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  • next arsenal captain

  • Best defender in da premiership. no doubt.

  • cool wish him all the best! respect from Moscow !

  • Veel geluk in Londen!

    Goeie voetballer.!

    Come Back To Amsterdam Please.

    But, So Much Happiness To Londen

  • january 10: edin dzeko??????

  • Best Premier League signings of past 3 transfer windows:

    Summer 09: Thomas Vermaelen

    January 09: Andrei Arshavin

    Summer 08: Samir Nasri.

    Can anyone spot a pattern?

  • Besides his great defensive abilities, I admire his scoring potential, he is the perfect defender. Ajax is a very good school for all players, and all Arsenal fans are very proud of Vermaelen.

  • thomas bedankt voor alles, HET GA JE GOED IN LONDEN!!!! kom ooit nog is terug naar ajax please

  • does anyone else think he's a bit like nemanja vidic???

  • a bit? hahaha they look like twinbrothers

  • yes, it's true

  • great!!!

  • I ain't even going to lie when i saw wenger going for Thomas i was thinking that he needs to leave arsenal but since he started Vermaelen Has been one of the best centre back we had for ages far better than Kolo i knew gallas was a better player than kolo from when gallas got injured against Villareal and all the matches without him we gave kolo 3 centre halves and he couldnt play with either one of them, Silvestre, Song, Djourou. n since vermaelen came They have gelled.

    Arsene Wenger I Trust

  • 100% this guy has it all, great pass, a great jump, fantstic stamina, a real footie brain. plays like an old fashioned centre back, keown, adams etc, in that he reall gives everything for the team. and isnt just a poser.

    my dutch friend who supports willem 11, told me this was a huge loss for the dutch league when Arsenal signed him, and the ajaz fans expected 20 mill for him. i laughed untill i actually saw how good he is..

    he is the best defender in the league. vidic needs ferdinand.

  • And he's Belgian :)

    Too bad we finnaly have talent back in Belgium and still we don't play well as team :(

  • Me neither, I can't believe it. There are a lot of great players, we saw it at Beijing Games. So sad!

  • Around him will consolidate the new generation of Belgian footballers to the WC 2018.

  • the vermaelater

  • song name ?

  • @ Nepagunner

    One Night Only - Just For Tonight

  • His best position is center back, no doubt about it.

  • Thomas vermaelen is Captain Material for me. what a quality defender. Hes fitted in so well like hes been playing for arsenal for years. He was immense against Celtic what a signing by Wenger

  • Vermaelen is CLASS hes so good at reading the game he got us through the first leg against Celtic. Sky sports news saying he was good and how he could read the game and how hes a very good player for us.

    WENGER UV DONE IT AGAIN

  • Bendtner has a better attitude than adebayor who has always talked too much - It was bad managment on arsenals for toure leaving.

  • he played well against everton, although they were a bit off form. we still need to bring in another centre back though. having only two good CB is risky.

  • Johan Djourou is a good player too tho, he can fill in for either when they are injured

  • he looks the real deal.

  • he played brilliant against Everton! He even scored in his first Premier League match :D

  • Guys..i think you've got a great defender..

    He was playing almost every match for Ajax.. He's strong..good header..see's the play.. only minus sometime he's ruthless in the box..But overall good..don't let his height fool you!! We will miss him in Amsterdam! Wish you the best... AFCA AJAX

  • Thanks man,

    We need a strong guy who is good with his head - we get so many corners and free kicks and we waste them - when you say ruthless in the box do you mean he gives away penalties?

  • Not really..i had to say something negative..haha..Ruthless was probaly not the best word to choose..But what i try to say is..Sometimes in the box he can focus to much on his direct opponent[ if i say this correctly]..And then he forget's the the play around him..But if 11 players fullfill their task on the pitch..it doesn't have to be a problem..This is just small criticism..No doubt he will be a valuable player for Arsenal..But give it time..Good luck in the Premiership and Europe!! AFCA AJAX

  • Hi NZ0430 Why did Van Basten play Thomas Vermaelen at left back? He looks a very good centre back.

