walcott probably strike comfort into the hearts of opposition). Unless Wenger is really ok with putting himself in the situation where he is only an injury away from having to rotate DIABY into a striking role again, I think he has to sign another...and who's to say that this latest signing isn't done with a more backup role in mind?
I agree with Matthew. They almost have to get someone else up front. They need a big name so the Gunners fans don't revolt. There's been a lot of rumors about Martins and/or Owen coming to the Gunners, so let's see if that happens. At the same time, let's pray that if we sign Owen that his injury bug is past him. Otherwise, it will be a tremendous waste of funds. Personally, I don't think we can count on Da Silva (who most of us have never seen play), Adebayor, and Van Persie. Van Persie is incredible and is definitely getting better, but I don't necessarily trust Adebayor's touch and Walcott is a work in progress.
As for Eddie Johnson, I have an idea. Bench him and start Mia Hamm. Our forwards are the most inept in North America I believe. Might as well put a legless man out there. At least he won't give us hope and then pass backwards. I'll probably blog about tonight's game tomorrow too, so let's see how we feel. I have a feeling it's going to be a rage-a-thon from this end.
- Brad
I would disagree. We have RVP and da Silva starting with Adebayor as a third option with Walcott (needs first team experience) and Bendtner (tore it up at the Championship level). I think for monetary reasons, we will look to improve our defense before any offensive additions are made.
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