As some of the creators have touched on, it all depends on whether Arteta's annual evolution of the team has him now saying thank you for your service to Partey and shuffling him on to pastures new, as well as where his preference will be to subsequently deploy Rice. In the event of him opting to revert Rice back to his holding midfielder role, then my ideal would be to see Joao Neves recruited, with Frankie de Jong as the alternative. If Rice was to be retained in his box to box midfielder role then my ideal recruitment choice for the defensive midfielder slot would be Amadou Onana, with Youssuf Fofana as the alternative.
Good format. A dream midfield set up for me would be to get Musiala and Y. Fofana. Fofana can be the midfield Trossard versalitie bargain and Musiala can be the left 8 for most games and ticks a ton of boxes; adds a world class dribbling profile to squad, can play on wings and essentially be an forward line signing as well, transition monster for the biggest games.
Great content as always. Eze & fofana sort out every progression issue we have in the squad (passing & carrying )whilst only costing 80 mil. And for me Eze has the ability to be the best midfielder in the league
In agreement with Dan Potts in that we probably are gonna need 2 midfielders if Partey leaves, one that is more robust and athletic, the other more technical and Metronomic, that is able to break the lines centrally. If we can only get one than it will be Bruno G as he has the ability to play both as a 6 and 8. The ability to transition the ball quickly up the field will be extremely important
Enjoyed the video Tom. Seems like no one can agree I would like a player with mobility who could play primarily 8, but you’d be comfortable with at 6, to give us options, and provide lots of minutes I love Fofana, especially at the price. I think he’d be a great, and versatile option for us. He seems the bargain of the summer, and means we’ve got plenty to spend elsewhere too
Some of these are giving off the vibe of school book reports. Especially those that finish repeating the question back to conclude. "And that's what I did on my holiday". Ha. Passing grades for all. Also, just going to point out that when you released the striker one of these Sesko resigned within the next day of so... Camavinga, De Jong, Fofana, Bruno, K Thuram, Onana, Koopmeiners. All totally fine with me. No mention of Rabiot, is Rabiot is Rabiot.
Midfielders we should sign - Joshua Kimmich, Antoine Greizman, Sergej Milinkovic Savic, Youssouf Fofana. For me a good window is Raphael Varane, Artem Dovbyk, Rayan Ait Nouri, Jan Oblak, Mohammed Kudus, Antoine Greizman, Sergej Milinkovic Savic, Youssouf Fofana signed players in.
Personally disappointed that Palhinha seems to have a gentleman's agreement with Bayern because even though he's a limited player, he is still such a duel winning monster and would be perfect for that Javi Martinez-esque 6 role. Angelo Stiller is also a very composed, solid player with a good long ball, and seems to be on the market. Barella is quite a classy player by all reports with only 2 years left on his deal, so maybe a market opportunity there. Edit: just realized he signed a contract extension today goddamnit lol It's a shame Joelinton still has 4 years on his deal, because I wouldn't mind seeing him barrelling around the pitch in that left 8 role, doing Joelinton things. Then of course there's Youssouf Fofana and Zubimendi for pure value for money. Onana could also be another duel winning monster I suppose though not sure about his on the ball qualities. Can only assume Wharton wouldn't be on the market. And I do wonder about Guimaraes' character just from how he elbowed Jorginho unceremoniously alone, but obviously he'd be a great marquee signing in principle
My dream would be Musiala or Neves with young 6 for depth. Overall we need an out and out starter at the 8 or 6 this window and a quality squad player in the midfield as well. I believe we will need to spend 100m on the midfield this summer. Not sure if it’s possible but this is dream land anyway
Lets face it if odegaard either saliba or gabriel get injured our season is pretty much finished anyway. Like most teams if their star players get injured its pretty much a dud season.
I am in the camp of Clive & DG. Zubimendi & Neves would be my dreams. Zubimendi still resists strongly to move & it depends on Partey as well. With the Saudi League splashing cash around we can see Partey leave if he wants to go there. Other places are possible, but we would have to subsidize his wages. Gomes from Wolves, who Clive mentions, is another player I can get on board with. I am not a fan of Onana, but as anybody he is allowed to prove me wrong. Fofana is a very cheap alternative in the market & ticks the boxes for what we need in midfield.