    When you say he focuses to much on his direct opponent do you mind fighting with the player?

    Also Do you think Thomas Vermaelen can play Defensive midfield?

    I really like vermaelen we need strong player like him

  • he was still not fully developed and experienced (size and age) but was defininitely destined to end up as a centre-back....just like gallas...and as i believe sergio ramos

  • thankyou for positive comments - Ajax of amsterdam are the original young wonder team - home of the cofee shop

  • just think of the team we can have if we bring hangeland and vieira... hangeland and vermaelen behind and vieira as a midfield anchor

  • Lets see if can DEFEND like terry n vidic tomorrow

  • i totally agree with emilionaire. bendtner might still be a bit moronic with his finishing. but overall he's shown that he can dribble, good in the air and he has that explosion once in a while in a game.

  • bendtner is just as good as ade, i also think teh great dane got more potential than ade

  • guys i think that wenger should have signed david villa and dont forget that villa said he wanted a move to arsenal back in 2008 but wenger didnt do anything while he should have ... i hope he does now

  • liverpool got an offer on 28 million £ rejected by valencia, where would we get that kinda money from? Ballotelli is the best alternative on top no doubt ;)

    personaly i would rather get a new defensive midfielder like Sahin in BVD

  • its good to see his goals would have liked to see him defending though.if walcot could deliever some good crosses they could be dangerous together

  • Nice goals blablabla. BUT I'd rather see him defend tough since he's a defender.

  • Good video if you were looking to be convinced of his ability gong forward at set pieces or whatever but I'd be happy if he never scored if he was a world class stopper - the video doesn't help determine how good he is in defence.

  • Welcome to arsenal.

    finally got rid of adebayor. waste of space

  • Seems like wenger's lost his touch but I still believe in him. We can moan about not bringing experience in recent years but what about Rosicky, Eduardo and Arshavin. They were all over 25 or so when they signed for arsenal and they are still there now. We have a stronger squad than most people realise but I can agree that It may look the opposite when we lose key players every season. Wenger knows what hes doing in the long run but hes fielded some weak sides in big matches which has to stop!

  • look, spending money dosent mean success, i'm a barca fan but that doesnt mean madrids spending spree is giving me shivers, it genuinely is about the team, which you should get behind, its not as if they dont read their own press and see how much their own fans dont rate them when really they're nearly there. not many clubs have the bright future that arsenal have already at the club so get behind them and they might juat make u proud.

  • All I ever hear is wengers a genius, he brought thingy for a bluey and sold him for 40 million or whatever and thats all well and good, but in the last god knows how many transfer gaps the actual squad never seems to benefit from any of this fat profit us fans are always bragging as the reason our managers the best. After all these big figure deals over the last decade all of a sudden we've not got much transfer budget, WHERES OUR MONEY? Thats what I wanna know!!!

  • Toure came from a now second division belgian club, so mayde vermaelen isn't that bad

  • It's not only Wenger who decides who they should buy

    It's Wenger who says i Want that guy in my squad its still de CEO's etc who decide if they buy him or not

  • bendtner 11 goals last season not a regular, adebayor 16 goals last season regular up till his injury. adebayor is disruptive, bendtner keeps his head up and tries, adebayor is a lazy voodoo dick head. im not a fan of bendtner's sitters, but keep in mind he's 21 ;) stop talking crap and use your head, boy.

  • We've sold Adebayor for £25m, assuming we had a bit in the bank already we should have at least £40m to spend. Take into account the probable sell of Kolo Toure to City for 12 - 15m and we have plenty, more then we should need. Firstly a replacement for Toure - Brede Hangeland, or someone of that mould, maybe Per Mertesacker. Basically a monster centre back. Then the must is a defensive midfielder - I heard Mohammadou Diarra is on the Real Madrid transfer list?

