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Arshavin and our team

All this talk about Arshavin... it is, and always has been just a rumour!

I don't understand when people make statements that he will complete our team and help push towards the Champions League; he is one player, and yes he may have looked good against us the other month, but we were poor that night. Let's face it, any player could have stood out in that team as they were even worse (and I don't know that many of us have watched Russian football a lot). Besides, he will be lacking in match fitness for a good month because their season is over.

To push for the Champions league we need more than that one forward, we need a winger and a right back, Neville is a decent player for right back right now but that should only be temporary.

What I do agree with is that we should buy now, while we are practically joint 5th (with goal difference and games played separating us and Liverpool), in the semi-final of a cup and still playing in Europe. Now is the time to buy; Arshavin may be good but he still doesn't complete our team quite yet.

Let's just get in the spirit for Wednesday night; the fans need to sing like never before ? we could really do with knocking them out just to wipe the cocky smiles off the Chelsea faces. If we get to the final of the cup, maybe we could attract even better quality even though its the Carling Cup still.
Dave Ashton, Aintree Posted 18/01/2008 at 23:20:12

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John Murphy
1 Posted 18/01/2008 at 21:32:31

A lot has been said on this site about us desperately needing a new right back, as Neville and Hibbert are not good enough. Personally, I am quite happy with Neville at right back, and I feel he is a very good player in this position. However, I've been hearing a lot about a 17 year old lad from Ghana called Daniel Opare. So like you do, I decided to have a look at trusty YouTube.

And yes I know that you can make any player look good through a clip on YouTube, but this lad does look the real deal. Electric pace and not bad defensively either. Makes you wonder about our current scouting system, and whether Moyes has people watching these sort of players.

Trevor Thompson
2 Posted 19/01/2008 at 05:03:11

Just a little compliation I found on YouTube of Arshavin. He looks real quality as we all know but can he hack it in the Prem the Russian league isn't the best. Still, it's worth a punt and he's stated he'd like to come to Everton.

Baloo Johnson
3 Posted 19/01/2008 at 09:20:17

Nothing to do with the transfer market, but worth a look

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EBUiPs1PxKo

Joe Baxi
4 Posted 19/01/2008 at 10:06:13

Dave the reason Blues fans want to see this lad is simple, he is pure class, look at his record

top of the 33-best Russian footballers list: he became number 1 in 2005 and 2006, and number 2 in 2001, 2002, 2004
Honours
2001 - Russian Premier League, 3rd position
2003 - Russian Premier League, runner-up
2003 - Russian Premier League Cup, winner
2001 - best right midfielder according to Sport-Express
2004 and 2005 - best second striker according to Sport-Express
2004 - voted Player of the Year by the readers of Soviet Sport
2006 - named best player by Russian Football Union, Sport-Express, Soviet Sport, named Russian Footballer of the Year
2007- Russian Premier League, winner

Years Club App (Gls)*
1999−present Zenit Saint Petersburg 211 (45)
National team2
2002−present Russia 32 (9)

Rob Heaton
5 Posted 19/01/2008 at 17:50:40

McFadden is obviously the biggest player to leave but with Twente looking at Vidarsson and Barnsley not ruling out a bid for Anderson da Silva, are we clearing out the lesser fringe players for a specific reason? All I can think is if we need the wage packet for another player (I hope) and so are getting rid of a few cheepies to get one expensive waged player... Here's hoping!