I believe Arteta wants different options in midfield as well as competition . I think he sees us against a low block ESR as the right option as a 8 /secondary 10 with odergaard though do.feel its is his last chance season to stay injury free and step up. I feel against better teams Arteta wants a double pivot/6 which would be partey or Jorginho. Though we need to be honest both of these will leave in the next year. So I would bring in Joao Neves he play as a double pivot with Rice compete with Rice he can also compete with ESR for the 8/double10 role. We do have Viera and Nwaneri Havertz Trossard as attacking midfielder options. So I would go for Joao Neves is the best fit
Wharton. Class. Rice is not a 6. Any Arsenal fans who thinks he is needs to go back and watch the stodge we served up before Jorginho came in and showed him how to do it.
@@TheGoonerTalkTV Not a 6. Partey is a 6. Jorginho is a 6. Wharton is a 6. Can he play 6? Of course. He’s an excellent defensive player (even a very accomplished centre back) But that doesnt make him a great 6 in a progressive footballing side. West Ham needed him to shield their defence and he excelled in that role, but Arsenal (and England) need a midfielder to collect the ball and break a press and it’s not his *best* game. If you want the best out of Rice you get a progressive 6 in the side with him and allow him to attack (and press) from L-8. If that means Foden has to watch (because Bellingham starts) or plays on the left (hello Scholes problem mk2) then so be it.
@@TheGoonerTalkTV I’m not saying he isnt a great defensive 6. But that’s not what Arsenal need. He’d get mom awards at fullback too, he’s that good, especially his reading of the game. But in an Arteta team, or a team playing against a low block I think he is lacking certain skills. Agreeing to disagree is probably best though! Enjoy your holiday!
My dream would be Chiesa who Juve are apperently willing to let go of 45m euros, Neto who hopefully wont be injured as much because he will be backup for Saka. finally Bruno G, Fofana would be cheaper but Bruno is a better passer which i think is more important
If Bruno G. does end up joining us at Arsenal, wouldn't he need to make a public apology for his unnecessary Arsenal diss video when he signed for Newcastle?
Arsenal is planning to sign 2 wingers. They're selling Nketiah and moving Trossard as a false 9. Striker : Havertz - Jesus - Trossard. Martinelli/ New Winger Saka/new winger Midfield: Joao Neves/Joao Gomez
For me too. Partey replacement is the no. 1 priority. Dominate midfield and you win more games. Need an absolute beast as a DM to allow Rice to play his hybrid role. Id go so far to say that if we got that but no other player it would be ok. An elite DM would have prevented at least 2 of our losses last season. Thing is, we are now in the territory of tiny margins where 1 mistake can cost us the title so we need to be a touch more attacking so a DM at top level is crucial.
PS I think we may already have one though. I have a funny feeling White will move there. If we sign a quality RB then absolutely sure he will. It's just the attributes he has- former CB so defensively minded, great passer, reads the play better than anyone else. It's just a gut feeling.
Tom, we need to start thinking like a big club. Man City bought the best player in wolves and Chelsea in Kovacic and Nunez with prem experience as squad players. It is not lofty a dream to conceive Bruno, Fofana, Kimmich and De Jong as squad depth. Emile and Vieira are not quality enough as squad player and it should be okay to let them move on. We must be ruthless. Madrid's midfield has a crazy squad depth. Arsenal should think like that too. Maybe not all jn this window but future projection.
@@TheGoonerTalkTV Alot of us fans are not.. We can certainly improve our expectations. We shouldn't think our club should get one big signing in a window and that's all. We can cultivate the expectation to do three in a window. I know the management are doing great. I just think as fans we should be okay with not having some players in the squad. Our squad depth shouldn't be far-fetched from our starters. It is okay for Onana not to be good enough for us. It is okay for Vieira or Emile or Nelson to leave. I am saying the fans are not thinking big enough because our sentiment with players makes us question the recruitment of the club. Madrid signed Ronaldo, Kaka, Ozil, Benzema in the same window. It is the mentality.
We spent more than we’ve ever spent before in our history. Scored more goals than we ever have in our PL history. Have a higher win percentage than in any other season. What we are doing is what a big club does mate.
@@TheGoonerTalkTV Yes Tom, I agree with you. Guess what Tom, we have only just started. This is the least we should be doing. We are in the BIG league, all eyes are on us. The fact that lots of rival fans expected us to beat bayern shows our progress. It is significant, but it is only the beginning.
What about federico valvede? Madrid need to sell, he can play CM, LW,RW and even up top as a false 9, could then get a forfana or Onana Rice valvede ode
@@TheGoonerTalkTV Listen without prejudice - because Zinny as a defender has failed, no one wants to hear about Zinny in midfield. Our minds are closed. Watch the Euros and tell me this man can't do a job.