    I don't think a new striker...

  • Haha i bet you hate ur username, i so fcking do!!

  • haha yeah mate, haven't got around to changing it as you need a new email address i think...

  • What you wanna do mate is buy Joleon Lescott from under City's nose.

    Better still, John Terry!

  • and they bought toure for 150k only

  • It's a bit annoying we didn't see this defender actualy defending. Some are saying he wont be good enough but dont forget wenger is one of the best in the transfer market - he discovered sagna fabragas - virtually our starting 11 who came from nowhere. However, i dont think we can afford to lose toure and with the 25 mill + senderos sale we could get a decent striker & dm - personally i would choose chamakh & poulsen (hes on the chea) or aquilani

  • Wenger is one of the worst in the transfer market, while other big clubs buying real talents and experienced players all he does is buy cheap and sell expensive >.>

  • I agree with you there, also as an Arsenal supporter it kinda frustrating.

  • we need to get Hangeland. Get rid of silvetre and senderos. Keep Kolo toure!!

    WE NEED A DM. right now we are out of option.

    for striker it between Vucinic or Huntelaar

    but l like vucinic better bcs is fast and can score

  • Worried now we've sold ade? shut up you fool! Answer this how many players leave the gunners and go on to better things or being half the player they was? Not Thierry, Viera, Anelka or any others so I dont think Mr 15 goals a season for 80 grand a week is going to either and if man city are stupid enough to pay some one 175 grand a week who will struggle to finish a sentence then im on my way to speak terms with these arab fatcats now! Im wondering how much theyd give us for bendtner?

  • lol henry went on to win the champions league with barca, viera has one multiple scudetto in italy, and anelka was this past season's premier league top scorer. good job there, guy

  • Oh cos Thierry's one good season at barca where he's been pushed out wide, Viera's every other season form in italy and anelka whos just managed to find his feet top flight defo overshadows the achievments at Arsenal. Those three players would tell you themselves the peak and high point of their careers were at the mighty Arsenal which is why at different points since they've left they've all hoped to come back with their tails between their legs and Viera still might, you mug!

  • im rilly worried for arsenal after dey sold ade to man city.....dey mite jes break in da top 4.....may b not dis season, but prolly da next.....and arsenal got to bring in some quality.....dey cant jes wait for da youngsters to grow....dat wud take too long

  • IDC BOUT MAN CITY!! I don't care if they break top 4 or not cuz we gunners r marching to be champions this season not for top 4 finishes!

  • man this is gonna be long tough season. i hope we win the carling cup or something. lol.

  • i was der and he was one of "THE BEST"

  • Arsenal needs only 1 more CB ... and his name is Hangeland :)

  • i agree....they shud've gone for hangeland first

  • am a dutch arsenal suporter.

    i also suport ajax. i ve watching vermaelen for years and believe when i say he is not top 4 material. every ajax suporter i know was shocked when they heard about him going to arsenal. they were very happy though for receiving such a high amount for a player of his kaliber.

  • I believe this guy has good potential. But I don't expect anything spectacular next year. He's learning.

  • i watch the eredivisie every week ( dutch league) and vermaelen is not ready for the Premier league i can tell you that

  • This guy doesn't seem better than either Gallas or Toure, we also have djourou,Senderos, song for defence. So why did Arsene bought him?, well he know better although i would have prefered buying Cana-Melo-yaya toure cause we need a CM more urgently than a CD

  • I agree, but it seems- I'm not quite sure- that Toure will be heading in January to the African Nations Cup, so he thought that even with the current defense base, we might need yet another CB. I would like to see Cana with us but it seems a faint hope.

