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07 Jun 2018 12:23:25
Hi Ed002, thanks for the latest updates on transfers you've give us.
If I may ask, did you know if the club is searching for a wide attack player?
Last window we supposed to be keen in Maicon, but he seems to heading elsewhere right now. Has been rumours about Dembele and lately about Gelson Martins. We're after one of them or other options?
Also, Fekir is a target yet or is he bounded to Liverpool already?
Hope you can answer. Thanks in advance.

fidelio

{Ed002's Note - (a) It will depend now on who is sold and how much money can be made available. Obviously a lot of the previous targets (I don't know who Maicon is by the way - I assume not the Galatasaray player) like Lookman, Forsberg, Zivkovic etc. may no longer be of interest under the new regime, but I understand from someone still with the club that interest does still remain in the likes of Steven Bergwijn. I don't see Dembele as a viable option and all of this Gelson Martins being available for free nonsense is exactly that. (b) Fekir has been a long-term target but right now I expect him to move elsewhere.}


1.) 07 Jun 2018 16:03:41
Ed002, do you expect Fekir to be prem bound?

{Ed002's Note - Yes.}


2.) 07 Jun 2018 16:31:42
Thanks Ed, very insightful info. I mean Malcom by the way, sorry for the mistake.
Looking at what you said on the above post, hope our options can be cleared soon.


3.) 07 Jun 2018 17:17:15
Does he want lacca to move on ed.

{Ed002's Note - We'll see.}


 

 

19 May 2018 13:52:57
Since yesterday the press has been announcing an important break through between Arsenal and Arteta to become new head coach, suggesting even that a deal has taken place already.
I'm not asking for an hour by hour updates, but ed002, do you know if there's really something new happening in recent hours about this subject?

fidelio

{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of anything happening in the past few hours, sorry.}


1.) 19 May 2018 14:34:44
Thanks ed.


2.) 19 May 2018 15:49:36
Ed002 are u able to provide information yet? And if your not, what happened?

{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of anything happening this morning as I said.}


3.) 19 May 2018 17:13:41
Sorry ed, after 22 years we're very anxious out here.


4.) 19 May 2018 18:05:03
Ohh no ed I meant because the last time I asked you a question you said you won’t be answering any more questions so I wanted to know if your back answering.

{Ed002's Note - Not about transfers but I will answer questions about managers, the royal wedding, etc..}


5.) 19 May 2018 18:34:13
Well did you watch the royal wedding ed? 😂.

{Ed002's Note - No Dags.}


6.) 19 May 2018 19:27:09
Last question, has your opinion changed that arsenal will appoint arteta?

{Ed002's Note - No, my expectation is that agreement will be reached to appoint him.}


7.) 19 May 2018 20:09:08
I know you don’t want to answer but do you think arsenal will buy good players this summer? Is all this talk about a low budget wrong?

{Ed002's Note - "Good" is a subjective term. Much will depend on who leaves and the money available.}


8.) 19 May 2018 20:21:22
Thanks Ed, arsenal aren’t going to be challenging anytime soon.


 

 

30 Aug 2017 20:20:20
Hi ed002, is Ozil likely to go at this moment?
Thanks.

fidelio

{Ed002's Note - Probably not.}


 

 

15 Nov 2015 20:09:16
Hi Ed002, could you share some info about current situation of Batshuayi? Does Arsenal have interest in him?
Thanks in advace.

fidelio

{Ed002's Note - Arsenal have a sustained interest in Marseille's Michy Batshuayi - but Marseille may price him out of a move to London. Both PSG and Chelsea have had the player watched this season but neither is expected to make a push in January. Interest of Porto, Milan, Monaco and Benfica has seemingly moved on for now.}


1.) 16 Nov 2015 15:42:25
Thanks ed002. If price is not an issue, Arsenal could try a move in january?

{Ed002's Note - I cannot sensibly answer that question as price may well be an issue - and as it is January, Marseille would not sell unless their valuation is met unless they have their preferred replacement in place.}


2.) 17 Nov 2015 00:16:10
Very accurate, thanks again Ed.