@@TheGoonerTalkTV I'm with u Bro - Zinchenko ok with me. It's the fan base They are down on him. . If you have time, suggest 'Zinny as an answer to our midfield problems' Watch the reaction
I think they need a real good ball playing 8 more than a 6. As good as rice is at the 6 I don't see him playing a 8 and making whoever plays the left wing better. Just my opinion
If we're not serious with buying what are called top players this off season we will be further sinking down than before. Why chasing average and inexperienced players when we Kronke have money to buy top ones.
My personal dream transfer window IN: Victor Osimhen Jadon Sancho Frenkie De Jong / Bruno G. / Bruno F. OUT Obvious deadwood General Partey Zinchenko Fabio * ESR stays Personally not a fan of Bruno G but I'm going to trust all the Arsenal connoisseurs out there that he'd be good for us Also wasn't aware that Man United were willing to sell Bruno Fernandes, especially to us
I'm with Clive. I absolutely love Joao Nevez.
Morning everyone hit the like button on this AND yesterday's show, we are only 10 short. Let's not ruin Tom's holiday
Tis done.
As some of the creators have touched on, it all depends on whether Arteta's annual evolution of the team has him now saying thank you for your service to Partey and shuffling him on to pastures new, as well as where his preference will be to subsequently deploy Rice.
In the event of him opting to revert Rice back to his holding midfielder role, then my ideal would be to see Joao Neves recruited, with Frankie de Jong as the alternative.
If Rice was to be retained in his box to box midfielder role then my ideal recruitment choice for the defensive midfielder slot would be Amadou Onana, with Youssuf Fofana as the alternative.
Good format. A dream midfield set up for me would be to get Musiala and Y. Fofana. Fofana can be the midfield Trossard versalitie bargain and Musiala can be the left 8 for most games and ticks a ton of boxes; adds a world class dribbling profile to squad, can play on wings and essentially be an forward line signing as well, transition monster for the biggest games.
Great content as always. Eze & fofana sort out every progression issue we have in the squad (passing & carrying )whilst only costing 80 mil. And for me Eze has the ability to be the best midfielder in the league
In agreement with Dan Potts in that we probably are gonna need 2 midfielders if Partey leaves, one that is more robust and athletic, the other more technical and Metronomic, that is able to break the lines centrally. If we can only get one than it will be Bruno G as he has the ability to play both as a 6 and 8. The ability to transition the ball quickly up the field will be extremely important
I’m loving this concept Tom. Fair play for putting it together. Happy Holidays 😎🇮🇹
Tom I love the fact that cj(deluded gooner) was in this big up ..
I like this mini series Tom. Really does suit the name 'The Gooner Talk' having a collection of fabulous gooners thoughts.
Wow, Tom, you got a great bunch to contribute, you must be a charming bastard!
Enjoyed the video Tom. Seems like no one can agree
I would like a player with mobility who could play primarily 8, but you’d be comfortable with at 6, to give us options, and provide lots of minutes
I love Fofana, especially at the price. I think he’d be a great, and versatile option for us.
He seems the bargain of the summer, and means we’ve got plenty to spend elsewhere too
Gomes was a great shout.
Great series Tom.. thanks to u and all the esteemed panel
Have a great holiday Tom n mrs C 🎉
Some of these are giving off the vibe of school book reports. Especially those that finish repeating the question back to conclude. "And that's what I did on my holiday". Ha. Passing grades for all.
Also, just going to point out that when you released the striker one of these Sesko resigned within the next day of so...
Camavinga, De Jong, Fofana, Bruno, K Thuram, Onana, Koopmeiners. All totally fine with me.
No mention of Rabiot, is Rabiot is Rabiot.
Midfielders we should sign - Joshua Kimmich, Antoine Greizman, Sergej Milinkovic Savic, Youssouf Fofana.
For me a good window is Raphael Varane, Artem Dovbyk, Rayan Ait Nouri, Jan Oblak, Mohammed Kudus, Antoine Greizman, Sergej Milinkovic Savic, Youssouf Fofana signed players in.
Love the format idea for your travel break. I would encourage you to completely disconnect for your time away with prerecorded events.
