Maniche

[KingReyes]

I'm with you Sienna, I don't know what's the big deal with Maniche. But I don't know more than Arsène Wenger does, if he thinks Maniche is Arsenal material then whom am I to doubt him.

 

[goonerlove]

Looks like this is a dead story - AW has removed himself from interest in bringing in Maniche...

Goonerlove

 

[GoonerGurjit]

The way I see it after seeing what Wenger said about Maniche is: If Vieira leaves then Wenger will go after Maniche.

 

[patrick42uk]

if wenger says 'i'm not making any major signings' we say he is bullshitting. its how he works in the transfer market. things are not what they seem

 

[Anonymous]

This player is no replacement for Vieira I hope we got van bommel if Vieira go.

 

[Jose_Reyes_2005]

Maniche had one good season - It would be a HUGE risk to get him to fill Patricks boots.

IMO if we sell Vieira, which we wont, then Ballack would be the perfect replacement. Not Maniche, not gerrard - but Ballack.

Spending all that money on maniche is definately a huge risk.

 

[Jose_Reyes_2005]

This player is no replacement for Vieira I hope we got van bommel if Vieira go.

Bommel is not very, umm.... good... :roll:

 

[calvinngai88]

van Bommel has become **** these few seasons. he wasn't even considered for the current Holland squad recently.

 

[KingReyes]

van Bommel has become s**t these few seasons. he wasn't even considered for the current Holland squad recently.

Are you sure, I'm sure he was included but had to pull out due to injury.

 

[calvinngai88]

Oh okay, my mistake. But I'm sure he wasn't as good as he was a few seasons back when he had a price tag of 15million.

 

[GoonerGurjit]

Xabi Alonso would be my choice to replace Vieira.

 

[KingReyes]

Oh okay, my mistake. But I'm sure he wasn't as good as he was a few seasons back when he had a price tag of 15million.

Definately, he was nighly rated a few years back. NOw he's being tracked by clubs like Sp**s and Villa. Seems that the big guns have lost interest.

 

[KingReyes]

Xabi Alonso would be good, weren't Real interested in him? Maybe they can go for him and leave Paddy alone. :wink:

 

[calvinngai88]

Since Camacho can't get his main targets, Carvalho and Emerson, it's down to Xabi Alonso, or probably Patrick Vieira.

 

[Number Five's Alive]

Maniche is not a holding midfield player, he would play well with Paddy not as a replacement of him. He is similar to Frank Lampard. Van Bommel is not the player he once was, Xabi Alonso is a very accomplished central midfielder but not as good as Gerrard, although a third of the price.

Anyway Paddy's not going anywhere.

 

[lewdikris]

In many ways, Alonso would fit most the Wenger template if Paddy were to go. Young (only 22 isn't he?), technically excellent, not crazily expensive, and ****ing good!

 

[lewdikris]

Quite a cool piece about him here, incidentally:

http://www.soccerage.com/en/13/n9851.html

 

[calvinngai88]

Okay, take it this way. Camacho needs one more signing. He missed Carvalho and Emerson. It was reported either he'll take Vieira, if not he'll take a 4million Coloccini from Milan. Xabi Alonso is also linked with Real Madrid. With the arrival of Mikel Arteta at Sociedad, Xabi's more likely to leave. And if Vieira leaves for Real Madrid, Wenger might probably get Xabi.

 

[Adam]

I think Sissoko, in a few years, will be the closest to Vieira.

And we are still waiting on Yaya.

 

[lewdikris]

Myles made a good point today (very out of character) - there's no-one like Paddy. He's a one off freak of nature.

If he leaves we'd have to alter our style a little - because he's the link man that turns us from a beautiful attacking team, to a brutally effective counter-attacking team. When he doesn't play (Inter away being a top example), our counter-attacks tend to be based on longer balls, than the more precise style we have when he's there.

In other words we'd have to slow it down a bit.