da betsul： Football is far too easy a game to get carried away with. Acts of genius on the pitch force the world to stop turning, if only for a moment, while onlookers become childlike in their joy. Nothing else matters when football’s best rises to the surface.
da mrbet： Arsenal fans would have watched Loic Remy’s goal against Wigan over and over again. It was Thierry Henry in his prime, on the wrong side of London in 2013. Remy may be quickly running out of time to become the next Henry, as he was touted earlier in his career, but that strike offered a wonderful reminder as to how clinical and cool he can be in front of goal.
A move away from QPR is inevitable. The player is far too good to play in the second tier of English football, while respect towards the west London club hasn’t really gone out the door considering their position at this stage of the season. But with both Arsenal and Tottenham said to be monitoring the situation, you can’t help but feel he’ll be overlooked by Arsene Wenger this summer.
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It’s not for the first time either. Wenger decided against signing the then Marseille striker this past January, primarily due to the player’s injury history, while Tottenham never really seemed to be at the front of the queue for the Frenchman’s signature.
For Arsenal, this might have been the signing to make two or three years ago, when there was still plenty to be hopeful of with regards to the player’s future. Moreover, why was none of the very best in Europe pushing for a move when the player became available in January? You have to ask how much more there is to come from the player. For all the comparisons made with Henry, Remy just doesn’t have that spark and drive about him.
In terms of style, he’s exactly what Arsenal need. He’s quick, possesses lethal finishing and is sure to demand a transfer fee that sits comfortably with Wenger. But you get a sense that the ship has sailed on this one. Does the player have the consistency that Arsenal need from a first-choice striker? Will Remy ever fully replace the void left by Robin van Persie? Most importantly, this is a summer for Arsenal where a marker needs to be laid down in terms of big and ambitious signings; you just can’t see that with Remy and his uncertainty on the injury front.
For Tottenham, it might be a different case – and yet it still doesn’t seem the perfect fit.
Spurs, for the most part, are looking to enhance their strike force, rather than replace a departed superstar. It’s about what signings represent, putting aside for a moment what they may achieve in the future. Financially this could be exactly what Tottenham are looking for, and at this stage, Remy would be welcomed with open arms at White Hart Lane as oppose to Jermain Defoe’s current alternative.
But for both clubs, it will be a matter of being economical and smart. There is likely to be far less risk attached to this signing for Tottenham, as Arsenal are talking up a summer of change while creating high expectations. For whatever may be said from either side of the divide, Arsenal and Tottenham are not in the same situation. One club is trying to break into the top four and establish themselves as a regular Champions League team, while the other has seemingly been in purgatory for a number of years and needs to get back among the best at the zenith of the Premier League.
It would be wrong to label the player as overrated, but again, it’s very easy to get caught up in the joys of football and forget the bigger picture. It’s also not to say that for a knock-down fee Arsenal wouldn’t receive an obvious boost to their attack, but the club need to make a notable step up from the good in the market to the great.
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