Mikel Arteta Thread

[LDG]

Theo LoLcott

At least Arteta can control a football.

(I wonder how many pages of guff we can get out of this comparison)

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

In one word. Midfielder?

You do realise football has come a long way from describing players in one word. Especially midfield players. Deep laying playmaker, defensive midfield, box to box, attacking midfielder…..a ‘controller’ is a term hardly ever used to describe a midfield player. If I’m comparing him to Cesc, Pirlo, Xavi, Carrick, Scholes, Rosicky, etc, shouldn’t that give you more accurate picture of the type of duty we expect him to perform? But feck it, let’s call him a ‘controller’ for arguments sake. You’re probably the only person on GW to use this term.

Your argument has been picked apart already. You’re contradicting yourself.








The nerve

so because i said he's average in the DM position but we should applaud him for giving it a go, i'm contradicting myself?

also you do realise in those quotes you posted i said pretty much the same thing

i.e.

1. he's average in DM
2. he's great next to a DM
3. he's a controller

you're the one waffling around trying to engage in long, unmeaningful paragraphs to try and mask the lack of argument you have. thrown in with a few examples of elite footballers who are quite clearly miles better than arteta so is a ridiculous comparison to begin with.

you cant seem to describe what he does. you dismiss his attributes which is evident to every normal human being. he's apparently an inaccurate passer and someone who is bad at keeping possession but you dont know what he's good at.

i said describe him in one word if he isn't a controller. you couldnt.

you have no substance to anything you're saying. it's just general waffle without a reasoned, structured argument. and the fact you're fetching for new attempts to avoid all the questions tells me your a sinking ship in the debate, and you know it

[Power n Glory]

Open this one for the public because this is boring.

Describe Arteta in one word.

[GP]

Captain

[Cripps_orig]

Open this one for the public because this is boring.

Describe Arteta in one word.

Pointless

[Kano]

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Given tv5 is out for three months, and was dropped last season. I'd make arteta club captain. We've seen he is a leader past season

Knowing what happens to players made captain, I'm in full agreement with the emboldened.

[Niall_Quinn]

Spanish

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

oops there we go again, avoid avoid avoid

Fraud_n_Glory

[Penguin]

He's not a defensive midfielder anyway

We haven't played with a defensive midfielder for years. And most teams with five midfielders don't either. The midfield all work to defend, be it zonally or not.

He's the pivot at the base of the trio, who lays the ball off and keeps the game moving. The role Denilson should have played, but was too lazy. You have to work fucking hard in that role, because you have to be available all of the time, and you also have to cover off gaps left by other midfielders (which is as defensive as it gets).

He's done superbly well at it.

Yeah I agree with that, he's done a fine job. Obviously we could improve on him but some people wont be happy unless we have Sergio Busquets or Xabi Alonso