 

 

02 Sep 2015 12:50:19
Hello Ed002, can you share some info about what happend in the attempt of getting Higuain?
As a personal opinion, I find weird to put him over Cavani as a second option if a high price was an issue too.
Thanks in advance ed002.

fidelio

{Ed002's Note - Higuain was not available - but I understand he may be in January.}


1.) 02 Sep 2015 15:11:03
I was talking to an fellow gunners fan in Majorca during the Newcastle game and he said he knew 100% that we wasn't going to get a forward in this window he said he knew someone in the board and he said they are going for higuin in January but I didn't think much off it lol


 

 

 

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12 Jul 2019 14:45:55
Oh, what a mess : (.

fidelio

1.) 12 Jul 2019 15:08:48
It's not happend yet Fodelio mate and even if it does it won't impact next season for us, well unless he goes straight into the Spurs side and he wins both Derby matches for them of course.
A couple of days ago we were wasting our resources on him but now suddenly it's a problem if we lose him to Spurs :-)


2.) 12 Jul 2019 15:52:28
I meant the whole situation regarding transfers and the direction of the club, G62.
I know we're able to know just a part of it, but this are all terrible sings. Kos, the ridiculous offer for zaha, the end of last season, now this (if it happend) .
I'm kind of an optimistic one, but the disapointment keep growing and it's paintful to see.
Hope the club can manage a way out of this mess soon enough mate.


3.) 12 Jul 2019 17:47:45
Fair comment Fidelio mate, it doesn't look great right now but things can change quickly in football mate.
With Arsene we had failed so many times doing the same old tired things over and over again and change brought hope, obviously in season one that hope soon turned into Darsene like groundhog feeling of here we go again but we have to hope Emery will learn from season one and do better next season, if not we simply change managers again.
Most clubs have to go through more than one manager to find the right man for them and if that's the case then so be it.
What ever is or isn't done this summer this is now 100% Emerys Arsenal no where to run to nowhere to hide from that fact now.


4.) 12 Jul 2019 21:09:17
So Konstantinos Mavropanos not ready, Kos leaving, Mustafi retired, Chambers being sold while we try to sign a CB over 3 instalments and a season delay - why do you think we are in a mess

That’s just the CBs

Then we sign a forward who we won’t se for years, while we under bid for key players left back and a winger.

Everything is just rosy but at least we have a few weeks to undo what we should have been planning since last summer. Why do we do this to our fans as a club.


5.) 12 Jul 2019 22:02:20
Why sell Chambers when we only have Chambers Papa and Mustafi who will ready willing and able if not proven capable under Dick or Arsene.
I still maintain that with better coaching tactics motivation and organisation what we have could be used much much more beneficially.
What we have is never going to be enough to challenge for titles and possibly not even top 4 this coming season but it could most definitely be improved on from last season.
I also think it wouldn't matter who we signed if we play as we did last season with the win 5 3 philosophy the best 11 players in the world wouldn't win a title or probably finish top 4 under Dicks ways.
He never fished top 4 in Spain and even managed not to win the French league one year with PSG which is like Celtic not winning the Scottish league.
Over a season his native philosophy hasn't produced great results yet and it's only in Europe's elite except competition he's ever had success at all.


6.) 12 Jul 2019 22:55:41
The boy spurs are supposed to be pinching off arsenal I've actually never heard of him, plus you were going to loan him back sums it up he's not good enough or ready for the premier league, the best buy of the season is Toby alderwereld 25 million andbim suprised a lot of clubs haven't come in for him.


7.) 12 Jul 2019 23:37:18
I don't hate on him for finishing second that Monaco team was a bit special imo.


8.) 13 Jul 2019 08:46:20
62,- I don’t want Chambers sold but he was loaned out last season and seems to a bargaining chip for Zaha.


9.) 13 Jul 2019 10:41:43
Just seems strange when your so short of CBs to sell or swap a CB mate, I remember Arsene letting Gabriel go then having to play Monreal at CB.
The simularaties between Dick and Arsene do seem to be increasing the longer Dick is around.


10.) 13 Jul 2019 11:40:24
Agreed - no idea why we loaned him out last season to leave us short. I agree with you.


11.) 13 Jul 2019 13:59:10
Incoming RG to smash you with his hate for chambers.


12.) 13 Jul 2019 20:21:00
I'm expecting it Eden mate :-) although RG hasn't been around much lately.


 

 

09 Jul 2019 15:41:05
Hi Ed002, thanks for all the interesting info so far.
Time ago you suggest -if i'm not wrong- we could go for Boateng and solve our immediate problems, instead of unwisely getting Saliba for next year.
If Saliba deal go through, do you think we can still make a move for Boateng or another CB? .
Thanks in advance Ed, and have a good day.

fidelio

{Ed002's Note - No.}


1.) 09 Jul 2019 20:18:48
Ed with Saliba signed do u think we will still sign a centre back for the first team?

{Ed047's Note - Fella Ed02 has just answered that very question in the original post.


