Alonso would be perfect for Arsenal
Cesc Fabregas has stated that he would “love it” if compatriot Xabi Alonso joined him at Arsenal, and looking at the squad now, many fans would not say no either.
With 3 top class midfielders leaving Arsenal in the summer, the notable recruits to the midfield so far has been Aaron Ramsey, Samir Nasri and Amaury Bischoff. Bischoff has been signed with hope that he’ll be able to prove his long-term fitness after his injury layoff, Ramsey might not be ready for first team action as yet, thus many feel that a quality center midfielder is required to complement the attacking genius of Fabregas.
Many names have been bandied in the summer, Toure, Barry, Aquilani, Inlher to name a few. But for Fabregas to publicly state his preference is something quite unheard of. Fans will be divided on whether Alonso will be the center midfielder that Arsenal requires, and many questions will be raised on how Alonso will fit into the squad.
Fabregas had Flamini at his side last season, and was given the free rein to attack and create. But if Alonso was chosen as the replacement, it will remain to be seen how he’ll contribute to the defensive duties effectively. However on the other hand, with Alonso, Arsenal would also have another creative outlet in their ranks. If Fabregas is heavily shadowed by the opposition, Alonso can fill in as the focal point of the attack and relieve some burden from Fabregas.
Alonso would never have been the fans’ favourite to replace Gilberto or Flamini, and to a certain degree, neither do I. Alonso has never been a midfield ball winner, and his defensive acumen is something many are not convinced of. A creative player he may be, but definitely not a defensive shield for the back line.
Many people have been shocked when Mikael Silvestre signed for Arsenal, so lesson will be learned to expect the unexpected from Arsene when he negotiates for the player that he wants. Will Alonso be signed? Will he be the answer to replacing Gilberto and Flamini? All these will be answered in the following few days, when Arsene said he will have a midfielder signed by the return leg of the Twente game.
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before today i would have said no but i didn’t realise just how poor denilson’s passing is! Alonso’s long balls would allow fabregas to roam further forward.
agree alonso’s long pballs give us anothher option, instead of short quick passing go more direct, if needed that is. im no a fan the long ball style but at times its needed and it is effective, no doubt about that
i doubt we’ll sign alonso……but will be happy if my statement is proved wrong
benitez said that there were talks about a arsenal move for alonso, so lets hope for the best. Actualy i won’t mind if someone like inler or lorik cana comes to the “grove”. With alonso in we cam also have the luxary of resting fabregas in between as alsnso is also a good passer of the ball.
It does not matter who Arsene signs. With that defence, and I am sure any Arsenal fan who watches them as much as I do would agree, that it is just not good enough. Arsene said at the end of last season that he fully intended to strengthen the defence, he has not done so and we will pay the price again this year. Yes we need a central midfield player, desperately after watching yesterdays performance, but every team needs a good base to build from and ours is far from solid. If we have money to spend, then I cannot believe we let Vincent Kompany slip through our fingers and end up at Man City for as little as £6.75 millon. He will be a bargain. I think Alonso would be perfect, but if Liverpool want £16 million there is no way Arsene will pay it. I doubt we have even got the money, contrary to reports.
pls mr wenger, this is about the progress of arsenal to win a title for the past 4years now.tryand sign a player b4 the next game,we all see what we play against our neigbour rival(fulham) and our next premier league fixture will be with newcstle.so pls we are pleading try and sign an experience player to pat wit cecs
maybe we should tell wenger that xabi alonso is really 15 years old maybe then we’ll see some activity. i’m so disappointed denilson doesn’t look as if he’s going to fulfil his potential…eboue, of course, is and always will be a clown.
silvestre adds expierence to team and is better bk up than senderos! also id like to see diarra of real madrid come as we wld offer him regualar footy n wld be gd foil for fabregas
alonso,man,nice looks,but would he win the ball?if not,sorry cesc,we gotta go for a hard man like cana or inler.
lewis denilson’s passing is usually MUCH better.
i hate it when people see one awful performance and say a player is bad.
he played awfully and is probably not right for the dm role i accept, but denilson’s passing is generally really good.
This season is over. Wenger can’t buy his way out of this mess even if he wanted to. To fans with half a frontal lobe there is no defending yesterday’s performance. Equally there’s no defending Eboue, Denilson, Walcott and Gallas. And NO IT’S NOT JUST ONE GAME. The sooner the club moves on from these players the sooner we move forward. They are simply taking the place of better players. Since Wenger has demonstrated a philosophy so rigid and stilted that he’s incapable of even modest adjustment I say again, this season is done. I will look upon the rest of the season as Wenger’s personal insanity experiment.
LET ME VENT FFS!!! SO WHAT IF I’M OVER-REACTING, I HAVEN’T SLEPT.
Fran your opening line is ridiculous.
I’ve heard of ‘fans’ sayin it’s all over after 10 games before (silly), but 2?!?! Rubbish! Venting anger or not, that game was in fact (contrary to what you said) ONE GAME, and it does not fortell a tale of the season to come.
Give it until Xmas to start talking about how our season’s shaping up.
i want that cap!