Comments on: Action Packed Friday: Arshavin, Van Persie, Kroenke & Almunia

By: Xose

Xose — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:29:04 +0000

Hi Everybody… I am a Celta Vigo supporter. Spanish media has reported that Pedro Botelho will sign a loan with Celta for the next season.. Could you tell me something about this player?

It is also told that a striker will joing Botelho, on loan too, from Arsenal. Any idea who could be this striker? Thanks.

By: Pete

Pete — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:19:58 +0000

Cheers mate

Yeah, Cana is about 25, so got plenty of good footbaling years left in him. Matuidi is even youunger too, about 23 I think. My guess is it’ll be either of those two coming in this transfer window.

By: zohaib

zohaib — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:14:37 +0000

Yep, Pete, hopefully we can at least get Cana. It’s starting to look more possible, as you said, with M’bia and Gonzalez moving there. I’ve forgotten how old he is. Anybody have any idea ?

By: Yemi

Yemi — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:11:32 +0000

@JDD, a goalie is always as good as the defense he has. if you have a good defense, then you are a good goalie cause u have a good cover. Remember last season when chelsea had defensive worries and peter cech began to look like a skool boy goalie ? or wn vidic and rio where out. The record van der saar had set disappered into thin air. Although some goals are due to bad judgement in case of goal keeper (like fabianski last season), most of the time it is due to the fact that the poacher has gone past the defenders. I also don’t think reina or cech are that much better than aluminia, and i certainly dont think valdez is better than him either.

@TheSKAGooner, i agree with you, more so we got him from barca youth academy so we are the criminal for identifying the talent right under their noses and snapping him before the could even recognise him…….(funny)

By: Berth

Berth — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:03:30 +0000

Good comment TheSKAGooner; absolutely love it

By: TheSKAGooner

TheSKAGooner — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:44:05 +0000

@ JDD -

Barca do it because to them & all their fans Cesc actually “belongs” to them and it infuriates them that he’s at Arsenal. Cesc is Spanish and a Catalan, and to Barca that automatically translates into him being held hostage by Arsenal and preventing him from playing at his “rightful club”. Also, it doesn’t hurt Barca’s efforts to have journos like Anthony Kastrinakis at the Sun on their payroll to help with the tapping up (disclaimer…I can neither confirm nor deny that Kastrinakis is actually on Barca’s payroll or receiving any kind of remuneration…hehe…).

It’s complete tosh, of course, but football fans are not the most rational people sometimes.

By: JDD

JDD — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:31:59 +0000

how comes when bayern say ribery is not for sale barcelona leave him but when we say fabregas is not for sale they dont seem to get it? they keep coming back you.it cant be because fabregas supposedly said he would leave(i think those reports are bullshit)because ribery said he wanted to leave bayern.

also just wondering if anyone else thinks we could do with a new goaly? i know almunia did well last season but he doesnt look like a world class goaly to me.all of the top 4’s goalies are much better.i do like almunia though,maybe the addition of a another good goaly ,that would give him competion for a starting place, might make him play better.

By: els

els — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:22:58 +0000

offer us yaya and that £40m and it’d make me think about it.

By: TheSKAGooner

TheSKAGooner — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:12:05 +0000

I truly hope Barca offer Hleb & Gudjohnsen. We’ll be able to hear Arsene laughing around the world at Laporta over that offer.

By: Yemi

Yemi — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:08:40 +0000

Saw this:
“Barcelona are willing to include Alexander Hleb or Eidur Gudjohnsen in their offer for cesc”

“Real Madrid chief Miguel Pardeza has denied reports they’re interested in Cesc.”