2.) 09 Jul 2019 21:15:55
Sorry guys, lol let me get off this page for a bit, I think Ed002 has had enough of me! Loool.

{Ed047's Note - I think you could be right DG 😉


3.) 09 Jul 2019 21:54:14
It's think it's when you asked him in whicb game he expected Arsenal to score their 19th goal of the season and who would score it and what minute of the game he expected it to be scored in DG :-)


 

 

25 May 2018 02:05:13
"In Unai we trust". You can say it already or not just yet?
For me, I wasn't totally convinced, but now i'm sold :)

fidelio

 

 

23 May 2018 02:38:37
Interesting to see Emery's stats (via transfermakt) against other coaches he will face, or could face, on EPL.

Coach. PM. W. D. L. PPG

Pellegrini 12 3 3 6 1,00
Luis Enrique 10 2 1 7 0,70
Guardiola 10 0 4 6 0,40
Pochettino 7 4 1 2 1,86
Mourinho 5 0 1 4 0,20
Nuno 3 1 1 1 1,33
Marco Silva 2 1 1 0 2,00
Rafa Benítez 1 1 0 0 3,00
JürgenKlopp 1 1 0 0 3,00
David Moyes 1 0 0 1 0,00.

fidelio

1.) 23 May 2018 07:14:15
So he's never beaten Jose or Pep?
Sounds like the rigjt man for us for sure :-)


2.) 23 May 2018 09:05:48
I was worried about that too, probably most of those matches were with Valencia and Sevilla against RM and BFC.


3.) 23 May 2018 09:08:05
Good record against poch an klopp though.


 

 

21 May 2018 11:51:19
Unai Emery anyone?

fidelio

1.) 21 May 2018 11:58:34
Please God no. It is Arteta though so I'll sleep (relatively) easily.


2.) 21 May 2018 12:32:29
The club would be stupid not to consider. But they have been stupid in the past. Serial winner.


3.) 21 May 2018 12:48:16
I would honestly prefer arteta.


4.) 21 May 2018 13:07:18
Can I ask honestly why prefer Arteta?
Unai far from my preferred option (to be fair, I just woukd have been happy with Ancelotti or Allegri) , but as things stand it's a no brainer to chose someone who has win three european throphies compared to someone who hasn't even manage a single game yet.


5.) 21 May 2018 13:13:06
Not too clued up on him if I'm honest. What's wrong with him.


6.) 21 May 2018 13:27:16
I know he’s won things, but even Arteta will win trophies in France with that team. I feel like our team does need a younger voice with new techniques, and as much as I don’t want arteta, as I want Allgeri, I feel like it will be interesting to see what happens if he managed.


7.) 21 May 2018 13:59:10
DG he won european trophies (3 on the trot) with a less fashionable spanish team. that's why he was chosen for PSG. Our ex manager couldn't manage that. He did nothing wrong at PSG, to lessen his abilities. If he was good enough for PSG, Why should he not for us. He has worked in a similar structure to he one we are adopting, not my first choice but our options are disappearing.


8.) 21 May 2018 14:27:06
I wouldn't write off Emery! He's a manager who is used to not getting the financial backing he would like (hence his strong defensive attributes) which may play in our favour. Apart from PSG he took on a Valencia and Sevilla side that were either riddled in debt or just couldn't afford a decent transfer budget. He likes to play with a 4-2-3-1 and often a 4-3-3 which would work well with the current squad and with that comes a lot of high pressing. Something that Arsenal tend to do for the first 10 minutes and then give up doing. Defensively we would see an improvement 100%.


9.) 21 May 2018 14:46:19
The situation we are in, we need an over achiever and emery is not. Emery really underachieved at PSG. Remember he lost the league title to Jardims's monaco despite having a far superior squad. PSG's capitulation at Barcelona should not be forgotten. I think Emery is a good coach but not a world class coach. I don't think Emery will be the right coach for Arsenal. I would rather have arteta to be honest.


10.) 21 May 2018 14:46:46
In France . forget that, he’s done well in Spain also.


11.) 21 May 2018 15:08:46
Before his name was put in the hat nobody wanted Arteta because he wasn't proven? Yet Emery has won 2 french super cups, french league cup and the Europa league 3 times consecutively with Sevilla. I might be mistaken but he also took 2 lower league clubs to promotion within his 1st season is charge? Everybody loses games fashionably but that doesn't make them underachievers. I'm not saying I want him but you can't really fault his credentials when it comes to experience compared to Arteta? I would question his loyalty but apart from that.


