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Come on - you know you'd miss me XQuote:
Originally Posted by Douglas Reynholm
Chambers was our first choice RB early last season but then he got that pressing and agressiveness coached out of him since and he has become a bag of nerves.
I like Gabriel too, very aggresive, good positioning, fast and strong.
The problem these days is that the youngsters have to take their chances when presented. A bit like Belerin did. To be honest being at Arsenal he's likely to be given more a chance because our manager doesn't believe in spending on the quality required & from a guy that used to play Eboue every week rather than buy a decent right back, Chambers still has a chance. To be honest, if the lad had got booed last night it would have probably meant a place in the starting line up as we all know that Wenger hates to be told when he is wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Chambers needs games, I think he was also playing in the wrong position, he should have been on the left side of central defence and Gabriel on the right side.
Also when he played with Mertesacker or Koscielny he looked more confident but when your centre back partner can't communicate with you it doesn't help.
It could be that he's proved to be a terrible buy, but too soon to tell think if Wenger rotated more we'd have a better sense of his ability
Chambers was an odd signing, Wenger seemed to get on the Southampton player signing bandwagon that went on and signed a player noone was really picking out as anything special, thought it was an odd signing when we made it, hopefully he'll come good.
We were linked with Chambers as I remember at least six months before we signed him so I think it's more than that. Whether he amounts to anything I don't know. I think he has got good defensive quality but can be impetuous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
I don't see him becoming a first choice centre back but given games he's a good squad option.
Gabriel I think is quality, really tough tackler....good reader of the game.
I like Chambers and hope that he turns out into a brilliant signing, but what are you going to do at 20 years of age with a CB partner who you cannot communicate with? IF we are ever in a position we are coasting through a game, I'd sub Kos or Per out and have him get used to positioning and getting comfortable with the way the team plays.
Chambers will end up like Senderos if not careful. A promising start with solid performances but then the infrequent appearances just killed his confidence. He needs to take his opportunity when it arrives otherwise it will just compound his problems because he'll be out of the team as soon as the regular starter is fit.
The plus side is that I still think we will finish above United and Liverpool unless United sign some players in the next week.
Thought Coq was great, a fraction later with those tackles and he would have been sent off but they were incredibly well made. Cech kept us in it proving his worth now and the Benteke save wasn't one where the ball hit the keeper but you see Cechs hand move to make the save from that short distance.
Giroud I just don't like. he didn't touch the ball in the first half and spends more time moaning than doing anything productive. I think as we wont be signing a new striker we need Welbeck back as I think him and Sanchez will harry and harass the back four so that we can play higher up the pitch. the Ox should be playing too he was our best player when he comes on and against Chelsea. He does make defensive mistakes but should your right attacking forward really always be relied on to defend outside the 18 yard box.
We do need to rotate players a bit more too, as when they are called upon in emergencies they have had very little match time. So how what do we really expect to happen.
He's been benched for not being good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
The Ox is going to need to be pretty productive going forward if he insists on giving the ball away at such crucial times regularly. He doesn't have Wenger's total trust yet, though neither does Theo. Ramsey is notflawless but he had a season where he pretty much had the best defensive stats in the league as well as attacking so he earned a level of trust from the manager back then.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC Leveller
Gabriel is good but he could have given a pen away and will next time if he isn't careful and as much as I appreciate the cynicism, I thought his yellow was unnecessary. Harry the opposition but release him before the ref looks at you and sees a clear foul!
I agree on the point about OX giving the ball away but he's not on his own. Half our problem is that the style Wenger wants to play needs quality players in all positions. On bad apple ruins a lot of attacks. The problem we have is that only Ozil, out of all the attacking players we have, seems to play the correct weight of pass, at the correct height, to the correct person - most of the time. Sanchez, Ox, Walcott, Giroud, Coq & Rambo are actually very limited when to comes to passing. Santi is better but he also slips quite a few poor ones in every game. The only other player anywhere near Ozil is Arteta but he's too weak, slow & negative, to be in the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice
It would therefore suggest we're sort of wasting our time with so much tippy tappy unless we're going to go out & buy a few Iniesta's & Xavi's.
All out tippy tappy needs to be given time to work. It has only been a decade so far, I don't understand why the fans can't be more patient.
What have you guys done to Letters, can't find him anywhere. Hope you extremists haven't driven him off this site. 😕
He's scouting in Napoli.
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Originally Posted by PGFC
ah, so he may bring back one of maradona's many illegitimate spawn ....hopefully one that's good at kicking a ball
Cockface twat Gary 'the cockface twat' Neville has let being right ONCE go straight to his head. Now he's having a go at Ozil and Alexis. What a cockface twat he is.
http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...s-gary-neville
Doesn't matter how a player plays, these fuckturds masquerading as impartial commentators have their favourites and their pet hates and their bias runs riot. Where's his analysis of the so far anonymous Azzah, for example?
They lack responsibility for the players behind them? What does that even mean? :doh:
Also regarding Ox, he does have a bad habit of losing the ball in dangerous positions and costing us goals. Someone just needs to take him to the side and tell him when and where NOT to take risks - play it safe and simple until he gets to the final third. When he gets there let him do what he's been doing. He's often our most dangerous player because he's direct and takes risks when most of our players would go for a safe sideways or backwards pass.
I really can't understand what the hell 'power' or the lack of it had to do with Monday night. He's obsessed.
I'm sure I saw him on that documentary on Monday night - Muslim Drag Queens.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maestro
Yeah, he's picking a bone with a problem we had 8 years ago when we were getting kicked out of games and roughed up. Thierry was right to point out that against City last season we changed our approach, battled with Coquelin, Cazorla and Ramsey holding their own.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
It's not the type of players we buy. It's the approach. If we go back to focusing on defence, soaking up pressure and hitting teams with fast counters we'd take a lot more points.