  • i hate people who are saying people should leave or are going to leave never mind what half the newspapers say they are just trying to stir shit up toure wont leave never mind what was being said at christmas everone wanted to leave then but thats behind us he has also said in the past that arsenal is the only team for him as for van persie gonna leave he is arsenal he loves arsenal he wont leave

  • lmaooo

    senderos and toure LMAOOO

    yer right

    its clichy gallas toure sagna

    gallas is staying and gallas is world class

  • lol, there is no way Wenger would pay over ten million for a fourth defender... He'll be given his chance, no worries though, Vermaelen is a smart defender.

  • Wtf Tomas Vermaelen will play in the first 11 with Gallas or Toure on of them is out and Silvestre is out to but Senderos is back as a replace ...!:D a very strong defensive :D:D

  • time will tell everything..

  • fucking hell, calm down lad.

    lorik cana plays like a traditional english centre midfielder, like flamini did.

    i couldnt give a fucking shit if the guy is english so jog on you cunt.

    at the end of the day everyone is giving opinion, and this guy looks average. fact. even the ajax fans are happy to get 11 mill for him so fuck off. 'TWAT'

  • nah, i'll think you'll find he's 5 foot 10.

    the guy still looks average, plays in an average league where even ajax fans say he isnt great.

    gallas was comfortably better than toure this season.

    ship toure out, he wants to go any way.

    get 15 mill at least for him, bring in micah richards or lescott..

  • he is 6'1 and i have watched him many times over the past year, he is growing into a top player, he is very strong, especially from what i seen of him @ belgium, he commands that team.

  • this guy looks average.

    no presence whatsoever..

    yes, he winds headers and 'looks' like nemanja vidic but he is only 5 foot 10.

    we should of got lescott in or upson.

    recognised ENGLISH centre-halfs.

    i agree with the guy who said to get lorik cana in, the guy wins every challenge and never backs out of any thing. he does get his fair share of bookings but, wenger will tame him like he did with vieira and petit..

  • He's 6ft and he is better than Gallas, then again my cat is better than Gallas at defending.

    Franco Baresi was only 5ft 9 and he was brilliant

  • But lorik cana is not ENGLISH!! TWAT

  • He's a decent defender. I have my doubts, but I hope he'll make it in England. We lost a player with a great mentality, that's for sure.

  • give him a chance to show whaat he can do on the pitch first be4 u judge him

  • Everyone says he doesn't have the physical presence but for someone who is apparently too small, he scores his fair share of headers. Rather than argue football knowledge, why doesnt everyone just wait and see what he is like? Wenger doesn't spend £11m on anyone, so he must be pretty good.

  • Yeah. 10mil on Hleb what a waste. All the good players he gets for bargains and all the 5mil+ other than walcott are awful signings. We NEED a top class winger on forward. Like a Benzema or a Tevez or the likes of someone like that.

  • u saying that Hleb and Walcott were bad sigings?! I think u dont watch a lot of arsenal games! for £11 Thomas Vermaelen must be a good player.

  • i am begging all u decent gooners with a knoledge of football 2 go 2 youtube press magid bougherra and let me know what they think , yes he is not french or europeen but 2 me hes the best defender in europe . check him out and make a comment, after all he wld only cost around 3 million.

  • Wow. He is incredible. Great forward runs. Much better than the lump of crap this Vermaelen is.

  • ARSENAL MAN

  • i wld have bought ,joleon lescot or magid bougherra or hangelland

  • well with all the respect i have 4 wenger i think he just made another mistake i taught he wld go 4 another experience player with a strong body but he showed his stubborness again , well this player will play next year and wld try 2 challenge drogbas strong body like silvester did try 2 do this year and sanderos last year but wont even stop him score lol i wld have hoped he had signed joleon lescott or bougherra

  • don't look at his size, this player is very strong, fast and always gets stuck in, just a type of defender arsenal need

  • sorry matty but i know my football this is another diy job. we have been famous 4 our back4 this gay aint tony adams ,or steve bould,we need 2 names lescott or the best defender in uk ;while u are on youtube press magid bougherra and enjoy what u gonna watch,

  • Remind me what happened to Lescott against Drogba in the FA cup final?

