Stuff him into a brown envelope and 'Arry will take him off our hands.
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Stuff him into a brown envelope and 'Arry will take him off our hands.
Rubbish, where did you expect daiby and song to play while fab and nas were in the middle for us. Nasri could play on the left so don't see the problem with it tbh. But while cesc was around it did not make sense to play in the middle.
as for song at CB most of here thought he was a CB at some point its only recently he has improved alot as a dm tbh don't see what choice aw had with him.
Arshavin is having a mid-life crisis tbh.
I bet he has a terrible relationship with his father.
When a players confidence is rock bottom you start seeing odd things. Remember how Sol Cambell would go to pieces when his confidence took a knock? Or Eduardo's last season for us. Torres...it can happen.
The funny thing is, Wenger knows Arshavin goes for high risk passes that's why his assist ratio is so good. He was saying the other day that Theo's end product was suffering because he's doing so much defensive work and getting to the final third and he's knackered. That could be true, could be a factor but Theo can't cross anyway, but if he says that about Theo then how true is that for Arshavin? Also, he may have good technical skills and can dribble but je's not the sort of guy that should be on the wing running at defenders. Take Nasri as an example. The ball would stick to his feet but he's not the sort of winger that scares defenders. Same can be said for Arsh.
Also, when playing the 4-4-2, he was lazy and would never drop back. He's making an effort to do that now, but as seen against Man U, that isn't what he's good at and asking him to curb his attacking play just isn't helping us. If we're not going to use him properly then it's best we keep him out of th team. Playing him on the flank is as bad as playing Djourou as right back.
ffs open your eyes mate.
What you do with Diaby and Song at that time is sell/loan the fcukers and bring in players who can do a world class job where it was needed. Why the fcuk are we playing Song at CB or Diaby on the wing just so Fab and Nas were there...how about having Fab and Nas there and having a proper winger? Not rocket science.
Who can forget the Asharvin up front disaster a few seasons back...what did he score one goal? Or the Djourou at right back this season....get a loan signing from the championship if you have to!!!
People really need to open their eyes...unbelivable
You're right. It's probably not as clear cut as I'm trying to make out. But I just don't believe it's about confidence with Arshavin. I reckon he knows he's good. I reckon he knows he's one of the best around. He has been quiet recently but back when he was a hero, he used to get interviewed a lot and he used to say things that Joe Pubteamer doesn't. He is very intelligent. IMO he's far too intelligent to lose perspective and continue playing shit because he's 'low on confidence'. His mentality isn't a problem. But I think the thrill of 'being a hero' is gone for him now and it's not worth his effort to focus on getting back to his best. I don't think he's unhappy with his role right now.
Torres? Yeah, he's probably a fanny.
I know there are plenty of examples of very talented players starting to play bad due to an injury or lack of confidence - maybe even, as you say, mismanagement. Maybe Wenger hasn't dealt with Arshavin as well as he should have. I don't doubt that. But I just can't believe that a player of Arshavin's ability can consistently misplace simple 10 yard passes without a serious lack of self-focus. At a certain stage, as a grown man of 30 years old, you have to enough pride to decide that your performances are embarrassing and it's time to improve. If Arshavin decided to improve and focus, I reckon he could turn it around. But football, now, is just a job for him and he's getting paid the same regardless.
I think Wenger hasn't managed some players well. Despite most Arsenal fans disagreeing with it, I think Walcott has good technical ability. Not on Oxlade's level but Theo can take a 50 yard pass under pressure better than most. And from the way he strikes the ball, you can tell he has good technique. But he has been held back a bit. He has been allowed to keep passing in-field instead of being told to take people on. When he came here at 17, he could take players on. I don't think I was imagining that. He could beat players. But after a few years without practice, now he can't. Anyway, forget Theo - about Andrey Depreshavin™ (Depression? Could it catch on?) he has to take the blame IMO - not Arsene.
Did i say AW never made mistakes so stop puting words in my mouth please. So because AA was played out of place that gives him an excuse to behave like an ass.
yes wenger plays people in the wrong posistion but it up to them to make sure they get played in the right posistion.
Our play was never about width so why would we go and buy a winger in a 433. it was pass pas did not need a winger for that did we, nas and cesc in the middle were fine. Song was poor in those days and diaby was always injured so how could he play in the middle.