05 Jul 2017 19:44:01
Arsenal buying Lacazette shows that you don't need to be in Champions League to get good players. Money talks. LFC just use convenient excuses. When they aren't in the Champions League they use that as an excuse for not signing big names. When they are in it. waiting for the excuses.
05 Jul 2017 20:17:11
Oh jog on and moan elsewhere!
People here are too busy supporting their team for this nonsense!
05 Jul 2017 20:01:54
London helps.
05 Jul 2017 20:35:59
I think he makes a fair point as does Jimmy boy.
05 Jul 2017 20:51:16
Works both ways in this case. Money of course talks even when not in the champions league look at Manchester United for example when they persuaded Di Maria to sign plus Ibrahimovic without European football its all about the astronomical wages. London on the other hand seemed to persuade Lacazette along with a word in the ear of Thierry Henry probably.
{Ed002's Note - London persuaded Lacazette over where?}
05 Jul 2017 20:52:32
The fact they wanted him probably helps too. I doubt we did. And remember we are not even in the champions league proper this year yet. Never mind the fact arsenal have been in it for so many years in a row.
05 Jul 2017 21:06:44
Over to Arsenal? Isn't that what the whole post is about lol.
05 Jul 2017 21:37:59
But firmino is our first choice striker so why would we need him? We also have studge, ings, origi and solanke to name a few.
05 Jul 2017 22:10:37
Don't get this Lacazette hype? Does he start for France? No, Giroud does (he's played 11 games in 4 years since his debut) . Have Barca, Real, Bayern, Juve, Chelsea, City or the likes ever been interested in him? No. He's scored 5 goals in 18 games (ever) in the champions league. So really has he ever been tested at the highest level? No again. We will see how good he is this year but personally just don't think he can have this fuss around him when he has never proved it at the best level for club or his national side.
05 Jul 2017 23:19:23
I know this is not directly LFC related but since we are on about other clubs signings.
In all fairness if any manager or club needed a big signing to appease their fans its Arsenal.
Its crazy what they put Wenger through last season.
1 year out of 20 not in the champs league, a couple of titles and a brand new fully paid off stadium.
Not bad in my book.
{Ed025's Note - arsene brought a lot of that on himself dermot, im not excusing the abuse but he is a very stubborn man who had money at his disposal but decided unilaterally not to spend it mate..
05 Jul 2017 23:45:14
Liverpool4life ed meant London persuaded him to chose arsenal instead of which other club. Where any others in the premier league in for him? We weren't, United weren't, city weren't.? Almost certain he actually wanted Madrid until their bank was confirmed.
06 Jul 2017 21:52:26
I agree 100% ED.
Fergie was stubborn as well
Clough was worse.
The mad thing is who would step in after Wenger.
It would be similar to Moyes and Fergie.
You never see Arsenals assistant managers stepoing up.
{Ed025's Note - im a massive fan of what he has achieved at arsenal dermot but there does come a time when its time to call it a day...and i believe that time was at the end of last season mate..