  • ok now our defense is sorted but someone really needs to replace almunia, hes good but hes not good enough for arsenal and hes old. the stats showed that we scored around the same as man-u but we conceded way more, almunia is the problem

  • being belgian myself i have to ask yall arsenal fans a question

    do you really think this guy is gonna play at your team

    hes good and everything but if he plays all the time for arsenal its will be the first player in i dont know 10 years to play for an absolute star team not like fellaini with everton

    arsenal is way better than everton so i hope he will play cause dude he is belgian yay

  • wtf, a compilation for a defender, with only goals shown? c'mon, show him stealing balls or smth, not scoring goals! he's a defender!

  • DeltingFC you say you have been an Arsenal fan all your life ? Just how long is that exactly....10 or 11 years i am guessing because apart from not being able to spell Aston Villa correctly you obviously know bugger all about Arsenal and football in general to make such stupid comments. As JLCDat says, who the hell would you get to replace Wenger huh ?. It pisses me off when ppl say he should leave without having a damn clue about what he has done for the club. Next time think before you speak.

  • I think Gallas will be on his way hence why a left footed CB has been brought in. Vermaelen will be a good aquisition imo. If Ade goes then the money should be used to sign Dzeko, he is quality. Not too keen on Chamakh as i'm not impressed from what i have seen of him on here but he is held in very high regard in France and Morocco so you never know. Lorik Cana would be awesome in def. midfield and my no1 choice but Melo could also be quality. just hope its an established, experienced player.

  • Cana is too much of a psycho. He'd pick up reds and yellows galore.

  • wenger is a genious!!! cmon, no one would get 4th place on the premier league, with so many injuries and with limited cash, HE is our best player,our number 10.

  • Delting. You chat bullsh*t, how did Villa push us to the last two weeks of the season? We finished ahead of Everton by 9 points and secured 4th place ages ago. Im sure even before April 12th we was in the driving seat for 4th place.

    Wenger aint the right man for the job HAHA, so who is then?

    Cesc leaving? Lol i can tell you have no knowledge of Arsenal

  • deltingfc or what ever u r called. you talk absolute shiite... u shud learn to spell first before passing ur expert comments. Wenger is not the man for arsenal ....are u fuckin stupid???? u shud stop watchin footy and watch curling or something u mug!!!

  • its always funny when people like u who think they no what there talking bout say that arsenal hav been geting worse and worse since vieira left and this next year will be the worst ever now that fabragas has just said he wants to leave lol we will see who is right u stupid fuck

  • he made it very clear now that he wont leave arsenal check on the news or internet he aint leaving

  • I'm pretty sure wenger will not let both toure and gallas to go right?

    So it will be more like

    Sagna gallas vermaelen clichy

    Or maybe 'new defender' instead of gallas if he does leave..

  • I'm pretty sure its going to be this:

    Sagna Toure Vermaelan Clichy

    Reason is because Gallas's contract ends next year (I think) and there has been no talk or effort to negotiate a new one with him. Logically he would be the one to exit as he is getting older and has made it clear he wants to go back to France and end his career.

  • Toure has to stay. he is our best defender. sell gallas and senderos and buy young mamadou sakho from PSG . he is 19 and can ruffle some feathers.

  • toure is a meathead.

    been shit for 2 seasons now, isn't fit to tie gallas' boots

  • Toure has won titles here, taken us to finals and you say he isn't fit to tie Gallas boots someone whos biggest achievement here was being stripped of his captaincy. Toure has been slowly coming back to his best and his performance at old trafford was world class.

  • Vermaelen is a good player for arsenal

    but i do not like that Toure maybe totman City leaves .. how arsenal play next season?

    Almunia

    Sagna-Vermaelen-Alex Song-Clichy

    Rosicky -Denilson-Nasri  Fabregas

    Arshavin -Bentner ?

