why can't mertesacker win ANY HEADERS

[Niall_Quinn]

Let's just hope Merts doesn't get injured, else it's Squid. Enough said.

[Tony Tuesdays]

For all his int'l experience he's decidely average. i thought that of him when he was at Bremen and when he's played for Germany.
Was totally underwhelmed by his signing.

He can't jump for toffee and although he gets into the right positions his body shape is all wrong, hence why he looks so fuckin clumsy when he's dispossessed and the opposition go on to score.

Anyone notice he's never deployed to mark the big striker? It's always Kossie or Vermaelen.
He couldn'rt even handle Steve Morison. And he's not exactly a technical striker is he...?

I'll give him this season to improve before I start properly laying into him.

[Kano]

you may as well start now cos it doesn't look like you're giving him any time at all

[Tony Tuesdays]

you may as well start now cos it doesn't look like you're giving him any time at all

Really? And there was me thinking i was giving him the benefit of the doubt

[Master Splinter]

Because he's dead.

Also, Mertesacker has been mostly excellent. You're not watching if you think otherwise.