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Mohamed Aboutreika. ".....and one creative type in Mohamed Aboutreika (Egypt and El-Ahly) to unpick defensive locks. Like fellow Egyptian Essam El-Hadary, Aboutreika has spent most of his career at El-Ahly, but this Africa XI needs a creative midfielder, so “the Egyptian Zidane” gets the nod." Again wouldn't be massive money. Nominated for African footballer of the year 2006 "Aboutreika, who is Egypt's newest idol according to the FIFA.com expression[1], was nominated to win the 2006 CAF African Footballer of the Year award. Mohamed Aboutreika had been nominated for the Award along with Chelsea striker Didier Drogba and Barcelona forward Samuel Eto'o."

Is Edgar out on loan? He deserves a few games at left back did alright last year iirc. He is a centre back though. Been on the bench recently. Was Enrique injured on Sun by the way? Aye, injured still (or not fit anyway). As for Edgar, he's a right-footed CB who scored a goal against Man Utd once. Very difficult to say what he's like as that's the only time I've seen him play I think. Ah. Ok.

This boy would be a sneaky capture. Ivan Rakitic http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/playe...7744/index.html

Is Edgar out on loan? He deserves a few games at left back did alright last year iirc.

Don't think he'd hack it in the PL. Likes time on da ball innit.

Where is Appiah atm?

Ideally one of our first bids. Not sure he'd come now he's getting games mind.

You don't have to go mad with it. I for instance spotted one of my old favourites Lareya Kingston the other night at the ACON. Lovely little player can do DM and RM. Cheap as chips from Hearts. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/socc...p-up.php?ID=194

Who do you think we should be targetting in the summer and reasons for such 'flagrant' spending? Dreams win prizes.

£15m?

At a push I agree in the sense that if he did have a run in the middle we would know once and for all if he can do it there.

In all honesty who can blame him. Me. I like him and rate him but he's just another player who's done fuck all and thinks he should be playing for Man Utd or somebody. I'm sure Wenger would love him on the left. Don't think he's good enough. Yet. Just about any reasonable bid would have seen him leave. There's no way we'd hang onto him if Wenger was interested but I don't think he is. Perhaps fill Spuds historical 'problem position'?

The only problem being that Geremi will actually need 'to sit' (on a chair), with his 40 yr old legs (Mourinho). I just think if you stuck him there it would suit him and he'd link midfield and defence better than Butt who looks pretty shit atm. Plus, we've tried just about everything else. Barton looks a bit more like his old self too, especially when he moved to the centre. It's not ideal, but we're short of options in there. I watched the second half of Cameroon's game last night and while he didn't have a lot to do at rightback, with Tunisia mainly attacking down the other flank, he looked good in posession, rarely giving the ball away and knocking in some good balls. His legs never got him overlapping the winger which might support the his legs are fucked argument, but I agree he could be the best bet for sitting role as long as we manage to get someone running off him. Barton hasn't done this as much as I expected so far but he's had a very stop start time of it (to say the least) so maybe he might improve given a run. I would like to see Emre get a run though but he has to push on a lot more if that's what we're going to do. He lacks the main requirement for the modern DM ie legs. I swear to god even on my 20 a day habit I'd run this cunt into the ground.

In all honesty who can blame him. Me. I like him and rate him but he's just another player who's done fuck all and thinks he should be playing for Man Utd or somebody. I'm sure Wenger would love him on the left. Don't think he's good enough. Yet.

Everyone of those came from a set piece and thats generally for me the only time he looks dangerous. I do not slate the guy on here or at the matches but he really does look done to me. Each game I keep expecting for it to maybe click but game after game it is convincing me that he is finished as a player. There is no doubting he knows where the back of the net is (although as pointed out by others even alot of his shots are both weak and scuffed) but his all round game is offering very little to the side from open play. I think he'll be gone in the summer. But to who?

In all honesty who can blame him. Me. I like him and rate him but he's just another player who's done fuck all and thinks he should be playing for Man Utd or somebody. I'm sure Wenger would love him on the left.

He wouldn't make it past Wengers sprint timing session (those that ultimately did for Henry). How did Bergkamp manage it? He was quite nippy iirc. But special case surely?

In all honesty who can blame him.

Defensive midfielder seems to be the fashionable position at the moment like. It's because the multi-role now.

He wouldn't make it past Wengers sprint timing session (those that ultimately did for Henry).

He's suddenly realised he's in the wilderness for about 3 years.

The only problem being that Geremi will actually need 'to sit' (on a chair), with his 40 yr old legs (Mourinho).

He sits because he hasn't got the engine to get up and down imo. Trouble is, the emphasis is on him to push on a bit when he's alongside Butt. Yet again though he looks ordinary when he starts. Souey was quoted a few months back wondering why he (Emre) hadn't done more in the PL.