Evening everyone.
The North London derby is looming large and, truth be told, never have I fancied our chances slimmer.
Tottenham present the polar opposite to Arsenal right now. We haven't lost any leaders this pre-season and seem content to pile the pressure on those left. Tottenham is about to lose Bale and they have known that for a long time now. In order to avoid the fans dissatisfaction and a gaping hole in the team that's, let's be brutally honest, played good football last season, Tottenham strengthened significantly. Sure, they will get a wad of cash for Bale all in one payment, but nobody can accuse them of not bringing players in and seating on their asses, waiting for this wonderful money.
They have searched far and wide for players they wanted and when they did find those, went an extra mile to secure the deal. I haven't heard of one Tottenham deal, that fell through this summer. You can understand, when Wenger says it's a risk to have so many new faces, but it's much better, than having none. Even the Bale transfer seemed to have served it's cause. Tottenham may have received a bit less money, that they wanted, but it nonetheless is a huge pile. It's a goddamn transfer record for a player, whose abilities are nowhere near the transfer fee paid for him. Just look at the (now) second- and third highest fees ever paid. Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinadine Zidane top the chart. These are great players, there's no denial that, and I can believe they are worth every eurocent paid for them, but is Bale all that special? No. Plain and simple. His abilities are way below those of Ronaldo and Zidane.
The North London derby is looming large and, truth be told, never have I fancied our chances slimmer.
Tottenham present the polar opposite to Arsenal right now. We haven't lost any leaders this pre-season and seem content to pile the pressure on those left. Tottenham is about to lose Bale and they have known that for a long time now. In order to avoid the fans dissatisfaction and a gaping hole in the team that's, let's be brutally honest, played good football last season, Tottenham strengthened significantly. Sure, they will get a wad of cash for Bale all in one payment, but nobody can accuse them of not bringing players in and seating on their asses, waiting for this wonderful money.
They have searched far and wide for players they wanted and when they did find those, went an extra mile to secure the deal. I haven't heard of one Tottenham deal, that fell through this summer. You can understand, when Wenger says it's a risk to have so many new faces, but it's much better, than having none. Even the Bale transfer seemed to have served it's cause. Tottenham may have received a bit less money, that they wanted, but it nonetheless is a huge pile. It's a goddamn transfer record for a player, whose abilities are nowhere near the transfer fee paid for him. Just look at the (now) second- and third highest fees ever paid. Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinadine Zidane top the chart. These are great players, there's no denial that, and I can believe they are worth every eurocent paid for them, but is Bale all that special? No. Plain and simple. His abilities are way below those of Ronaldo and Zidane.