Silvestre Makes it Clear Its Centre Half

I think Toure will play DM then, he started as a DM for us didnt he and got sent off pretty early?

Maybe this was the signing Wenger meant before the 2nd leg. We need a proper DM.

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I thought that was at RB?

"He had been loyal to Man U, now he would be loyal to Arsenal."

How is that possible.

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He didnt say - thats how pros think. they arent like us.

Damm, we spent most of the past decade hating this guy, now we got to love him, that sucks.

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I think Toure will play DM then, he started as a DM for us didnt he and got sent off pretty early?
Maybe this was the signing Wenger meant before the 2nd leg. We need a proper DM.

I b.loody hope not!

IMO Senderos, Djourou and Song should be ahead of him at CB, let alone Toure and Gallas.

He should simply be a back up LB and an emergency CB and nothing else.

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he really should be on the bench and nothing else!

We dont have to love him - he will have to earn it

Agreed Padre.

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Dont know what to think of this signing really.

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I still believe Senderos has no place wearing the No.6 and Song is still on trial in my book.

a fit a ready silvestre is a very good player and if he earns our respect which i think he will hes a no nonsense kinda player we need not that id of gone to mancs to buy one but hey if he helps win us 2 titles in his time and more its money well spent!

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a fit a ready silvestre is a very good player and if he earns our respect which i think he will hes a no nonsense kinda player we need not that id of gone to mancs to buy one but hey if he helps win us 2 titles in his time and more its money well spent!

I think we signed him for under a £1m and with his wages over the two years I think it will add up somewhere between £3m-£5m, so its not that much money at all.

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Honestly, ManU hate aside, I'm sort of glad with the signing. It adds depth and cover to the LB and CB position that we really needed.

we still paying him a good wage even if it was 1k we got him for 2 titles and its money well spent or money well saved which ever way you look st it.

Yeah I know that Big Guhnz, that was my point.

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2 titles it is then...hehe ill take that

You all forgot that we signed "Just recovered from Injury" Poom to sit on the bench as backup to Lehmann and ALmunia 'cos all those yougnsters are not ready?

SImilarly, you lots had been slagging Senderos, Djourou and SOng "too young"..and suddenly, we are signing a 31-year old warhorse - Gallas is 31-year old - with experience, with height and with aggression as well..you all started moaning we didn't give yougnsters a chance?

Did we sign Lehmann at 30 or 31-year old?

And after 2 unsuccessfuls eason, Wenegr had been pilloried by you lots Gallas-Kolo partnership is not working?

I agreed.
Gallas-Kolo is simply not working due to nature of Kolo game of a "headless chicken" easily dummied by strikers.

Wenger decided to bite the bullet and form a "big Man - Small Man" partnership in SIlvestre-Gallas to give him 2 years breathing space with the hope that one or two of these yougnsters will be ready in 2010/11 season:

1 - Senderos
2 - Djourou
3 - SOng
4 - Nordtveit
5 - Miguel
6 - Gavin Hoyte

Wenegr is not going to make the same mistake as rushing Senderos, Djourou and covnerting mdifielder to CB with title so nearly in his hands liek lasts eaosn.

Wenegr meant business now and ruthlessly dropped weak-link like Kolo, whether he likes it or not.

Anyway, it will allows plenty of rotation, and plenty of opportunities for Senderos, Djourou and SOng wihtou earing out the squad due to this 60-game seasons plus internaitonals which will involve all these yougnsters as well.

By squad rotation, I felt that all these youngsters - Senderos, DJourou & SOng - will get at least 10 to 20 games per this season.

Have you people notice for the past 2 seasons our CB are gettign injury-prone as well -
Gallas - out for hamstring & grion problem last season
Kolo - out for hamstring problem
Senderos - out for hamstring problem for past 2 seasons as wella s now.
DJourou - came back injured from BRUM....and ?

For past 2 seaosns and even thsi seaosn, Wenegr did not a decent spell where ALL CB are available for selection.

I said..good for him to snap up an experienced bargain to boost his squad with experience.

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Wenger decided to bite the bullet and form a "big Man - Small Man" partnership in SIlvestre-Gallas

Is Silvestre a 'big man'?

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I assume Silvestre is the small man

he looks taller than gallas slightly

Agreed..a small 6' 3" man to Big Man Gallas..

...Sagna...Gallas...Silvestre...Clichy

World CUp 2010 French Squad..

wat does dis signing mean? maybe senderos or djorou are on thier way out?is toure gonna be the DM?

It does offer than option. Kolo can play DM, but a strict DM role, and not a holding role as he is not great at ball keeping/shielding, slowing the pace down.

Whatever is said and done, I really dont think this represents a bad piece of business at all. We must look above the "we are feeding off Manure's scrap" and realise that Mikaeal does offer us something good.

Where could we have bought an experienced, international CB who can also play across the back 4 when needed at a mere 750K??? I bet that Manure wouldn't even have priced him that low if they knew he was gonna end up with us. But since the deal was already agreed with the player for him to go for 750K, presumably to Sunderland or Man City, it would have been in bad taste for Manure to renege on the deal just because Arsenal came into the picture at the last minute.

I bet Fergie is seething inside.