Match Reaction vs Bayern Munich

[Letters]

i think you need to look at the reasons why, rather than just picking out the faults in his game. he realises that if it isn't him, no-one else is going to do something decisive. his frustration in that regard was clear to see when we played away to chelsea, waving his arms as to why no other fucker was working to close them down.

That. Sometimes he goes on these runs and you sense he would pass it if any bugger was making a run - his final ball playing people in is often very good. If he doesn't pass it's probably because no-one is making the run for him and he ends up losing it.

As an aside, I saw him and Vermy having a go at each other on Tuesday, doesn't seem to me that Vermealan is much respected as captain. I thought he'd do a good job but he hasn't.

[Marc Overmars]

Wheelchair is captain material, I would personally give him the armband in the summer and even look at selling Vermaelen if there was a top CB we could bring in.

[Letters]

I'd go with that. He's young but he's just about our best player and one of the few who gets what it means to play for The Arsenal.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Wheelchair is captain material, I would personally give him the armband in the summer and even look at selling Vermaelen if there was a top CB we could bring in.

Vermaelen's decline over the past year has been seriously depressing.

I two, was confident that he'd make a good captain, in particular after seeing him in his first few years where he seemed not only a capable defender but also a vocal and cool leader on the pitch. I suppose it's a lot easier to be vocal and loud when you're surrounded by quality players like Gallas, Cesc, Nasri and RVP, but when you're surrounded by a sea of shite and where you have to stand out more it's a lot more difficult. RVP managed it last year but Vermelean seems incapable. Though to be fair to the guy, I'm not sure how much of it is his own mental weakness or him being "Arsenalised".

Sell in the summer.

[GP]

I'd go with that. He's young but he's just about our best player and one of the few who gets what it means to play for The Arsenal.

Adams was young too, and some say he did alright.

The problem is though, it's hard to strip a player of the captaincy unless you sell him.

[Kano]

NQ made a good observation yesterday that rings true, in terms of his and kos running around like nutters covering here, there and everywhere. With merts being asked to play zonally he has little or no hope of dealing with players around that area as he is far from mobile, so kos and verm dart around trying to cover two or three different areas and our defence falls to pieces. I’m been a big critic of verm this season but that has given me food for thought. I think in many ways that applies to verm always rushing forward out of position, mostly in situations where he trying to make things happen because the front lot are not up to much. Not excusing his silly mistakes or poor positioning at times but I think there is more to it than meets the eye.

The bigger picture with zonal marking isn’t an issue in particular because every other team in the prem plays the same – it’s just they have organization the right players to do the job.