"In the 2007 Russian League season Arshavin guided his side, Zenit St Petersburg to the title, starting all 30 matches, scoring 10 goals and providing 11 assists."
He was a real thorn to the Dutch defence, completely outshining the best Dutch player, Sneijder. I believe he will fit in successfully with our way of play. Rooney and Tevez should benefit from his defence-splitting through-passes and one-twos.
He isn't tall, but still taller than Sneijder by 2cm if I get it right. So if Sneijder is a nice replacement for us, we cannot say Arshavin isn't a choice because of his height.
And I see he concentrates just on his game. He doesn't shout and scream at the referees or team-mates or opponents. This is the kind of player we like.
I definitely wouldn't want this guy to go to Chelsea or Arsenal.