Personally disappointed that Palhinha seems to have a gentleman's agreement with Bayern because even though he's a limited player, he is still such a duel winning monster and would be perfect for that Javi Martinez-esque 6 role. Angelo Stiller is also a very composed, solid player with a good long ball, and seems to be on the market. Barella is quite a classy player by all reports with only 2 years left on his deal, so maybe a market opportunity there. Edit: just realized he signed a contract extension today goddamnit lol
It's a shame Joelinton still has 4 years on his deal, because I wouldn't mind seeing him barrelling around the pitch in that left 8 role, doing Joelinton things. Then of course there's Youssouf Fofana and Zubimendi for pure value for money. Onana could also be another duel winning monster I suppose though not sure about his on the ball qualities. Can only assume Wharton wouldn't be on the market. And I do wonder about Guimaraes' character just from how he elbowed Jorginho unceremoniously alone, but obviously he'd be a great marquee signing in principle
My dream would be Musiala or Neves with young 6 for depth. Overall we need an out and out starter at the 8 or 6 this window and a quality squad player in the midfield as well. I believe we will need to spend 100m on the midfield this summer. Not sure if it’s possible but this is dream land anyway
What I'm worried about is if Odegaard gets injured.....someone who can sort of fill his absence
Lets face it if odegaard either saliba or gabriel get injured our season is pretty much finished anyway. Like most teams if their star players get injured its pretty much a dud season.
I am in the camp of Clive & DG. Zubimendi & Neves would be my dreams. Zubimendi still resists strongly to move & it depends on Partey as well. With the Saudi League splashing cash around we can see Partey leave if he wants to go there. Other places are possible, but we would have to subsidize his wages. Gomes from Wolves, who Clive mentions, is another player I can get on board with. I am not a fan of Onana, but as anybody he is allowed to prove me wrong. Fofana is a very cheap alternative in the market & ticks the boxes for what we need in midfield.
I believe Arteta wants different options in midfield as well as competition . I think he sees us against a low block ESR as the right option as a 8 /secondary 10 with odergaard though do.feel its is his last chance season to stay injury free and step up. I feel against better teams Arteta wants a double pivot/6 which would be partey or Jorginho. Though we need to be honest both of these will leave in the next year. So I would bring in Joao Neves he play as a double pivot with Rice compete with Rice he can also compete with ESR for the 8/double10 role. We do have Viera and Nwaneri Havertz Trossard as attacking midfielder options. So I would go for Joao Neves is the best fit
Wharton. Class.
Rice is not a 6. Any Arsenal fans who thinks he is needs to go back and watch the stodge we served up before Jorginho came in and showed him how to do it.
“Not a 6” what?
@@TheGoonerTalkTV Not a 6. Partey is a 6. Jorginho is a 6. Wharton is a 6.
Can he play 6? Of course. He’s an excellent defensive player (even a very accomplished centre back) But that doesnt make him a great 6 in a progressive footballing side. West Ham needed him to shield their defence and he excelled in that role, but Arsenal (and England) need a midfielder to collect the ball and break a press and it’s not his *best* game.
If you want the best out of Rice you get a progressive 6 in the side with him and allow him to attack (and press) from L-8. If that means Foden has to watch (because Bellingham starts) or plays on the left (hello Scholes problem mk2) then so be it.
@@coachRoome Have to a agree to disagree. If you want the evidence just look at the number of MOTM awards he got playing there last season.
@@TheGoonerTalkTV I’m not saying he isnt a great defensive 6. But that’s not what Arsenal need. He’d get mom awards at fullback too, he’s that good, especially his reading of the game. But in an Arteta team, or a team playing against a low block I think he is lacking certain skills.
Agreeing to disagree is probably best though! Enjoy your holiday!
You said he’s not a 6. That implies he can’t play it. You can be more than one and the point be true
Good morning Tom! I hope Italy has surrendered to you, and that you are eating well and enjoying the scenery and the people!!!
My dream would be Chiesa who Juve are apperently willing to let go of 45m euros, Neto who hopefully wont be injured as much because he will be backup for Saka. finally Bruno G, Fofana would be cheaper but Bruno is a better passer which i think is more important
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Gm all....Jao Nevez and Fofana from Monaco
Good morning Tom and fellow Gunners!
If Bruno G. does end up joining us at Arsenal, wouldn't he need to make a public apology for his unnecessary Arsenal diss video when he signed for Newcastle?
Arsenal is planning to sign 2 wingers. They're selling Nketiah and moving Trossard as a false 9.
Striker : Havertz - Jesus - Trossard.
Martinelli/ New Winger
Saka/new winger
Midfield: Joao Neves/Joao Gomez
A dream signing would be Musiala at 8 and Rice as a 6. Not many better than Musiala itw.
I would hold onto Partey only subject to Medics input.
