I despair....
I despair....
I dont know why you guys are disappointed? Dbuchy is a betetr RB than Sagna, 3 years younger and offers us more in the final third. He would go straight in without needing time to adapt and wouldnt unsetlle out back 4.
id be really happy with him.
Got so sick of seeing Sagna blow 95% of everything he did going forward, it was a serious problem for us. Always thought that spending a few quid on a decent fullback that could defend but was also an asset going forward would be huge for us. All that negative backpassing shit and break down of play due to abject crossing could be reversed. If this guy can do it then great. Didn't look like it the few time I have seen him for Newcastle and he was shite the other day for France, in fact reminded me a lot of Sagna with his wastefulness and lack of ability going forward. Maybe he was having a bad day.
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There is a reason why he is ahead of Sagna for the French team and i really think he'll improve us. I have seen him play and one of his best games was last season away to Man ure where he was fantastic throughout the game.
Yeah, I'm still silently hoping that we grab Aurier.Originally Posted by Özim
Sagna was actually pretty good for us going forward last season. His crossing in particular somehow managed to improve a lot, it was Giroud's wastefulness and a general lack of bodies in the box that prevented him from notching up a few more assists.
I still think a defender's primary job is to defend and with that in mind we were never going to buy someone better than Sagna. No point slitting wrists over it but Sagna is going to be a big loss. We're going to have to rethink our whole strategy, right from Szczesny lumping the ball forward to the right for Sagna to win the first header. If we play more down the left, Gibbs is going to have to grow some balls and be more decisive in the final 1/3.
Dont have a problem with Debuchy's age. Still have Jenks waiting in the wings who could be ready in a couple of years. If not, we sign someone else.
Still have reservations over Debuchy's defensive capabillities though. For all the stick Sagna is now getting over his crossing, he was/is a brilliant defender and I think we will miss that.
I'm ok with us signing La Bouche.. he can be my lover..
Arsene Wenger, the only football manager that got paid 8 million quid to do nothing but sit on his arse..
I tend to agree.
As far as I can see, we would be replacing Sagna with a player inferior defensively, a smidgen younger and a little more astute with the ball at his feet, but as you suggest....Sagna was no small part of that solid back line we had last season (minus the infamous embarrassments) and his crossing was very good. That is without getting into his aerial prowess and his ability to play across the back line which he had to do a number of times.
It is the sort of status quo, underwhelming signing we have become used to over the Arsenal. At least Richards is 25 and has the excuse of injury and being behind a club happy to stock pile players.
Well, at least he won't suffer a culture shock if we sign him. It's never pretty seeing a fullback out of their depth and exposed. With Prem experience, he should know what he's in for.
If we're really in for Sanchez () we shouldn't really need a more attack minded rb on the right. A player like Theo whose not much of a dribbler may benefit from more support but I also wonder how that will effect the defensive side because Theo plays a lot closer in the final third these days. We shall see what what happens but would have preferred for us to have signed someone earlier before Sagna left so we're not left in the dark and unknowing.
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