Almunia released by Arsenal

[Cripps_orig]

No he does not Ches is our no 1 simples and will be for along time. We need a good 2nd choice.

So you disagree and then agree with me in the same post

Impressive

[Olivier's xmas twist]

So you disagree and then agree with me in the same post

Impressive

Not at all you said he needs competion for the no 1 spot, well its never going to happen is my point. No Keeper as good as Ches will sit on the Bench its that simple.

We'd need a number 2 who be willing to do that but we need the best of his type.

[Mr. Lahey]

Quote Originally Posted by Grebbo View Post
Almunia is shite but Chesney has had a poor season. Can't think of many points he won us this season??

He almost cost us third with throwing the Wigan and Norwich home games.
Wouldnt say he was poor but hes clearly not the best in the league as GW seems to think.

"He has potential to improve and as ive said all season long, he needs quality competition for the number one spot to keep him on his game cos his arrogance and complaceny will cost us. "

i agree, hes overrated by fans. he has potential but i find him immature and he loses focus far too easily which has led to a few shockers from him this season.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Quote Originally Posted by Grebbo View Post
Almunia is shite but Chesney has had a poor season. Can't think of many points he won us this season??

He almost cost us third with throwing the Wigan and Norwich home games.
Wouldnt say he was poor but hes clearly not the best in the league as GW seems to think.

"He has potential to improve and as ive said all season long, he needs quality competition for the number one spot to keep him on his game cos his arrogance and complaceny will cost us. "

i agree, hes overrated by fans. he has potential but i find him immature and he loses focus far too easily which has led to a few shockers from him this season.

Not really look who our las 2 keepers have been its not hard to be better then them.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

He almost cost us third

No that was a team effort. Silly to say it was down to him.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

He's a nice guy and a good professional but I'm glad he's gone tbh, I never thought he was anything more than a mediocre goalkeeper. He's a classic example of Wenger going for the cheap option rather than the right option, and that has cost us over the last 6 years.

Well no he was Bought as a no 2 not a number 1. Wengers mistake was given him the chance to be a no 1.

[Niall_Quinn]

He's gone, wages saved, makes sense, move on.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Almunia was average at best. I'm not sure what other top club would have had him as number 1 for the length of time we did. Laughable that we stuck with him when he was making an error pretty much every other week, that wasn't his fault though of course.

Anyway,

Bye.

This guy was capable of some great stuff but there were times when he would make me go ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Goalkeepers are always going to maje mistakes and we are often quick to judge them harshly, it is often the case of some fuck up in front of them has forced them into action! But Almunia did not help himself, too many basic mistakes, too little confidence caused him to become a liability in a defence that need no help in the liabilitu department.

Thanks and good luck

[IBK]

Good luck to you, Almunia. You don't deserve some of the hate. He wasn;t good enough for us, but I find the polarity with which we excuse 'favourites' and condemn certain other players tiresome.

[Kano]