I think he could be quite useful this season, would've played a bit more I think when Theo, Nasri and Arshavin were all injured but was injured himself...impact sub now though

On loan, not a problem.

Permanent?

They can fuck off tbh.

Yes if all our players are fit, he wont get a look in in terms of starting but could come off the bench

No way in hell they're having him permanently.

I just think if he went out on loan we'd be losing a pretty useful option in injury crises and a goalscorer. He did get on the bench yesterday as well.

CC might be over for us by Jan time so he could choose to get some regular action I suppose.

I'm hoping to see him play more regularly this season. I thought his chance could come with Rosicky, Nasri and Walcott injured but he was injured himself so I dont seen how he can be complaining of lack of appearences.

Anyway if he did go on loan I would get slightly worried that he may seek a permanent move.

Xerox can fuck of and get another copy.

It's difficult to justify RVP, Eduardo, Vela and Rosicky all in one squad when only two of them would ever start together - and that may be pushing it with one more on the bench - one will always miss out.

Add to that they're all left footed, yet last year Nasri played on the left, this season Arshavin.

There's Bendtner to play up front too & people are still demanding a striker on top of all that lot.

Sooner or later somebody will want out through not playing. I wouldn't sell Vela, changed the game completely when he came on, but he seems the most likely of all those to be sold.

I'd much rather sell RVP than Vela tbh.

would not sell even for £30mil no joke. Its plain to see that vela is a special talent.

Xerex can fcuk off back to 300

The guy is such an exciting player, I really thunk he should get a chance now...he's what 20 years old that's a good age...he's shown he can finish and he certainly can dribble well as well.

Playing Spanish football again isn't going to get him use to Premiership football....we'd be mad to send him out on loan when all we have is 3 strikers....RVP, Bendtner and Eduardo.

:lol:

That was actually quite good.

Well done.

:haha:

I thunk that too.

Send them RVP instead.

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For being "such a great talent" he hasn't done an awful lot (despite 3 or 4 good performances in the CC) at Arsenal...in the league he was usually very quiet


Not saying he won't make it, but he's somewhat overrated around here

I'd like to see more of him in the first team but with the amount of competition we've got up front he's going to be limited to cameo's.

The article tries to make it sound worse than it is. Failed to command a place in the team since 2005? Think his work permit issues have something to do with that.

Where have Arshavin and Theo gone?

Anyway, I think Vela can be a very good impact sub ala Theo, pace and trickery coming on against tired legs will get him a few goals from the bench this year imo. Needless to say, we'd be stupid to send him out on loan and we'd be even more stupid to sell him outruight.

I agree with MO about the tone of the article as well, as soon as I saw the 'failed to command a starting place since 2005' I laughed, guy doesn't really have a clue either.

got to agree with that!

the guy is electric and would like to see more of him.....possibly what we are trying to get Nic to do in the 4 3 3 formation...however that is not a call for Nic's head...

WORD UP! :music: :music: :music:

Gotta be honest I don't consider Arshavin or Theo as strikers. Arshavin is an attacking midfielder for me and Theo a winger.

I guess technically they're 'forwards', I think Theo can play up top so for me that's 5 players and one position makes us pretty well covered, 4 with Vela and we're sorted, even 3 and we're okay really.

Yeah I'm not convinced with Theo's ability to score goals as you know ;) so for me playing him up front although feasible is a measure we should only use if we're really stuck.

Hasn't he only managed one appearance because he's been injured?

Hope we don't sell him, very good player for us