His gangly appearance and style doesn't give off the impression he has much natural ability, but either way I do think we've lost quite an effective player.Originally Posted by Syn
How much his loss is felt remains to be seen though, either someone else will need to step up or Wenget will buy in a strong replacement.
We need to replace his creativity tbh
Doubt Mvila can do what Song did offensively although he might be better defensively but against cloggers like Sunderland, Stoke, etc who will park the bus, needing a DM isnt essential.
Cant see anyone else within the squad who can create as much as Song.
Appearance is everything and if he was European and not African, if he wasn't such a big lad and strong on the ball, the assumption wouldn't be there. People assume his role is to defend.
We've seen players that look vulnerable on the ball in the middle of the park and those that look real comfortable and you never have to worry about them doing something reckless or what they'll do when under pressure. Cesc and Wilshere get plaudits for having it in there locker, but it goes unnoticed with Song but it's obvious he has it in his game because he rarely gets caught out like that.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...t-insists.htmlArsenal did not sell Alex Song to Barcelona because of his unprofessional attitude, midfielder's agent insists
Alex Song’s representatives have reacted angrily to claims the former Arsenal midfielder has been dumped by Arsène Wenger over his supposedly unprofessional attitude.
Having undergone a medical on Monday, the Cameroon international will soon be unveiled as a £15 million signing at Barcelona.
Song’s departure has been accompanied by reports he was repeatedly late for training, was lazy and lacked discipline.
However this has provoked an angry reaction from those in the Song camp, who hotly denied the suggestions. “Alex Song was massively committed to Arsenal, he loved the club and was dying to sign a new contract,” Song's representative told Telegraph Sport.
“We tried six times to renegotiate his contract. They kept saying it has three years to run.
"They’d say things like ‘we’ll sit down in September, October,’ when at first they’d said it would happen in the summer.
“Then Barcelona came in and yet Alex still said he wanted a new contract. When they said we’d all sit down on 1 September that was the final straw.
“That shows disrespect to the player. Barcelona is a once-in-a-lifetime thing; you have to jump on that train when it comes.”
The reports about Song’s attitude were unusual. He is only the latest to tread the path from north London to Catalonia following Marc Overmars, Emmanuel Petit, Alex Hleb and Cesc Fábregas last season, yet none other has been accompanied by negative articles.
Not even Samir Nasri, a pariah among Arsenal fans following his turbulent transfer to Manchester City last summer, was subjected to disparagement through the press about his attitude.
This led the Song camp to allege the Arsenal hierarchy had deliberately conducted the briefing to deflect attention from what was an unexpected departure.
“They’re covering themselves because they’re being killed by the fans,” claimed the source. “I know it’s [a senior Arsenal executive] covering his a***.”
But Song at least has the succour of an improved pay packet. He has reportedly signed a £70,000-a-week deal at the Camp Nou, which is an improvement on what the source claimed were his terms at the Emirates Stadium.
“He was one of the worst paid at the club,” said the source. “He was on about £55,000 a week and his performances deserved a pay rise. He became dissatisfied and upset. You can work out what’s going on there — the same’s happened with Robin van Persie and Samir Nasri.”
so i was right to question why after 7yrs song had supposedly suddenly developed a bad attitude then?
Chamakh earning more than him? :hahaha:
Last edited by gooners; 20-08-2012 at 03:13 PM.
At least we don't lose him to the Acon.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
Time to get voting for Chamakh and Ramsey.Song has developed into a real fan favourite at the Emirates. So much so that in 2011-12 he finished second behind Robin van Persie in Arsenal's Player of the Season award, as voted for by the club's fans.
Yeah, you were right to question it because it's never that straight forward as seen with the RVP case. It's all PR and it gets the fans on the back of the players instead of the club. They're protecting themselves because the backlash last season was severe.
I suppose it's possible he developed a 'bad attitude' when it was clear he wasn't getting improved contract terms? Or is that inconceivable?
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