Please no - our only hope is just a new Jeremy Beadle series & the little stumpy handed wanker is not dead after allQuote:
Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
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Please no - our only hope is just a new Jeremy Beadle series & the little stumpy handed wanker is not dead after allQuote:
Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
That's standard procedure.Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
Me. :bow:
Our best passer (and consistently one of the best passers in Europe) has been given an extension at a time when our passing game is struggling? Sounds like a sensible move.
Our best backwards & sideways passer - undoubtedly the best in Europe, probably the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Also would suggest that whilst still making 4300 passes per game regularly we are struggling slightly more with our defending than passing. I think playing Arteta is part of our over passing problem, we need a physically stronger CM that gets the ball forward quicker. This kills 2 birds with 1 stone for us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
People are going to criticise Arteta whatever he does or doesn't do. This is just a habit that has taken hold despite the fact the criticism isn't backed by any reasonable evidence. Yes - LIKE ALL OUR PLAYERS - he plays plenty of sideways and square stuff. That's our game, ask Wenger why. But he's our most efficient link between the back four and the forwards and he's demonstrated this time and again, most recently against Anderlecht when our midfield fell apart after he left the pitch. I guess most of the criticism stems from the fact he's not a natural DM, a position Wenger has shoehorned him into. Blame Wenger for that, but it's hugely unfair to get on Arteta's back, a player who works hard for the team on the pitch and is a model professional off it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dein-machine
Nobody would argue we don't need reinforcements in the middle. But why wouldn't we get those reinforcements in whilst still retaining the services of a reliable pro and our captain? Let's say we bring Khedira in (I hope we don't but let's use him an an example), Arteta probably wouldn't start. But he'd be available ahead of Flamini and can anyone seriously say that would be a bad thing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dein-machine
I agree that Wenger has ruined his game - he was bought in to replace Cesc & I was quite happy at the time because I admired what he was doing at Everton. But maybe if he'd been a better offensive midfielder for us he wouldn't have been given the DM role.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
It may be unfair to criticise him for being poor in a unfamiliar role but it is fair on us to have to put up with it. The amount of groans that go up around the Emirates every time he goes backwards must surely get to him & he should be telling Wenger especially as captain that this tippy tappy football in non threatening areas in simply getting us nowhere.
The simple fact of the matter is that for us to compete at top level we need the quality of 2 class DM's. I agree on Khedira maybe not being the one for us but when we know Arteta has his limitations we should't even have him in the squad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
A team with our resources & a promise to fans that we will compete should not have anyone on the bench who is there just because they are better than Flamini.
Arteta, Flamini, Podolski, Rosicky & I even think Cazorla are simply not good enough or consistent enough to do the roles they are given in midfield. Ramsey would be in this list aswell had it not be for him teasing us last year.
Get rid of the dead wood that seems to stay around because Wenger can't admit he can't win with them or that he was wrong to buy them ---- buy players of proper quality in the role required of them, its really quite simple.
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Originally Posted by Dein-machine
NQ loses again.