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Barilla at Inter could be immense for us
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Morning Tom
Just here for a clive monologue
Yeah, Ødegaard and Bruno, would totally work. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
For me too. Partey replacement is the no. 1 priority. Dominate midfield and you win more games. Need an absolute beast as a DM to allow Rice to play his hybrid role. Id go so far to say that if we got that but no other player it would be ok. An elite DM would have prevented at least 2 of our losses last season. Thing is, we are now in the territory of tiny margins where 1 mistake can cost us the title so we need to be a touch more attacking so a DM at top level is crucial.
PS I think we may already have one though. I have a funny feeling White will move there. If we sign a quality RB then absolutely sure he will. It's just the attributes he has- former CB so defensively minded, great passer, reads the play better than anyone else. It's just a gut feeling.
Morning all.....
everyone skippin on adam wharton
kimmich n fofana for realistic that i would like thuram too..dream maybe de jong n kimmich
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Tom, we need to start thinking like a big club. Man City bought the best player in wolves and Chelsea in Kovacic and Nunez with prem experience as squad players. It is not lofty a dream to conceive Bruno, Fofana, Kimmich and De Jong as squad depth. Emile and Vieira are not quality enough as squad player and it should be okay to let them move on. We must be ruthless. Madrid's midfield has a crazy squad depth. Arsenal should think like that too. Maybe not all jn this window but future projection.
You don’t think we’ve been thinking like a big club?
@@TheGoonerTalkTV Alot of us fans are not.. We can certainly improve our expectations. We shouldn't think our club should get one big signing in a window and that's all. We can cultivate the expectation to do three in a window. I know the management are doing great. I just think as fans we should be okay with not having some players in the squad. Our squad depth shouldn't be far-fetched from our starters. It is okay for Onana not to be good enough for us. It is okay for Vieira or Emile or Nelson to leave. I am saying the fans are not thinking big enough because our sentiment with players makes us question the recruitment of the club. Madrid signed Ronaldo, Kaka, Ozil, Benzema in the same window. It is the mentality.
We spent more than we’ve ever spent before in our history. Scored more goals than we ever have in our PL history. Have a higher win percentage than in any other season.
What we are doing is what a big club does mate.
@@TheGoonerTalkTV Yes Tom, I agree with you. Guess what Tom, we have only just started. This is the least we should be doing. We are in the BIG league, all eyes are on us. The fact that lots of rival fans expected us to beat bayern shows our progress. It is significant, but it is only the beginning.
I would drop all my money on Bruno or luiz from villa and or a kimmich or pouliha at fulham .
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What about federico valvede? Madrid need to sell, he can play CM, LW,RW and even up top as a false 9, could then get a forfana or Onana
Rice valvede ode
Listen without Prejudice - Zinchenko.
Superb in Ukraine midfield. Free the man
Listen without prejudice?
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Listen without prejudice - because Zinny as a defender has failed, no one wants to hear about Zinny in midfield. Our minds are closed. Watch the Euros and tell me this man can't do a job.
Failed? He helped that us to a title race?
@@TheGoonerTalkTV I'm with u Bro - Zinchenko ok with me. It's the fan base They are down on him.
. If you have time, suggest 'Zinny as an answer to our midfield problems' Watch the reaction
@@andrewgordon9318 I dont think he's the answer to our midfield problems however.
i want Fofana
With you Clive not keen on Bruno G.
I think they need a real good ball playing 8 more than a 6. As good as rice is at the 6 I don't see him playing a 8 and making whoever plays the left wing better. Just my opinion
De Jong has struggled to make an impact like many players of that Ajax generation. Not sure he’s the best fit for us
Give me Amadou Onana.
Zinny to midfield
Done
Forfona is Partey replacement
Frankie is injured
If we're not serious with buying what are called top players this off season we will be further sinking down than before. Why chasing average and inexperienced players when we Kronke have money to buy top ones.
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bruno and Douglas are out. frankie is injured.. please be realistic ...fofana is the one .. don't think Kimmich going anywhere
Putting Bruno Fernandez anywhere near the team is the biggest joke since Richarlison saying he’s the number 1 Brazilian striker.
My personal dream transfer window
IN:
Victor Osimhen
Jadon Sancho
Frenkie De Jong / Bruno G. / Bruno F.
OUT
Obvious deadwood
General Partey
Zinchenko
Fabio
* ESR stays
Personally not a fan of Bruno G but I'm going to trust all the Arsenal connoisseurs out there that he'd be good for us
Also wasn't aware that Man United were willing to sell Bruno Fernandes, especially to us
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