    Adebayor and V .Persie maybe Leave

  • i hope that bendter and theo will be grat next seson.

    bendter still 21, walcott 20

    wenger shoould try him as a striker maybe..

    and hope that another "thomas" can play next year.. rosicky haha

    he is really good

  • Not A Good Look

  • yes well it seems he should be a good signing for us, but the season will tell.

  • His header is exquisite..!

    Thats what we need!

    Go gunners!

  • vermaelen, was in arsenal!!

  • yeah, boardeaux took up the option to buy, but the boy is class, zidane like. daniele de rossi would be a nice pick for def midfieder, right age too. is it just me or does vermaelen look abit like Nemanja Vidić??

  • yeah they do look similar

  • datz wht r said.... only dis tym tommyz betr dan vidik lolol

  • Arsenal <3, hij heeft blijkbaar wel veel gescoord dat seizoen :-)

  • look at us all checkin are new boy out... excitin prospect jus wot we needed ...shud sell that senderos hes a fuckin clumsy bastard i dnt rate him wot so ever....i think adebayor shud leave an get another striker...cos hes not consistant enough..arshavin an robin upfront...

  • i'll drink to that son!!!

  • If really Gallas and Senderos go away then same Vermaelen don' t suffice. Shows he good play header and like this men are need.

  • next signing? 2 words - Yoann Gourcuff

  • Didnt he just sign for bordeaux? don't see that one happening.

  • Vermaelen Gunner!

    should he play centerback?

    we have djourou ,Alex song ,Senderos is back from ac. side backs clichy ,sagna ,gibbs ,Armand traoré

  • Arsene could do with getting rid of that slump Senderos and maybe Galas too.This guy,Vermaelen will be a instant hit in my opion he has the style of Sol Campbell and Tony Adams...

  • Now bring in Cana and the squads complete.

  • GOOOOONER

  • vwelcome vermalen

  • looks like he can score from corners. Which is good cos no one else can.

  • true, we need a solid defender, Jol is upset about the transfer tho :)

  • I could care less if he can score, i want to see this guy defend....

  • COME ON ARSENAL!!!!

  • Well, if his clip is anything to go by, he seems to run away celebrating well...

  • arsenal should buy a winger.

  • Welcome Thomas : )

  • great signing, looks like a vidic type payer

    now sell silvestre and eboue, and buy cana or melo

  • leave eboue alone, sick right back, not better than sagna, but then agen who is..

    evry1 hates eboue, say his shit buh is a defender not midfieldd!

  • Welcome to Arsenal!

  • welcome to arsenal

  • we gonna miss you Thomas

  • GOONER!

  • Welcome to ARSENAL..

  • arsenals new lad

  • is he left footed?

  • yh he is

  • Suc6 at Arsenal Vermaelen!

    We will miss you in Amsterdam.

  • trhx men im a ajax fan too but alsoo a arsenaql fan welcome to the gunners u will be great here btw what is the song i forgot the name !

  • Glad hes joined Arsenal :)

    I personally believe a player like Xabi Alonso would be a great singing for us, and would especially help us out alongside Cesc.. We came close to signing him last summer. Though I dont know if Madrid are still interested in him, and if they are.. we probs wont stand a chance by the amount of money they have!

  • the guy's like a striker or what !!! Gunners!!

  • Welcome to the Gunners

  • WELCOME TO ARSENAL

  • we still need a experiensed center back like metzelder or hangeland or squallaci from valencia

  • all we need now is fabio cannavaro yeah right

  • Yeah finally Wenger buys someone!

  • Welcome to Arsenal!

  • now we can get rid of silvestre and gallas. still need micah richards though but toure and vermaelen in centre alone is good. nice job big boss....

  • I tnink that Djourou and Silvestre are useless, but i would like it if we kept gallas.......... Then we have Gallas,Toure, Vermaelen and Song as contenders for centreback and this will caise them to play better

  • djourou is very good and I think that Song has proved himself to be more than a centre back, he can attack and create