12.) 21 May 2018 14:22:27
It isn't just France, we're talking of someone who has achieved wining Europa League three years in a row with a minor team and a restricted squad.
I would very much love to see Arteta turn out to be a genius and became successful with Arsenal. It's seems he has the potential, every big fish in football seems to agree with it. But the potential need the experience to be fulfilled, because you going to made some mayor mistakes in the way. It's from mistakes that we learn of course, but sadly we aren't in a position to give room for mistakes right now.
Ed02, do you know something about this called reunion of Emery with the club? . May I ask you as well what is your opinion of him as a coach?

{Ed002's Note - Reunion is the French word for "meeting". Arsenal are today meeting with others who have expressed some level of interest in a position within the new structure. He is a tactically astute coach and he has been learning English - three years ago it was very difficult to understand him in English and then he did not speak a word of French. He would be a better option to Arteta in my view but not a good solution in the long term.}


13.) 21 May 2018 15:30:15
Glen, agree, if you want to speculate, with no CV, let's get an ex player with no managing experience. If you want to try and improve, get someone with a CV and cut out the guessing. We are not (yet) a mid table team, who needs to gamble with a rookie. Use your heads and put the rookie as no2.


14.) 21 May 2018 15:25:25
Punani as usual you are very good at dismissing his acievements. Which are far numerous, including the domestic treble this year and the 3 europa trophies on the trot, than some of the less decorated coaches you keep championing. Missing out on purpose their failings.


15.) 21 May 2018 16:22:21
It is also the word for that in Spanish, sorry I misspell sometimes.
Thanks for your view ed.


16.) 21 May 2018 17:21:42
Dick has an excellent managerial record with a loss rate of less than 25% over 700+ games. That is pretty impressive as is his win rate of 53%.
I'm not pro or anti Arteta, although a limited-experience ex-player would have been Vieira if I had a vote - but anyone slighting Unai Emery for his record is a bit bonkers in my view.
He is at the level we can realistically expect, given our current status in footballing hierarchy (duck and cover) .


17.) 21 May 2018 19:50:05
BVH you are awful but I like you 😂One for the teenagers COYG.


 

 

 

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21 Jun 2018 02:34:01
Arsenal is interested in Banega Ed?

fidelio

{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of interest from the club - perhaps if Ramsey is going UE might push for him.}


 

 

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13 Jun 2018 19:22:56
Thanks Ed.

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13 Jun 2018 19:07:20
He in did give some info here, why we expect or demand to have everything chowed up?
Also, this is a banter page, isn't it?

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13 Jun 2018 18:53:19
Ed, can you tell us who are the other options for that spot at the moment?

fidelio

{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of any change in the options - it seems to be as before.}


 

 

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07 Jun 2018 16:31:42
Thanks Ed, very insightful info. I mean Malcom by the way, sorry for the mistake.
Looking at what you said on the above post, hope our options can be cleared soon.

fidelio

 

 

 

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20 Jul 2019 14:22:24
Ed002 Also stated we're lookig to fill the needed list of players.
For me, if there's anything to be depressed about is the mess in our structure and what it's seem to be the direction (or the lack of it) of the club.
Really hope all this is due the needed time to settle up all this massives changes, and not due an actual structural issue.
I'm all in about getting behind our youngters, but a lot of new experienced players are needed in this moment.

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12 Jul 2019 15:52:28
I meant the whole situation regarding transfers and the direction of the club, G62.
I know we're able to know just a part of it, but this are all terrible sings. Kos, the ridiculous offer for zaha, the end of last season, now this (if it happend) .
I'm kind of an optimistic one, but the disapointment keep growing and it's paintful to see.
Hope the club can manage a way out of this mess soon enough mate.

fidelio

 

 

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04 Jun 2018 16:44:56
I think fitting Ramsey and Ozil on the team at the same time has been a problem so far to our DM persuit in the market.
The solution has been putting Ramsey on a double pivot with Xhaka, but that way there's no room left for other player.
We can drop Xhaka, but if we're leads for some reports, Unai is very keen on him. Personally, I wouldn't drop him either.
So Fellaini make sense to me: a physical presence, EPL experienced and for free, to alternate or be used when thw situation warrants it.
Also, save us a lot of money, alowing to invest it in a GK or an expensive winger solution.

fidelio

 

 

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23 May 2018 09:08:05
Good record against poch an klopp though.

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23 May 2018 09:05:48
I was worried about that too, probably most of those matches were with Valencia and Sevilla against RM and BFC.

fidelio