http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/7573520.stm
Arsenal sign player from rival Manchester United. Silvestre comes over from Manchester United from an undisclosed fee. An interesting move for Arsenal to shore up its defense. Silvestre has fallen out of favor at Old Trafford with the emergence of Evra at left back.
This appears to be a opportunistic signing for Arsene. He will not take the starting role from Clichy but will be good cover, and he can also evolve in central defense giving Wenger an opportunity to rotate his central defenders. This move might even give Wenger some flexibilities in pushing Toure into a higher position, maybe playing midfield right in front of the central defensive pairing...crazy yes, but maybe.
Overall a good signing for Arsenal, they just need to sign Mexes and they will basically have the French defense playing at Emirates.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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